tag:komori-world.com,2007:/report//1 2007-09-23T13:22:41Z Movable Type 3.2-ja-2 tag:komori-world.com,2007:/report//1.108 2007-09-23T13:12:10Z 2007-09-23T13:22:41Z

CIP4 Announces 2007 International Award...

ADMIN CIP4 Announces 2007 International Award Program Winners¡ª Second place in the ¡ÈMost innovative use of process automation category¡É went to Daimu Co., KOMORI Corporation support for process automation implementation.(K-Station) ]]> The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced at IGAS 2007 the second place winners in all three categories for the annual The Jürgen Schönhut Memorial CIP4 International Print Production Innovation (CIPPI) Awards. Second place in the ¡ÈMost innovative use of process automation category¡É went to Daimu Co., a Japanese print shop with a staff of 35 employees. Daimu¡Çs objective was to completely digitize its workflow. This company built their automation project around Olive¡Çs PrintSapiens MIS system and integrated it in stages with Trueflow from Screen and K-Station from Komori, allowing Daimu to automate job planning, prepress and printing. In the process, Daimu integrated two facilities, eliminating waste in production operations and communication and creating a new proof workflow, dramatically reducing manual mistakes,and allowing employees to focus more on intellectual work, as opposed to repetitive and routine work. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2007:/report//1.106 2007-09-23T12:50:44Z 2007-09-23T13:21:02Z

IGAS2007 opened. 9:30 a.m. on September...

ADMIN IGAS2007 opened. 9:30 a.m. on September 21 The opening ceremony was held in the reception hall and Yoshiharu Komori, President of JGASC giving an address at the IGAS2007. This time, 550 companies from around the world, exhibiting 42,000­Ö in all the halls of Tokyo Big Sight. The very latest print-related devices will be on view, and I am confident that the content of the exhibition will be extremely enriching.
]]> Komori theme for IGAS2007 is "5 solutions by Komori." Through a variety of demonstrations, we'll show "5 solutions"
­µ¡¡Super customize solution Enlarging the potential of added value
­¶¡¡One-pass high productivity solution Meeting client needs
­·¡¡Super makeready solution Quick turnaround and on-press proofing
­¸¡¡Flexible multi print solution The power of multifunctional performance
­¹¡¡Fully digital solution Creating new value ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2007:/report//1.101 2007-07-09T04:49:47Z 2007-07-09T04:52:24Z

Tokyo Mini Interop : CIP4/JDF Mini Inte...

ADMIN Tokyo Mini Interop : CIP4/JDF Mini Interoperability Test Event FUJIFILM Tokyo Mid-town office, Tokyo, Japan Hosted by CIP4 IGAS Planning Group (Tetsuo Kimura, Chairman) Supported by FUJIFILM Corporation
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Around 40 Japanese people from 19 companies and 1 organization attended to this event. Some new faces were there. Systems tested at there were based on JDF V.1.2 or 1.3.
Komori sent two software engineers mainly for trainer of this Mini Interop because Komori has enough experience per many Interop events in the world. Registered product was K-Station Ver. 2.12B at that time. Komori tested with systems of 7 companies during 3 days.
Based on the result of this event, CIP4 will have a Pavilion in IGAS 2007, Tokyo and many members will exhibit their products and interoperability between systems.
Next regular Interop Event will be held at Foster City, California, USA between October 8 through 12, 2007.
CIP4 currently consists of 309 members: Komori started as the member of CIP3 organization founded in 1995, and we are working continuously even after the change of organization CIP3 to CIP4 in 2000.
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Maritim Hotel and International Congress...

ADMIN ]]>
Maritim Hotel and International Congress Center, the place for this Interop Event, is locating just beside of the River Elbe, and close to City center and also to Dresden Airoirt. Very nice view of the river and cultural buildings are available through the big windows of the Congress Center. Very good environment for the event.
64 people from 36 International companies attended to this event. 6 Japanese venders and over 10 Japanese people joined to this event. Some new faces were there. All systems Komori tested were based on JDF V.1.2. Komori is waiting for completion of ICS (Interoperability Conformance Specifications) V.1.3 to check our K-Station for JDF V.1.3. Komori sent two software engineers and one marketing people for Interop Test Event and Technical Meetings from March 12th through 16th. Registered product is K-Station Ver. 2.12 beta10 at this time. Komori tested with 7 MIS companies/systems and 2 Prepress companies/3 systems throughout 3 days. With 10 systems, Komori K-Station worked without any problem on tests. For some systems, Komori staff suggested solutions to improve problems. CIP4 will have a pavilion at IGAS 2007 in Tokyo. During this event, CIP4 Pavilion and other activities were explained by representative of CIP4 IGAS Planning Group. Next Interop Event will be held at Foster City, California, USA between October 8 through 12, 2007.
At the present moment, Komori already realized JDF communication between Komori K-Station and MIS at around 30 sites all over the world. Komori is pushing ahead CIP4 policy in the industry.]]> tag:komori-world.com,2007:/report//1.92 2007-03-30T12:53:45Z 2007-03-30T12:59:22Z

