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> ABB Schweiz AG (0350)

Postfach

5401 Baden, Switzerland

http://www.abb.com/printing

will use the title IndustrialIT to pres-ents its comprehensive solutions for theentire newspaper production chain, cover-ing page planning up to distribution. Thesolutions on offer include several new de-velopments to ABB's fully integrated sys-tems for newspaper production in publish-ing and printing houses. The range of sys-tems includes: MPS Cockpit, a manage-ment system for the planning, tracking andcost control for all products of a newspaperpublisher, taking account of all involvedprocesses; MPS InsertManager, which sup-ports the sale, planning, production, stor-age and target-orientated distribution ofnewspaper inserts; MPS PageManager,page planning for the contents retrievedfrom editorial and advertisement systemsincluding their positioning and page make-up in accordance with newspaper struc-tures and page properties provided by thepressroom; MPS Workflow, a digital work-flow solution for platemaking; MPS RollHandling, a logistics and control system forthe entire paper roll supply; MPS Produc-tion, production management for newspa-per printing presses; MPS Inform, an infor-mation system in newspaper printing; MPSControl Console, a control desk for news-paper presses plus simulator and colourmanagement as an option; MPS Press Con-trol and MPS Drive, the integrated controland drive system suitable for shaftlessnewspaper presses.

AccuWeather IncAccuWeather.com (0630)

385 Science Park Rd

State College, PA

16803-2215, United States of America

http://www.accuweather.com

is a provider of weather for newspa-pers worldwide. AccuWeather says theirpages attract readers with their custom de-sign, content, vividness and accuracy. Ac-cuWeather supplies custom weather pages

The exhibitors for IfraExpo 2002have once again provided newspa-per techniques with comprehen-sive information about what visi-tors can expect to find on thestands during the exhibition inBarcelona. This year’s line ofproducts, technologies and servic-es on show will run the gamut ofnewspaper production. The namesof the exhibitors – in alphabeticalorder and with their stand numberin parenthesis – and the productsand services that they will presentare featured on the followingpages. Those exhibitors with anarrow are showing new productsfor the first time at the Expo. Anup-to-date catalogue and hallplan indicating where the ex-hibitors are located will be avail-able in the entrance hall of theMontjuïc 2 exhibition centre. Allof the latest information aboutIfraExpo 2002 is available atwww.ifraexpo.com.

to 834 newspapers in 10 different lan-guages, in addition to providing weathermaps for the United States to The Associat-ed Press. AccuWeather weather pages aresupplied, fully edited for accuracy and con-sistency, and delivered electronically, readyfor camera, press or prepress. AccuWeatheris also the internet's weather contentleader, offering newspapers the most cus-tomised, localised, accurate, comprehensiveweather data, forecasts, and informationthat keeps your readers loyal to yourbrand. Available are 15-day and hour-by-hour forecasts for more than 300,000 loca-tions worldwide, the most complete radarand satellite images, streaming video fornumerous cities worldwide, thousands ofmaps, forecasts for gardeners, skiers,boaters, and more. Weather-based market-ing products deliver free-to-your-readersbranding and revenue opportunities. Ac-cuWeather can provide content for yoursite, or create a co-branded site that offersyou revenue potential.

Adobe Systems (0255)

Torre Mapfre - Villa Olímpica,

Marina 16-18, Planta 22 A

08005 Barcelona, Spain

http://www.adobe.com

builds software solutions for NetworkPublishing, including web, print, video,wireless and broadband applications.Adobe says its graphic design, imaging,dynamic media, and authoring tools enablecustomers to create, publish and deliver vi-sually-rich content for various types ofmedia. The company's products are used byweb and graphic designers, professionalpublishers, document-intensive organisa-tions, business users, and consumers.Adobe is the second largest PC softwarecompany in the United States, with annualrevenues exceeding $1.2 billion. The com-pany says it employs more than 2800 em-ployees all over the world and has opera-tions in North America, Europe, the PacificRim, Japan and Latin America. Adobe'sworldwide headquarters are in San Jose,California, U.S.A.

The annual event of the publishing industry

Exhibitors and productsat IfraExpo in Barcelona

September 2002 newspaper techniques

AEDE Asociación de Editores (0431)

de Diarios EspañolesC/ Orense 69 - 2a C3

28020 Madrid, Spain

http://www.aede.es

is the Spanish newspaper publishers'association. It was established in 1978 topromote, represent and defend the interestsof the publishers of daily newspapers, initi-ate projects aimed at supporting newspa-pers and to offer a service designed to sat-isfy their present and future needs. To doso, it attaches special importance to findingout and following-up publishers' require-ments by listening to and knowing theiropinions. The association promotes a poli-cy of consensus, cooperation between com-panies, as well as the continuous improve-ment in corporate ethics. It also encouragescollective negotiations by entering into di-alogue with the social partners, thus con-tributing to overall social stability andcompetition between companies. AEDE hasstated its intention to further enhance itspresence at all forums and organisationswhere decisions are made that affect theinterests of the industry, both directly andindirectly. Its policy is one of engagement,improvement, active listening and learning,acting independently of political and socialinterests.

Affeldt (0939)

Verpackungsmaschinen GmbHAltendeich 14

25335 Neuendorf, Germany

http://www.affeldt.com

will present the AVN SA 15 automat-ic wrapping machine with a short structur-al shape, which is 700 mm long, and theAVN SA 50 automatic side-sealing machinethat is 300 mm long (total length of thecombination: 1000 mm). Claimed featuresof this installation: output up to 35 bun-dles/min; minimum pile height: one copy,maximum pile height 400 mm; laser-con-trolled pile height control for optimisedplastic wrapping. The AVN RA 31 top sheetfeeder places single top sheets on to eachproduct pile. Claimed features of this topsheet feeder include: sheet applicationwithout bundle stop, reliable operation alsowith different pile heights; maximum safe-ty by double sheet detector. Other Affeldtproducts include the AVN TG 45 400 beltconveyor and the AVN TT 56-2 accumula-tion conveyor.

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17 and 18 October 2002, Barcelona, Spain

Beyond the Printed WordThe IFRA/WAN/FIPP World Electronic Publishing Conference

Beyond the Printed Word is now inits 10th year. After all developmentsand both fulfilled and unfulfilledexpectations that we have experi-enced during the past years, onething can be said with certainty:the online business has become a mass medium and plays animportant role in the media mix ofthe publisher as well as of theconsumer.

Though the online business isestablished, there still remain a lot of questions concerningrefinancing and prospering.

Does the user accept he has to payat least for premium content?Where is the advertising marketheading?How is the wireless marketdeveloping?These are just some of the topicsthat will be covered during the twodays.

Organisers:

Ifra The world’s leading association for media publishing

World Association of Newspapers (WAN)

International Federation of the Periodical Press (FIPP)

Contact:

IfraWashingtonplatz64287 Darmstadt GermanyE-mail: [email protected].: +49.6151.733-6Fax: +49.6151.733-832

www.ifra.comfor programme updates and online registration

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Agfa-Gevaert (1420)

Septestraat 27

2640 Mortsel, Belgium

http://www.agfa.com

This is the first IfraExpo followingAgfa's acquisition of Autologic. The com-pany will be presenting the first results ofthe integration of Agfa and Autologicproducts for newspapers including newgenerations of both CTP and workflow so-lutions. In workflow, Agfa will demonstratethe first phase of integration of the Auto-logic Plateroom Manager and Agfa In-tellinet solutions including complete PDFworkflows from pagination to CTP, inte-grated imposition and web access for soft-proofs, status tracking and managementcontrol. As for plate production, Agfa willpresent new ways to meet customer re-quirements in platesetting (Polaris), screen-ing (Sublima), plate technology (silver andphotopolymer solutions; “green" and violetsolutions), plate processing (new processor,new processing chemistry solutions forphotopolymer and silver), the Agfa ClosedLoop Concept and waste reduction. In thevisible light offering, violet technology willbe the dominant solution. Visitors also willsee the latest in engines (Sherpa), materialsand software (QMS2.0) for proofing. Valuedservices for newspaper customers includeamongst others Technical Assistance Cen-ter, Consulting (IntelliTune, ColorTune,Screening), Service programmes, and Qual-ity Improvement Programmes.

Ailink SL (0330)

Pedro Heredia, 17 2º

28028 Madrid, Spain

http://www.ailink.es

will show the InfóPolis system ofcontent management and editorial produc-tion. Based in a web environment, a webbrowser as interface and XML standardthat permits geographic virtuality of useand reuse of contents. The company saysInfóPolis in content management uses agreat number of information sources (newsagencies, etc.) and makes professional useof the informative objects from the infor-mation repository. In the editorial produc-tion area, there are tools for editorial plan-ning and advertising. These tools permitthe edition of articles and pagination withseveral applications (InCopy 2.0, Word,QuarkXPress, InDesign 2.0) in Macintoshand Windows simultaneously. They also

permit the organisation of complex work-flows and visual management of the pro-duction in every step. Ailink is showing thenew version of workflow and imposition,ImpoRed, from its partner Redprint, whichorganises editorial production with func-tionalities such as tests, bar codes, by-win-dows, load balanced, control of severalcentres, web interface, etc. They will showthe systems: – Publicom: for informationexchange and remote printing. - Publicast:for management and distribution of adver-tising. - PSI: commercial management ofadvertising; and – ADAM: a multimediaarchiving system. All of these systems areintegrated with InfóPolis.

AirLoc Schrepfer AG (0190)

Eigenheimstrasse 22

8700 Küsnacht/Zürich, Switzerland

http://ww.airloc-schrepfer.com

the company's activities include: En-gineering service, professional vibrationengineering know-how; worldwide experi-ence of more than 45 years; modern sta-tionary and mobile measuring equipment;and frequency analysis (proper frequencydetermination, level measurements). Someof the company's featured products in-clude: AirLoc/BiLoc vibration isolationpads, AirLoc jacmounts, AirLoc wedg-mounts for precision levelling, KaBloc-Sys-tem for free-standing application or subse-quent rigid anchoring, AirLoc foundationisolations for rotary printing presses, Air-Loc-isolated joint cover FAP Heavy Duty.AirLoc/BiLoc slab isolations on existingceilings.

> Akzo Nobel Inks AB (0660)

Gutenbergsgatan 1

231 25 Trelleborg, Sweden

http://www.aninks.com

will exhibit its full range of news off-set coloured and black inks showing thelatest developments in ink technology. Thisincludes inks for both standard news pro-duction as well as inks for supplement andcommercial printing in coldset. Akzo NobelInks is a partner to KBA in the develop-ment of waterless printing inks for KBACortina. Of special interest are the: Globeand MPI (Multi purpose) inks, which thecompany says enables their customers toprint with enhanced results on improvedpaper quality as well as standard newsgrades; the ANIZET ink series for magazine

quality printing in coldset; Waterless print-ing inks developed in cooperation withKBA for the KBA Cortina; and the SuperNova high performance fountain solution.

> alfa Media Partner GmbH (0680)

Steinheimer Str. 117

63500 Seligenstadt, Germany

http://www.alfa.de

The focus of this year's presentation,besides integration of in-house publishingprocesses, will be on the networking or in-tegration respectively of the publishinghouse business processes with those of itscustomers and partners (therefore strongerties between publishing house and cus-tomer). Shown this year will be alfa-News-Suite, described by alfa as its greatly ex-panded, highly integrated solution for theeditorial area, and alfa-AdSuite for the ad-vertising area. According to alfa, the latterhas been enhanced by the further devel-oped alfa-AdCounter inline ad-taking solu-tion. The company says this reduces theadvertising department's workload, min-imises time spent on ad recording and de-sign, in addition to providing the opportu-nity to increase customer loyalty, advertis-ing revenues and profits by new service of-fers. With alfa-MediaStore, customisedarchive workflows and asset managementwill be shown. Besides tailored IT and inte-gration service offers, visitors also willhave the chance to find out more about al-ready realised system integrations of Lino-press editorial and advertising solutionswith alfa modules.

alfaQuest Technologies Ltd (0680)

9 Perry Wood Business Park

Salfords Redhill, Sy RH1 5JR

United Kingdom

(See alfa Media Partner GmbH.)

Anchor Pressroom Products (1040)

Zwaluwbeek 14

9150 Kruibeke, Belgium

http://www.anchor.be

(See Fuji Hunt Pressroom Chemicals.)

> Anygraaf USA Inc (0865)

PO Box 85 35

Gaithersburg, MD


http://www.anygraaf.com

will present three new products: –Doris Messaging Server provides common


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interface to various types of messagingsystems: e-mail, SMS, MMS and networkmessaging. The system allows messagingnot only between people but also messag-ing to objects (articles, pages, documents)as well as to processes. Messaging Serveralso enables system monitoring and con-trol. – The Doris product family has beenextended with a reporting tool, Doris Re-porting, which provides various types ofstatistical information and reports includ-ing among others: production schedule sta-tistics, statistics about how editorial con-tent is covering geographical areas, depart-ment specific editorial volumes, reports forad make-up time per advertiser. This toolprovides mechanisms to tune up deadlinesand to reorganise production. Doris Plug-Infor Adobe InDesign 2.0. Doris now containssupport for Adobe InDesign 2.0 with a widerange of editorial functions and an fast in-terface to editorial material. The Plug-Inalso can be used for ad material produc-tion. It enhances the internal functions ofInDesign both for newspaper and magazineuse. Other Doris products on display: adsystem AProfit, Doris32 editorial and Plan-ner page planning system, IProfit for sell-ing images, CProfit distribution system, AdManager, GSM Distribution Control,Proofer, Workshift List and Table Editor.

> Anygraaf AB (0865)

Ingenjörscentrum, Rotebergsvägen 9

192 78 Sollentuna, Sweden

http://www.anygraaf.se

will present three new products: –Doris Messaging Server provides commoninterface to various types of messagingsystems: e-mail, SMS, MMS and networkmessaging. The system allows messagingnot only between people but also messag-ing to objects (articles, pages, documents)

as well as to processes. Messaging Serveralso enables system monitoring and con-trol. – The Doris product family has beenextended with a reporting tool, Doris Re-porting, which provides various types ofstatistical information and reports includ-ing among others: production schedule sta-tistics, statistics about how editorial con-tent is covering geographical areas, depart-ment specific editorial volumes, reports forad make-up time per advertiser. This toolprovides mechanisms to tune up deadlinesand to reorganise production. Doris Plug-Infor Adobe InDesign 2.0. Doris now containssupport for Adobe InDesign 2.0 with a widerange of editorial functions and an fast in-terface to editorial material. The Plug-Incan also be used for ad material produc-tion. It enhances the internal functions ofInDesign both for newspaper and magazineuse. Other Doris products on display: adsystem AProfit, Doris32 editorial and Plan-ner page planning system, IProfit for sell-ing images, CProfit distribution system, AdManager, GSM Distribution Control,Proofer, Workshift List and Table Editor.

> Anygraaf Oy (0865)

Riihimiehentie 2

01720 Vantaa, Finland

http://www.anygraaf.fi

will present three new products: –Doris Messaging Server provides commoninterface to various types of messagingsystems: e-mail, SMS, MMS and networkmessaging. The system allows messagingnot only between people but also messag-ing to objects (articles, pages, documents)as well as to processes. Messaging Serveralso enables system monitoring and con-trol. – The Doris product family has beenextended with a reporting tool, Doris Re-porting, which provides various types ofstatistical information and reports includ-ing among others: production schedule sta-tistics, statistics about how editorial con-tent is covering geographical areas, depart-ment specific editorial volumes, and re-ports for ad make-up time per advertiser.This tool provides mechanisms to tune updeadlines and to reorganise production. –Doris Plug-In for Adobe InDesign 2.0. Dorisnow contains support for Adobe InDesign2.0 with a wide range of editorial functionsand a fast interface to editorial material.The Plug-In can also be used for ad materi-al production. It enhances the internal

functions of InDesign both for newspaperand magazine use. Other Doris products: adsystem AProfit, Doris32 editorial and Plan-ner page planning system, IProfit for sell-ing images, CProfit distribution system, AdManager, GSM Distribution Control,Proofer, Workshift List and Table Editor.

Atlantem Informatique (1227)

1, rue Samuel Champlain, ZI Chef de Baie

17074 La Rochelle, France

http://www.atlantem.com

has specialised for 16 years in the de-velopment of solutions for the press. Thecompany will present the new version ofits publishing system: SCP, Système Cen-tralisé Presse. SCP is based on an editorialsystem and an archiving system. The inte-gration within SCP of its electronic pagelayout, Exepub, renamed SCP Planner, thusconstitutes a solution that can be bothmodulated and further developed. At-lantem Informatique also continues to fur-ther develop its entire software pro-gramme: Exefact/Exepub: an invoicingsystem for advertising orders that inte-grates the electronic page layout; S'Sport: aprogram for recording and managingsports results that includes an export to thepage layout and distribution via the inter-net; S'Press PA/AD'Press: classified adrecording and managing software;X'Bourse/X'Turf/X'MSR/X'Vertical/X'Im-age+...: QuarkXPress page make-up Xten-sion; PA Online: classified ad distributionand reception on the internet; Distri'Box:software for management of prospectusdistribution to mailboxes.

2B-Präzisionstechnik GmbH (0520)

für Druck und IndustrieTadinger Str. 3

85659 Forstern, Germany

http://www.2B-Praezision.de

will present the Imagefinder-BV au-tomatic plate edge-bending and punchingmachine that is equipped with a videocamera system. The following software op-tions are available: for the free definitionof plate positioning for multi-compartmentstations and a remote maintenance and di-agnostic system. 2B-Präzisionstechnik has20 years of experience offering solutionsfor the printing industry. Its range of serv-ices includes the development and manu-facture of customised solutions. The com-pany was ISO 9001-certified in 1996. It


2B-Präzisionstechnik will present the Imagefinder-BVautomatic plate edge-bending and punching machine.

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also has many years' experience acting as a supplier of prepressequipment to press manufacturers. It also supplies printinghouses worldwide with complete systems for automatic plateprocessing. The company's core competency lies in the develop-ment and manufacture of complex installations, transport sys-tem and their automation based on bar code control.

Baldwin Grafotec GmbH (0885)

Derchinger Str. 137

86165 Augsburg, Germany

http://www.baldwin.de

(See Baldwin Technology Company Inc.)

Baldwin IVT AB (0885)

Stoerydsvagan 13

573 21 Tranås, Sweden

http://www.ivtg.se


Baldwin Jimek AB (0885)

Testvägen 16

232 01 Arlöv, Sweden

http://www.jimek.com


Baldwin Technology Company Inc. (0885)

Derchinger Str. 137


http://www.baldwintech.com

is an international manufacturer of press accessory andcontrol equipment for the newspaper printing industry. Baldwinwill feature Newspaper Grade products, systems and servicesthat the company says deliver a new standard of process and fi-nancial performance. Newspapers around the world use Baldwinproducts to produce eye-catching colour, reduce unscheduledpressroom downtime and maintenance, reduce paper waste, im-prove manpower efficiency and minimise the use of solventsand VOCs in the printing process. Products featured for singleand double wide presses include: – IMPACT automated blanketcleaning systems, which the company says reduce make-readytimes, eliminate solvent handling and minimises VOCs. IMPACTuses PREPAC, Baldwin's cleaning cartridge, which the companysays is an environmentally friendly cleaning agent. – LithoS-pray is described by Baldwin as a precise spray dampening sys-tem featuring a patented nozzle and advanced control system,which applies the minimum amount of water necessary to uni-formly dampen the printing plate. A short reaction time meansthe required dampening level is reached quickly, a dryer web isachieved, and start-up waste is reduced.

W. Barenschee KG (1370)

Bleckeder Landstr. 37

21337 Lüneburg, Germany

http://www.barenschee.de

will show its automatic VSAK 300 video punch and edge-bending machine, which is designed for connection to digitalplatemaking systems. Plate positioning is done via two CCD


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cameras working with register marks. A tri-axial vacuum positioning table allows opti-mal plate positioning before punching. Upto 400 plates per hour can be processedwith a high level of precision. After edge-bending, a plate lift takes the plates intothe sorting system, here with four stackingstations. The company says the unit's lowheight permits comfortable plate removalfrom the stacker pockets. Sorting informa-tion is supplied by a bar code on the plateedge. Sorting criteria can be, for example,edition or machine number. The machinecan be connected to the prepress workflow.In addition, the processing results of eachindividual plate or machine status informa-tion can be made available to other users.According to the company, the BarenscheePlate Loader PZG ensures the automaticplate supply of KPG Newsetter CTP sys-tems. The intermediate paper is removed bya mechanical gripper system.The through-put of 360 plates per hour permits the sup-ply of two Newsetter TH180 systems.

BASF Drucksysteme GmbH (1155)

Sieglestr. 25

70469 Stuttgart, Germany

http://www.basf-drucksysteme.de

Innovation in newspaper inks in-cludes matching existing ink systems tochanging requirements and developing inksystems for new printing presses and pa-pers. The trend towards newspapers with ahigher colour content, thinner paper gradesand the increase in press speed in the latestpress generation make more exacting de-mands on technical ink properties: reducedshow-through, improved ink-water bal-ance, lower tendency towards misting, im-proved set-off behaviour. The growing useof dusty newsprint results in the piling ofpaper dust on the rubber blankets, especial-ly with the more compact black inks – theprinting quality suffers, washing intervalsbecome shorter. For this reason, in the de-velopment of its new ink generation BASFDrucksysteme attached priority to longerwashing intervals. The BASF ink offer con-sists of matched ink and fountain agent so-lutions from the Newsking newspaper inkseries and Hydrofast fountain agent as wellas the Printclean cleaning agent contributeto greater efficiency at printing operations.Because new press concepts often call forthe development of new inks, BASF coop-erates closely with press manufacturers. As

a leading partner to the printing industry,BASF Drucksysteme offers a comprehen-sive programme of inks for a wide range ofdifferent applications as well as photopoly-mer plates.

basysPrint GmbH (0970)

Gülzer Str. 15

19258 Boizenburg, Germany

http://www.basysprint.de

is a leading manufacturer of CTcPsystems for the digital exposure of conven-tional offset plates – from data receptionup to the press-ready conventional plate.The company says it offers state-of-the-artCTP technology in connection with low-cost, conventional plate technology. Ac-cording to the manufacturer, this systemallows up to 50 percent cost savings com-pared to laser-based CTP technologies. TheUV-Setter 57-Z is designed especially forthe newspaper printing sector. This auto-matic system exposes single pages anddouble-truck plates up to the maximumsize of 690 x 940 mm. A plate dispensercan accommodate up to 500 plates, the in-termediate paper is removed automatically.The company says the UV-Setter 57-Z canbe simply integrated into existing work en-vironments; the data is taken over as 1-BitTIFF (G 4). An optimised interface allowsthe user to check the exposure unit andprocessing status. Besides automatic opera-tion, the user has the option also to processplates manually. Depending on the chosenresolution and the area to be exposed, theUV-Setter 57-Z achieves a throughput ofup to 120 plates per hour.

