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Printers, paper and packaging
News Release from: Sappi Europe | Subject: high quality coated papers and boards
Edited by the Marketingservicestalk Editorial
Team on 02 June 2008
Sappi shows off latest innovations at
Drupa
Sappi is presenting its latest innovations and its range of internationally recognised high quality coated papers and boards at Drupa.
Sappi's stylish, ultra-modern high-tech stand in Hall 6 at Drupa has been specially designed to intrigue and inspire visitors, highlighting the company's new products, such as its revolutionary fast drying Tempo silk paper and its increasingly popular range of Algro Design packaging boards, the smoothest and whitest on the market Sappi is also presenting differentiated graphic grades from Europe, North America and South Africa, as well as its Printers of the Year, Life with Print, and Ideas That Matter global marketing initiatives and its Knowledge Bank information service for printers
This article was originally published on Marketingservicestalk on 11 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Our message at Drupa is that, as the world's leading paper company, Sappi is committed to helping the entire communication industry chain," said Peter Tielemans, Marketing Communications and Business Development Manager at Sappi Fine Paper Europe.
"We provide the finest coated graphic and speciality papers and offer services and solutions that create real value for our customers.
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"Our proud, minimalist stand demonstrates our confidence in the print industry and is intended to project a friendly, welcoming image to visitors".
Sappi's presence at Drupa is one of more than 30 exhibits by members of PrintCity, the cross-industry alliance that fosters co-operation and integrates worldwide expertise among more than 40 independent companies within the graphic arts industry.
Projects from PrintCity's activity groups form the basis of seven world-leading Competence Centres which focus on topical subjects concerning the printing, packaging and publishing industries.
"Sappi has established a trend-setting role as one of the few paper manufacturers promoting and focusing on the power of print and the vital role paper plays in the media mix," said Tielemans.
"We have devoted significant resources to researching the factors that make print-based communications an attractive and successful medium, while demonstrating what the paper and print sector has to offer in the future.
"At Drupa, we are also playing an active role in PrintCity's 'Value Added UV Printing' and 'Print Meets Electronics' Competence Centres, as well as in its Print+X research project.
"We will also be present in the 'Print4Life' lounge where print buyers, brand owners, designers and agencies, can see and discuss new print opportunities".
Value Added UV Printin: UV printing and coating is a core technique for adding value, offering a wide range of techniques and substrates to increase product differentiation.
As member of PrintCity's Packaging, Commercial and Sheetfed Activity Group, Sappi is a major contributor to PrintCity's "Optimised Sheetfed UV Printing and Coating" best practice guide, which ensures maximum print quality and productivity.
The updated guide focuses on the strategic and economic advantages of the UV process with sections on UV printing economics, choice of UV process, selection of equipment and consumables, and UV printing best practice.
Print Meets Electronics: print and electronic technologies are already working alongside each other in the media mix and the next stage of development is the convergence of these technologies into new hybrid devices that combine the best attributes of both.
Innovative applications include intelligent packaging, RFID, smart inks on printed publications and interactive communication links, such as a poster printed on Sappi paper from which music can be downloaded.
Print+X project The joint project between PrintCity and f:mp (Fachverband MedienProduktioner) has researched the capabilities and benefits of value-added printing.
Three virtual brands of lifestyle and electronics products were designed for the testing process, with value-added printing options evaluated by different university study groups.
The Print+X presentation at Drupa precedes a roadshow to brand-owners, agencies and printer management on the findings of the studies, as well as the sample media used.
Print4Life lounge: although exhibitions such as Drupa primarily focus on technology, equipment and materials, brand owners, designers and print buyers decide where and how print is used.
The Print4Life lounge provides the opportunity for them to meet with printers and their suppliers, such as Sappi.
The lounge is dedicated to an exchange of views on how print can add value, with printed samples featuring new ideas for newspapers, packaging and commercial printing.
"Publishers, printers and major brand owners are increasingly looking to Sappi for trend-setting views on innovations in print-based communications and insights into print's viable role in the dynamic world of communications," added Tielemans.
"We look forward to meeting them at Drupa".
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