“The printing industry, exposed to severe waves of environmental change such as the change from paper to electronic media, stands at a great turning point,” Komori explains.
“In addition, it is forecast that conventional printing will shrink further in the future while the trend is for digital printing and supplementary services to grow much more.
“In this environment, the printing industry must deepen its relationship with IT technologies, promote new forms of business, and revolutionise its profit structure.
“At Komori Corporation, amid these very difficult economic conditions and industry trends, rather than just following change we are working with renewed determination to advance innovations that will trigger transformation.”
At drupa, Komori will once again maintain the largest stand of all Japanese press manufacturers whilst presenting exhibits on the theme ‘OffsetOnDemand’.
Solutions incorporating the latest technologies on the theme of ‘Komori OnDemand’, with offset printing as the core, will perform efficiently in concert with digital printing and postpress in a large number of demonstrations using many printing presses.
At drupa 2012, Komori will roll out solutions that include new digital printing technologies based on the theme of ‘Komori OnDemand’ and seven sub-themes that present solutions for customers:
- OffsetOnDemand Solutions
- Package Print Solutions
- Efficient and Multi-flexible Print Solutions
- DigitalOnDemand Solutions
- Komori Assistance
- Komori Ecology
- Komori Web, Chambon and Security
Komori announced that it will market the full colour Konica Minolta C8000 bizhub digital press on an OEM basis in certain markets (not Australia) under a name yet to be announced. Komori says it can add value to the C8000 with its vast knowledge of the printing industry – more will be revealed at drupa.
Two other ‘technology exhibits’ (‘Komori-speak’ for technologies under development and not yet ready for market) to be shown at drupa are a four-colour 20-inch webfed and a 29-inch sheetfed digital printing machine.
Komori will extend its range of sheetfed offset presses with the Lithrone GX40 Carton press, to be shown at drupa in a six-colour H-UV equipped 40-inch version with coater for carton printing.
It will also launch the Lithrone A37, a four-colour 37-inch sheetfed offset press.
Komori has engineered ‘OffsetOnDemand’ to handle short runs and tight delivery schedules by cutting print preparation time, paper waste, and the time needed for all printing processes while retaining both high print quality and high productivity. This is achieved by the introduction of a module that covers the prepress and postpress processes of offset printing and incorporates the latest digital printing technologies.
The core technology is Komori’s H-UV curing system, which uses a new UV lamp developed with Komori know-how and high-sensitivity UV ink. Using a single lamp for each side of the sheet, this system ensures high print quality and reliability in addition to offering economic and ecological advantages.
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