Graphispag is a marathon 7-day show that...

ADMIN ]]> OMC, Komori dealer in Spain, made a major investment in the show with a 1,000 sq m booth hosting 3 Komori presses providing over 10 live demos every day of the show: a Lithrone S840P: showing 2 jobs undergoing smooth and rapid changeover; a Lithrone S529 processing 3 jobs in sequence in under 14 minutes to extremely impressed audiences; and a Spica. ¡ÈThe Lithrone S29 is by far the star attraction of the show,¡É explained Enrique Rodriguez Garcia, commercial director of OMC. ¡ÈIt is impressive to see it handle 3 jobs with such automation and efficiency. The level of interest in all the presses on display was exceptional¡É. OMC has reputation for strong products, service and support and it is this that has led the company to be the leading supplier of 40-inch presses in Spain today, with a high percentage in packaging specialists. ¡ÈThe trend is towards added value finishes and today we have 50 presses with coating units and about 20 of these are UV,¡É explains Enrique. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.85 2006-12-21T16:01:49Z 2006-12-21T16:08:07Z

2007 Komori Corporation Calendar won ¡ÈM...

ADMIN 2007 Komori Corporation Calendar won ¡ÈMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Commercial Affairs Information Policy Bureau Chief¡É Award. It is the one of Best Three Awards!
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About the 2007 Komori calendar The Komori calendar series based on the concept ¡ÈA collaboration of creativity and printing technology¡É started in 2005, and the 2007 edition marks our third year. In the past, graphic design and printing technology have had a mutual history of influencing each other, and this relationship has not changed. But now this type of work has gone beyond the realm of simple commercial design, establishing its cultural position as a new art and entering the collections of domestic and foreign art museums. For this edition of the calendar, printing technology plays a part in supporting Mr. Katsui¡Çs art, and high quality is always a necessity. The capacity to emphasize the depth and vividness of color, to draw the lines finely and sharply, to express the artist¡Çs concept dynamically and harmoniously—this is the required printing technology. And to realize them, a high-performance printing press is indispensable. The 2007 edition of the Komori calendar embodies the challenge of expressing the new designs of this creator, representative of Japan and active worldwide, and Komori¡Çs cutting-edge presses and printing technology. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.84 2006-12-21T14:51:08Z 2006-12-22T09:00:00Z

The Annual Asian Print Awards was found...

ADMIN The Annual Asian Print Awards was founded to recognize outstanding achievement in the print and packaging industries across Asia. This prestigious event is supported by 9 sponsors and 12 patrons such as Komori Corporation. (Abstract from Official homepage mainly. Please visit following URL for more details.) (http://www.asianprintawards.com.sg/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1)
]]> The 4th Asian Print Awards and the Awards Presentation Dinner are held in Shanghai, China in 11 November 2006. The event is graced by the who's who of the Asian graphic arts and packaging industries to witness and celebrate together with the winning companies who have achieved print excellence in their areas of expertise.
This year it is extremely pleasing to note this year¡Çs spread of medal winners came from many different Asian countries, and some Gold winners are new entrants. The results support our belief that these awards continue to help improve the standard of print in Asia.
A total of 33 Golds, 25 Silvers and 34 Bronzes awarded at the 4th Asian Print Awards 2006
Almost 1,800 entries vied for 22 categories. The awards were presented at the gala dinner in Shanghai, China on November 11, 2006. Entries came from as far as Mauritius and Korea.
Among the winners were Komori customers who performed very well at this year¡Çs Awards. These Awards proved Komori customers¡Ç ability and technology in printing
The following is the list of Komori¡Çs customers winning at the 2006 Asian Prints Awards:
Sirivatana InterPrint Public Co Ltd, Thailand won following 3 Awards.. UPM Gold Award for Best in Web Offset and Web Offset –Coated Stock Gold Award Innovation in Printing Silver Award Book Printing -4 or More Colors Bronze Award