Baumüller Anlagen (0949)

Systemtechnik GmbH & Co.Ostendstr. 84

90482 Nürnberg, Germany

http://www.baumueller.de

will present Sync-Drive-Technologywith MLC (Multi-Link-Controller). The MLCwith many single drives gain transparencyand are more easily handled. Baumüllersays this development provides obviousadvantages to the printing company: Printsections are commissioned independently,whilst production is running. According tothe company, commissioning time can bereduced significantly this way. Individualsections can be uncoupled from the MLC orserviced at any time, even when produc-tions are running on the other sections.

This independence of individual produc-tions increases the availability enormously.Machines that are fitted with an MLC canbe extended quickly and economically, it isan advantage to use the MLC already forsmaller machines. At the moment, thelargest possible extension can consist ofseven machine sections with 32 drive rings,each with up to 48 drives. This results in aplant with more than 10,000 drives run-ning synchronously. The remote serviceand diagnostic system Baudis makes it pos-sible to monitor the drives and commissionthe machine quickly. In the programme, thedrives are selected by mouse click. The datarecords can be downloaded and tested easi-ly via drag & drop, which simplifies andshortens the commissioning of the drivesystem.

BECA GRAFIC SA (0467)

Carretera Bilbao – Plencia KM 19

48640 Berango Vizcaya, Spain

Information not available at the timeof going to press.

Beck & Pollitzer Printing (1229)

Engineering LtdBurnham Rd

Dartford, Kent DA1 5BD, United Kingdom

http://www.beck-pollitzer.com

are specialists in sheetfed, commer-cial web and newspaper printing press in-stallations and relocations world-wide. Thecompany provides a comprehensive scopeof engineering services and operates arange of fully powered rail-mounted pressinstallation gantries of 25, 35, and 50tonnes capacity to facilitate “en bloc" press

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erection. These are supplemented by 30-and 50-tonne “lift and carry" installationtrucks and 100-, 400-, 600- and 1000-tonne hydraulic lift systems. The stand dis-play will highlight recent press installationprojects undertaken in the U.K., Europe andoverseas. Staff will be available to discusspress installations, dismantling and reloca-tion, handling methods, rigging techniquesand installation project planning. The com-pany is accredited to the ISO 9001 interna-tional quality standard.

Berth Maschinenbau (0850)

GmbH & Co. KGHüttenweg 6

35075 Gladenbach, Germany

http://maschinenbau.berth.de

will show an automatic offset plateprocessing line consisting of a CTP systemwith plate loader and developing station,an OPB 220 automatic inline plate punch-ing and bending machine that works withoptoelectronic register mark recognitionand positioning for in-register plate punch-ing and bending, as well as a sorting sta-tion. Berth says special software permitsregister corrections for fan-out compensa-tion. The sorting station is equipped with abar code reader that allows automatic platesorting by printing couple or edition aswell as other criteria. The number of sta-tions can be selected at will. The companysays the system is designed for output of220 plates per hour. Berth also continues tooffer plate transporting systems with cor-ner transformers and turning stations thatcan be tailored to existing space conditionsat operations.

Betz GmbH (0530)

DruckmaschinentechnikAm Obereichholz 4

97828 Marktheidenfeld, Germany

http://www.betz.de

will present: ColorTrans ink supplysystems with ink level control, ink con-sumption recording and ink pumps, includ-ing control terminal for control and moni-toring. ColorPump, a pneumatic pump forthe automatic ink supply (medium andhigh-viscosity inks) of web, newspaper orsheet-fed offset presses from 200 kg inkcontainers. Container pump, pneumatic inkpump for containers for the automatic inksupply (medium and high-viscosity inks) ofweb or newspaper presses with electricalcontainer monitoring. Ink supply systemsfor web, newspaper and sheet-fed presseswith ink level control, ink consumptionmeasurement, ink pumps, tank systems andink pipes. ColorPro ink level controllerBLS-1 for the automatic filling of the inkfountains of web, newspaper and sheet-fedoffset presses with computerised ink levelmonitoring and control. ColorSolve wash-ing agent treatment plant for web, newspa-per and sheet-fed offset presses with thickslurry separator. ColorMix computerisedink mixing system for the automatic mix-

ing of special inks in accordance with aprogrammed recipe. ColorMove ink agita-tor, an electrically driven ink agitator forweb, commercial and newspaper presses,suitable for all ink viscosities.

B.O.D. Ingeniera SA (0890)

Paseo de la Habana 137

28036 Madrid, Spain

http://www.bod.es

offers an all-round consulting servicefor building construction. It has vast expe-rience in carrying out projects for con-structing new and modernising existingprinting plants. Services offered includedesigning the buildings and their installa-tions to suit the requirements of the printerand the production equipment, evaluationof the design of the site to optimise work-flows, equipment selection with due con-sideration to a good cost-quality ratio foreach installation (paper reel storage andtransport, ink storage and transport, etc.),“turnkey" buildings, remodelling of exist-ing printing plants for installing newequipment, design of anti-vibration facili-ties for rotary presses, selecting usedequipment, choice of sites and buildingsfor specific activities, design of buildingsfor headquarters or other printing-relatedactivities. B.O.D. operates on an interna-tional scale and has carried out projects forleading printing and publishing groupssuch as El País-PRISA (Spain), El Periódico-Grupo Z (Spain), La Nación (Argentina),Listín Diario (Dominican Rep.), GrupoCorreo (Spain), Mateu Cromo (Spain), andother regional titles such as La Voz de Gali-cia, Diario de Navarra, Diario de Cádiz, etc.

Felix Böttcher (0959)

GmbH & Co. KGStolberger Str. 351-358

50933 Köln, Germany

http://www.boettcher.de

will present a number of new productdevelopments designed to help meet thesechallenges: – A new inking roller com-pound claimed to have excellent dynamicproperties, coupled with good dimensionalstability in news inks, significantly reduc-ing the temperature in the printing unitand having a positive effect on ink misting.– New dampening roller compounds thatthe company says are made to match theingredients of diverse news inks and offer-ing improved dimensional stability. – New


Berth Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG will show anautomatic offset plate processing line.

B.O.D. Ingeniera of Spain has vast experience in carry-ing out projects for constructing new and mod-ernising existing printing plants.

materials for short inking units (anilox)that Böttcher says have greatly improvedmechanical strength and longer life cycles.– New newspaper printing blankets withcalculable and reliable feed characteristicsstabilise web tension and register. A furtherfocal point will be solvents for manual andautomatic blanket and roller cleaning: allBöttcherin newspaper washes also are

available in a special formulation for filtra-tion systems. The company says more andmore newspaper printers are discoveringthe economic advantages of these recyclingsystems, and that questions are being askedabout the recycling quota, the corrosionand cleaning characteristics of recycledwashes, and more. Böttcher will provide in-formation and advice about this and relat-ed subjects.

> Bosch Rexroth AG (0525)

Electric Drives and ControlsBürgermeister-Dr.-Nebel-Str. 2

97816 Lohr/Main, Germany

http://www.boschrexroth.com/brc

This controls and drives manufactur-er has a track record of equipping shaftlessnewspaper presses worldwide. In the lightof 10 years' experience, the functions ofthe Synax200 system solution have beenexpanded and its handling improved. The

company says the result is considerably re-duced investment of labour and financialresources for total press automation.Synax200 features a modular design aswell as components for motion control anddigital servo drive engineering. As an op-tion, Synax200 can have an integrated softSPS (programmable controller) as well ascomfortable operating and visualising de-vices added. Open communication inter-faces take charge of networking with thepress management systems. WithSynax200, presses or press components arepositioned and programmed individually orinterconnected, or printing couples en-gaged in-register during the productionrun for a flying job change. The decen-tralised control concept offers maximumflexibility in multi-web production in in-stallations consisting of several sections.Standard functions include web tensionand register control.


PRÄZISIONSTECHNIK GMBH for printing and industry applicationsWorldwide supplier to leading printing press manufacturers

� Automatic punching machine with video-controlled plate alignment

� Plate transport systems with bar code control

� Plate Organiser – to define the stacking system

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Visit us at the IfraExpo 2002

in Barcelona from 14 to

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Stand 0520, 0467 and 0680

Bosch Rexroth AG Electric Drives and Controls willfeature its Synax200 solution for press automation.

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CCI Europe (1140+1223)

Axel Kiers Vej 11

8270 Højbjerg, Denmark

http://www.ccieurope.com

CCI Europe, in partnership with USATODAY and Aftenposten in Norway, and inconjunction with a focus group comprisinganother eight of the world's leading news-papers, says it is developing a true contentmanagement platform and integration ar-chitecture – CCI NewsGate, which will bedemonstrated as a prototype at IfraExpo2002. The company says CCI NewsGate fo-cuses on optimising the creation and man-agement processes for content throughoutthe news publishing life cycle and valuechain. According to CCI, the system willcreate synergies at both the group and in-dividual newsroom level, as the entire pub-lishing process, from story creation to finaldistribution through multiple channels, isbrought together on a single integratedplatform, thereby enabling media compa-nies to be more agile and more responsiveto the ever-changing market. CCI also pres-ents CCI NewsDesk Release 6, which thecompany describes as a complete editorialsolution, designed to streamline the edito-rial process from story creation to finalpublication both online and in print. CCIsays the solution is flexible and customis-able allowing the system to be tailored tothe individual needs of the newspaper. Thecompany says CCI AdDesk is one of theonly advertising solutions on the marketthat has been “born converged." Visitorswill be able to check out the state-of-the-art system, which has been installed at As-sociated Newspapers Ltd.

Hermann Clauberg (0953)

GmbH & Co. MaschinenfabrikBuckower Chaussee 110-113

12277 Berlin, Germany

http://www.clauberg-berlin.de

will present the latest versions of theColorstar DW 70 and SW 70 printing unitsthat reach an average speed of 35,000cylinder revs./h. Both types are suppliedfrom simple monochrome printing units upto complete four-high towers designed tosuit specific customer requirements. Theyalso can be used to extend existing instal-lations on which either the number ofcolours or pages is no longer sufficient.There is a wide spectrum of folders avail-able, ranging from 2:3:3 to 2:5:5 with

many additional optional facilities, such asperforating, stitching, gluing and doubleparallel folding. The company says that abroad range of superstructures with turnerbars in all variations is offered to suit allrequirements, equipped with remote con-trol and optionally with bay-window de-vice. Also shown will be a Colorstar DW 75satellite tower that offers an especially highlevel of register precision in four-colourprinting. All press components are operat-ed and monitored via a control console.The control console also can be optionallyequipped with a press presetting program,thereby keeping start-up waste to a mini-mum. Another option is the auto-changingtechnique to allow flying imprint changeswithout stopping the press.

C.M.C. Spa (0495)

Via E. Kant, 28 - Cerbara

06011 Città di Castello (PG), Italy

http://www.cmcponti.com

RITMICA SH/70E is an electronic filmwrapping machine specifically designed forfeeding newspapers in spine leading posi-tion. The company says this machine haslarge dimensions and allows easier andfaster feeding of newspapers up to 70 mmof thickness. The machine can be feed by arotary feeder placed in cross position in an“off line" version or in an “in line" versionby transport grippers. CMC says this allowsa production increase by 30 percent in re-lation to the common side feeding systems.But the company says the real new idea isthe patented automatic feeding system de-signed to allow an easier and faster news-paper loading on the rotary feeders, thusreducing manpower. CMC claims this willbe a innovative solution for film wrappingmachine feeding.

Coates Lorilleux SA (0820)

Z.I. du pont du Matz

60150 Thourotte, France

http://www.coateslorilleux.com

is dedicated to supplying top-qualitymineral and vegetable oil-based coldset orFlexo inks to the newspaper industry. Fortradition to join with modern technology,CLx is unifying all its coldset inks, colouror black, creating the brand name Cougar.To better satisfy the whole range of need ofthe industry, CLx is always at the side ofthe users to offer technical support andbuild long-term partnerships.

> COMYAN GmbH (0675)

Karolingerstr. 34 A

82205 Gilching, Germany

http://www.comyan.com

will present a fully-integrated MediaAsset/Content Management System fornewspaper publishers, consisting of the fol-lowing modules: – a multi-media archivein internet/XML-technology (articles, im-ages, graphics, adverts, PDF-pages, wirenews, wire images, dossiers); – News-Bench/Media Exchange, a component forthe seamless integration with existing printeditorial systems (Hermes, alfa, Harris,Atex, Cardo, News NT); – A web-based on-line editorial system with dynamic pagegeneration; – A new billing system (Kiosk)for the selling of digital content on a pay-per-view and/or subscription basis. Togeth-er, these modules cover all aspects of mod-ern digital asset management. The compa-ny says the system enables direct collabo-ration between print- and online editorsand real cross-media publishing. Addition-ally, the company says that NewsBench of-fers functions for the automatic key word-ing of print- and online content (with ahigh accuracy of more than 80 percent –the rest is corrected manually). Flexible im-port and export-functions enable the pro-cessing of proprietary, vendor-specific dataformats and the transformation into XML.web-, Palm-, WAP-, eBook and ePaper edi-tions are generated dynamically and per-sonalised. The system is used by majornewspaper publishers in Germany, Austria,Switzerland and France.

Controls Group Inc (0620)

5060 27th Ave

Rockford, IL

61109, United States of America

http://www.controlsgroupinc.com

produces Precision Inking Systemsthat the company says have many advan-tages over mechanical page packs andopen fountain systems. Specifically, theyhave the ability to more precisely controlink flow, which improves the accuracy ofink density and reproduction quality. Inaddition, Controls Group says their digitalinjectors save money by reducing start-upwaste, set-up time, and maintenance costs.Digital injectors use stepping motors thatdrive fixed stroke injectors controlled bymicrocomputers. The company says thisenables their digital injector to achieve 0.1


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percent key setting accuracy. ControlsGroup adds that the ability of their digitalsystem to independently silence each print-ing zone means they provide a true “zero"or no ink setting, plus the benefit of reduc-tion in fountain wear. Regardless of thetype of press you are operating, they have

experience in converting and installingboth open fountain and pump and railpresses. Controls Group offers six and eightcolumn digital injectors with either singleor double stroke pistons. Narrow web anddouble-width web kits are available. Thecompany also manufactures an ink andwater setting console.

> Creo Europe SA (1175)

Waterloo Office Park

Bldg E-F 161 Drève Richelle

1410 Waterloo, Belgium

http://www.creo.com

is demonstrating the 200-plates perhour Trendsetter NEWS 200 platesetter forCTP imaging. Four models of the Trendset-ter NEWS platesetter deliver thermal imag-ing, automatic plate loading and unload-ing, and a flexible, standard file-format in-terface to typical newspaper productionsystems. The company says the machine-

to-machine accuracy of the SQUAREspotthermal imaging heads, combined with thebinary nature of thermal newspaper plates,achieves consistent and repeatable halftonedot structures. See press samples usingStaccato FM screening, the way printersare deriving the most value from their Creoinvestment. Creo says its SQUAREspottechnology provides such consistency thatFM screening is an every day pressroomreality. Creo is also demonstrating the newiQsmart professional colour scanner. Thecompany says that with a large 305 x457.2 mm scanning bed, the iQsmart scansup to 96 35mm slides at one time and gen-erates up to 40 scans per hour. Accordingto Creo, any size original can be scanned ata true optical resolution of up to 5500 dpifrom edge to edge. The company says theoXYgen scanning application ensures thescanners are easy to use and produce themaximum in imaging flexibility.


Creo is demonstrating the 200-plates per hour Trend-setter NEWS 200 platesetter for CTP imaging.

W. BARENSCHEE KGPRECISION IN PREPRESS - SINCE 1919

Bleckeder Landstrasse 37D-21337 LüneburgPhone: + 49 4131 87213-0Fax: + 49 4131 83239E-mail: [email protected]: www.barenschee.de

IfraExpo 2002Hall 2

Stand No.1370

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Cross Graphics Ltd (0655)

2 The Old School House

George St Hemel Hempstead

Herts HP2 5HJ, United Kingdom

http://www.crossg.com

supply used newspaper and commercial web presses to thenewspaper industry. In addition to press sales, Cross Graphicsalso represent a healthy stable of new equipment. DENEX CopySensors, the industry standard for accurate counting of productsin the newspaper, commercial web industries. Hurst Reelstandsare back in the form of the New Hurst Corporation, Detroit. Thenew Hurst Auto Pasters use the tried and tested original Hurstdesigns.

The company says streamlining of the machines means astep forward to even better efficiency and productivity. For topquality in-line stitching, Motter Stitchers, Switzerland are cho-sen by many printers for reliability and performance. MotterStitchers use modern shaftless technology and high build quali-ty to ensure a solid performance at full press speed. The newSeparator System concept is optimising web press output and isunder scrutiny by many large web printers. The Separator al-lows users of large web presses to greatly increase productivityby converting a 60,000 cph output into 240,000 (with theMARK IV). Users can run different products simultaneously andlower the cost per copy printed. Total Mailroom Solutions fromSchur Packaging Systems, Denmark. Schur offer a mailroom so-lution for all sizes of newspaper printer, including bundle stack-ing, inserting and palletising.

Datox SA (1170)

62, bd. Davout

75020 Paris, France

http://www.datox.fr

Datox, a supplier of prepress solutions in France, SynapseManagement, a developer and integrator of information man-agement systems for the advertising sector, and Plurimind, aconsulting company specialising in content distribution via theinternet, have agreed to combine forces in the area of compil-ing, managing and distributing multimedia content. The mutualcomplementary of the activities and tasks of these companiesenables them to offer a comprehensive service to the newspaperand publishing industries, though also to administrative author-ities and large corporations (content and information manage-ment). At the IfraExpo, the new group of companies will presentits “product": XMContent, a multimedia content and make-upmanagement system (workflow); SysDoc, a digital database formultimedia objects; YA2, content collection and creation solu-tions; Publicom, a software package for managing display andclassified ads, based on open application modules (Java, XML)that can be used together with standard programs (QuarkXpress,InDesign, etc.).

The group also offers a range of additional services: con-sulting (definition of requirements, feasibility studies, accompa-nying the change, etc.), engineering Ingénierie (integratingproducts into existing systems, specific developments, etc.),services (third party maintenance for application software, sys-tems and network maintenance, etc.).


CH- 8700 Küsnacht -ZH, Tel. +41 (1) 929 22 66, Fax +41 (1) 929 22 52E-Mail: [email protected] www.airloc-schrepfer.com

AirLoc Schrepfer AG

Prominent Newspapersrely on AirLoc

Foundation-Isolation Dampening Systems.

More than 300 major newspaper printing companiesworldwide rely and depend on AirLoc to control vibration and structure borne vibration and noise associated with rotary printing presses. Even in earthquake endangered areas (fault zones) all instal-lations on our systems were undamaged.

The engineering and installation experience atAirLoc guarantees maximum vibration dampeningand the separation of disturbing frequencies from resonance-bodies for optimum production and highoperation at low costs.

Contact our customer service engineers for infor-mation about AirLoc dampening and isolation systems for printing presses and other vibration pro-blems.

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Dauphin Graphic (0550)

Machines, IncPO Box 573

Elizabethville, PA


http://www.dauphingraphic.com

is a manufacturer of web offset print-ing machinery. Included in DGM's full-lineof presses are the DGM-430, 440, 440S,850, and 870 printing units; complimentedby the DGM-1030, 1035, 1240, 1050, 1255,and DGM 2:3:3 Folders. DGM will have ondisplay the DGM-440S unit shaftless press.

Day International GmbH (0629)

Auchtertstr. 8

72770 Reutlingen, Germany

http://www.dayintl.com

For almost 100 years Day Interna-tional has continually improved its serviceand product range as a leading supplier ofpressroom consumables. The new day-Graphica 8897 blanket has been developedfor use on high-speed multicolour offsetnews presses. Improved stability ensuresthis blanket gives optimum performance onblanket-to-blanket and satellite presses.Solvent and water resistant fabrics reduceswelling and register problems. The newdayGraphica t8897 uses tubular blankettechnology and has been developed for useon Heidelberg Mainstream newspaperpresses. Due to the compounds within thesurface of the blanket the result is cleanerrunning at lower temperatures enhancingprint quality. Day will also be exhibitingthe dayGraphica RM 70 Micro-gap blanketdesigned for optimum performance on theRegioman press from MAN Roland.

> DENEX Systems (0193)

Technology ABByängsgränd 20

SE 120 21 Stockholm, Sweden

http://www.denex.se

DENEX InfoTrack is the conceptwhich includes all the DENEX ProductionTracking Systems that can be integratedwith a standard business system. – DENEXInfoSite is the intranet solution to displayproduction information as web pages. –DENEX Report 2000 is the new toolbox togenerate reports from DENEX ProductionTracking Systems. It is using Excel2000/XP for presentation. – DENEX Prod-Plan is different planning tools for plan-ning and monitoring of newspaper produc-tion. – DENEX ReelTrack keeps track of thereels from the paper mill to the reelstand. Itgives full control of all newsprint received,in inventory and consumed. – DENEXCopyTrack keeps track of production fromprepress to loading dock. Used for totalis-ing, time tracking and used material. –DENEX JobTrack is a program to keeptrack of planned and active manual opera-tions. The information is available as astandard application or as a browser ver-sion. CATS mailroom control system,LYNX, now running on Windows 2000,can be connected to any machinery or sub-system. CATS will show the web-based dis-tributed supervision system together with acost-efficient supervision and countingsystem, Sphinx (SIMS), with WAP inter-face. Supporting IfraTrack, it connects toany database, counter and status signal.CATS also have applications for inkjets,edition data and PALM/ iPag.

Verlag Deutscher (Entrance Hall)

DruckerRiedstr.

73760 Ostfildern, Germany

http://www.publish.de

will present leading German trademagazines for the graphics industry:Deutscher Drucker – specialising in pre-press, cross-media publishing, printing,finishing and packaging – for specialistsand managers in all areas of the graphicsindustry; Publishing Praxis – specialisingin digital workflow and media production– for professionals in the digital sector, andpublish.de – the web guide of the graphicsindustry containing selected and comment-ed internet addresses. At international lev-

els, readers are informed by PrintCom Asia– a trade magazine for prepress, printing,finishing and packaging in the Far East;PrintCom Brasil – a Portuguese-languagemagazine for the printing and media in-dustry in Brazil, and PrintCom India – atrade magazine for the graphics industryon the Indian subcontinent and neighbour-ing countries. Free sample copies will beoffered on the stand.

> Devlin Electronics Ltd (1065)

Unit D1, Grafton Way

Basingstoke

Hants RG22 6HZ, United Kingdom

http://www.devlin.co.uk

manufactures a comprehensive rangeof keyboards for use with editorial andclassified systems. These include compati-bility with Atex, net-linx, Unisys, CCI, DTI,Quark (Mac, including OS X). All key-boards can be customized with special key-cap colours, legends and specific key codes,and they incorporate quality switch tech-nologies for a longer life. Advantages tousers include both faster training time anduser operation which lead to greater effi-ciency and lower costs. Devlin also has re-cently manufactured 19-inch rack-mount-ed keyboards for use with Sun Servers,both traditional six-pin and USB that in-corporate a built-in trackball pointing de-vice.

