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PRINTEX07 confirms Fairfax online chief as forum panel member



On Thursday 24 May, journalist, author and former rugby player, Peter FitzSimons (pictured, left). Peter will moderate debate around the theme: Control Your Future – Insights and strategies for survival and success in an increasingly complex print industry environment.





Fairfax online editor-in-chief, Mike van Niekerk (pictured, right), will join printing industry leaders and innovators at The PrintEx Forums, taking place at PrintEx07, 24-26 May, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.





Van Niekerk will offer his experiences and viewpoints into unravelling the controversial issues surrounding the digital evolution at The PrintEx Forum session, Digital Dilemmas-Making sense of the array of impacts, technologies and issues caused by living in, and supplying to, a digital world, on Friday 25 May, facilitated by Jennie Brockie (pictured).



Van Niekerk joins profile marketing managing director David Holton, RMIT semantic web researcher Gus Gollings and RMIT professor of law Margaret Jackson and Allan Robinson, general manager, letters, Australia Post to provide the keynote presentation for the session.






DES gets ready to unveil new technology at PrintEx


New DES technology will be displayed at this year's PrintEx exhibition.

For the first time in Australia, DES will be showcasing their ORIS Hybrid Proofing at PrintEx. ORIS Hybrid Proofing provides flexibility, with the ability to deliver any proof that customers demand – from one solution. By creating a parallel color managed workflow for ORIS hard copy and soft proofing technology, ORIS Hybrid Proofing will optimize production and increase quality to save time and money.

New industry standards, complex workflow processes and rising pressures to increase throughput are creating difficult challenges in the graphic arts industry and often cause quality to suffer. CGS understands these challenges and is continually developing new tools to help. In addition to ORIS Hybrid Proofing, ORIS Certified Proof is also a powerful tool to ensure accurate color quality and consistency. Compatible with both hard copy and soft copy proofing solutions, ORIS Certified Proof provides straightforward, trackable proof output measurement using “pass-fail” reports to accurately meet SWOP, FOGRA, 3DAP, GRACoL and other standards.

Ulrich Kolnik of Just Normlicht, Germany, will be presenting on colour accurate viewing solutions and the new Just Colour Communicator 2. The Colour Communicator 2 includes a light booth and adjust monitor calibration software, designed for the colour matching of a soft proof and proof between a monitor and viewing booth.










Creative Folks–Productivity for profit tools


Creative Folks will be introducing two solutions for process and productivity management. For the first time in Australia, it will be demonstrating an enterprise job management solution with eMarketing, online approvals and automated catalogue production from Opix AG; as well as the internationally recognised workgroups suite of products for job management, vurtual tickets and collaborative proof approvals.

In another first for Creative Folks, WoodWing's award winning editorial solution, Smart Connection Enterprise for Adobe InDesign and InCopy will be demonstrated in its pre-release state for Adobe CS3.










Optimus–Leading MIS software on display


Visitors to the Optimus stand will see demonstrations of Optimus 2020 QuickSmart, which represents a huge step forward in MIS technology and features. Optimus 2020 QuickSmart builds on 24 years of MIS experience gained by Optimus since it launched the UK industry's first MIS modules in 1982. Recent new features include improved auditing and work-in-progress capabilities.










Kayell


Kayell increases its position in graphic arts market with a strong focus on new technology

On the Kayell stand you’ll find GMG workflow automation, GMG proofing on inkjet and laser printers, Eizo’s LCD displays, Colorvision and Xrite colour management software and hardware and GTI Graphic Technology lighting systems.



International guests on Kayell’s stand include: Robert Weihing managing director and Jawdatt Mawassii worldwide sales manager from GMG Color will attend PrintEx for the first time.









Fuji Xerox–A fleet of innovations and solutions at PrintEx07


The Nuvera 288 is just one of a number Fuji Xerox Australia will be showcasing at PrintEx07. The industry leader will be focusing on innovative technologies and workflow solutions that help print providers and design professionals. For the first time in Australia, Fuji Xerox will demonstrate how standards such as JDF can streamline communication across the prepress environment and the production floor.

Canon: Gun team to launch Canon imagePRESS


The production print market, the billions of pages currently printed by offset, is the treasure trove for digital printing, Every engine manufacturer knows it and now Canon, fresh from its dominating run in the office sector, is preparing a serious assault on the market with the release of its imagePRESS technology.


Pictured: The Canon imagePRESS DPSG A-team; (left to right) Sumitta Jayaratne, national operations manager, Christophe Lambert, general manager, and Mitchell Filby, national sales manager.








Entry-level CTPs to launch at PrintEx07


Small format printers can expect to see the latest in computer-to-plate (CTP) devices at PrintEx07, with industry heavyweights Dainippon Screen and Heidelberg announcing the launch of their latest entry level CTP technologies.

Also catering to the small format market, leading international manufacturer Heidelberg will launch the entry-level thermal CTP image set, Suprasetter A52, amongst a series of 'firsts' at PrintEx07.

"Expanding the highly successful Suprasetter range into the A3 market, the A52 brings manual and automated plate handling, as well as Heidelberg's renowned Prinext workflow, to small format printshops," said Soeren Lange, product manager prepress and workflow, Heidelberg.

"PrintEx was initially launched to cater to small and medium-sized print businesses and it's fantastic to see the leading wholesalers providing smaller printers with the latest technologies to keep up with local and international competitors," said PrintEx07 Chairman, Grant Churchil