Artron Group, China won following 2 Awards. Leaflets, Flyers and Folders –Any Number of Colors Gold Award Limited Editions and Art Reproductions Bronze Award
Other awarded Komori customers are from Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Thailand.
2007 AWARDS The 2007 Asian Print Awards will be held in November 2007 in Singapore. Deadlines for entries will be approximately mid September 2007. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.79 2006-11-27T14:55:15Z 2006-11-27T14:56:25Z

CIP4 is the international cooperation f...

ADMIN CIP4 is the international cooperation for the integration of processes in prepress, press and postpress organization. CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants and end-users in the print communications, Graphic Arts industry and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define future versions of JDF, to study user requirements, and to design a JDF Software Development Kit.
]]> Komori started as the member of CIP3 organization founded in 1995, and we are working continuously even after the change of organization CIP3 to CIP4 in 2000.We have continued and participated also in the 11th Interop event from the 3rd time, and the performance of our system is a top level about compatibility with the system of the other company.
Komori already provided JDF communication between Komori K-Station and MIS at around 20 sites all over the world. K-Station has been installed at a customer who has Komori¡Çs competitor¡Çs press to try to establish Industrial Standard JDF communication with competitor¡Çs system. Komori is pushing ahead CIP4 policy in the industry.
The 11th CIP4/JDF Interoperability Test Event in beautiful and historic Quebec City, Canada was held at Manoir Victoria Hotel hosted by Dynagram in 6-10 Nobember, 2006.
Around 70 people from over 30 International companies attended to this event. Some new faces were there. Almost of systems were based on JDF V.1.2. Very few tests based on JDF V.1.3 were made.
Komori sent three software engineers and one marketing people for Interop Test Event and Technical Meetings from November 6th through 10th. Registered product is K-Station Ver. 2.12 beta7 at this time.
Komori tested with 8 MIS companies/9 systems, 1 Prepress company/system and another POD company/system during 3 days.
With 10 companies/11 systems, Komori K-Station worked without any major problem on tests. Still some systems of other companies are in early stage of development. Komori has almost completed JDF 1.3 compatibility on K-Station and it has higher performance we believe.
From November 8th through 10th, many Working Group meetings were held in separate rooms. On 10th, plenary session was held and leader of each WG reported about their meeting result. They mainly talked about new modifications of JDF, and then explained about progress of specifications of ICS(Interoperability Conformance Specifications)1.2, ICS1.3, JDF1.3 and JDF1.4. CIP4 organization will join to IGAS2007 and organize CIP4 Pavilion, press conference, general meeting and so forth.
Next Interop Event will be held at Dresden, Germany between March 12 through 16, 2007. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.77 2006-11-27T14:50:17Z 2006-11-27T14:55:28Z

(Abstracted from official press release...

ADMIN (Abstracted from official press release of GASC : http://graphexpo.gasc.org/)
]]> With more than 630 exhibitors filling over 440,000 square feet of booth space, this was the largest U.S. national graphic communications and converting trade show since 2000. Its education program of nearly 70 sessions drew a record number of ticket sales, notably the largest registration since 1995, with participants choosing to attend more sessions than in the past, including six sold out sessions.
Some comments from exhibitors are asa follows, "This Show is Smokin'!" "We were optimistic; but this is beyond anything that I expected." "Standard Finishing Systems had another record show this year. We did more business at this year's GRAPH EXPO than we did at PRINT® 05 last year, and last year's PRINT was a record for us!" "We've been to other trade shows, but this is probably the best show I can really remember. The numbers are dramatic and people are in a buying mood." "It's a great way to generate new business." "Traffic has been great; it's the decision-makers who are coming to this show."
Komori America met at GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO with "customers who weren't on our radar screen and whom we probably would not have had an opportunity to talk with had we not been here," according to Susan Baines, marketing communications manager. "We have been extremely busy here. In the first day of the show we signed 16 contracts. The response has been phenomenal."
Next year, GRAPH EXPO will be held on September 9-12 at McCormick Place in tandem with the first edition of PackPrintSM, a new exhibition launched by the Graphic Arts Show Company with the support of the Flexographic Technical