Digital Collections (0770)

Verlagsgesellschaft mbHHammerbrook Str. 93

20097 Hamburg, Germany

http://www.digicol.com

will present its further developed, es-tablished DC4 asset management andarchive system. New products on show willbe the Native Client and Elektra. NativeClient is an own development. The compa-ny says that Native Client's advantagecompared to the web browser clients of-fered exclusively to date is a higher per-formance, Drag&Drop functionality andextended features for keywording and im-age workflow. DC will show Elektra for thefirst time. This is an automatic keywordingsystem that uses statistical and semanticprocesses to categorise texts. The system isdesigned especially for the requirements ofpress documentation – according to themanufacturer, it has proven its quality inexhaustive tests – and has been used in


Question No. 3:

„Why is my product planningbeing carriedout on paper?“


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production at a major German publishinghouse since June. Elektra can be adapted tosuit different system environments and ar-eas of application. As an option, automatickeywording with Elektra can be subscribedto as a service; it is not necessary to have aDC4 system. Elektra can be tested underthe web address “http://elektra.digicol.de".Digital Collections, with more than 250large-scale customers in 23 countries, is aworldwide leading manufacturer of soft-ware for the administration and research-ing of digital information.

Digital Technology (1120)

International (DTI)1180 North Mountain Springs Parkway

Springville, UT 84663, United States of America

http://www.dtint.com

Digital Technology International'sNewsSpeed publishing system incorporatesAdobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy into amulti-user database-centered solution.DTI's products include solutions for pagedesign, planning and budgeting, text edit-ing, image management, complete pagina-tion, Internet Publishing, archiving and fullpage output to negative or CTP.

> dpa - Deutsche (1085)

Presse-Agentur GmbHMittelweg 38


http://www.dpa.com

is Germany's leading news agencyand one of the largest news-gathering or-ganisations in the world. The dpa interna-tional services in German, English, Spanishand Arabic provide news stories, photos,graphics and radio reports. dpa's most im-portant products at IfraExpo 2002 are: –dpa-Online English: which producesaround the clock from their central desk inCork and regional desks in WashingtonD.C. and in Bangkok; 100 short articles, 30long articles and 20 pictures per day fromall news categories about politics, culture,science, general, economics and sport; au-tomatic updating per ftp-push. – dpa textdata bank: No event of significance ismissed by dpa's bureaus – 80 in Germanyand 50 around the word. The dpa text databank allows articles from this enormous re-serve of information as far back as 1983 tobe easily called up. More than 10 millionarticles in German, English and Spanish areaccessible on the internet 24 hours a day. –

dpa-Mobile: Information and applicationsfor cellphones and the mobile internet. Thiscontent is tailor-made for SMS, UTMS,WAP and GPRS. The dpa desk for all mo-bile applications is operated by its sub-sidiary dpa-infocom, which marks up thepre-formatted content. dpa says they sup-ply the content base of their customerswith fully-structured XML data format.

Druck-Medien-Verlag (Entrance Hall)

GmbH Druck & Medien-MagazinAnton-Schmidt-Str. 5

71332 Waiblingen, Germany

http://www.druck-medien-verlag.de

will present its trade magazinesDruck&Medien-Magazin and polygraph in-ternational for specialists and managers inprinting operations, (newspaper) publishinghouses, prepress and finishing plants.Druck&Medien-Magazin is published in theGerman language and is distributed in Ger-many, Austria and Switzerland. The Eng-lish-language polygraph international isdistributed in more than 150 countriesworldwide. Both magazines publish issuesfocusing on newspaper production-relatedtopics at regular intervals.

Druckspiegel (0617)

Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co.Borsigstr. 1-3

63150 Heusenstamm, Germany

http://www.druckspiegel.de

This German-language magazine forthe printing and media industry informsthe decision-makers at prepress, printingand finishing operations about technicaldevelopments in the areas of premedia, ty-pography, print, newspaper productiontechnology and finishing. Extensive edito-rial coverage also is given to current man-agement topics and market analyses.

DS Druckerei-Service GmbH (1040)

Siemensstr. 46

72766 Reutlingen, Germany

http://www.dsgroup.de

(See Fuji Hunt Pressroom ChemicalsNV.)

DUCO International Ltd (0575)

Eastbourne Road

Slough, Berks SL1 4SF, United Kingdom

http://www.duco.co.uk

are the producers of Dunlop and Cowoffset printing blankets. The company will

be showing their new approach to blanketmounting and usage on web presses, theDUCOsmart System, as well as their rangeof other specialist blankets for the newspa-per industry. Senior executives from thecompany's technical and sales departmentswill on the stand to answer questions.

> e-preserve / Lambrakis (1264)

Press Archives18, Panepistimiou St

10672 Athens, Greece

http://www.epreserveservices.com

is presenting two new e-preservesoftware solutions: “e-preserve Magazines"and “e-preserve Assets" together with thelatest version of “e-preserve Newspapers."“e-preserve Magazines" follows a workflowfor magazine pages preservation that thecompany says is designed to fit the needsof any magazine archive worldwide. Thekey features are customisable article andadvertisement cataloguing-indexing; quali-ty control; access to all data from internetand intranet environment; creation of au-tomatically customisable CD/DVD ROMmultimedia title publications with ad-vanced information retrieval techniques.Lambrakis Press Archives (LPA) says “e-preserve Assets" is a fully customisable so-lution for the storing, cataloguing and ac-cessing of digitised manuscripts, docu-ments, charts, books as well as photos, au-dio and video clips. “e-preserve Newspa-pers," is an integrated system for the digitalpreservation and archiving of newspapers,which has a number of new features suchas enhancing of a newspaper digital librarywith audiovisual material. In addition tothe software packages, LPA presents “e-preserve services," a service bureau dealingwith the digitisation of archives (micro-films, slides, photos, maps, manuscripts,books, documents, newspapers, audio,video). LPA holds the largest Greek news-paper digital archive dated from 1840 andbeing built using the e-preserve softwaresolutions.

EAE Ewert Ahrensburg (0370)

Electronic GmbHKornkamp 8

22926 Ahrensburg, Germany

http://www.eae.com

has offered solutions for productionplanning and control at web offset printingoperations for 40 years. On show from the


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OPS (Open Press System) product familywill be a range of management systems forcontrol, automation and logistics applica-tions that are designed to ensure totally in-tegrated production at printing and pub-lishing plants. The products concerned are:Control, a workflow-oriented press controland drive console. Info, a messaging andprotocol system for the automatic monitor-ing of printing presses. RMS, the Reel Man-agement System for managed paper store.MaFlow, transport logistics for managedmaterial flow from the reel basement to thepress. Plate, the prepress workflow manag-er for plate production. Print, the workflowmanager press for complete press planningand presetting. Page, a planning tool forpage-based production of print media;PPM, the postpress workflow manager forthe automated mailroom, from the press tothe loading ramp. LMS, a modular mainte-nance system for planning, controlling,evaluating and optimising maintenance inall areas of the printing plant. Following asuccessful first installation, the new V.I.P.(Visual intelligent Plant) planning and or-ganisation system for total productionmanagement at printing plants has nowbeen released for the market.

> Easypress (0639)

Technologies LtdInternational House, 59 Compton Rd, Islington

London, N1 2PB, United Kingdom

http://www.easypress.com

will be demonstrating its range ofXML solutions for QuarkXPress includingthe first public showing in Europe ofAtomik Roundtrip, the new tool for import-ing XML into QuarkXPress. As well as im-porting XML, Easypress says the productwill track its usage on the page and editsmade to the content, while maintaining theXML structure inside QuarkXPress. Thecompany says this enables the XML to beexported from QuarkXPress at any stage inthe production process, reflecting anychanges to the content. The AtomikRoundtrip API brings about easy integra-tion with third party content, asset man-agement and workflow systems for a fullyintegrated XML workflow with QuarkX-Press. Also being demonstrated is Atomik3.0, the automated solution for turningQuarkXPress documents into XML. Winnerof a Seybold Hotpick award, Easypress saysAtomik 3.0 takes automated QuarkXPress-

to-XML conversion to new levels throughincreased automation, control and granu-larity of the content extracted. EasypressTechnologies publishing client list includes:FT Business, VNU, Roularta Media Group,Haymarket, Paragon Publishing and DailyMail Group.

> EidosMedia Srl (1350)

Viale Legioni Romane, 43

20147 Milano, Italy

http://www.eidosmedia.com

will introduce Méthode Print Suite,which the company describes as the firstworldwide editorial system to be fullybased on web technologies. Méthode is aninnovative knowledge / content manage-ment platform offering advanced editingand pagination functionalities. By adoptingmarket standards such as XML (eXtensibleMarkup Language), CSS (Cascading

StyleSheet) and SVG (Scalable VectorGraphic) technologies, the company saysMéthode represents the real platform forcross-media publishing, able to channelXML content towards multiple-media out-puts such as print, web, TV broadcast andWAP. At IfraExpo, Méthode will feature: –A Knowledge Management environment,allowing for: access of information of anykind anywhere through easy navigationtools; interrogation of databases throughsmart search engines; management ofworkflow processes; and creation of XML-based content. – Integrated cross-mediapublishing tools: Méthode Print Suite forcreation, pagination and publication ofprint newspapers; Méthode Web Suite dedi-cated to online publications; Méthode Run-down for management of TV News sched-uling and integration with broadcastingdevices; Méthode Syndication for distribu-tion of content to external clients, by auto-matically managing news subscriptionsand output formats; and Méthode WAPPublishing for creation and publication ofnews for WAP environments.

EL-KO sas di Würslin (0927)

Manfred & Co.Via alla Spiaggia 7/a

23900 Lecco, Italy

http://www.el-ko.it

will show an ink feed system forprinting machines. – Elcolora: is a simplehydraulic system, which the company saysoffers ideal ink distribution for sheetfeedand web and offset machines. The systemuses normal water pipes and valve fittingsand has no problems loading ink fountains,even when machines are installed far awayfrom each other. There are also claimed tobe no seal problems because of integratedorder related ink measurements for everyink fountain. Other claimed advantages in-clude: correct level control settings fromremote control desk, no ink fountain over-flows and minimum maintenance. Thecompany says the hydraulic pumps fordrums and containers are ideal for cen-tralised ink management and various inkqualities. EL-KO says Elcolora is more prof-itable if used for more printing machines,and that when compared to high pressuresystems, the Elcolora “finances itself"thanks to its energy saving. – Ink Auto-matic Alimentator: Ink feed unit of steadylevels: electronic system for automatic fill-


EidosMedia will feature its Méthode Print Suite forknowledge and content management.

EL-KO will show its Elcolora ink feed system.

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ing up and regulation of the ink level inthe ink fountains.

Elettra Srl. (0120)

Via de Gasperi 2

23887 Olgiate Molgora (Lecco), Italy

www.elletra-online.com

with a wide range of blanket washingmachines designed to work with a unique,low-solvent cleaning solution, Elettra saysit is helping to raise environmental per-formance standards in the printing indus-try. Elettra produces automatic blanketwashing systems for all offset printingpresses. According to the company, the au-tomatic washing system called “Fastwash"is for eliminating all traces of residues, inkor paper dust from the blanket and the im-pression cylinders. Elettra says its ma-chines provide a safe and environmentallyfriendly blanket washing solution, with lowconsumables usage and high efficiency.

Enfocus Software NV (1238)

Kleindokkaai 3-5

9000 Gent, Belgium

http://www.enfocus.com

as a specialist of PDF-related soft-ware, Enfocus Software publishes tools forthe flow of PDF documents in the publish-ing, graphic arts, internet and e-paper mar-kets. Enfocus enables users to create, edit,check, verify and auto-correct PDF docu-ments. Enfocus' tools are compatible withall Windows and Mac OS systems. Enfocus'flagship products, PitStop Professional andPitStop Server, along with new InstantPDF, are part of the Enfocus Certified PDFworkflow solutions. Major suppliers suchas Agfa, Heidelberg, Fujifilm, CreoScitex,Screen Europe and Electronics for Imaging(EFI) have integrated Enfocus technologies

into their own PDF workflow systems. En-focus Software is a wholly owned sub-sidiary of Artwork Systems Group.

Engage (1273)

Egyptian House 170 Piccadilly

London, W1J 9EJ, United Kingdom

www.engage.co.uk

provides digital asset managementand workflow automation solutions to thenewspaper and directory industries andhelps streamline ad production operations.The company says Engage for Newspapersautomates the manual aspects of the adproduction process for greater productivityand accuracy, combined with reducedcosts. Automated workflows and sophisti-cated reporting tools allow the tracking ofthe status of any ad throughout the pro-duction process, identifying issues beforethey become crises. Online ad review andapproval help speed up the review cycleand increase accuracy. Engage for Newspa-pers includes three application modules,which provide a complete ad productioninfrastructure. Engage ContentServer, anenterprise digital asset management andworkflow automation platform, serves asthe backbone streamlining the creation, ap-proval, production and repurposing of ads,circulars, supplements and more. Engage'sclients include Associated Newspapers,Trinity Newspapers, Elanders Anymedia,and The Wall Street Journal.

> Escenic AS (1225)

Sommerrogt. 13-15 Solli

0201 Oslo, Norway

http://www.escenic.com

cultivates leading-edge web contentmanagement and publishing solutions es-sential to the professional web publishersof today and tomorrow. Escenic says itssoftware enables web publishers to managemulti-faceted, demanding sites throughtechnology their sites can grow with. Ref-erences include primary news providerssuch as newspapers, TV, radio, portals, andpublic sector and corporate Inter, Intra-and Extranet sites.

Esko-Graphics NV (0260)

Tramstraat 69

9052 Gent, Belgium

http://www.esko-graphics.com

IfraExpo 2002 will mark the newspa-per industry's introduction to Esko-Graph-

ics, the new identity of the companyformed by the merger of Purup-Eskofotand Barco Graphics. Esko-Graphics will bedemonstrating Perfection Publisher, a re-purposing software. The company says Per-fection Publisher provides the publishingindustry with the ability to reconstructprinted books or films and manipulate thecontents in digital format. Esko-Graphicsexpect it to be in demand among printerswho need to reconstruct further editions ofa book when only supplied with a printedversion or film originals. There also will bea demonstration of the latest version of Es-koNet (v2.1), the modular Windows 2000based workflow system for newspapers.The company says this version will be in-teresting for printers doing newspapers aswell as commercial print jobs because morecomplex impositions can now be automat-ed in EskoNet. Esko-Graphics says thiseliminates the hassle of multiple workflowsfor multiple job types. The company alsowill be demonstrating its DMX Platesetter,attached to an on-line Burgess bender andcutter, and Glunz & Jensen processor. Twoscanners will be in operation: the EskoScanF14 – an A3 colour and CopyDot scanneraimed at small and medium-sized opera-tions, and the fast, high-resolution Es-koScan 2636S+, described as being capableof scanning up to 26"x36" (two broad-sheets) originals.

Eurografica (0960)

Systemplanungs-GmbHSebastianstr. 29 h


http://www.eurografica.de

(See MAN Roland DruckmaschinenAG.)

EuroPublish Software GmbH (0865)

Hauptstr. 36

74248 Ellhofen, Germany

http://www.europublish-software.com

will present three new products: –Doris Messaging Server provides commoninterface to various types of messagingsystems: e-mail, SMS, MMS and networkmessaging. The system allows messagingnot only between people but also messag-ing to objects (articles, pages, documents)as well as to processes. Messaging Serveralso enables system monitoring and con-trol. – The Doris product family has beenextended with a reporting tool, Doris Re-


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porting, which provides various types of statistical informationand reports including among others: production schedule statis-tics, statistics about how editorial content is covering geograph-ical areas, department specific editorial volumes, reports for admake-up time per advertiser. This tool provides mechanisms totune up deadlines and to reorganise production. – Doris Plug-Infor Adobe InDesign 2.0. Doris now contains support for AdobeInDesign 2.0 with a wide range of editorial functions and a fastinterface to editorial material. The Plug-In can also be used forad material production. It enhances the internal functions of In-Design both for newspaper and magazine use. Other Doris prod-ucts on display: ad system AProfit, Doris32 editorial and Plan-ner page planning system, IProfit for selling images, CProfit dis-tribution system, Ad Manager, GSM Distribution Control,Proofer, Workshift List and Table Editor.

> FAG Graphic Systems SA (0125)

5, rue de la Vigie

1003 Lausanne, Switzerland

http://www.fag.ch

has now launched the FAG Vipdens N9, which the compa-ny describes as being for those within the newspaper printingindustry seeking easy-to-use technology for less demanding ap-plications. It has all densitometric functions and due to itsgraphical display it will give advice to the printer on which ac-tions to take by showing bar diagrams. These can, if necessary,be used for further statistical evaluation. Moreover, FAG ex-pands its range with the introduction of a new way of calibrat-ing the Vipcam 114 and 116. With the aid of a calibrated en-graved glass and a specially developed software, FAG says themeasured percentages and dots as well as their modificationscan be checked. And as a third IfraFirst, the new ICMD (InkingColor Motorized Device) will be presented in close loop with theFAG Colorset ink fountain remote control system.

> Ferag AG Förder- und (0280)

VerarbeitungssystemeZürichstrasse 74

8340 Hinwil-Zürich, Switzerland

http://www.ferag.com

accompanies and supports publishers and printers withaimed developments, new services and more. Ferag's focus atIfraExpo 2002 will be the new Ferag inserting concept, the newDomino service package as well as the new MemoStick concept.The inserting concept increases the potential performance andlevel of added value of the rotary inserting technique. Feragsays the system, which is based on standard components, is inline with the requirements of the inserting market. MemoStickpermits defined customer groups to be addressed and immediatefeedback to be obtained.

The flexible concept is of interest especially for advertis-ing campaigns and reader surveys, either for purposes of theaimed distribution of advertising vouchers or organising lot-tery-type prize games. The Domino concept consists of variousservice steps (Silver, Gold, Platinum), where the bottom step –the Silver programme – mainly provides for carrying out servicetasks and production consultancy, and the top concept step –

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the Platinum programme – is designed tocover all operative aspects of the mailroom.

Flint-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG (0935)

Gaugrafenstr. 4-8

60489 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

http://www.flint-schmidt.de

Following the merger of Gebr.Schmidt Druckfarben and Flint Ink Europe,the company will show its products for thefirst time under the new name of Flint-Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG. The ink manu-facturer invites all its customers and inter-ested trade visitors to make intensive use ofits exhibition stand as an information anddiscussion forum. There will be opportuni-ties to conduct in-depth technical discus-sions and exchanges of experience The fo-cus will be on activities and measures withwhich the dynamic processes of change innewspaper production should be accompa-nied and shaped by innovative problem so-lutions. In this connection, the companysays the Inkbox and Inkpump automaticink supply systems that are used by leadingprinting and publishing houses haveproved to be of economic and practical as-sistance.

FMC Technologies Ltd (0585)

Unit 3C, Harcourt Way

Meridian Business Park

Leicester LE3 2WP, United Kingdom

supplies guided vehicles for paperhandling particularly to the newsprint in-dustries. FMC Technologies has installedmore than 200 guided vehicle systemsacross a wide range of industries world-wide, totalling in excess of 1100 vehicles.

As global suppliers of automatic guided ve-hicle systems, FMC offers a wealth of expe-rience, coupled with a range of wire andlaser guided vehicles, designed to giveyears of continuous service. The companysays the vehicles are manufactured in com-pliance with applicable EE directives, testedand CE marked in the United Kingdom.

Folio groupe (0618)

ZA de la Gardette, rue Cantelaudette

33310 Lormont, France

http://www.folio.fr

is a French solutions integrator spe-cialising in prepress and editorial workflowmanagement, providing network solutionsfor both text-image production and archiv-ing, based on internet technologies. The so-lutions being exhibited are: – Infopolis:this editorial workflow system from Ailinkdistributes information through a standardbrowser, and helps produce articles andpages on the fly, with a 100 percent XMLstructuring process. – FullPress 11: the OPIsystem from Xinet, with 29 image formatsmanagement, as Tiff/ITP1 or native PDF,working on SGI, Sun ou OSX server, is in-tegrated for more than 200 sites in Franceby Folio group. – WebNative Venture: a re-mote prepress production solution based onFullPress services on internet/intranet,which now exists in two ways: with orwithout an integrated database. Externalplug-ins should also be added to improveworkflow. FlashNet, from SGL, is a plug-inworking through WebNative, which man-ages archive by internet/intranet, accord-ing to the Digital Asset Management con-cept. – FolioSwing: a workflow securedmanagement solution, from Folio and Dal-im development, which converts pages in asecured format, gives a placement imagefor imposition software, manages proofing,imposes forms for ozalid, and then sendsfilmsetting, platesetting or digital output.

> FotoWare AS (1380)

Lille Grensen 5

0159 Oslo, Norway

http://www.fotoware.com

has been making software for digitalimaging since 1994 and is a provider toEuropean newspapers and publishers. Thesolutions include multimedia and webarchives, image workstations, colour man-agement and XTensions for QuarkXPress.Among their products are: – Index Manag-

er: a search engine that indexes the textcontent in images (IPTC), PDF, Quark,Word, Powerpoint, EPS, Illustrator and allQuick Time-based files. Running on WinNT or 2000, Index Manager serves as thearchive for FotoStation PRO and FotoWeb.The Enterprise version handles millions ofobjects. – Color Factory: a tool for colourmanagement and workflow. Contains fea-tures for image processing, routing, ICCprofiling, printing and file administration.– FotoStation PRO: the image workstationand also the front-end for the multimediaarchive. The company says FotoStationhandles everything from digital camerafiles to video and PDFs. According to Foto-Ware, it contains all the tools needed to setup a complex workflow and to control pro-duction. – FotoXstream: XTension forQuarkXPress, working together with Foto-Station PRO and Color Factory, offers fullRGB layout (even lo-res) in QuarkXPress. –FotoWeb: a tool for a dynamic internet orintranet multimedia solution. Connects toIndex Manager and provides all tools forpublishing images and multimedia objectsin a web interface.

France Graphique (Entrance Hall)

4bis, rue de la Gare

92532 Levallois-Perret Cedex, France

http://www.golding.fr

is a monthly subscription magazinefor the graphics industry with a circulationof 8000 singly addressed copies, bearingthe name and title of the subscriber. FranceGraphique offers its readers the latest newsfrom the graphics sector, descriptions ofnew products, reports on changes in the in-dustry, regional and international news aswell as features on the topics of inks, fin-ishing, paper, software, etc. In 2001, FranceGraphique launched FG Converting, amonthly magazine for paper converting,focusing on the packaging and wrappingsector.

Fuji Hunt Pressroom (1040)

Chemicals NVZwaluwbeek 14


http://www.fujihunt.com

is an international group specialisingin printing accessories. The focus at IfraEx-po will be on products for newspaper andheatset printing, such as fountain addi-tives, washing and cleaning agents as well


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as newspaper glues for automatic binding.The group's extensive programme includesproducts that contain no aromatic com-pounds, are anti-corrosive and suitable formixing with water. Product development isdone in close cooperation with press man-ufacturers and partners in the printing in-dustry worldwide.

