Preprint 4.0– Beyond the limitations of analogue and digital –

Alexander Cartellieri

Head of Customer Relations and Sales

CONPRINTA Printing Technology

CONPRINTA …

… is well established through its successful Belt Printing Technology

... offers highest flexibility in preprint

... adheres to its proven track record for lowest preprint tooling costs

Discussion Points

I) Key Performance Indicators (Definition)

II) Performance Limits of pure analogue/digital printapproaches – Conclusion

III) Different Transfer Mechanisms of Ink (analogue vs. digital)

IV) Why Preprint 4.0?

V) Potential for Hybrid Print Concepts

VI) Example of an Analogue/Digital Hybrid Press – Essentials

I) DefinitionsJOB ORDER SPACE …

Variable Costby Process

Lead Time Quality

Cost

The Magical Triangle of Supply

Fixed Costby Process

Quantity of Order

KPI:Key Performance

Indicator

II) Performance Limits Analogue vs. Digital(today)

ANALOGUE

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Tooling

Discrete Formats

Setup

New / Small Order

Screen Print

Ink Film

Color Gammut

Head Life

Volume Order

Line Print

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DIGITAL

ANALOGUE

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DIGITAL

Lack of Flexibilityin Combinationwith Fixed Cost

Portion

Lack of Output and Color Gammut in Combination with

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II) Limitations: Conclusion (today)

!Characteristical Transfer Differences between Contact and Non-Contact Pigmented Inks leave a gap in marginal costs of creating a specific colored area

ANALOGUEContact (here: Flexo)

Aqueous Ink(Pigmented)

DIGITALNon-Contact (here: Thermal Inkjet)

Fill-In Surface RoughnessThrough Contact & Pressure

Ink Transfer byDroplet Reception by Adjusted

Surface (Primer)

15% Pigment Content 5%

Wider Pigment Size Distribution Bandwidth

Narrower

Simpler Ink Chemistry Sophisticated

III) Pigment / Ink Transfer Mechanisms Analogue vs. Digital (today)

IV) Why Preprint 4.0?

!

Benefits per Converting Plant• Investment Savings in largely expensive

analogue and digital postprint equipment

• Surplus– Capacity Gains

– Manufacturing Cost Savings

– Paper Savings

• Improved Quality and Consistency of Print by

– Highly Controlled Print Environment (Disciplines / Expertise)– Economy of Scale effects, Efficiencies and Equipment Utilization (OEE, ROI)

leveraged by pooled execution

– Avoiding the difficulties of dust, warped board, washboard, pile turning and mutipass converting

>10 MILL. EURO

UP TO 4.4 MILL. EURO/YEAR

Best Opportunity for Hybrid if pooled by Preprint 4.0

V) Potential for Hybrid Preprint 4.0

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Digital

Hybrid

Analogue

1

2

3

V) Potential for Hybrid Preprint

The Solution:

Hybrid Preprint on Demand meets the needs of a changing market and responds to the pressure for cost and fibre reduction.

!Legend:

• All cost w/o machine depreciation/amortization

• 100% ink coverage• Based on today‘s relative costs

[Cost / pcs.]

[pcs.]

V) Potential for Hybrid Preprint

The Solution:

Hybrid Preprint on Demand meets the needs of a changing market and responds to the pressure for cost and fibre reduction.

!Legend:

• All cost w/o machine depreciation/amortization

• 100% ink coverage• Based on today‘s relative costs

[Cost / pcs.]

[pcs.]

V) Potential for Hybrid Preprint

The Solution:

Hybrid Preprint on Demand meets the needs of a changing market and responds to the pressure for cost and fibre reduction.

!Legend:

• All cost w/o machine depreciation/amortization

• 100% ink coverage• Based on today‘s relative costs

[Cost / pcs.]

[pcs.]

VI) Example of an Hybrid Press

!

V) Preprint 4.0 Essentials

ANALOGUE

!

DIGITAL

LinePrint

VolumeOrder

ScreenPrint

New / SmallOrder

Unwind

Conditioning

Tension

Line Print

Spot OPV

Inline QS

Rewind

Crew

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CONPRINTA Printing Technologyalexander.cartellieri@conprinta.com