KOMORI CLEANS UP AT GRAPH EXPO 06 WITH $74 MILLION IN SALES (From Komori America Corporation¡Çs press release)
(Rolling Meadows, IL October 30, 2006) Graph Expo 06 proved to be the most successful Graph Expo for Komori America in the new millennium, with 46 orders totaling in excess of $74 million in sales. Press orders ran the gamut from the full size System 38S web press to the small format Spica 429P. Standing room only crowds filled the booth for the multiple daily demonstrations on the award-winning LS640, the new LS629 and the Spica 429P. ¡ÈWe are overwhelmed at our success at Graph Expo. Attendees were in the buying mood, and the Komori press technology on display in our stand piqued their interest. Printers who have waited to purchase new press technology, now know that to stay competitive they need state of the art technology. We were able to show a wide range of equipment as well as some unique applications that drove that message home,¡É says Stephan Carter, President and COO, Komori America. Komori accomplished a feat never before accomplished on a tradeshow floor; the completion of 17 jobs in less than 90 minutes on the new LS29. ¡ÈThe tradeshow floor is a unique printing environment,¡É says Don Newberry, Manager of Komori¡Çs GraphiCenter. ¡ÈYou tend to print conservatively, but the makeready speed of the LS29 and its advanced technology allowed us to demonstrate to show-goers what the LS29 is truly capable of achieving in a real production environment.¡É Komori also demonstrated value-added printing techniques by running both jobs on the LS640 using MetalFx technology,that provides a full range of metallic colors using only one base metallic ink. The Spica 429 was demonstrated running Toyo¡Çs new Kaleido ink, that expands the color gamut of four color process to that of six colors.
¡ÈOur stand design, our demonstration format and having our award winning equipment on display really paid off for us,¡É says Carter. ¡ÈThe momentum we built at Graph Expo has put us well ahead of our sales goals for this year.¡É]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.74 2006-10-18T00:10:06Z 2006-10-18T12:28:47Z

GraphExpo 06 was started on Sunday, Oct...

ADMIN GraphExpo 06 was started on Sunday, October 15th at Chicago¡Çs McCormick Place. Even if the day was very cold, surge of guests onto this exhibition. http://graphexpo.gasc.org/]]> "Kando : Beyond Expectations" Komori exhibited three latest models of printing presses on its 8,000 sq.ft (725 sq.m) booth in South building (Booth number : 629). There were many guests in this booth always during show.
Demonstrations highlighted; ¡¦Speed ¡¦Versatility ¡¦Print Quality ¡¦Integration / Open systems architecture ¡¦Environmentally friendly printing
Spica-429P(4-color perfector) Two jobs per demo : 4 color and 2 and 2 perfecting New Toyo Ink¡Çs realized six color effect with four color process Fuji processless thermal plates Check SPICA on movie! 1 Check SPICA on movie! 2
Lithrone S29(6-color plus coater) Three jobs per demo : Two quick job change over (12 jobs per day!) Full automated plate changing and automatic print start up Environmental benefits with Non VOC chemistry and inks Check LS29 on movie! 1 Check LS29 on movie! 2
Lithrone S40(6-color plus coater) Two jobs per demo Feature MetalFX Value added printing Check LS40 on movie!
Digital Integration Zone ¡¦KOMORI KARE Special support package ¡¦K-Station and BLADESETTER software Komori DoNet digital products communicated lively with all presses ¡¦EFI Hagen OA Press Connector MIS : JDF communication with K-Station and all presses lively ¡¦Komori Auto-Count Integration New trial for communication between Auto-Count and Komori press
Next report will come soon! ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.72 2006-10-17T01:12:58Z 2006-10-17T01:58:59Z

On October 14, Komori held a press conf...