Fuji Photo Film (0780)

(Europe) GmbHHeesenstr. 31

40549 Düsseldorf, Germany

http://www.fujifilm.de

offers consumables and electronicimaging systems to the newspaper indus-try. In order to give CTP users as muchfreedom of choice as possible, Fujifilm saysit does not commit to dedicated devicemanufacturers but supports production ofprint-ready plates with systems from vari-ous suppliers. As with offset printing platesand films, Fujifilm focuses also with elec-tronic components on open systems anduniversal support of industry standards(JDF, PDF, PostScript, ICC) and provides so-lutions for newspaper production, from im-age capture (professional digital camera S2

Pro, high-end flatbed scanner LanoviaQuattro) via digital production workflow(Celebrant Extreme) to digital proofing (Fu-jifilm Color Manager software and ValianoProof Manager/Black Magic) for output onPictro Proof as well as on large formatinkjet plotters. Staff from the Europeanheadquarters in Düsseldorf and representa-tives of the European Fujifilm distributorswill be on hand to meet visitors.

Funkinform GmbH (0860)

Rudolf-Plank-Str. 31

76275 Ettlingen, Germany

http://www.funkinform.de

An independent company since 1948,Funkinform's integrated DIALOG system isin use at 45 publishing houses, producingnewspapers as well as magazines and freesheets, foremost in Germany, Austria andBelgium. The company will present thenew version of DIALOG, an XML-basedsystem for the whole publishing house.Funkinform describes DIALOG as an edito-rial and advertising system, includingCRM, planning, pagination, wire reception,production tracking, sports tables, webpublishing and archiving. DIALOG is avail-able in different languages for Sybase ASEor Microsoft SQL on Windows or Unixservers and PCs as workstations. Funkin-form says the planning and zoning featuresof DIALOG have been enhanced to supportpreprints and interacts with adtaking, of-fering direct positioning of ads and globalproduction tracking throughout all depart-ments. The integrated PDF workflow forads includes preflighting and checks fonts,colours, etc. The company says the en-hanced WebClient allows editing of sportstables and web access to the archive. In DI-ALOG all elements are linked with eachother: articles, pictures, captions, editionsand pages (as PDF). Funkinform says ac-cessing the archive is simple because theuser interface for daily production andarchive are both part of the DIALOG appli-cation.

Gämmerler AG (0835)

Leitenstr. 26

82538 Geretsried-Gelting, Germany

http://www.gammerler.de

will show, for the first time at IfraEx-po, the TF 660 single-gripper conveyorsystem. The company says this paced sys-tem is designed to ensure the fast and

smear-free transport of newspaper or com-mercial product. The claimed advantages ofthe Gämmerler TF 660 paced conveyor arethe short intervals in the gripper chain aswell as low wear and tear. The TF 660 hasmore grippers on one metre conveyor sys-tem than comparable systems, which in-creases the numbers of carried products. Inaddition, the chain guide channels aremanufactured from steel, as opposed to thestandard aluminium. As a result, the com-pany says, there is significantly less wearand tear. Connected to the TF 660 single-gripper conveyor system will be the Gäm-merler KL560 Lift Pack News. This compen-sating stacker is equipped with a practice-oriented delivery route program.The col-lecting racks descend together with theproduct and thus ensure a controlled prod-uct drop. The KL560 Lift Pack News is usedmainly in the newspaper area. Carrying outstabilising and stream separation in differ-ent locations reduces the contact pressureof the top and bottom belts, thus minimis-ing both the risk of smearing and suscepti-bility to faults.

Global Web Systems Inc (0634)

236 E Adele Ct

Villa Park, IL


http://www.globwebsys.com

offers a full line of single-widthpresses for newspaper, semi-commercialand book products. All GWS presses fea-ture vertical web paths and are offered innine cutoff ranges from 460mm to 630mmwith web widths up to one meter wide. Theversatile G-100 printing unit is designed tobe compatible with many other brands ofpresses. They can be configured to meetspecific needs with 4-high, 3-high, 2-high,and single unit assemblies. Printing unitsare available with remote control ink ad-justment, remote register control, mo-torised ink fountains and dampening sys-tems in spray, brush or sock coveredrollers. High-speed jaw folders will accom-modate up to 14 webs and are availablewith half-fold, quarter-fold, upper former,double parallel, cross perforation and otheroptions. Also available is the G-200, 2around 4-high press. Global Web Systemsspecialises in providing printers and pub-lishers with customised solutions foradding colour and page capacity to manytypes of other presses.


Funkinform’s DIALOG positioning book works directlywith the integrated page planning function and offerscontrol of positioning at the time of booking.

Gämmerler will provide information about its range ofconveyor and stacker systems. Among these productsare the new TF 660 and the KL 560.

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GMG Weihing GmbH (1220)

Mömpelgarder Weg 10

72072 Tübingen, Germany

http://www.colorproof.de

offers the GMG ColorProof a high-end digital proofing system for prepresscompanies and printers, as well as publish-ing houses and ad agencies. GMG Color-Proof was specifically designed for digitalproofs with guaranteed colour. The compa-ny says the GMG 4-D CMM with its intu-itive user interface offers perfect print sim-ulations on all common printers. Addition-ally, the system features an integrated ICCmodule. Apart from output modules forIRIS, Epson, HP, Fuji PictroProof and Mi-nolta, a FileOut module is optionally avail-able to transform one CMYK colour spacedirectly into another. According to GMG

Weihing, the DotProof option offers theuser the ability to generate contract qualityhalftone proofs straight from the finalbitmap data on low-cost inkjet systems, orif required, on stock paper. Adhering to theROOM concept, the company says the sys-tem uses the original screening data, in-cluding dot shape, screen ruling and angle.Thus, the proofs allow for the checking ofcolour, moirés, artifacts, trapping and othererrors. The company says the software caneasily be integrated into existing environ-ments and accepts a variety of formats di-rectly, such as PDF, PS, DCS and CT/LW.

Goss International (0220)

Greenbank Street

Preston, Lancs

PR1 7LA, United Kingdom

http://www.gossinternational.com

will present a full range of newspaperpress systems and capabilities including theColorliner, Uniliner, Uniliner ‘S,' Universal,and Community product ranges. – TheGoss Colorliner press system prints at up to85,000 cph with 3-form digital inking, anda high quality 2:5:5 jaw folder. – The Uni-liner is Goss' 70,000 cph press system fo-cused on the mid-sized newspaper that re-quires optimum press flexibility. – The Uni-liner ‘S' is a new 4x1 press evolution of theUniliner press family with high efficiencyand flexibility for 'straight' (non-collect)production applications. – The Goss Uni-versal product range covers the singlewidth newspaper market from 45,000 to70,000 cph. It features both “one-around''and “two-around'' versions for coldset andheatset newspaper and commercial print-ing, plus the new 3-form G15 full commer-cial press variant. – The Goss Communityis known as a productive, durable, flexiblepress for local newspaper and contractprint production, with more than 35,000units sold. Goss offers new presses, exten-sions, refurbishments, project managementand productivity enhancements includinginker, folder and reelstand upgrades. Sup-port includes press audits, training andparts backed by 24-hour, 365-day service.

Grafikontrol Spa Controlli (0345)

Grafici e IndustrialiVia Ludovico d'Aragona N. 7

20132 Milano, Italy

will present the following registercontrol products: CR19 for the automatic

length register control of colours and fold-ing ribbons for offset and newspaper print-ing machines; CR20 for automatic lengthand cross colour register control on offsetpresses for newspaper and commercialprintings; CR8-LT for the automatic lengthand cross register control of folding rib-bons for rotogravure and offset presses;and PAPERSCAN-WP for the control of thesupport to be printed (paper, plastic film)with detection and storage of defects.

Grafiskt Team AB (0650)

Tryckerigatan 10

571 34 Nässjö, Sweden

http://www.grafisktteam.nu

Grafiskt Team's customers includenewspapers, semi-commercial and com-mercial printing houses. The theme of thecompany's stand this year will be “Devel-opment for Profitability." Grafiskt Teamsays it designs its products to fit into theproduction of its customers. The companymanufactures and sells a range of productsincluding: – Speedspray 125: a dampeningsystem with optional combined blanketcleaning system. – Speedclean/Brushclean125: a blanket wash system. – SmartPunch-Bending Machine, which punchesand bends the plate in the same machine.For CTP, Grafiskt offers semi-automaticplate punch and bending equipment. –Speedlock-up: a slot plate lock-up system,for OEM and retrofit as well as Registerpins/bars.

Grafitec Web Ltd (0110)

Mildred Sylvester Way

Normanton Industrial Estate

Normanton, Wakefield w. Yorks

WF6 1TA, United Kingdom

http://www.grafitec-web.com

supplies quality used and refurbishedmachinery and ancillary equipment to thenewspaper industry. With more than 100press units in stock, plus a selection ofhighly specified machinery on site, GrafitecWeb says it has the solution to any compa-ny wanting to expand their current equip-ment or to add additional printing facili-ties. Grafitec Web has sold and installedmachines around the world ranging frompress additions to complete “turnkey" oper-ations. Grafitec Web can demonstrate thesavings both in terms of finance and valu-able time that can be achieved with qualityused equipment.


GMG Weihing will feature its digital colour proofingsolutions, particularly the GMG ColorProof system.

Goss International will present its wide range ofpresses for newspapers, including the Colorliner 70.

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IE Graphic Engineering (0590)

Ein Bereich der IE GroupMünchen GmbH

Paul-Gerhardt-Allee 50

81245 München, Germany

http://www.ie-gruppe.de

is a team of specialists who offertheir services for carrying out investmentprojects in the newspaper and magazineprinting and publishing sector. Objectivedefinition workshops, feasibility studieswith status checking as well as budgetframework calculation based on customerrequirements are organised to specify theproject objectives. The range of servicesalso includes selection of the productiontechniques as well as the required opera-tion planning and logistics in the light ofthe demands made on the buildings byproduction equipment and activities. IEGraphic Engineering says it also developsconcepts for production and publishingbuildings/media centres and implementsthese within the framework of the buildingproject, with guaranteed costs and dead-lines. As a member of the IE group with of-fices in Zurich, Geneva and Munich, IEGraphic Engineering says it has the neces-sary background to realise sophisticatednew building construction and buildingconversion projects.

Graphic Products BV (0933)

Brouwersvaart 50-52

2013 RB Haarlem, The Netherlands

will show a colour proofing systemfor newspapers consisting of Black Magicsoftware and Xerox 7700 laser output. Fujinegative offset plates and the new Fuji

Digital Plate Brillia LP-NN2 also will bedisplayed at IfraExpo.

Graphic Web Systems BV (0645)

Edisonweg 1

5482 TJ Schijndel, The Netherlands

http://www.gws.nl

is a specialist supplier of used weboffset equipment. Besides equipment, GWSalso supplies modifications, upgrades, com-plete overhauls and reconfiguration ofcomplete installations within its field ofoperations. GWS is also the European dis-tributor of the Perretta ink remote controlsystem, which can be fitted to coldset,heatset and sheetfed presses. A team of ex-perts will be on the stand to provide fur-ther information.

Graphispag (0532)

Fira de BarcelonaAvda Reina Maria Chistina s/n

08004 Barcelona, Spain

http://www.graphispag.com

Graphispag 2003 is one of the mostimportant meetings for the graphic artsbusiness sector in the Mediterranean andSouth American Areas. In addition it hasbecome one of the main exhibitions of this,especially on a worldwide level(EUMAPRINT). Until 1998, Graphispag wasthe International Graphic Arts meetingpoint in Europe. However, in a very shortperiod of time the graphics arts businesssector has undergone profound changes.New concepts have been integrated into allthe production phases. Moreover, technolo-gy has given way to new methods, whichare faster, more functional and versatile forprinting any idea onto paper. Its organiserssee this exhibition as evolving and adapt-ing itself to new times, changing events. Asfrom now, Graphispag sees its role as an“International Print Media Exhibition." Thenext EUMAPRINT is scheduled for Febru-ary 2003.

Hamann & Partner (0930)

Druckmaschinen-Handels GmbHReepmoorsweg 49

27793 Wildeshausen, Germany

http://www.hamann-partner.de

has acted as a supplier of used print-ing presses from the web offset (newspaperand magazine) and rotogravure sectors formore than 30 years. Experienced technicalpersonnel carry out press overhauling and

rebuilding, up to and including recommis-sioning. In the area of second-hand equip-ment for newspaper printing, Hamann &Partner offers complete solutions for pre-press to the production presses and finish-ing (mailroom and finishing equipment).

Heidelberger (0560)

Druckmaschinen AGKurfürsten-Anlage 52-60

69115 Heidelberg, Germany

http://www.heidelberg.com

manufactures and supports an exten-sive range of prepress, press and postpresscomponents, software and consumables forall offset printing applications. The activi-ties of Heidelberg in the newspaper busi-ness include the design, manufacture, salesand after-sales service of conventional andgapless web offset presses as well as mail-room systems. Heidelberg has received ma-jor orders in the U.K. and France for theMainstream, a 1x4 newspaper presslaunched in 2000. The Mainstream featuresgapless tubular blankets and is capable ofprinting up to 80,000 cph. Heidelberg saysthe advantages provided by gapless tech-nology can make newspapers more com-pelling, more competitive and more attrac-tive to readers and advertisers. At IfraExpo,Heidelberg will focus on the Mainstreaminstallations in the U.K. and France. Hei-delberg's experts will be present to provideall information about the company's Sun-day technology, project management ap-proach and newspaper solutions.

Henke & Partner GmbH (0540)

Am Alten Bahnhof 4B

38122 Braunschweig, Germany

http://www.hup.de

will present the latest release of theParadise publishing system, which has re-ceived a total redesign with product gener-ation 5. On the technical side, this includesthe consequential implementation of a 3-tier architecture and an integrated web so-lution for making available selected func-tion parts also via a web frontend. On theapplications side, major developments areespecially in the areas of the customer-ori-entation, marketing and logistics functions.The entire publishing system lives fromtaking a central view of the customer whois the focal point of all job components (in-cluding distribution, advertising, readertrips, etc.). These relationships and other


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qualifying properties are managed in theflexible and dynamic data model and con-trol customer management. The cross-sys-tem marketing module permits flexiblecampaign management with modern fore-cast and controlling functionalities. In itscapacity as a total systems provider, Henke& Partner also will present its integratedpublishing system (advertising and distri-bution, insert and prospectus managementand accounting, including fee calculationand accounts receivable management).

Hewlett-Packard (0180)

Av Graells 501

08190 Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain

http://www.hp.com/es

will be showing a variety of printersthat demonstrate solutions covering allstages of the printing process – from de-sign to prepress to final printing. The com-pany says the HP Designjet 10ps/20ps/50ps

with remote proofing capability help ad-dress the needs of those in the design andprepress parts of the printing system. Thehigh-end HP Designjets with a wide rangeof RIPS also will be on display. HP saysthese solutions enable a variety of possibil-ities for HP Designjet printer users includ-ing colour- and screenproofing capabilitiesand the ability to handle large and com-plex files easily. The company says that therange of media that also will be shown willprovide visitors with new ideas for addi-tional business opportunities using HP'sDesignjet printer.

> HIT Internet (1355)

Technologies SpaVia Pace, 5

37010 Affi (VR), Italy

http://www.hit.it

offers the following products: – Ré-clame represents a new approach to adver-

tising management in daily news and mag-azine press. It is a fully integrated advertis-ing management solution. – Réclame Net isthe internet-based advertising collectionsystem with fully on-line validation of PDFdata. – Réclame Manager is the advertisingmanagement system with fully integratedown layout manager. – Réclame is anagency-to-magazine solution, is organisa-tion independent, is best integrated withFluide and has a custom integration with3rd party E.S. – Fluide is the next genera-tion production management system indaily news and magazine press. The com-pany says it is a totally new concept ofproduction planning, workflow manage-ment and production tracking. The productdatabase is an object-oriented databasebuilt on Méthode, is a common repositoryfor all the production plans, holds the pro-duction capabilities knowledge, acts as atransactional system and as an event pub-


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[email protected] or www.rollhandling.comor Tel. +41 32 421 12 12

Reel handling is our job. We consult, plan, and realise complete reel logistic solutions with various degrees of automation. Our range of products includes manual floor track systems to fully automated installations enabling us to meet any reel logistic requirement.

With our large range of products we are able to fulfil the entire reel handling functions within a printing plant. This includes truck off loading, main reel storage, intermediate reel storage, internal transportation, unwrapping, paste preparation and reel loading.

Contact us !

Please visit us at

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lisher system, allows pagination tools toactively co-operate. The Output Manager isthe core of the components-based model, aPDF assembly system, a production plangenerator engine (IntelliNet aware), a foliogenerator engine and a last-minute assem-bly correction. The Global ProductionTracking (GPT) is a browser-only informa-tion publisher, is based on product struc-ture defined in the Fluide Database and is aJDF/JMF information collector.

Holmen Paper AB (0730)

Vattengränden 2

601 88 Norrköping, Sweden

http://www.holmenpaper.com

produces and sells newsprint andmagazine paper. The company has astrong position, especially in markets forimproved newsprint, telephone directorypaper and coloured newsprint. Holmen isone of the largest suppliers to daily news-

paper publishers in its domestic markets inSweden and Spain and in several othercountries in Europe, such as the U.K., Ger-many and France. The company has a ca-pacity to produce 1.8 million tonnes a year.

> Honeywell OY (0385)

Satakunnankatu 7

78300 Varkaus, Finland

http://www.honeywell.fi

will present the new Printa presscontrol desk employing re-newed design,faster keyboards, finger touch flat screens,integrated mouse/track ball, and integra-tion to production management system.Printa TotalPlant is an automation solutioncovering the entire printing plant, fromprepress to dispatch. It is built on the fol-lowing key components: Printa ProductionManagement, a management system cover-ing the entire printing process from editori-al/advertising to mailroom, based on stan-dard PC hardware and database solutions,Printa Press Drive & Control, a press au-tomation system. According to Honeywell,Printa is used on more than 1800 shaftlesspresses throughout the world. Printa AfterSales Service is based on the local Honey-well service in 100 countries, supported byonline remote diagnostics. Consistent Evo-lution Policy of Honeywell ensures the fu-ture development of each installed Printasystem. According to the company, eachnew feature of Printa is compatible withthe previous ones, so upgrading is continu-ous and turnkey at all stages of the prod-uct's life cycle. TotalPlant Printa systemsare now provided with a new PMD Con-troller for press level controls that will en-able the control of fieldbus-based processesand process equipment in the system. Allcommonly used fieldbusses and Ethernetnetworks are supported.

Hostmann-Steinberg GmbH (0855)

Bremer Weg 125

29223 Celle, Germany

http://www.hostmann-steinberg.de

(See Michael Huber München GmbH.)

Hunkeler Systeme AG (0113)

Dorfstrasse 18

4806 Wikon, Switzerland

http://www.hunkeler.ch

specialises in customised and effi-cient system solutions for the waste man-agement sector for collecting, transporting,

compressing and shredding materials suchas paper, boxboard, plastic, etc., as well assuction plants, document shredders, balingpresses, briquetting presses, containerpresses, conveying systems, roll compres-sors, autopressing containers, stationarypresses, and shredding machines.

> IDAB WAMAC (0360)

International ABTelegatan 2, Östra Industriområdet

575 22 Eksjö, Sweden

http://www.idabwamac.com

a mailroom system supplier to thenewspaper publishing industry worldwide,IDAB WAMAC has a complete range ofproducts including; single gripper convey-ors, belt conveyors, inserters, line storagesystem for buffering and pre-print storage,stackers, bundle addressing, poster feeders,single addressing (ink-jet), packagingequipment, truck loading system and mail-room system controls. IDAB WAMAC islaunching two new products; – PSU 6130,which is described by the company as anin-line strapping system for high speedcross strapping without turning the bundle,requiring less space; and – C3 1.0, a circu-lation and distribution system that thecompany says gives users full control overcirculation including readers, subscribers,news agents and distribution centres. IDABWAMAC says that the system also givesusers control over delivery addresses, pay-ments, and reader loyalty. With C3 1.0 allinvolved in the process always have accessto the same data, according to the compa-ny. The following products also are beingshown at the exhibition: The Mobile LineStorage, MLS, designed for storing, buffer-ing and transportation of newspapers, sup-plements and commercial magazines; – TheWNC v5 Mailroom System Control is acontrol and information system, utilisingthe possibility of Windows 2000 for opencommunication.

Ifra (0440)

Washingtonplatz 1

64287 Darmstadt, Germany

http://www.ifra.com

You're at the IfraExpo, so make themost of the opportunity and come to Ifra'sown stand to discover the wide range ofservices we offer our members and thepublishing industry 365 days a year. OurResearch, Consulting and Training team


YouY ouY willreceiveour answersat theIfraExpo 2002Stand 0860,

in Barcelona

Make an appointmentwith us or ask forf orf ourdocumentation inadvance.

FUNKINFORM · aße 3176275 · German

Tel. +49(0)72 43/595-200E-Mail: info in rm.de

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will be on-hand to discuss any problemsyou may have with colour management,editorial organisation, quality productionin prepress, press- or mailroom manage-ment, not to forget about standardisationissues. Find out more about IfraNewsplex,Ifra's training centre for media conversionand cross media publishing, or make your-self familiar with IfraTrack and IfraAdCon-nexion. You can already register for the In-ternational Color Quality Club 2004-2006.Have a chat with our Area Managers andrepresentatives for Asia, Scandinavia,South-West Europe, India, Latin America,North America, Russia, U.K. and Ireland.Get information about Ifra's various semi-nars, symposia and training workshopsthrough our Events and Training Depart-ments. Find out about future Expos: IfraExpo 2003 in Leipzig and IfraExpo 2004 inAmsterdam. In short, help us help you bytelling us all about your specific needs. Welisten. Naturally, copies of our publications,including our monthly magazines, IfraSpecial Reports and the international Sup-pliers to the Newspaper and Magazine In-dustries directory will be available.

> Imaje Technologías (0465)

de Codificatión SARamon Llull, 46-48

08203 Sabadell, Spain

http://www.imaje.es

an inkjet specialist, Imaje offers theglobal graphics industry high performanceequipment that responds to customer re-quirements. The company's integrated so-lutions include a range of printers, con-trollers and computer-based supervisionsystems capable of managing all types ofequipment on the market. Backed by an in-depth knowledge of the graphics market-place and its constraints, Imaje offers tai-

lored solutions and a broad range of serv-ices for the graphics industry.

In Control AB (0360)

Bergkällavägen 32 A

Plan 4 Breddens Industri omrade

192 79 Sollentuna, Sweden

(See IDAB WAMAC International AB.)