ADMIN On October 14, Komori held a press conference at Renaissance Hotel Chicago prior to the start of Graph Expo 06. Over 20 journalists joined to this press conference. It took over one hour because many Q&As about Komori customers.
]]> Stephan Carter, President, Komori America Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL Left¡§Yoshiharu Komori President and CEO, Komori Corporation, Japan
Mr. Stephan Carter, President of Komori America Corporation spoke about Komori¡Çs Kando Policy, Komori America¡Çs first half result and so forth. After then, he handed over to Mr. Yoshiharu Komori, President of Komori Corporation.
Hiro Tada, President, Fujifilm Graphic Systems USA
Next speaker was Mr. Hiro Tada, President of Fujifilm Graphic Systems USA. He talked about good relationship between Fuji and Komori to provide solutions to the market. For example, Pressroom Partnership Program which is SPICA429P press and Fuji¡Çs CTP/plate materials package, CIP4 communication between both systems, etc.
Doug Schardt, Product Manager, Komori America Corporation
Then, Mr. Doug Schardt, Product Manager, Komori America Corporation explained about exhibits such as SPICA 429P, LITHRONE S29, LITHRONE S40. This is the first launch of LITHRONE S29 at public exhibition in the US. Doug also talked about other Komori lineups such as LITHRONE S40SP Super Perfector press, etc. Finally Doug talked about special feature about digital data management with EFI such as Komori Auto-Count Integration. About this, Doug handed over to Mr. Gehman of EFI..
Chuck Gehman, Director, Product Marketing, EFI
Mr. Chuck Gehman, Director, Product Marketing, EFI talked about CIP4/JDF communications with their MISs and Komori K-Station, and also talked about unique integration using with Auto-Count to communicate with Komori presses.
Next session was the panel discussion with two Komori customers. Doug introduced them first.
Chuck Chalifoux, President, ColorDynamics, Dallas, TX
First customer was Mr. Chuck Chalifoux, President, ColorDynamics, Dallas, TX. This company has commercial sheet-fed and also web presses for many kinds of print jobs. This company decided to purchase Komori 10-color LITHRONE S40P with double coater. This means 5-color printing and coating, and perfecting, then 5-color printing and coating. This configuration fits to client¡Çs demand, Mr. Chalifoux said. http://www.colordynamics.com/
Zarick Megerdichian, President, 4Over, Inc., Glendale, CA
Second customer was Mr. Zarick Megerdichian, President, 4Over, Inc., Glendale, CA. Very famous Internet based printing company. This company purchased some Komori presses from 2004 and produce high quality printing. They decided to purchase Komori 5-color LITHRONE S40SP SuperPerfector with double coater for expanding their jobs. http://www.4over.com/
They also talked about relationship with Komori, good points of Komori, such as good technology and good support. After the panel discussion, Q&A time for journalists started. Journalists asked many questions to them, and excess planned closing time.
Thank you for attending Komori press conference. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.73 2006-10-17T01:10:11Z 2006-10-17T01:56:58Z

On October 14, Komori held a press conf...

ADMIN On October 14, Komori held a press conference at Renaissance Hotel Chicago prior to the start of Graph Expo 06.]]> Good evening and welcome to our Graph Expo Press Conference. I am very happy to be here in Chicago and I am looking forward to a very successful Graph Expo. You have heard the word Kando mentioned this evening, and now I would like to tell you why Kando has become our corporate management philosophy.
Kando means creating satisfaction beyond expectations. Since our beginning, Komori has put the needs of our customers first, so it is logical to embrace the Kando message throughout our organization. For Komori, Kando means designing products and services that exceed customer expectations; creating products and an operating environment that are environmentally friendly and providing our employees a work experience allows them to grow and expand their abilities. Our belief is that when these three elements work in harmony, we can achieve our ultimate goal of customer Kando.
Our new Tsukuba plant is an example of Komori Kando. As you saw in the video, we are operating in a ¡Ègreen¡É environment, and focusing our manufacturing and design teams on creating products that exceed our customers¡Ç needs in an industry that is constantly changing. Listening to our customers and designing equipment that helps them achieve success is our ultimate success. This evening you will hear from two of our customers who are currently installing unique press configurations. I like to think this is Kando in action. I personally want to thank them for their business and for being here tonight to share their experience with Komori.
As Mr. Carter stated, Komori Corporation has experienced much success in the past year. We are growing our market share around the world and we believe it is due to the strength of our products and our people. As we go forward, we will continue to bring new innovations to the marketplace, keeping our eyes focused on the changing print marketplace and our ears open to our customers, with our final goal of delighting our customers with Komori Kando.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Yoshiharu Komori President and CEO Komori Corporation ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.65 2006-10-09T01:41:24Z 2006-10-09T01:47:48Z

Graph Expo 06, will be held at Chicago'...

ADMIN Graph Expo 06, will be held at Chicago's McCormick Place from October 15-18 is the largest graphic arts trade show in the Americas in this year. More than 500 exhibitors and attendance in excess of 40,000 are expected. http://graphexpo.gasc.org/
]]> "Kando :Beyond Expectations"At GraphExpo 2006, Komori will exhibit three latest models of printing presses on its 8,000 sq.ft (725 sq.m) booth in South building (Booth number : 629). With three demonstration machines, the LITHRONE S40 (6-color plus coater), the SPICA29P (4-color perfector) and the North American launch of the LITHRONE S29 (6-color plus coater), Komori also features SYSTEM 38S (16-page web press) by video presentation and display of DoNet digital network for JDF workflow. Evident throughout the stand is the Komori mantra of "kando: beyond expectations" - with demonstrations highlighting not just the outstanding Komori technology but our attention to the needs of the ever-changing marketplace.]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.62 2006-09-28T15:52:49Z 2006-09-28T23:42:45Z

Tanghe Printing and Komori Internationa...

ADMIN Tanghe Printing and Komori International were awarded CIPPI Award (Second place in the category of ¡Èbest cost/benefit realization). ]]> (Abstract from CIP4 Press Release dated on September 8, 2006) The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced the first and second place winners in all three categories for the annual The Jürgen Schönhut Memorial CIP4 International Print Production Innovation (CIPPI) Awards.
The CIPPI awards are given annual to the applicant with the most compelling case study in one of three categories, which are:
¡ûMost innovative use of process automation technology in an implementation, ¡ûBest cost/benefit realization as a result of process automation implementation, and ¡ûBiggest improvement in efficiency and customer responsiveness as a result of process automation.
In the category of ¡Èbest cost/benefit realization¡É, second place went to Tanghe Printing N.V. ( Komori customer) of Komen, Belgium.
¡ÈThis year¡Çs winning case studies marked some important changes in the industry compared to last year¡Çs applications,¡É said James Harvey, CIP4¡Çs Executive Director. ¡ÈLast year we saw case studies that focused on the interoperability between two or three systems. This year¡Çs applications showed more comprehensive implementations and the all important extension to the customer¡Çs operations. These winning case studies are not from printers just trying out JDF, but printers that are really putting it to work as a part of the backbone of their operations. And I find it interesting that, once again, the winners are medium and even small printers; examples that most printers can take to heart, not just the industry¡Çs giants.¡É
For more details, please seehttp://www.cip4.org/cippi/index.html¡ÈBooklet with Case-Studies of the Winning Applications in 2006¡É can be downloaded at above site as a big PDF file. The case of Tanghe Printing is included in the booklet.
(Abstract from Booklet with Case-Studies of the Winning Applications in 2006) Company profile Tanghe Printing was established in 1974. Now it is a modern sheet-fed offset operation with a workforce of around 35 people. The range of services—alongside offset printing activities (business reports, magazines, books, promos and calendars)—includes prepress. We do a lot of small production runs which requires a lot of job changes. Our market comprises Belgium (40%), France (45%), Netherlands (10%) and Switzerland (5%).
Systems for JDF workflow are as follows, ¡ûMIS Hiflex MIS ¡ûPrepress Agfa¡Çs PDF workflow :Apogee Series 3 CTP : Galileo CtP system ¡ûPrinting press Komori K-Station for JDF interface Komori Lithrone 40 (4 color B1 41½¡É) Komori Lithrone S40S (5 color with coater B1 41½¡É) ¡ûArchive management NSS Production
Testimonial of Mr. Patrick Tanghe.
¡ÈNetworked production means having a consistent platform on which everybody involved into order management or production processes has access to all important information at any time - whether he works in the office or in the field. He must be able to profit from maximum transparency so that he can optimally handle his job and at the same time to creatively work on the future and the progress of the company. In short – real networked production is of benefit for the whole business process. ¡É
Steps to implement JDF workflow
1982-1998 Belgian software and stand alone solution: DOS application with simple estimate and historic costing application as well as a small statistics generator. The individual modules were not interconnected, and the system only had limited output capabilities. It could not be adapted to the needs of our expanding company.
1999-2003 New software implemented. Improvements: Windows environment, networking of administration with production. Problems: Product not extensive enough. No JDF-compatibility
2003-2006 We opted for Hiflex MIS because we found that this system was the only really comprehensive, single vendor, software package, supported the languages we needed (to serve our international market) and had already been networked with production using JDF/JMF. For the integration of prepress into a JDF networked production environment we updated to :ApogeeX v2.5 and at the beginning of 2006 to v.3.0. In order to network our Komori presses with JDF, K-Station software was purchased. Result after the implementation Production meetings were reduced by 45 minutes per day. The Return Of Investment (ROI) of the JDF implementation was 822.8 % within five years (which means that the investment is paid back 9.22 times). The Net Present Value (NPV) is EUR 886,570,-- or US$ 1,132,678,-- which equals an Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 435%. Increase of sold productivity on the presses: 15% (Lithrone 440) and 13% (Lithrone S 540) Savings add up to EUR 114,400,-- per year: (1 person x 8 hours x 220 days x EUR 50,--) + (0.5 person x 8 hours x 220 days x EUR 30,--). This includes all direct and indirect costs.
CIPPI Award in ¡ÈSupport of the winning application of Tanghe Printing N.V.¡É was given to Komori International (Europe) B.V. and partners. Dr. Harry Adams and Komori¡Çs Japanese engineers worked with Tanghe Printing and finally got this prize.
Now many Komori customers are working with JDF workflow in Europe, United States and Japan. We would like to inform you updated news about such customers frequently in near future.