> IPA Systems Ltd (0680)

9 Perrywood Business Park Salfords

Redhill Sy RH1 5DZ, United Kingdom

http://www.ipasys.biz

will be showing a complete automat-ic line of the FasTRAK high speed violetCTP. This will include automatic plate load-ing, an on-line processor, on-line opticalpunch/bender with a stacker. The FasTRAKwill be driven by PrintExpress newspaperworkflow. PrintExpress is for RIPping, pagepairing, remote printing and central con-trol over multiple sites using PC or Sunplatforms. PrintExpress Tracker for report-ing of production progress against a dailyplan. Web browser soft proofing. Reel-colour for press matched proofs ontonewsprint. Integrated advertising, editorialand production systems based on Sybaseand Microsoft SQL servers with Windowsand Macintosh clients. Connections fromthe advertising system can be made intothe canvassing product “Canvass.Works."Fully integrated ad and page tracking sys-tem via “Neptune." At-a-glance, real-timeproduction information provided throughFlat Plan Tracker, Ad planning and fullclassified pagination integration with MEIproducts and Media Planner. ArchivingSystem accessible via internet connectionusing full client or Web Browser Interface.Online internet Ad Booking system withpreview facilities.

ISC Infra Struktur (0865)

Consulting GmbHHansastr. 17

80686 München, Germany

http://www.isc-infrastruktur.de

is the distribution and implementa-tion partner for the Doris32 integratedpublishing system of the Finnish Anygraafcompany since the end of 2001. On theirjoint stand, ISC will present its programmeof services: product consulting, consultingand implementation, coaching/support forthe Doris32 integrated publishing system.Management and business consulting, e.g.

business process analysis/restructuring, ITanalyses and concepts, technology consult-ing and project management. IT develop-ment consulting, e.g. OO software develop-ments (C++ and Java), DB development(Oracle, DB2, Sybase etc.), system/applica-tion integration/migration, embedded de-velopment/QS etc. IT system and operatorconsulting; administrator and operatorservices that require a sophisticated IT con-figuration are organised in a project-ori-ented manner. Via the cooperation with itsISC partner, Anygraaf says it can now offera media industry-oriented system and sup-port structure as well as efficient distribu-tion in the German-speaking countries. Theobjective of this partnership is to obtainappropriate market shares for the Doris32system that captured between 40 and 80percent of the Scandinavian market withinjust a few years.

ISV GmbH (1460)

Am Treptower Park 75


http://www.isv-gmbh.de

develops and markets software andservices for classified ad markets in printand online. The company says modularpublishing system AVUS 21 offers great ef-fectiveness in globally managing the pub-lishing of large quantities of ads. The sys-tem's modules can be used as stand-aloneprograms or implemented in any combina-tion. These include AVS for ad and cus-tomer management, CIP for cross-mediapublishing and photo management, XMLAdStudio for content management andSATZ for page make-up. The systems mod-ern, open architecture enables for the opti-mal integration of AVUS 21 into an exist-ing system environment. This year, webmodules will be debuted at IfraExpo,demonstrating the seamless integration ofAVUS 21 Ad and Customer Management inbrowser-based applications. This innova-tion means that AVUS 21 now provides auniform database for ad taking and adpublishing in print, online and over wire-less devices. A newly developed solutionfor invoicing online content is built uponyears of experience with paid online serv-ices. ISV GmbH was founded in Berlin in1987. AVUS 21 is now used to producehundreds of print and online publicationsfor leading ad publishers all over Europe aswell as in Canada, Brazil and South Africa.


IPA Systems will feature the complete automatic lineof the FasTRAK violet CTP system. This will includeautomatic plate loading, an on-line processor, on-lineoptical punch/bender with a stacker.

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> JJK Jopp Jopp Klupsch (0545)

Gesellschaft für innovativeVerlagssoftware mbH

Emil-Schäfer-Str. 89

47800 Krefeld, Germany

http://www.jjk.de

will present: a publishing manage-ment system with the following modulesad management, insert scheduling, pageplanning, dummy production, make-upand production, marketing (CRM), control-ling and accounts receivable accounting; adistribution management system for thedistribution of freesheet and prospectuses(integration of digital city maps); manage-ment of inserts for daily newspapers aswell as an internet advertising system as afull-blown ad booking system.

Kinyo Europe GmbH (1043)

Immermannstr. 65 c


The first-time IfraExpo exhibitor, ablanket manufacturer, will present the fol-lowing products: – Air Excel MC 30 R, ahard blanket for all kinds of newspaperpresses; – Air Excel MC 35 R, a soft blanketfor newspaper presses with satellite print-ing units with a nearly neutral paper feedand suitable for presses with single drives;and – Air Excel Midas News, a new blanketwith a special designed new carcass.

Kodak Polychrome Graphics (1280)

Industrieterrein "De Kronkels" De Kronkels 16a

3752 LM Bunschoten, The Netherlands

http://www.kpgraphics.com

will show its established NewsetterSystem with the TH180 fast version of theNewsetter range, which the company saysachieves 25 percent productivity improve-ment over earlier models. Now, with manyinstallations worldwide, KPG says it canclaim for Thermal Imaging the same pro-ductivity as visible light CTP, but with theenhanced quality inherent in thermal CTP.The Newsetter TH180 produces up to 180plates (Berliner format) per hour and, witha typical 2 line configuration, offers pro-ductivity of up to 360 plates/hour. Morelines can be added. The Newsetter Systemrunning at IfraExpo also will use the Paras-can Workflow, and additional features, in-cluding the Kodak Polychrome GraphicsNews Monitor, an enhanced “remote" diag-nostic tool. For commercial applicationsand regional newspaper production, the

new Creo Trendsetter News Platesetter pro-vides the productivity levels appropriate tothis section of the industry. It will be oper-ating online with the Nela fully automaticPL-T Plate Loader and the Kodak Poly-chrome Graphics Mercury News 135Processor. Also on the stand, Parascan willshow their new workflow system for fullyautomated and integrated prepress produc-tion. Both the Newsetter and Creo Systemsuse the Kodak Polychrome Graphics Ther-malNews Printing Plate.

Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) (0130)

Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4

97080 Würzburg, Germany

http://www.kba-print.de

“Cutting-edge technology for cost-ef-fective newspaper production" is KBA'sbanner at this year's IfraExpo. Followingthe recent slide in press sales, KBA saysthere are signs that domestic and foreignmarkets are picking up again, with the fo-cus on technological advances to optimisecost structures. The company says it offersthe diversity of single-width, double-widthand now triple-width newspaper presses, achoice of printing processes and, reachingbeyond pure print, systems to support cus-tomisation and individually configuredworkflows. 22 nine-cylinder satellite tow-ers of the 6-wide KBA Commander pre-viewed at IfraExpo in Geneva have beensold in Switzerland, the first 4/1 KBA Pris-ma has now been unveiled and the count-down has started for the market launch of

the waterless KBA Cortina mini-tower pressat the end of the year. KBA will offer moreinformation about all these presses inBarcelona.

> Krause-Biagosch GmbH (1030)

Paul-Schwarze-Str. 5

33649 Bielefeld, Germany

http://www.krause.de

will present: Krause LaserStar LS JetII, a new generation of the LS Jet family ofproducts featuring major enhancements inrelation to available resolutions as well aslight sources equipped with a new multi-optics system for violet and green applica-tions. Two versions are offered: forthroughputs of ca. 130 plates/h at 1270dots/in (basic model) and more than 220plates/h at 1270 dots/in (top model). Char-acteristic features include simplification ofthe entire plate handling, improved andcomprehensive page tracking as well as er-ror diagnostics. Demonstrated on the standwill be a complete communication line, upto punching/bending with bar code control.The LaserStarServer LSS 4.0 productionmanagement system has strengthened theworkflow significantly. The client-serverconcept allows an automated, customisedorganisation of plate production. Other as-pects are the integration of productionschedules and data matching between up-stream and downstream systems (e.g. pro-duction planning systems and press controlsystem). The TPU News proofing system,including web client, permits soft proofingand output on production paper. The Au-toloaderControlTerminal ACT tracking soft-ware allows on-site tracking as well as re-mote service and online help via modem.Communication, both internally and tooutside management systems, has been im-proved. The further-developed KIM PDFAuto Newspaper editorial tool can be usedas an imposition program at PDF level. Adeveloping machine and a punching/bend-ing machine also will be installed on thestand to give live demonstrations of theproduction of press-ready CTP plates.

Leipziger Messe GmbH (0433)

Messe-Allee 1

04356 Leipzig, Germany

http://www.leipziger-messe.de

will be represented at this year's Ifra-Expo in its capacity as the host venue forIfraExpo 2003. From 13 to 16 October


The KBA Commander 6/2, nine-cylinder satellite towerwith the six plates side by side.

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2003, the Leipzig exhibition company andthe city of Leipzig will welcome exhibitorsand visitors to the IfraExpo. Informationwill be available on the stand in Barcelonaon the Leipzig exhibition grounds, hotelaccommodation and tourist attractions.

Linopress Publishing (0680)

Systems GmbHFrankfurter Str. 21-25

65760 Eschborn, Germany

http://www.linopress.com

(See alfa media Partner GmbH.)

> Lufthansa Systems (0973)

AS GmbHAspelohe 27c

22848 Norderstedt, Germany

http://www.lhsystemsas.de

“Everything you need to make yourpaper fly" is the motto under whichLufthansa Systems will be showing its pub-lishing solutions. For the first time,Lufthansa Systems will share a joint standwith ppi Media and MAN Roland. TheVI&VA system (ads, prospectuses and sales)will be presented with new CRM modules:call centre, management information, e-business/e-VI&VA as well as a marketingsystem and GEOmedia for fine zoning. Oth-er innovations are the VI&VA programmeextensions for remunerating “general serv-ices" for all publishing house business andof the CA$H cash management system.With e-VI&VA, besides ad data, sales datacan now be run directly over the internetwithout switching media, thus making thepublishing house more up to the minuteand service-friendlier as well as eliminat-ing the need to re-record orders or tempo-rary forwarding addresses for subscriptioncopies during holiday periods. A new de-velopment is the Java-based red.web pub-lishing system: the system-independent ed-itorial solution (Windows, Mac OS X, Lin-ux and Sun Solaris) uses XML and newSVG standards from Adobe as well as PDFand JPEG. red.web includes a productionarchive and WYSIWYG editor for editingon the page.

MacDermid (0955)

Printing SolutionsFüllerstr. 4

61440 Oberursel/Taunus, Germany

MacDermid Printing Solutions, NAPPand Rollin will again present their news to-

gether at IfraExpo. NAPP – Apart from theNAPPlate letterpress systems for newspaperand book printing, NAPP will put their em-phasis into the Flexo systems. The platerange goes from the traditional NAPPflex II(green) plates to the high quality Emeraldand Silver plates. The company says theEmerald and Silver plates are designed toachieve better resolutions and – in additionto standard newsprint – to be used on su-per-calendar or coated stock. NAPP saysthey are also in the final stage of develop-ing a CTP laser with an initial capacity of120 plates per hour. Flexo decisions andincreased interests in the Flexo technologyhave accelerated this project in Europe andthe United States. – Rollin is a manufactur-er of offset blankets, sleeves and metalbackblankets for newspaper. Rollin announcesthe introduction of a new type of top sur-face and fabric. The company says its ob-jectives are: – to increase the blanket life inpress; to reduce the tendency of the blanketto swell; to improve the stability of theblanket on the cylinder; and to ensure anoptimum printing quality.

Mactive (1245)

Garnisonsgatan 10

254 66 Helsingborg, Sweden

http://www.mactive.com

develops, markets and installs IT so-lutions and provides a total concept for themedia industry from prepress to distribu-tion. Mactive provides fully integrated ad-vertising systems for the publishing indus-try. With tools for ad order entry, customerand contract management, classified pagi-nation, ad dummying and accounts receiv-able, Mactive says its AdBase solution en-ables publishers to control their advertisingrevenues. In addition to traditional adbooking, Mactive offers several alternativesfor internet and remote order entry. Ad-Base-e allows 24x7 web-based order entryfor internet and print publishing. A PDAinterface for order entry from a Palm Pilotis available. Nomadic Client allows salesreps to book ads in the field without beingconnected to a primary database. AdLink isused for ad management, tracking andjacketing, and PageLink provides an inter-face to place and preview ads using anyQuark-based pagination system. Aldor isan integrated subscription, distribution andCRM system with advanced accountingmodules and tracking capabilities. AldWeb,

a web module integrated with Aldor, allowssubscription and distribution managementfor private customers via the internet. In-terpress is a publishing system for the in-ternet that includes order entry, invoicing,statistics, a search engine and automatedinternet publishing.

MAN Roland (0960)

Druckmaschinen AGStadtbachstr. 1


http://www.man-roland.com

At this year's ifra, MAN Roland com-munication focuses on substantiating themotto 'Networking the Value Chain'. In anopen system, PPI Media GmbH, LufthansaSystems and MAN Roland show the possi-bilities of a networked newspaper printingcompany. Starting with the receipt of an adorder for the end customer, to edition plan-ning, feeding the data into the PECOMelectronic and process control system, weshow, in cooperation with our partners, thenetworking of the process up to and in-cluding distribution logistics. This com-pletes the circle back to the end customer.In Barcelona, the world market leader fornewspaper printing systems appears to-gether with Eurografica, its partner compa-ny. Successful technological developmentslike the REGIOMAN in 4/1 design or theDICOweb with plateless imaging and de-imaging as the first true digital offsetprinting system actively producing in themarket exemplify the innovative capabilityof MAN Roland. Other subjects for MANRoland are the continuation of PrintCityand a demonstration of Life Cycle Manage-ment, with special focus on process opti-mization and, here again, on waste reduc-tion, in particular. Implementation of theLife Cycle Management concept is shownby reference to successful cases in point.

Manugraph India Ltd (0960)

Sidhwa House, 2nd floor NA Sawant Marg Colaba

Mumbai, 400 005, India

(See MAN Roland Druckmaschinen.)

MEGTEC Systems SA (0830)

32/34, rue des Malines, Z.I. de Lisses C.E. 2717

91027 Evry Cedex, France

http://www.meg.fr

is a supplier of pasters and splicersand has vast experience from thousands ofinstallations in newspaper, directory, com-


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mercial and book printing. The addition ofAMAL-Enkel makes MEGTEC the world'smost experienced and largest independentsupplier. The graduated specifications ofeach model provide a clear basis to selectthe paster most suited for each individualinstallation. A new DLC 1600 model isavailable with core acceleration and pneu-matic brakes for rolls up to 1600 daN andup to 1700 mm web widths. In late 2002, anew flying paster for the heatset commer-cial market will be introduced that inte-grates the technical expertise of MEGTECand AMAL. MEGTEC is a leading manufac-turer of heatset flotation drying systemswith more than 7000 units installed.MEGTEC's wide product range can be inte-grated with each press. The company pro-vides complete systems including infeed,web guides, chills, turner bars, idler rollersand pollution control.

> Metso Paper AG, (0670)

Roll HandlingRoute de Moutier 109

2800 Delémont, Switzerland

http://www.rollhandling.com

specialises in reel logistics for print-ing plants. Its wide range of services coversall aspects of reel logistics, offering future-oriented solutions with different levels ofautomation for reel delivery, storage, un-wrapping, preparing, temporary storage,reelstand loading and waste disposal. Thenew Metso RoAd logistics and control sys-tem controls all components and is respon-sible for reel organisation, managementand tracking. Company specialists will beon hand for discussions as well as ex-changes of ideas with customers and in-dustry specialists. Simulations of possiblereel logistics solutions also will be shown.

Michael Huber (0855)

München GmbHFeldkirchener Str. 15

85551 Kirchheim-Heimstetten, Germany

http://www.mhm.de

The companies belonging to the Hu-ber Group – represented by Michael HuberMünchen, Hostmann-Steinberg, Stehlin +Hostag and Tipolit – will provide informa-tion and consulting services to visitors ontheir joint stand. “Inking and damping innewspaper printing" is the central themeand the new and improved inks and foun-tain additives in Highly Improved Technol-ogy (HIT) quality for high-speed newspaperrotary presses will be presented.

> MVS Micro Vidéo Soft SA (1265)

250 chemin du Greffier, Ste. Marguerite

88108 Saint-Dié Cedex, France

http://www.mvs.fr

specialises in content publishing anddistribution systems. Several major news-paper and publishing houses use its appli-cations daily for information transfer, pagemake-up and publication in print or on theinternet. Today, MVS equipment is in use atmajor French national newspapers andover 600 advertising agencies that producemore than 30,000 files per month. The ex-perience gained in the publishing area andthe company's technological know-howhave contributed to the development of awide range of systems aimed at satisfyingnewspaper requirements: editorial and in-formation management systems, pagemake-up, ad recording and managementsystems, automatic classified and ad make-up systems. These include: – MVS Medi-aserver: a digital asset management sys-tem. – MVS Press: a PC-version automaticclassified and ad make-up solution. – MVSAdproject: a classified and digital ad man-agement system. The company says thatMVS Adproject offers a complete service,from file creation to tracking through thevarious publishing steps.

Monigraf Srl (1067)

Via Cuniberti 45

10151 Torino, Italy

offers remote ink control for all offsetprinting presses. – MDS-Ink is a fully digi-tal, computerised system, with solid steelsliding segments for accurate definition ofthe ink zones. Presetting by CIP3 or otherprotocols. Remote register control for all

offset printing presses. – MDS-Register is afully digital, computerised system for regis-ter control from console.

Maschinenfabrik (0340)

Gerd Mosca AGGartenstr. 1

69429 Waldbrunn/Strümpfelbrunn, Germany

http://www.mosca-ag.com

will present Integra-IS, a fully auto-matic compact film wrapping/cross-strap-ping system. This generation, equippedwith sealing bars (top and bottom foil)working in conjunction with followingside-sealing, allows all-round film-wrap-ping. The company says the system has anextremely short installation length of 2330mm. For cross-strapping of up to 17 bun-dles/min, the machine will be shown withan integrated RO-TR-4-D turntable. Thismachine has a low installation space re-quirement of just 760 mm. Mosca willshow its new electromechanical compress-ing and bundle alignment on a RO-TAI-4cross-strapping machine (performance inexcess of 30 bundles/min.). The fully auto-matic machines have been further en-hanced by innovations in the area of ac-cessibility for the RO-TRI-4 strapper aswell as the use of touch panel-basedgraphic user guidance. Mosca also will fea-ture the standard ECO automatic machine.The company says that low acquisitioncosts combined with a reduced-width con-sumable material (a strap width of 4 mminstead of 5 mm reduces material con-sumption by 20 percent) make this new de-velopment an economically interesting so-lution.

Motter Printing (0929)

Equipment LtdObernauerstrasse 4

6010 Kriens, Switzerland

is a Swiss-based organisation of pre-cision engineers and designers serving theprinting and allied industries specialisingin custom-built equipment to meet aclient's specific requirements for web offsetand rotogravure presses. In associationwith its American partner MotterStitch Co.,Motter Printing Equipment Ltd. (MPEL) de-signs and builds in-line stitching equip-ment for the customer's particular pressfolder. The range of MotterStitch stitchersare capable of handling current and fore-seeable press speeds. According to MPEL, it


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is a forerunner in the development of theshaftless-driven stitcher. MPEL, in associa-tion with the Foldex Corporation, is re-sponsible for the production of a range ofvariable-size jaw and quarter-folders withmany features and are capable of operatingat high speeds. MPEL can also offer an en-gineering service to update and rebuildboth offset and rotogravure press lines.

MotterStitch Co (0929)

504 North Main St, Lanoka Harbor, NJ


http://www.motterstitch.com

custom designs in-line stitchers forall types of web presses. The stitchers aredesigned single, double, triple or multi-round, with 2, 3, 4 or 6 heads, for straight,collect or double collect modes. They areinstalled in the folder and can run as manyas 100,000 copies per hour in straightmode.

MPO MediaSolutions GmbH (0175)

Atriumstr. 1

04315 Leipzig, Germany

http://www.mpo-mediasolutions.de

will use a simulated workflow toshow its publishing solution for editorial,advertising, product planning and internetapplications. For the editorial area, MPOwill show the InDesign software that per-mits free page design and complements theperformance range of the highly integratedand powerful editor. The editorial system iscompleted with an export to fee account-ing. The display of the status informationallows tracking of page production. Withmpo/Internet, ad recording and searchingvia the internet for online and print mediawill be presented using examples of classi-fied ads and incorporating the use ofmpo/Editor and mpo/Anzeigen.mpo/Anzeigen offers the flexible represen-tation of a tailored workflow, supported by

multilayered customising. The companysays that publishing houses can raise thelevel of comfort for users considerably byutilising the dynamically adaptable masks.The accounting processes can be run inbatches and defined in accordance withlogical dependencies. mpo/Blattplanungoffers small to medium-sized publishinghouses both a clear structure and simpleoperation, according to MPO.

> MSH Medien System Haus (0420)

GmbH & Co. KGPlieninger Str. 150


http://www.msh.de

will present integrated solutions forpublishing operations: (new) mySAP BWBusiness Warehouse. (new:) mySAP CRMfor Media. (new:) CIC Customer InteractionCenter including telephone integration.(new:) mySAP Enterprise Portals. CRM-


Mosca Direct LTD Colliers Way, Colliers Business ParkCotgrave, Nottingham, NG 12 3HAUnited KingdomTel.: +44(0) -115 989 0209, Fax: +44(0) -115 989 3888Internet: http://www.mosca-ag.com, E-Mail: [email protected]

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INTEGRA-IFully Automatic CompactFilm-Wrapping Cross Strapping Machine

The film-wrapping machine wraps newspapers, magazinesand similar print products in PE film. The lateral overhang isfolded around the bundle by means of the postpositionedstrapping system.INTEGRA-I consists of:• Film-Wrapping Machine• Strapping Machine RO-TR-4 KL• In-Line Strapping Machine RO-TRI-4Capacity: up to 30 cycles/minute• Strapping Machines • Cording Machines• Pallet Packing Presses • Conveying Systems• Straps and Cords

S T R A P P I N G S Y S T E M S

Mosca – the World of Strapping

MOSCA at the

I f raExpo2002 :

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Suite Dialog. Advertising solution: mySAPMedia AM and MSH-Ad: for ad recording,designing, make-up and production/plan-ning. MSH-Ad:MiniEdit – direct classifiedad recording. MSH-Ad:Make – universal adeditor. (new:) MSH-Ad:Make+ – workflowoptimisation. MSH-Ad:WebOrder – ad pro-cessing via the internet. MSH-Ad:Digital –processing digital copy. Direct connectionto the commercial job. Newspaper distribu-tion: mySAP Media SD with add-ons. In-ternet & online services: Web-hosting. Ac-cess Providing. – (new:) MSH-Web:digiPa-per – electronic newspaper publishing.MSH-Web:AdOnline – ad processing foronline markets. MSH-Web:EventCalendar –events calandar for print and online. MSH-Service: applications monitoring, HelpDesk system and MSH-OnlineSupport.

Müller Martini Marketing AG (0140)

Untere Brühlstrasse 13

4800 Zofingen, Switzerland

http://www.mullermartini.com

will be exhibiting under the motto:“If timing is crucial ... Müller Martini." Thecompany says its experts will be talking tocustomers to provide proof that MüllerMartini is the right business partner forcompanies of all sizes when it comes to in-telligently designed mailroom solutions –in other words, wherever timing is crucialfor the production and dispatch of newspa-pers. At Müller Martini, good timing startsright at the design stage. But timing alsomeans consultancy skills: with good resultswithin a short time, carefully-directed in-vestigation of specific customer requestsand the option of reacting quickly andflexibly, should production requirementschange. The company says a further plus-point that makes a significant contributionto perfect timing is that they have more

than 30 sales and service companies oftheir own all over the world, each with itsown mailroom specialists, enabling fast,on-site solutions. Müller Martini's expertswill be available on their stand throughoutIfraExpo for detailed project discussionsand personal, customer-oriented advice.