About CIP4 CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants, and end-users in the print communications, graphic arts industry, and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define the Job Definition Format (JDF), PrintTalk, and other standards relevant to process automation; to study user requirements; to test product interoperability; and to develop a range of JDF software development tools. Information on CIP4, including membership details, is available from the organization¡Çs website: www.cip4.org. Or contact: Stefan Daun, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics, +49 6151 155 575, secretariat@cip4.org. All content and ideas submitted to the CIP4 user groups and intellectual property rights subsisting therein shall become the exclusive property of CIP4.
About JDF The Job Definition Format (JDF) is the industry specification designed to facilitate process automation and the integration of different applications and systems in and around the graphic arts industry. JDF also enables the integration of business management and job planning applications into the production workflow. JDF is based on the W3C¡Çs Extensible Markup Language (XML), ensuring maximum interoperability between different platforms and ready interaction with Internet systems. More information is available at http://www.cip4.org/. ]]> tag:komori-world.com,2006:/report//1.58 2006-08-14T13:45:58Z 2006-08-17T03:06:12Z

17th July, 2006: RG Printing bought the ...

ADMIN 17th July, 2006: RG Printing bought the newly launched Komori Lithrone S 529 after seeing it at Ipex, the first B2 press for the B3 print house. The South Wales based commercial printer prides itself on its quality and service, with a mission statement ¡ÈSmall enough to care, large enough to cope¡É. The in-house design and production capabilities are utilised by its 300 strong Welsh customer base. One of its B3 presses needed replacing twelve months ahead of schedule and following much research RG Printing chose the Komori Lithrone S 529 to provide a quantum leap in quality and turnaround time, attributes which will take the company forward. The purchase, supported by HSBC bank, is a huge expansion for R G who see the investment as a springboard into new markets. The company is in the enviable position of having B2 work readily lined up from its customers, which include government, universities and housing associations, but also hopes the press will open doors into new sectors.
Customers are just beside of Mr. Y. Komori at IPEX. Mr. Andy Lewis, General Manager; Mr. Andrew Studley, Chairman; Mr. Komori; Carol Studley, CEO; Jarrod Windsor, Production Manager and Komori UK representatives.
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About Komori For 80 years, since its establishment in 1923, the Komori Group has been producing offset printing presses. The flagship products include sheet-fed offset presses such as the ¡ÆLithrone Series¡Ç and ¡ÆSprint Series¡Ç, web offset presses such as the ¡ÆSystem Series¡Ç and related equipment and devices, as well as currency printing machinery, exclusively supplied to the National Printing Bureau in Japan for many years.
The Komori Group endeavours to improve the quality and productivity of its basic printing presses and develop printing information networks and automated integrated printing systems to respond to the recent trend of digitalisation and networking, and realise a total printing production system. www.komori.com
For more information please contact: Splash!PR: Samantha Fowler T: 01580 241177 E: sam@splashpr.co.uk Komori: Fern Jones T: 0113 279 9900 E: fern_jones@komori.co.uk ]]>