MSA – Musso Schleper & (0485)

AssociésLe Matisse, 9, avenue Henri Matisse

06200 Nice, France

http://www.msa-web.com

specialises in the following areas: –buying and selling used newspaper andcommercial presses; – “turnkey" services; –transport, installation, taking into produc-tion; – partial or total rebuilding; – mod-ernisation, conversion, enhancement of thepress; – configuring equipment to meetspecific requirements; – carrying out eval-uations. MSA has 15 years of experience intrading used newspaper presses.

MWM Media Workflow (1239)

Management ABKungsholmstorg 7, 4tr

112 21 Stockholm, Sweden

http://www.mwm.se

specialises in the field of productionand distribution improvements with regardto graphic production. MWM supplies sys-tem products for production management.The company also offers consultancy serv-ices to help customers identify and imple-ment improvement methods for their busi-nesses. MWM will show the MWM Systemthat links all the separate elements of pro-duction and distribution systems for news-papers and other businesses within thegraphics sector. The MWM System is madeup of modules for planning, online track-ing and reports and analysis. The systemfully supports IfraTrack.

NAPP Systems (Europe) Ltd (0955)

Füllerstr. 4

61440 Oberursel/Taunus, Germany

(See MacDermid Printing Solutions.)

NELA – Brüder (1185)

Neumeister GmbHGottlieb-Daimler-Str. 15

77933 Lahr, Germany

http://www.nela.de

will present: – Nela-VCP 2002, anautomatic register punching and edge-

bending machine for offset plates equippedwith video-controlled plate alignment. Us-ing burned-in register marks, the plates arebrought into exact register and subse-quently punched and edge-bent. The VCPfeatures a measuring device that monitorsonline the quality of plate exposure anddevelopment during the punching andedge-bending process. The punched andedge-bent plates are then entered into aplate stacking station. Sorting, e.g. by edi-tion or printing couple, is done by bar codeidentification. The company says the num-ber of stacker compartments can be in-creased at will. For this purpose, NELA of-fers a software that allows the productionof any desired number of allocation tables.Other software solutions for use in connec-tion with Nela-VCP 2002 are fan-out com-pensation/register correction, page track-ing, online diagnosis and the Service Wiz-ard remote maintenance system. The Nela-VPI-N plate checking device verifies theregister repeatability and the precision ofregister punching on the plates. Plates tobe checked can be either only exposed, ex-posed and punched, or exposed, punchedand edge-bent.

> net-linx (1165)

Publishing Solutions UK LtdRichmond House Bath Road

Newbury RG14 1QY, United Kingdom

http://www.net-linx.com

will focus on the company's ability tolower the total cost of ownership throughits solutions. Based on J2EE platforms, net-linx's nxAdvertising solution introduces aZero Administration Client option. Whencoupled with its suite of revenue tools forthe web, the company says this advertisingsolution will help publishers gain cost sav-ings and sales opportunities. net-linx's In-siight editorial solution uses Enterprise In-tegration technologies allowing a publisherto select best of breed, off-the-shelf appli-cations and integrate them into a moderneditorial publishing system.

Newspaper Association (0632)

of America1921 Gallows Rd, Suite 600

Vienna, VA 22182-3900, United States of America

http://www.naa.org

is a nonprofit organisation represent-ing the US$ 55 billion newspaper industryand more than 2000 newspapers in the


Nela will show the VCP 2002, an automatic registerpunching and edge-bending machine.

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United States and Canada. Most NAAmembers are daily newspapers, accountingfor 87 percent of the U.S. daily circulation.Headquartered in Tysons Corner (Vienna,Virginia, U.S.), the association focuses onsix key strategic priorities that affect thenewspaper industry collectively: marketing,public policy, diversity, industry develop-ment, newspaper operations and reader-ship. Information about NAA and the in-dustry may also be found at the associa-tion's web site at www.naa.org. NAA is thehost of NEXPO, an international newspapertechnology conference and exhibition,which will be held next 16-19 June 2003in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.(www.nexpo.com). As the publisher ofPresstime and Tech News magazines, NAAreaches the North American newspaper in-dustry with extensive reporting and adver-tising reach. In June 2002, NAA an-nounced the launch of Newspaper Tech,courses across a range of topics in produc-tion and business management, IT/NewMedia, EHS, logistics, accounting/finance,marketing/sales, human resources, personalimprovement and more. (www.naatech-training.com)

Newspapers & Technology (0533)

1623 Blake St, Ste 250

Denver, CO 80202, United States of America

http://www.newsandtech.com

is a monthly publication for newspa-per publishers and department managers

involved in applying and integrating tech-nology.

Newstec 2003 (0615)

IIR Exhibitions Ltd6th Floor, 29 Bressenden Place

London SW1E 5DR, United Kingdom

http://www.newstec.org

Newstec 2003 is the U.K.'s only newspublishing technology event that takesplace from 12-14 May 2003 in Brighton,U.K. Sponsored by the Newspaper Society,the exhibition has served the U.K. newspa-per market for 32 years. Alongside the ex-hibition, the Ifra-Newstec Conference isheld. This Conference will bring togetherbest-practice case studies and offer invalu-able advice on new technologies and howto improve operation efficiency.

NOISE-Ex-International (0920)

GmbHIndustriestr. 10

44628 Herne, Germany

http://www.noise-ex.com

specialises in solutions offering pro-tection against noise in the printing indus-try. Working on the basis of a detailedanalysis of the overall situation, an indi-vidual solution is developed and realised inclose cooperation with the customer. Thecompany says the modular Alpha systemoffers almost unlimited possibilities forplanning and implementing anti-noisemeasures. The company has installed noise

enclosures and control cabins throughoutEurope, drawing on experience gainedfrom numerous projects carried out in newbuildings as well as for retrofitting existingplants. The company says many customerschoose the Alpha system due to its simpleconstruction without additional structuralsteel engineering, simple handling in theevent of major press repair work as well asthe possibility to re-use it in cases of con-verting existing installations. Modern ro-tary presses require practical anti-noise so-lutions that also take due account of theneed for ventilation and exhaust air ex-traction. Noise-Ex says that, together withmany customers, it has developed and re-alised simple, low-cost, but efficient venti-lation and exhaust air extraction solutionsthat do not hinder operations and ensure apleasant environment for printers.

Norske Skog (0880)

Oksenøyveien 80

1326 Lysaker, Norway

http://www.norske-skog.com

has 24 wholly and partly owned millsin 15 countries on 5 continents. In Europe,Norske Skog now operates a total of ninemills located in six countries. They havefour mills in Norway and one in Austria,France, Germany, Holland and the CzechRepublic respectively. Their sales officesare located throughout Europe. NorskeSkog will feature their full range ofnewsprint, improved newsprint, book pa-per, machine finished coated (MFC), supercalendered (SC) and light/medium weightcoated (LWC/MWC) paper. Norske Skogsays they are dedicated to understandingtheir customers' business, and to offeringthe right product, quality and services.Representatives and experts from theirsales organisation and mills will be on thestand to discuss this and the latest develop-ments of their products.

Olive Software Inc. (0595)

One Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10016, United States of America

http://www.olivesoftware.com

focuses on the technologies thatbridge the gap between printed informationand the online world, developing e-pub-lishing and archiving products for newspa-pers and libraries. Founded in 1999 by ateam of experienced entrepreneurs andtechnologists, the company's goal is to set


NOISE-Ex-International has installed noise enclosures and control cabins throughout Europe.

industry standards in online archiving ande-publishing.

OXY-DRY Maschinen GmbH (0870)

Boschring 19

63329 Egelsbach, Germany

http://www.oxydry.de

will show the latest version of itsthree main types of blanket and impressioncylinder washing systems for newspaperweb offset presses. Most OXY-DRY wash-ing systems are supplied with patented,fully-integrated control consoles. Morethan 8000 cylinders (newspaper printing)worldwide are equipped with OXY-DRYwashing systems. OXY-DRY also will pres-ent its idler roller washing system. This au-tomatic system is integrated into both themechanics and controls of the press and,together with the blanket and impressioncylinder washing system, is operated via acontrol console mask.

Papeteries Matussière (0637)

et Forest42-44, rue de Paradis

75010 Paris, France

http://www.matussiere-forest.fr

Papeteries Matussière & Forest (PMF)has a pan-European presence (notably inFrance, Germany, Italy, Spain andBenelux), and is a long-standing supplierto the national and provincial newspapersand the free-sheet sectors. Two mills withinthe group produce newsprint, enablingPMF to offer a comprehensive range of ei-ther part or 100 percent recycled newsprintgrades: standard newsprint, improvednewsprint and tinted newsprint, for heatand coldset web offset printing. The mainproducts and their benefits: Alsapresse, 100percent recycled (Blue Angel, APUR andNAPM labels); Alsaweb, 100 percent recy-cled with brightness 68; Blanc Pyrénées, 60percent recycled with brightness 63-64;

standard newsprint Ariège white, 60 per-cent recycled; and tinted newsprint Ariège,60 percent recycled and available insalmon pink, yellow, blue, green colours.According to the company, the range ofnewsprint grades excels in terms of print-ability, opacity and high brightness. PMFsays it manufactures and sells a range ofsuperior matt and gloss coated papers,branded Voiron Mat and Voiron Silk. Thesepapers offer this claimed advantage: com-bined high bulk with a smooth surface fin-ish, resulting in good quality while main-taining a crisp feel to the final document.

> Parascan Technologies Ltd (1280)

Unit 9 Moons Park, Burnt Meadow Rd

North Moons Moat

Redditch, Worcs B98 9PA, United Kingdom

http://www.parascan.com

will launch Qxp Technology, a newsoftware and systems range, for the man-

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agement of prepress workflow solutions forthe newspaper industry. – Qxp Manage-ment Information System: tracks produc-tion progress, meeting of deadlines, work-load per client, etc. Parascan says the sys-tem provides a comprehensive range ofproduction statistics/reports, based on anSQL-server, exportable to ERP Systems foraccounting/financial purposes. – Qxp Pro-duction Planner: integrates planning be-tween Editorial/Print and Prepress produc-tion of films and plates. The company saysthis module is particularly relevant for out-put to CTP units especially production ofmultiple editions over multiple press units.– Qxp Device Manager: integrates all com-ponents of the prepress workflow, allowsfor set up of all processes, is accessible viaa browser from any location, allows opera-tors to manage production remotely e.g. re-make of plates driven from the press room,output devices can be connected or discon-nected etc. In addition, Parascan will pres-ent its Q-Manager workflow, VisualiserProofing and Ink Pre-setting solutions.Parascan also offers advice on how theirsolutions can benefit potential usersthrough a Site Audit and Recommenda-tions Report without further obligation.

Perretta Graphics Corp. (0645)

40 Violet Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY


http://www.perretta.com

(See Graphic Web Systems BV.)

Picdar (1249)

Sandridge Park, Porters Wood

St. Albans, Herts AL3 6PH, United Kingdom

http://www.picdar.com

will feature its DAM solutions, whichthe company says enable newspaper pub-lishers to improve operational efficiencyand reduce prepress production time for alldigital material. Picdar offers a range ofsolutions based on its core digital assetmanagement (DAM) product, Media Mogul.From entry-level hosted solutions to full-scale workflow DAM suites, Picdar saysMedia Mogul features efficient workflowtools and integrates seamlessly with otherpublishing systems. Media Mogul serves asan integral part of the newspapers' pub-lishing process, handling active picturesand copy throughout the publishing cyclefrom asset input and modification, to link-ing assets with publishing history. With en-

hanced XML interfaces, wide-rangingNewsML support, and new XML-controlledQuark XTensions that enhance workflowefficiencies, Media Mogul powers stream-lined newspaper workflows. The companysays its solutions result in cost reductionsand the creation of new revenue streams.Picdar customers include Trinity Mirror,The Economist, The Guardian, FinancialTimes, BBC Worldwide, Hasbro and Tui.

picturesafe (1236)

media/data/bank GmbHLüerstr. 3

30175 Hannover, Germany

http://www.picturesafe.de

specialises in multimedia data and itslogistics as well as the organisation ofwork, information and communicationprocesses. The company offers services andproducts for the introduction and operationof digital asset management systems(DAM). This includes consulting and soft-ware development, up to Application Ser-vice Providing (ASP). DAM covers all nec-essary activities for production, collection,development, refinement, supply and dis-tribution of digital data. picturesafe offersthe myCONTENT media asset managementsystem as a media solution. This systemgives information suppliers, publishinghouses or photo and news agencies thepossibility to market contents and rights ofuse to text, image, audio and video materi-al via the internet, both up-to-the-minuteand in accordance with customer require-ments. At the same time, myCONTENT actsas an archiving and production supportingsystem. The automated methods of pictureand document administration help ratio-nalise production and increase productivi-ty. myCONTENT supports the supply of in-formation from different sources. Sophisti-cated user groups and rights-assignmentmechanisms ensure a system of graded ac-cess.

Pira International Ltd (0627)

Randalls Rd

Leatherhead, Sy KT22 7RU, United Kingdom

http://www.piranet.com

is a leading consultancy businesswith major publishing and conference ac-tivities, serving the printing, publishing,paper and packaging industries. Pira BookSale: the company will be exhibiting itsrange of publications – journals (Digital


MediaSolutions GmbHphone: +49-341-922-2300E-mail: [email protected]: www.mpo-mediasolutions.de

WorkflowOptimisation …

mpo/AdsAd order entry

Accounts managementWYSIWYG editor

Sales promptsIntegration of display advertising

InvoicingContract management

CommissionsCollective advertising

mpo/EditorialCopy editing

WYSIWYG editorWire editing

Image integrationImage processing

Production controlInternet export/import

News gathering via the internet

mpo/PlanningProduct planning

Page makeupWYSIWYG display

mpo/InternetAd search/managment

Display ad input

… via highintegration.

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Demand, the only international journallooking at digital production technologiesfor the print-publishing supply chain),books (e.g. Introduction to Digital Print,The Print and Production Manual, DigitalPrepress) and market intelligence reports(e.g. The Future of Newspaper Advertising).

PLANATOL Systems (0920)

International GmbHFabrikstr. 30-32

83101 Rohrdorf, Germany

http://www.planatol.de

will show high-speed gluing fornewspaper, semi-commercial, rotogravureand illustration printing presses in threeversions: intermittent longitudinal gluingand fold-softening at up to 20 m/sec. (Opi-matic Combijet and Softjet), cross-web glu-ing at up to 60,000 cylinder revolutions/h(Opimatic), and attaching of cards andPost-it notes at up to 80,000 copies/h(ElectroCard). The adhesive for fold-gluingis produced by PLANATOL. The productrange of the colour ink supply division of-fers all customary pumps for cold-set,heat-set, oxidative-drying and UV inks andalso ink level regulators for single and di-vided ink ducts are manufactured. As aninnovation for longitudinal and cross-webgluing and colour ink supply, PLANATOLnow offers Intermodus 8MOD to its cus-tomers. According to PLANATOL, Inter-modus stands for online start help, onlineoperator instruction, online fault detection,online fault diagnosis, and is the globallink to customers.

> ppi Media GmbH (0975)

Hindenburgstr. 49


http://www.ppi.de

is a software specialist for newspaperpublishing companies and printing houses.ppi Media will present its production man-agement system that incorporates the en-tire newspaper production process – frompage planning (PlanPag) and ad production(AdMan) via ad page make-up (AdPag),page assembly (ProPag) and printing formeproduction (ProMan) up to the press – intoan integrated, highly automated workflow.ppi Media says the classic programme, withoptimised interfaces to all standard exter-nal prepress, press and mailroom systems,is designed to allow an open and integratedoperation. According to the company, ra-

tionalisation potentials are fully utilised,production times and costs significantly re-duced. Maximum safety and transparencyis achieved with GlobalTrack, the browser-and IfraTrack-based tracking system aswell as the DataShop data warehouse de-signed for the special requirements of pub-lishing companies and printing houses.Some 70 publishing houses worldwide, in-cluding in the U.S.A. and India, have gonewith this concept during the past 18 years.Under the name PrintNet, ppi Media is de-veloping a production management systemespecially for printing houses. As a CIM so-lution, PrintNet is intended to fully inte-grate and modernise production processeson a JDF basis in the printing house. A pi-lot version will be shown at IfraExpo 2002.

Presse Edition (0534)

22, rue des Reculettes

75013 Paris, France

is a journal published by Faits de So-ciétés, a publishing group specialising inthe communication industry. With eight is-sues per year plus supplements and one an-nual “Le Guide Presse Édition," Presse Édi-tion covers the press, communication andpublishing markets for its readers: produc-tion managers and buyers, as well as alltheir commercial partners in the graphicproduction chain.

PrintCity GmbH + Co. KG (0960)

Sebastianstr. 29h


http://www.printcity.de

is a strategic alliance of independentcompanies from the graphic arts industry.

It has more than 40 members operating inthe publishing, commercial printing andpackaging sectors worldwide. The vision ofPrintCity is to provide complete, open-sys-tem printing solutions to raise the produc-tivity of its customers. Its members aredrawn from every process phase of the in-dustry, from design to post-printing. Forpublishers in every sector of the industrythere are challenges, and PrintCity has awealth of companies with expertise to pro-vide the answers that publishers need. Inthe newspaper sector, for example, news-papers will have to focus on specialisedtarget groups by producing smaller, specialinterest editions. PrintCity says it can callon companies with world-leading solutionsto address this market. Likewise, magazinesmust become even more segmented to holdtheir own against growing competition.According to the alliance, PrintCity offerspractical advice on how publishers can getthe best from their printing departments,and increase productivity by reducing theoverall cost per copy of print runs.

tph The Printers House (0950)

Pvt. Ltd10, Scindia House, Connaught Place

New Delhi, 110001, India

http://www.tphorient.com

is a manufacturer and exporter ofweb offset printing machines in India inthe single-width, single-circumference cat-egory. Its Orient range of products includeMono Units, 3-colour satellites, Stackunits, 4-Hi towers, and Folders, in modelsStandard (16,000 cph), Super (30,000 cph),and 35,000 cph, in cut-off sizes 508 mm,533 mm, 546 mm, 560 mm, and 578 mm.With ISO 9001 certification, and manufac-tured in a CNC facility, Orient machines areexported to more than 35 countries, be-sides having a major market share in India.The company says quality, versatility, easeof operation, compact design, and compati-bility with other makes make the Orientpresses reliable and cost-effective.

> Protec SA (0435)

Julián Camarillo, 29 Edific. Protec

28037 Madrid, Spain

http://www.protec.es

will present AD-on-LINE, the compa-ny's new advertising management and or-ders contracting solution for newspaperstargeted to B2B and B2C. The company


PLANATOL Systems International will show its variousgluing and ink supply solutions.

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says it fully integrates internet/extranettechnology as well as standard manage-ment tools (Excel, Word) and a wysiwygeditor for actual production of advertise-ments at the same time of contract. It is in-cluded into MILENIUM Cross Media solu-

tions environment, but Protec says it canwork autonomously and be integrated withother financial and editorial solutions. –MILENIUM Publishing Web is also a newproduct to control the production of print-ing newspapers through browser and web.Also being shown are new versions of oth-er MILENIUM Cross Media suites: – CI-CLON for advertising production; – MILE-NIUM for editorial content workflow; –ARCANO for multimedia digital archiving;– COMMS for communication manage-ment; and – PRESSFLOW for PS or PDFpages workflow for press printing. The newversions highlight the cross media use ofthese solutions, which are designed tomanage contents and formats separatelyand their broadcast for any media: paper,web, digital radio, SMS. More than 60newspaper companies are editing and pro-ducing their content with MILENIUM CrossMedia.

> Q.I. Press Controls (0195)

Everdenberg 26

4902 TT Oosterhout, The Netherlands

http://www.qipc.com

will exhibit for the first time their In-telligent Edge Detection System IED. Thissystem is based on the Intelligent RegisterSystem technology and can measure the


Protec will show products related to its MILENIUMCross Media solution. Among their products are MILE-NIUM Publishing Web, CICLON for advertising produc-tion and ARCANO for multimedia digital archiving.

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width of the web, thereby enabling the system to control fan-out, turner bars or splicers. The company says the patented“fish-eye" technology eliminates the need to laterally pre-setthe scanner. All data processing is done within the camerahousing and intelligent software compensates for distortion andpaper dust. Also on display will be the IRS, which combines au-tomatic colour register, cut-off and side-lay control into onesystem. One, virtually invisible (0,04 mm2), set of register marksis enough for the IRS to monitor and control register complete-ly. The IRS can be expanded with the new Intelligent QualityManagement System (IQM). According to the company, all pro-duction data, including colour register information, can bemonitored by the production manager at his own desk. The pro-duction data is stored in a database, and there is the possibilityto set alarm levels that can be forwarded automatically to theproduction manager via SMS on his mobile phone. The compa-ny says claims for compensation in case of miss register caneasily be investigated. Web-tension, drive problems, paper char-acteristics, ink/dampening problems, all information can beanalysed. Like all QIPC systems, this will be tailor-made to cus-tomer specifications.

QTI Quad/Tech Inc (0547)

N64 W23110 Main St, Sussex, WI


http://www.qtiworld.com

a manufacturer of auxiliary controls for the web offsetprinting industry, QTI's latest innovation is the RGS Vector,which the company says features the fastest register cameratechnology available. QTI says this speed results in reducedmakeready time and waste, and superior process control. Itssmall mark size (0,18 mm) is virtually indiscernible and requiresless white space. For accurate fold and cut off register, the Rib-bon Control System (RCS) 4000 automatically registers ribbons,both circumferentially and laterally, ensuring consistent qualitythroughout the press run. It has recently been modified to pro-vide dual mark register control for a newspaper application.Both the RGS Vector and RCS reside on the new ICON platform.According to QTI, this platform offers increased flexibility andefficiency by allowing multiple QTI products to be controlledfrom one operator control station. The company says this re-sults in reduced training time and quicker job setups. For closedloop colour control, QTI says its Color Control System (CCS)controls by midtone dot gain and three-colour grey balance inaddition to solid ink density.

> Quark Solutions (0375)

Eglosheimer Str. 41

71636 Ludwigsburg, Germany

http://www.euro.quark.com

To succeed in today's demanding publishing environment,organisations need sophisticated systems for storing, searching,re-purposing and publishing content. Quark says it is positionedto meet these challenges by unifying media-independent pub-lishing with database-driven content management and work-flow solutions on an enterprise scale, calling this “enterprisepublishing." Quark, known for its layout and workflow solu-


Washing in a workflow:FULLY-AUTOMATED !

Blanket cylindersImpression cylindersGuide rollers

for newspaper presses

Unique and patented console integration for the

widest variety of requirements. From the "one for one" washing unit through the "one for two" washing unit for

simultaneous washing of blanket cylinders close together,

up to the "6 o'clock" washing unit for impression cylin-

ders, plus the on-the-fly "impression-on washing" and

guide roller washing.

OXY-DRY Maschinen GmbH Boschring 19 D-63329 Egelsbach, Germany Phone +49 (0)6103 4007-0 Fax +49 (0)6103 4007-70

Every dimension in washing!Unique solutions from ...

Visit us at IfraExpo 2002, Stand 0870

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tions, says it has developed an enterprisepublishing platform built on the scalable,modular Quark Digital Media System(QuarkDMS) architecture that can be ex-tended and integrated with existing sys-tems to drive efficiency enhancements andcost reductions at every organisational lev-el. Quark provides a wide selection of inte-grated application modules (such as Editor-ial Clients, SOAP Integration Framework,WebCopyDesk, WebSite Management so-phisticated Workflow Engine etc), that aug-ment QuarkDMS with new capabilities.

Quickcut Europe (0625)

Robert-Mayer-Str. 48-50

60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

http://www.quickcut.com

(See MacDermid Printing Solutions.)

Reeves Spa (0883)

Strada Provinciale 140

26855 Lodivecchio (LO), Italy

http://www.reeves.it

is a manufacturer of offset printingblankets with a comprehensive productline. According to Reeves, each of its Vul-can blankets has been developed to satisfya specific need in the market, and most ofthe biggest newspaper companies in theworld are customers. To address the grow-ing high-speed web market, the companyintroduces its newly engineered VulcanSynthesis, the cylindrical blanket for MANRoland gapless presses; Vulcan Genesis, thecylindrical blanket for the Mainstream;Vulcan Metal, the metal back blanket fornewspaper printing, as well as the success-

ful flat blankets such as Editor 10 for neu-tral paper feed; Editor 20 for positive paperfeed; and Royal Web K2, all available alsoin the NO PAK thickness. With such a wideproduct range, the company is able to cov-er all market needs. According to the com-pany, printers running high-speed webpresses will appreciate Vulcan blankets'consistency, especially over long periods oftime. Reeves says that its partnership withlocal agents combined with the presence ofapplication specialists, assure immediateassistance to printers whenever required.

> RIMA-System (0320)

Monschauer Str. 1


http://www.rimasystem.com

is a manufacturer of post-press solu-tions, ranging from the simple counterstacker up to complete mailroom systems.The various finishing steps of conveying,cutting, compensating stacking, blocking,strapping and palletising are configured tocomplete solutions and automate finishingbetween folder delivery and dispatch. Thecompany says the RS 800 rotary cutters areof interest to all newspaper printers whowant to offer trimmed printed products.According to RIMA-System, special op-tions, such as high-frequency productalignment before trimming (HexbratorTechnology), knife cooling and zero gapadjustment, flexible selection of carbidemetal and segmental knives (Multi KnifeTechnology) ensure cutting quality, exactcutting geometry and a long useful life alsowith newspaper products. Shown as anIfraFirst will be the new high-speed/high-volume RS 32 compensating stacker, a fur-ther development of the RS 31SL. New fea-tures include a high, slightly inclinedthree-stage prestacking basket to facilitate

batch collection; turntable with greater for-mat flexibility and integrated pressingplates, intelligent, servo-driven ejector andfold-down delivery table for gently andcontrolled bundle delivery, large hingedhoods, central format adjustment andtouch screen increase user friendliness.Video and multimedia presentations of fur-ther applications will also be shown.

> Rosetta (1150)

Prins Hendrikkade 164 C

1011 TB Amsterdam, The Netherlands

http://www.rosetta.net

designs and creates classified adver-tising, recruitment, motoring, property,community and e-commerce web sites byintegrating newspaper and magazine adbooking systems with Rosetta System 6, anXML based network database publishingapplication. Using System 6, advertiserscan purchase ads for both online and printpublication using structured online dataentry forms or by agency advertising man-agement system upload. Some of the front-end features of the System 6 include: userpersonalisation, automatic e-mail/SMS no-tifications, online booking forms for adver-tisers, image upload, template based semidisplay ad creation, and an advanced pric-ing and up-sell engine. System 6 can pub-lish to print, web, e-mail, SMS, WAP, Digi-tal TV, Palm and other PDA devices. Fea-turing an integrated back-end suite ofbrowser-based advertising and publishingcomponents, the company says System 6can manage multiple publications, editions,users and pricing schemes within one user-friendly, use-anywhere interface. Rosettaadds that System 6 allows users to set upregular conversions between two or moredata formats and enhance this data by us-ing parsing and expansion, while advancedworkflow editing facilities let users controlany incoming data. Rosetta was founded inAmsterdam in 1995 and powers classifiedand community sites for some of thelargest publishers across Europe.

rotoclean GmbH (0245)

Basler Str. 115

79115 Freiburg, Germany

will present its blanket and satellitewashing system. The company says it ori-ents its products towards user require-ments, i.e. innovative technical design,simple operation and accessibility in the


RIMA-System’s new RS 32 compensating stacker in-tegrates numerous innovative features.

rotoclean of Germany will feature its blanket andsatellite washing system.

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press. rotoclean says its supply and dispos-al concept makes an important contribu-tion to satisfying increasingly strict eco-logical regulations – by no-maintenance,high-level recycling of the used washingagent. The company says it attributes itspositive development, among other things,to the fact that customers who invest in arotoclean washing system are assured of ashort payback period.

SAP AG (0720)

Neurottstr. 16

69190 Walldorf, Germany

http://www.sap-ag.de

The comprehensive mySAP Media so-lution supports business managementprocesses and includes functions for finan-cials, human resource management and lo-gistics, in addition to media industry-spe-cific functions. The suite of solutions in-cludes: mySAP Media Sales and Distribu-

tion, which can be used to sell and distrib-ute all types of media products across alldelivery channels. It supports direct salesand sales to resellers. Conventional chan-nels or the internet can be used for sub-scriptions, billing, commissions and othermedia business processes. – mySAP MediaAdvertising Management includes func-tions for all processes associated with thesale, booking and billing of ads in everymedium. It handles business relationshipswith a newspaper's partners and integra-tion with web-based processes, call centres,and technical systems. – mySAP BusinessIntelligence for Media supplies informationthat is tailored to the media industry andresponds to the needs of employees work-ing within the media sector. – mySAP Cus-tomer Relationship Management includesfeatures and functions that enable a com-pany to identify, attract and retain cus-tomers. The company says this means that

improved products and services that arehighly personalised can be delivered. myS-AP CRM includes marketing, sales andservice functions.

SAP Systems Integration AG (0720)

St. Petersburger Str. 9

01069 Dresden, Germany

http://www.sap.com

(See SAP AG.)

Sauer Walzenfabriken (0624)

GmbH & Co. KGGutenbergstr. 5

30966 Hemmingen, Germany

http://www.sauer-roller.com

The Sauer group of companies, witha total of 10 sites in Germany, France,Spain, Italy, Austria and the U.S.A., is aworldwide supplier of roller technology.The Sauer product programme consists ofsolutions for the areas of coldset, commer-


Your partner for newspaper quality andleading manufacturer of photopolymer plates for

FLEXO (including CTP)

LETTERPRESSNAPP Systems (Europe) Ltd.Branch Office OberurselFuellerstrasse 4D-61440 Oberursel/Ts.Tel.: (0 61 71) 5 70 79Fax: (0 61 71) 5 32 68E-mail: [email protected]

Please visit us during IFRAin Barcelona, 14.–17.10.2002, booth 0955

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cial offset, anilox offset, sheet-fed offset, flexo, letterpress andpackaging gravure printing. Complementary products, such aswashing and equipment maintenance products, are optimallymatched to the used materials. A growing distribution networkof qualified agents forms the basis for on-site customer servicein Europe and the United States. Sauer, in close cooperationwith leading press manufacturers, has vast experience in the de-velopment of own materials and is an acknowledged firstequipment supplier in the OEM area. The Sauer group of com-panies will present new roller technologies for reducing ink mistand the patented concept of a web guide roller that is in use atselected customer operations.

SAXoTECH AS (1243)

Hobrovej 42D

9000 Aalborg, Denmark

http://www.saxotech.com

is showing the next releases of SAXoPRESS CMS & Publi-cus Online Publishing System. – SAXoPRESS R6 includes newfeatures such as: MacOS X & Windows XP clients: SAXoPRESSprovides native support for the latest operating system tech-nologies from Apple and Microsoft. – New unified user inter-face: The user interface unifies and simplifies all editorial func-tions into one content management “workbench." – Oracle 9i &use of Oracle interMedia technology: SAXoPRESS is providedwith a suite of services to develop and deploy print, web andwireless applications that include rich media. – Media neutralformatting system: An XML-based, media-neutral text format-ting and page markup system, which the company says makesthe stylebook system more flexible and simplifies cross-mediapublishing. – Publicus Web browser client for SAXoPRESS:Within Publicus you can access the SAXoPRESS print produc-tion database. – Publicus R6 includes: Linux & Apache support:The Publicus application server is ported to run natively on Lin-ux and to utilise the Apache Web server, which SAXoTECH saysimproves the speed and security of the system and lowers thetotal cost of ownership. – Oracle 9i, MySQL database support:Choose from 3 SQL database technologies (MS SQL Server 2000,Oracle 9i, and the open source MySQL). – Tansa Text ProofingSystem integration: Now Tansa's advanced proofing system isaccessible from Publicus.

Scangraphic PrePress (0680)

Technology GmbHHafenstr. 37

22880 Wedel, Germany

http://www.scangraphic.de

(See alfa media Partner GmbH.)

Scholpp Montage GmbH (1270)

Am Mittelkai 20


http://www.scholpp.de

will inform about the mechanical and electrical assembly,disassembly and re-assembly of printing presses, up to theircommissioning, as well as complete moves of printing opera-tions, including accompanying mailroom installations, with

newspaper techniques September 2002P R I N T E R ’ S P R O G R E S S

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Visit us at the

IfraExpo 2002,

Stand 0920.

Fold Gluing

Card Gluing

Fold Softening

Ink Supply

Ink Pumps

Level Control

Quantity Measurement

Adhesives

Service

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electro-hydraulic hoisting gantries (indi-vidually matched to suit the hall height,width and hoisting performance) and re-programming of SPS controls. The compa-ny operates throughout Europe, with itsown transport vehicles (specially designedfor transporting printing units), fork-lifttrucks (up to 20 tonnes) and cranes (up to650 tonnes hoisting capability) as well asoverseas (international forwarding).

Schur Packaging (0750)

Systems AS (DK)Fuglevangsvej 41

8700 Horsens, Denmark

http://www.schur.com

is a supplier of mailroom and post-press technology solutions for newspapers.The company says it has a complete stan-dard product portfolio and extensive com-petencies in engineering and project man-agement, a platform from which they are

capable of delivering complete customisedmailroom solutions to the newspaper in-dustry. Schur's product programme covers:conveying systems with single copy grip-per, storage systems, inserting systems, acomplete range of stackers covering allcustomer needs, on-line bundle addressingsystems, packaging lines with film wrap-ping, side welding and a wide range ofcross strapping machines. Loading bay so-lutions and a range of palletising systemsalso form part of Schur's product pro-gramme. The TMS production control sys-tem ties all functions and gives the cus-tomer a unique set of production facilities.

Seinet (0840)

C/ Caleruega, 67 – 7th Floor

28033 Madrid, Spain

http://www.seinet.es

is a developer of open cross-mediapublishing solutions. The company islaunching Xtent Publishing Suite V2.SeiNet describes Xtent as a true XML-based publishing solution offering realcross-media benefits to the newspaper andmagazine industry, reducing costs and in-creasing ROI. This next-generation applica-tion is claimed to optimise the entireprocess of digital asset management – con-tent handling, management, storage andpublication, and is described as a completeeditorial and publishing solution. TheXtent product suite includes the all-en-hanced Xtent Editor, Catalog, Print Pub-lisher, Web Publisher, and the workflowtool, XFlow. The suite is accessed via a sin-gle web browser displaying the person-alised services defined by the user. A com-mon workflow and content managementtool is shared by all applications, managing

content from multiple sources through theeditorial process to print and web publish-ing, to archiving and to the digital repur-posing of content. It uses today's standardtools and provides an open, flexible workenvironment (based on and written inXML/Java) that enables the reuse of con-tent for multiple destinations, separatingcontent creation from the media to which itis delivered. SeiNet has more than 17 yearsexperience providing editorial solutions.Xtent is sold and supported in Europe, theUnited States and internationally.

> Setanta-Media (1237)

Schoenhauseralle 126


develops workflow and content man-agement solutions for the media industry.The company sells its products in Europeand North America. – Setanta WorkflowManager provides electronic planning,tracking and control of media productionactivities. – PostStrip Professional is amodular suite of PDF workflow manage-ment tools. Key modules include an auto-mated pagination system capable of build-ing pages from PDF page elements via aunique “double burn" technique, and a webbrowser based page assembly status track-er. – PostStrip Enterprise enhances Post-Strip Professional to provide a distributedPDF workflow management solution viaSetanta Workflow Manager. Standard webserver technology enables the routing offiles and work across various sites, provid-ing central and local tracking and controlof all work activities. – A new version ofthe Setanta Advanced Workflow Engine,Setanta 4, to be available in 2003 will beannounced at IfraExpo. Setanta-Media saysSetanta 4 will provide performance en-hancements to the company's workflowengine, as well as integrating the workflowengine with the industry standard ApacheWeb Server, and CORBA solutions. Setanta-Media also will announce its new picturesales system, enabling publishers to sellpictures from their databases via publiclysituated kiosks, and on the internet.

Sicpa-Sinclair BV (1075)

Didamseweg 142

6902 PE Zevenaar, The Netherlands

http://www.sicpa.com

as part of the Swiss multinationalSicpa, Sicpa-Sinclair is the specialised


Among other services, Scholpp Montage will informabout its electro-hydraulic hoisting gantries.

Media Digital Asset

Management System

More than just data management – our

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myCONTENT production, archiving

and distribution of text, images, audio and video

Visit us at IfraExpo 2002

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Contact:

picturesafe media/data/bank/ GmbH phone: +49 (0) 40 - 37 41 27 – 70

e-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.picturesafe.de

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manufacturer within the Sicpa Group of inks for the newspaperindustry. The company says it keeps an eye on environmentalaffairs, and for that reason, it continuously examines raw mate-rials that are better for the human race and the environment.Sicpa-Sinclair says that new raw materials and their own devel-opments in the binder area permit them to adjust the inks witha good rub-resistance, press behaviour and recycling propertiesfor the paper industry. According to the company, recently de-veloped NewsTECH inks give the printer the possibility to re-duce the water amount on the press. Sicpa-Sinclair adds thatthis results in very fast-setting, excellent set-off properties andeven with a high ink-loading are perfectly suitable for thenewest insert systems such as Müller Martini and Ferag. Due tothe reduced water-amount on the press, these inks have ex-tremely bright colours for brilliant printed matters. The newNewsTECH inks are suitable for all types of high-speed ma-chines and specially developed for the great demand in colourinks in the newspaper industry at the moment.

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG (0170)

Alfred-Keller-Str. 55

53721 Siegburg, Germany

http://www.siegwerk.com

By changing its legal status to a public limited company,Siegwerk Druckfarben AG says it has realigned its corporatestrategic policy. The company also says it has set itself the goalof offering customers optimum product quality cost-efficientlyand customer service without equal in the printing industry. Atits headquarters in Siegburg near Cologne, Germany, more than200 employees work in research, development and applicationtechnology. In close cooperation with customers, the companydevelops products for newspaper printing. The company's newslogan is: “your ink experts." On display at the stand will be: –Waterless newspaper printing, a development project with KBA.– Mist-free inks, which prevent process faults due to soiling. –Optimised free running behaviour is guaranteed by printinginks and fountain solutions from one supplier. – Intelligentcolour management for the representation of customer coloursfrom 4C.

Siemens AG Automation and (0460)

Drives Motion Control SystemsFrauenauracher Str. 80

91056 Erlangen, Germany

http://www.siemens.com/printing

is a supplier for automation- and drives solutions for theprinting industry. Siemens offers integrated solutions rangingfrom the supervisory level to the automation level to drives andmotors. The access to the automation units Simatic S7 and thedrives Simovert Masterdrives via remote diagnostics as a stan-dard function is possible.

Shaftless printing presses for newspaper-, commercial-and package printing are equipped with the drives systemSimovert Masterdrives Motion Control. The drives are synchro-nised via Simolink and communicate with the automation levelvia Profibus DP. Servomotors are available with air and watercooling as well as explosion proof.


Seamless Solutions.Infinite Innovations.

“With most new ideas, I take a ‘wait and see’ attitude. But, when QTI offers something new, I want to be one of the first to have it. Over the years, QTI’s innovative products have helped us improve quality and productivity—and save money. They understand my business and know how to help me keep ahead of my competition.”

At QTI, we draw from an in-depth knowledge of the printing business to develop products that create advantages for our customers. Our latest innovation, the Register Guidance System (RGS) Vector™, uses the most advanced camera on the market to rapidly locate our small register marks. The result is the fastest, most accurate capture rate ever. Residing on our advanced network-based ICON™ platform, the RGS Vector™ is a giant leap forward in providing printers the added speed and control they need.

Tel: +31 294 496222Fax: +31 294 431016 email: [email protected] site: www.qtiworld.com

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> Sinapse Graphic (0430)

InternationalBat. Epicure – Les Algorithmes

Route de l'Orme aux Merisiers

91194 Saint Aubin Cedex, France

http://www.sinapsegraphic.com

offers training and diagnostic soft-ware for newspaper printing. This interac-tive software simulates running a printingpress (in the same way as an airplane flightsimulator). It reproduces a wide variety ofprinting conditions and problems that canbe used for assessment, training, perform-ance enhancement and press analysis. Thecompany says the process is so effectivethat many users feel that they are “virtual-ly printing." The only difference is thatthere is no paper, ink or press costs. Thesimulators can be used alone or directlydriven by a press console. While the press-man does all the adjustments on the con-sole, the results can be viewed on a screen.In this way, the company says, the press-man really feels as comfortable with thesimulator as he would be in front of a realpress. The IPSS line of knowledge manage-ment software lets users add their own in-formation about production problems andsolutions.

> Sinedita Srl (1160)

Via Pianezza, 212

10151 Torino, Italy

http://www.sinedita.it

will be presenting a renovation of itspublishing front-end system, which thecompany describes as a sophisticated sys-tem infrastructure that allows the move be-yond the traditional editing and paginat-ing, a combination of modules to ensurethe highest flexibility in matching theusers' needs. The use of standard softwaresuch as Oracle, MySQL, XPress, Windows2000 and MacOs, complemented by Java-based user-applications, supports a suite ofsolutions for the modern newsroom.Sinedita says their goal is to give publish-ers easy-to-use tools to optimise and sim-plify the content management process, andto better adapt it to various scenarios:print, online and wireless. For the firsttime, the company says, it will show Java-based modules such as Publication Plan-ning, to properly distribute editorial andadvertising content across a publication,and handle the complexity of multi-editionprocesses; – Information Collection togather in one repository any kind of infor-mation from news agencies, remote offices,

correspondents, and to manage the multi-tude of free-lancers distributed on the terri-tory; – Archive system, to preserve pub-lished and valued material of any kind, andto facilitate its reuse thanks to a sophisti-cated, language-sensitive search engine.

Sinequa (0639)

51, rue Ledru Rollin

94200 Ivry-sur-Seine, France

http://www.sinequa.com

has been at the service of the infor-mation industry, and especially newspaperpublishers, for 15 years. The company spe-cialises in software programs and servicesfor intelligent information access and auto-matic language processing. Its offer coversthree areas: semantic search and naviga-tion engines, intelligent catalogues, seman-tic components. Every day, iPaper,Sinequa's archive and editorial flow solu-tion, participates in a circulation of1,617,000 copies to an audience of6,175,000 readers for the leading Frenchdaily newspapers (Le Monde, Ouest-France,Le Télégramme, Le Midi Libre). The compa-ny says iPaper, based on Intuition technol-ogy, is a solution that allows the complete-ly automatic re-publishing online of anewspaper's archives and production in are-usable way (XML) and in their originalform. iPaper creates an online library con-taining the archives and “hot" production,accessible via any web navigator throughthe internet or the newspaper's intranet.With iPaper, users can directly search forarticles or photos and obtain the desiredresults, displayed in their relevant context(article, photo, page, edition, newspaper).

> Sitma Machinery SpA (0380)

Via Vignolese 1927

41057 Spilamberto (MO), Italy

http://www.sitma.com

specialises in printed media distribu-tion systems, and will exhibit some of itslatest technology in the automation ofmailrooms for newspapers, magazines,commercial printing and bindery. In thebindery sector, Sitma has expanded its polyand paper wrappers for single copies,adding solutions and on-line systems suchas a product accumulator. Bundle wrap-pers, stackers and dedicated feeders arealso part of its range. Design accuracy andreliability of products are backed up by aprofessional staff of 250 people, including


Sinapse offers training and diagnostic software for newspaper printing that simulates the running of a press.

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55 engineers. All Sitma products are mar-keted worldwide through subsidiary com-panies in France, the United States andJapan, and more than 65 agents. Sitma willexhibit the following products: – High-Speed Inserting line rated at 18,000 cph,suited for magazines and newspapers. Theconfiguration has a feeding module withmain product feeder, a vacuum-controlledpage opener or plow opener, four rotaryfeeders for inserting and a compensatingstacker. – GM1 Quarter Folder which hasbeen designed to reduce the newspaper for-mat from A3 to A4 and can be either usedas a stand-alone or connected to automaticwrappers. – 978/B Feeder, designed for thesynchronised picking up and deposit ofrigid or flexible items for a variety of ap-plications.

SMB Schwede (0490)

Maschinenbau GmbHMarkgrafenstr. 2

95497 Goldkronach, Germany

http://www.smb-strap.de

will present the Air pack packagingline, which offers a safe bundle transport

of critical products directly after the stack-er. The line consists of an Air Inline (Ai1)inline strapping machine for a safe strapapplication in conveyor direction withoutany obstructing mechanical strap tracks.Integrated into this machine are the PF1positioning guide for controlled bundle en-try directly behind the stacker, also the topsheet applicator DBA. This top-perform-ance packaging line is completed by a SMBstrapping machine of the company's N3generation and the newly developed Delta2000 film-wrapping machine with inte-grated side-sealing, manufactured by thecompany's cooperation partner, Cyklop In-ternational. SMB specialists and represen-tatives of the company's cooperation andsales partners will be on hand on theirstand for discussions.

Söderqvist Printing (0535)

Industry Partner ABHönekullavägen 13

435 44 Mölnlycke, Sweden

http://www.soderqvist.se

The company's goal is to offer safeand cost-effective production solutionsworldwide. The newspaper industry consti-tutes their largest area of business, but theyalso work alongside heatset and sheetprinting houses. Söderqvist says thatthanks to their close collaboration withboth customers and suppliers, the precon-ditions are excellent for continuallyanalysing trends and seeing opportunitiesin the future. Their key staff will be on thestand to present the company's knowledge,resources and experience within the graph-ic industry.

Solco NV (1040)

Zwaluwbeek 14


http://www.solco.be

(See Fuji Hunt Pressroom Chemicals.)

Solna Offset AB (0240)

Veddestavägen 13

175 26 Järfälla, Sweden

http://www.solnaoffset.com

has product ranges for both newspa-per and commercial production in the sin-gle-width sector. Solna will be showing acompletely new product range. The news-paper product line consists of: – D400: afast printing unit for vertical web leads. –D340: the most advanced product in the up

to 40,000 cph segment; and – D240 andD300: versatility for vertical and horizontalheatset web leads. Solna also features thenew generation of the press control systemSolna PPC, described by Solna as one ofthe most advanced and flexible systemsavailable in the market. Solna says it pro-duces fast, reliable presses with advancedcontrol systems that provide high quality,short make-ready and maximum output.

Stehlin + Hostag AG (0855)

DruckfarbenfabrikenBreitenstrasse 20

8853 Lachen, Switzerland

http://www.stehlinhostag.ch

(See Michael Huber München GmbH.)

Stora Enso (0150)

PO Box 309

00101 Helsinki, Finland

http://www.storaenso.com

Stora Enso Press Selection offerspublishers, retailers, printers and merchantsa complete range of WEB paper grades. Theportfolio addresses eight areas of commu-nication and quality challenges with corre-sponding brand categories. The LibroPress,ExoPress and NewsPress categories of Sto-ra Enso Press Selection offer standard, im-proved and coloured newsprint andnewsprint speciality papers for newspapers,supplements, advertising leaflets, telephonedirectories, hard cover and pocket books.The company says the Service Bridge sym-bolises Stora Enso's ambition to enhance acustomer’s overall operative speed, flexibil-ity and quality by bringing their global re-sources and service practises directly toyour business.

Sun Chemical Ltd (1280)

1 Datapoint Business Centre, 6 South Crescent

London E16 4TL, United Kingdom

http://www.sunchemical.com

is promoting the “Matrix" concept,which the company describes as a logicalproduct arrangement. Within the Matrixare inks such as Classic, Polar, Superset,UniWeb and the waterless special inkShark. The company says these offer theprinter ease of use with good rub resistanceand sharp bright colours for high quality.More specialised products include the Uni-Web inks for heatset and coldset printingand the Newsflash black and colours thatgive minimum set-off and misting. Within


Solna will be showing a completely new productrange for its single-width printing press sector.

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its peer group, Sun Chemical is workingalong side all the major press manufactur-ers developing inks for waterless applica-tions, plus close relationships with papermanufacturers developing inks for the “en-hanced" grade papers. More details of SunChemical's research and developmentthroughout the printing industry can bediscussed with a large European Coldsetteam at the stand.

Synapse Management (1170)

79, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière

75009 Paris, France

http://www.synapse-mgt.com

Synapse Management, a developerand integrator of information managementsystems for the advertising sector, Datox,the leading supplier of prepress solutions inFrance, and Plurimind, a consulting com-pany specialising in content distributionvia the internet, have agreed to combineforces in the area of compiling, managingand distributing multimedia content. Theresult of this is an offer of comprehensiveservice to the newspaper and publishingindustries, though also to administrativeauthorities and large corporations (contentand information management). At IfraEx-po, the new group of companies will pres-ent its “product": XMContent, a multime-dia content and make-up management sys-tem (workflow); SysDoc, a digital databasefor multimedia objects; YA2, content col-lection and creation solutions; Publicom, asoftware package for managing displayand classified ads, based on open applica-tion modules (Java, XML) that can be usedtogether with standard programs (QuarkX-press, InDesign, etc.). The group also offersa range of additional services: consulting(definition of requirements, feasibilitystudies, accompanying the change, etc.),engineering (integrating products into ex-isting systems, specific developments, etc.),services (third party maintenance for appli-cation software, systems and networkmaintenance, etc.).

Techniweb (0937)

26/38 rue du Gal Malleret Joinville

94405 Vitry-sur-Seine, France

Techniweb blanket cleaners use theweb of paper for cleaning blankets onevery web offset press (newspaper, com-mercial, and forms presses). Two spraybarsbefore the first unit spray a cleaning agent


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on the web that consists of solvent andwater. The blankets are cleaned by frictionbetween the blankets and the impregnatedweb. The cleaning programs are automati-cally triggered during the print run, ormanually at the end of run, at start up, orat any moment. On newspaper presses andform presses, the techniweb cleans the webpaths, the guide and the inking rollers andmakes start-up easier and flying splicemore efficient through web lubrification.On commercial presses, flying splices arealso more efficient due to the techniweb,with all dryer safety guarantees. The com-pany says the installation of spraybars isoutside the printing units, with access toblankets, plates and webs, and providingeasy fitting / removal. According to thecompany, low maintenance is required.Only two spraybars per web makes thetechniweb a low cost project with fast re-turn on investment due to time saving, im-proved quality, and fewer web breaks andwraparounds.

technotrans AG (0665)

Schwalbenstr. 7

86391 Stadtbergen, Germany

http://www.technotrans.de

will present its know-how of liquidtechnology for offset printing presses. De-vices for dampening solution circulation,ink supply, spray dampening and washingagent recycling will be shown.ecoclean.line was designed for recyclingcontaminated washing agent internally inthe printing company. The company saysthe recycling unit is able to recycle 95 per-cent of 100 percent contaminated liquid(mixture of washing agent and water). As arule, according to the company, the amorti-zation period is less than a year. The opera-

tion and advantages of the spray dampen-ing system microspray.line are demonstrat-ed by means of an original spray dampen-ing system. The combination of mi-crospray.line with a well-suited dampeningsolution circulator, the gamma.sd ordelta.sd-line, optimises the complete sys-tem, which was developed together withthe operators to help guarantee problem-free productions. The rycospray spraydampening unit has been integrated intothe product range and has extended theproduct offering considerably, technotranssays. As far as ink supply is concerned,well-established versions of customer-spe-cific ink supply systems and bulk systemsfor all kinds of offset printing companiesare presented. A container pump will beexhibited at the stand to demonstrate theadvantages of this development with re-gard to technique and design.

> Tecnavia SA (1275)

Via Cadepiano 28

6917 Barbengo (Lugano), Switzerland

http://www.tecnavia.com

will be demonstrating new tools inthe picture desk (PCPSF) for image-opti-mising with RGB – CMYK and RGB – sRGBconversions that increase the flexibility ofthe photo editor. The company says thisunique Auto-Enhancement Module calcu-lates the required sizing and conversiondata while showing how the system isworking and whether further calibration isneeded. In addition, the Swiss-based com-pany presents its classic innovative, scala-ble editorial tools with improved features:– e-Binder: which the company describesas a true value-for-money multimediaarchive that allows users to experience theresponse time when accessing Tecnavia'smillion-object database of articles, images,and full formatted pages. The all-newNewsMemory, based on the PDF-Module, isa service that makes the most valuable as-set of the publishers, their printed newspa-per, available in an easy-to-use, intuitiveweb format. – Atelier: a production tool forworkflow and asset management, has beenexpanded with several new features, in-cluding the enhanced Upload Module, withan Order Management Module that in-creases the workflow of images within thenewspaper. – NewsDesk: a news agenciesmanager, made by and for media profes-sionals, incorporates all of the company's


Techniweb of France will feature its solutions forcleaning blankets on newspaper, commercial andforms printing presses.

modules for handling wire services andpicture agencies.

Tensor Group Inc (0785)

10351 Rising Court

Woodridge, IL 60517, United States of America

http://www.ustensor.com

is a U.S. manufacturer of single-width web offset press systems for com-mercial, insert and newspaper marketsworldwide. Units are stackable to 4-high, atspeeds of 45,000 iph. Jaw folders are de-signed for high page count newspaper ap-plications or precision commercial foldingapplications at speeds of 50,000 iph.

> Tera Digital Publishing Spa (1060)

Via Gallarate 200

20151 Milano, Italy

http://www.teradp.com

has been developing, selling and sup-porting integrated solutions for the editori-al industry since 1990. The company saysits experience helps to understand thecomplex demands of its customers, andtherefore the applications it develops arecapable of performing complex tasks whileat the same time make the customers'everyday tasks simpler. Tera Digital Pub-lishing's portfolio includes editorial (GN3 –GN3XML), archiving (Tark – FilePrimer),advertising (Gate) and prepress solutions,all aimed to deliver the highest perform-ance, in terms of reliability, flexibility andlow operating costs. Tera stresses its abilityto deliver flexible and configurable solu-tions to users within a compact installationtime and with the least possible disruptionon the organisation, never requiring usersto change their habits, unless demanded bytheir business. The company says its strate-gy is focused on growth, achieved throughgeographical and product range expansion,supported by strong sales volumes and re-curring revenues from maintenance. Terasays it believes that when publishers investin technology they want the best, but theyalso need the solution that will last andsupport their needs for years to come.

tesa AG (1228)

Quickbornstr. 24


http://www.tesa.com

will present EasySplice PrintLine, aprogramme of tapes developed especiallyfor flying reel change at newspaper print-


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ing operations. The new variation, tesa EasySplice PrintLine De-tect, will be shown as a further development. The company saysthis product features an aluminium foil to determine the exactsplicing point, therefore permitting a reliable control of the reelsplicer and waste switch. This allows the elimination of identi-fying labels as well as possible positioning errors. The manufac-turer emphasises the safe and process-optimised identificationof the splicing point, paper-saving control of the waste switchand improved efficiency in the printing process as the advan-tages of EasySplice PrintLine Detect.

Tieto Enator Media Systems AB (1020)

Älvsjö Ängsväg 4

125 86 Älvsjö, Sweden

http://www.tietoenator.com

will show its fully integrated system, MPress, includingMPress Web, MPress Advertising with XML, MPress Editorial,production systems, and MPress Circulation (distribution sys-tem). The MPress system can be installed as a single system oras a complete integrated workflow from CRM to publishing. Ti-etoEnator has products for interfacing the internet, both collect-ing data and for publishing. The company will show how thecustomers themselves can book an ad on a newspaper's webpage, and how ads are automatically published on the internetand in the newspaper. TietoEnator has two alternative typo-graphical engines to choose from, QuarkXpress and InDesign.The company will show its PDF-archive online for advertisingas well as MPress with an integrated database where the ads,the dummy and the editorial pages are handled by the OracleSQL database. All changes on pages can be reported back to thedatabase and new formats can be applied to the newspaper.

TKS Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd (0480)

26-24, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku

Tokyo, 108-8375, Japan

http://www.tks-net.co.jp

will be represented on an information stand. The companywill feature its Color Top 7000CD shaftless tower offset printingpress with 2:5:5 jaw folder. The press is powered by the SuperDrive System (SDS), a couple-to-couple shaftless drive systemthat increases production capabilities and provides more controlof web tension at a maximum printing speed of 85,000 cph. Thepress' registration is controlled by Super Register Device (SRD),which eliminates the adverse effect of fan-out. The press alsoincorporates flying plate change, flying page change and flyingweb change. TKS will preview, through a video monitor anddisplay panels, its new technology, and will also introduce pe-ripheral equipment of its TKS Group companies, such as newlydesigned press control system, roll handling system, mail roomequipment.

> Tolerans AB (0940)

Studiovägen 8

135 26 Tyresö, Sweden

http://www.tolerans.com

produces in-line stitching systems. Tolerans designs andmanufactures advanced technology in-line stitching systems for


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the newspaper and commercial printing in-dustries. In business since 1947, the com-pany supplies a broad range of in-linestitching systems and services to world-wide markets.

TRENAL SA (1025)

Rue René Magritte 165

7860 Lessines, Belgium

http://www.trenal.be

will present a range of web offsetcoldset, heatset and sheetfed inks. Thecompany recently enlarged their coldsetcolour capacity to 15,000 tonnes ofink/year. Their total capacity reaches40,000 tonnes of ink/year and have as suchone of the major production units in Eu-rope. Trenal exports more than 75 percentof its turnover and has subsidiaries, agen-cies and/or representatives in nearly all Eu-ropean and African countries, and in vari-ous countries in Asia, Central and SouthAmerica, Australia and New Zealand. Forthe new generation of printing machineswith ultra short inking systems, Trenal fea-tures its Key-Less ink series. Building on itsvegetable-oil based inks knowledge, Trenalhas developed the Eco-Flow series and ispermenantly updating its formulas to thehigh speed presses. Trenal also developed aseries called Mix-Press HICO. The Mix-Press series combines the technologies ofvegetable and mineral ink research. TheMix-Press HICO series has a high pigmentconcentration. For black inks, they haveseveral series. Their latest development inblack inks is the ORCA black series, espe-cially designed for actually used papers.

Trias Développement (1170)

2 avenue Normandie-Niemen

91700 Sainte Genevieve Des Bois, France

http://www.trias.fr

is a DP engineering company found-ed in 1991 that specialises in the develop-ment of products for the graphics industry.As specialists for national and regionalnewspaper applications, Trias has config-ured specific editorial management systemsfor major French daily newspapers, includ-ing L'Est Républicain, ParisTurf, Le Figaro,WeekEnd, etc. Trias says it accompanies itscustomers from the stage of project defini-tion up to the taking into production of thesystem, including providing assistance andtraining. For this purpose, the companysays it has developed a range of XML

products for a QuarkXPress environment.Trias actively cooperates with Datox (a so-lutions supplier and integrator to theFrench newspaper industry), and also joint-ly develops automatic ad management andtracking systems with Synapse. As special-ists in editorial systems, the company has11 years of experience in the developmentof Xtensions for QuarkXPress, for whichpurpose it has created the TCL control lan-guage. Trias markets these various Xten-sions as packages: NcEdit, TimeLogger,PageMakeUp, 4D PageLink, Lindexeur,Permrefs, Xpub, Justification Verticale.Trias Développement offers to develop allspecialised applications running on a Mac-intosh or Windows platform.

Unico AS (0115)

Henrik Wergelandsgate 29

4662 Kristiansand S, Norway

http://www.unico.no

is an independent consultant compa-ny specialising in printing industry proj-ects. The company works closely withclients through all phases of a project, cov-

ering: basic technical and financial analy-sis of current and future needs, feasibilitystudies/requirement analysis, productionlayout and logistics, budgeting, specifica-tion of production equipment, contractmanagement, engineering aspects of bothconstruction and production equipment,project management, site management,take-over procedures, optimisation of pro-duction, system integration, and mainte-nance of systems. Unico is a consultantpartner with no ties to any supplier ofequipment or consumables. Unico has astaff of some 50 highly professional engi-neers, architects and financial experts.Since its first newspaper printing plantproject in 1972, the company has accumu-lated a vast amount of experience. Focus-ing on the Scandinavian markets, the com-pany has been working with some 60newspapers and printing plants. The com-pany also says its web-based data ex-change system is often used in projects.

Unisys Italia Spa (0760)

Via Benigno Crespi 57

20159 Milano, Italy

http://www.unisys.com/media

provides an extensive set of solu-tions, services and technologies to the me-dia industry. At IfraExpo 2002, Unisys willshowcase its full range of XML and stan-dards-based solutions for news contentmanagement, news gathering, media assetmanagement, advertising management,pagination and tracking, which provide asolid foundation for media organisations to

meet their currentneeds for extremeflexibility and effi-ciency while ensur-ing a smooth tran-sition to a multi-channel publishingsystem. Moreover,Unisys will unveilthe features andfunctionalities of itsnext-generation so-lutions that willprovide media or-ganisations with arapid and easy en-try into a conver-gent environment.Designed to inte-grate the news


Unisys will showcase its full range of XML- and standards-based solutions fornews content management, news gathering, media asset management, advertisingmanagement, pagination and tracking.

Tolerans will present its in-line stitching systems.

planning, the gathering process and con-tent management across departments anddistribution channels and to exploit syner-gies in content acquisition, production andarchival across the enterprise, the solutionswill include Unisys components as well asbest-of-breed third-party applications tosupport cross media asset management.

UPM-Kymmene (0160)

Printing PapersEteläesplanadi 2

00130 Helsinki, Finland

http://www.upm-kymmene.com

will present an extensive range ofpapers for classic coldset-offset production.In addition to newsprint, the comprehen-sive selection of MFS, SC, MFC, LWC andwoodfree papers tailored to suit the differ-ent end-uses and printing methods is onshow. The company says that one of itshighlights this year is UPM Matt, a coatedpaper for standard newsprint presses,which has generated great interest withinnewsprint circles. UPM-Kymmene is thelargest manufacturer of printing papers. Innewsprint, the company is one of the lead-ing manufacturers in Europe. Turnover in2001 was 9.9 billion euros. The UPM-Kymmene Group employs 36,000 people.

VEGRA GmbH (0947)

Industriegebiet II Otto-Hahn-Str. 1

84544 Aschau am Inn, Germany

http://www.vegra.de

will focus attention on newly-devel-oped environmentally friendly fountain so-lutions for newspaper and web offset/heat-set. The products are VOC-free and, in ac-cordance with the EU draft regulations, notsubject to identification. Equipped with anew generation of corrosion inhibitors, thecompany says they satisfy the strict criteriaof the corrosion test for fountain solutions.In addition, VEGRA will show the furtherdeveloped Rapid Wash products, free ofaromatic substances and water miscible.Due to their high cleaning efficiency anddirt-absorption capacity, the company saysthat they are suitable for use as universalcleaning agents for blanket washing sys-tems as well as for manual cleaning ofblankets, inking rollers and ink ducts. Theused cleaning agents can be recycled. VEG-RA also offers its own recycling concept asa contribution to the active environmentalprotection. Easy-Cleaner for cleaning foun-


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tain solution from the circuit of printingpresses filters automatically up to a particlesize of approx. 0.2 µm. Remaining dirt andoil particles, usually 1 percent of the foun-tain solution waste material, can be dis-posed of as special waste. The companysays the filtered product can automaticallybe fed into the circuit. The plant can be in-tegrated into existing fountain solution cir-cuits or used as stand-alone unit. VEGRAsays the use of Easy-Cleaner means a re-duction of 99 percent of the disposal costs.

Viptronic GmbH (0125)

Via J. Kravogl 3

39042 Brixen-Bressanone, Italy

http://www.viptronic.com

will show: – ICMD: an On-line den-sitometer that the company says goes be-yond handheld and scanning solutions toaddress the following difficulties: – A webto web printing process does not allow thetaking of measurements with external de-vices without stopping the press, cuttingout a piece of paper and restarting thepress. This is an inefficient way of qualitycontrol and the only practical solution isan On-line Densitometer or Spectropho-tometer. Key items of the ICMD include:high-speed sensors conforming to DIN16536-2, Ansi Status I, Reflection with po-larisation filter, 45°/0° geometry, CMYK.Viptronic says ICMD enables the customerto check the actual press situation and todocument the job. It contains the followingfunctions: – A job database containing asimple customer database, job parameters,and job measurement data. The job data-base interface manages the definition ofreference values and tolerances, the restartof measurements storage after the set-uptime, and reports and printouts of measure-ment data. – Visualisation of the actualmeasurements as Density/Ink key (Bar dia-gram), Statistic/Ink key (Box plots),Trend/Ink key and Table of Density num-bers. - The software enables the operator tostart and stop the measurement process.System warnings, errors are displayed tothe operator.

Western Lithotech (0463)

3433 Tree Court Ind Blvd

St Louis, MO 63122, United States of America

http://www.westernlithotech.com

manufactures automated plateroomsystems for newspapers worldwide. Live

demonstrations of the DiamondSetter 610-S2P CTP Laser Platesetter system will beheld. Also being exhibited are the Dia-mondPlate 85 Laser Plate Processor and thenew DiamondVision Optical Punch Bender– Side Load unit.

Westland Gummiwerke (0923)

GmbH & Co.Westlandstr. 6

49324 Melle, Germany

http://www.westland-worldwide.de

is a manufacturer of rubber coatingsfor rollers for the graphics industry and isheadquartered in Melle, near Osnabrück,Germany. Westland also has manufacturingsubsidiaries in the Czech Republic, Slove-nia and Poland, and more than 30 repre-sentatives and licensees worldwide. West-land recommends the following qualitiesfor rubber-coated rollers for newspaperprinting: Werograph inking rollers,Weronews inking rollers, Werodahl damp-ing forme rollers, Werodamp dampingtransfer rollers.

Maschinenfabrik WIFAG (0425)

Wylerringstrasse. 39

3001 Bern, Switzerland

http://www.wifag.ch

continuously pursues sustainablenew solutions for the optimum economiccustomer benefit that include the latesttechnology available. WIFAG has been apartner for publishers with press projects ofall sizes over many years. WIFAG says thatbased on proven modular hardware andsoftware solutions, it can show how theflow of information can be integrated al-most seamlessly in the computerized busi-ness process of the highly productivenewspaper printing house in the future.

> X-Rite Méditerranée (1450)

Parc du Moulin de Massy,

35 Rue du Saule Trapu

91882 Massy Cedex, France

http://www.xrite.com

will show the new 939 spectrodensit-ometer as well as latest versions of its 500Series hand-held spectrodensitometers forprepress and pressroom quality control.The premium 528 and 530 models now in-clude a new colour match feature includingstorage of colour recipe information. It alsofeatures ColorMail technology for distancedata transfer. X-Rite has begun customer

shipments of its new Auto Tracking Densit-ometer (ATD) News. According to the com-pany, pressroom operators using ATD Newsare able to monitor critical colour feedbackon a continuous basis via a single, simpletouch screen computer. A visual alarm in-dicates when CMY densities are out of bal-ance for each column. The colour is as-sessed from a universally used grey bal-ance bar. Typical ICC colour managementtest images incorporate patches that are1/4-inch by 1/4-inch. In contrast, Spectro-filer2 technology supports patches thatmeasure only 1/16-inch by 3/16- inch.Now associated to Monaco “Profiler" and"Proof" solutions, X-rite also offers com-plete CMS bundles.

Xyleme (0639)

6, rue Emile Verhaeren

92210 Saint-Cloud, France

http://www.xyleme.com

says it enables intelligent access toXML (extensible markup language) contentfor publishers that need to improve contentintegration and enhance the value of theirmulti-sourced content. Xyleme says theircutting-edge solutions truly leverage thepotential of XML. The company describesXyleme News & Publishing as a powerful,reliable and fully featured XML solutionspecifically designed for content providers.Xyleme News & Publishing enables allcontent, whether it is produced internally,licensed from a third party, or sourced fromthe web, to be stored in a native XMLrepository. Xyleme News & Publishing: –Gives publishers the means to create newrevenue streams via online premium serv-ices and web access to news archives to alarger audience. – Offers documentaliststhe ability to efficiently manage all thecompany's valuable content assets. – Pro-vides journalists with a homogeneous viewof all the newspaper's documentation evenif defined in different schemas and formats.– Enables editors to increase productivitythrough fast and precise search & retrievalfeatures. – Allows IT managers to cut coststhrough seamless integration of the solu-tion to any editorial systems and throughthe distribution of content to multiple for-mats and platforms (print, web site, PDA).Xyleme News & Publishing is used by LeMonde Group, Le Moniteur Group and AFPand ensures a positive ROI within 12 to 18months. <


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