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PRINTING TECHNOLOGY& INNOVATION DAYS FORFLEXIBLE PACKAGING

20/21 November 2019Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PRINTING TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION DAYS FOR FLEXIBLEPACKAGING

Printing market and press developments

Ulrich HarteProduct Management Printing and Finishing MachinesWINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER

First Image-to-Print inKL in 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2019

WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER HQ in 2009 vs. today

Market for flexible packaging is growing continuously!World market „Flexible Packaging“grew from 2012 to 2017 by 4,0%.

Until 2022, a continued annualgrowth rate of 5,0% is predicted.

2022

For Asia Pacific the growth rate 2012 – 2017was 6,5% anually and is expected by 7,1%anually until 2022.

Global population development

n Growing world population

n 7,7 bil. people are living today

n There are no alternatives / substitutions for food

n Packaging of food is future-oriented

Per capita consumption of packaging material

Population in millionIn US $ per head

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia / Pacific Region*

Africa & Middle East 1190

3800

580

330

380

400

31

43

38

108

383

338

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High potential forpackaging in Asia /

Pacific Region,in particular for

flexibles

Regional market share by printing technology

NorthernAmerica Southern Europe

Northern- &Middle Europe

Asia

LatinAmerica

Africa

Australia

Rotogravure

Flexo

PASSION FOR INNOVATION

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CI-flexo-presses

MIRAFLEX´´

NOVOFLEX´´VISTAFLEX C

MIRAFLEX´´ SINGLE PORT

Launch:2019

K-Show

small & wide, medium & high speed, front- & sideloading, …

• 8 or 10 printing decks• Repeat: 800 mm or 1130 mm• Printing width: 820 mm, 1000 mm, 1270 mm, 1450 mm• Speed: 400, 500, 600 m/min.• Winder Ø: 800 mm, 1000 mm, 1300 mm• VISION Package• TURBOCLEAN• …

600The press for core sectorof flexible packaging!

Rotogravure Presses

HELIOSTAR´´S, HELIOSTAR´´A

DYNASTAR

HELIOSTAR´́ S

• Repeat: 450 - 920 mm• Printing width: 800 – 1400 mm• Speed: 400 / 500 / 600 m/min.• Winder Ø: 800 mm, 1000 mm, 1300 mm

HELIOSTAR´́ A 500 / 600 m/min.???

Certificate by customer´s management:

• 360000 linear meters printed in 12hproduction time

à Average speed 500m/min

HELIOSTAR´́ S

On Drupa we introduced DYNASTAR, the firstshort run rotogravure press.

The future of rotogravure printing

Wouldn‘t it be fantastic to optimize the rotogravure process forshort jobs?

We did the first step!

Innovative press concept

§ Designed for hollow cylinders§ Fastest change-over§ Job preparation beside the press§ High printing efficency and overall output§ Same printing system, same inks, same printed

product just as with wide presses

DYNASTAR – Our answer to shorter jobs and digital printing

DYNASTAR is runningin South East Asia already!

§ Small-scale investment§ Minimum storage space and -costs§ Reduced cylinder handling costs§ Low transport costs and shorter delivery time

§ Innovative lightweight cylinders are underdevelopment by &and other partners.

DYNASTAR – The answer to shorter jobs and digital printing

It‘s not only the presses:Service is most important as well!

• Operator training in HQ or at customer’s site

• Qualified specialists 24/7 (Information and DiagnosticCenter (IDC) located in Germany, USA and SE-Asia)

• Smart Service support• Advice and support by telephone or Smart Glasses:

- Trouble shooting of technical problems andmalfunctions

- Questions regarding maintenance and repairs- Printing process questions

• 2 local Service Engineers and 1 Office Manager totake care of spare parts in Malaysia

• Main support are from Bangkok Hub

Digital printing for flexible packaging

Digitalization is the greatest challenge facing the economy.

Packaging will survive the e-commerce supply chain.

Printing will stay as an important element in the supplychain business.

Today’s key requests / driving forces in printing technology:

These are real concerns in the market.It’s more than just printing technology!It´s effected by the entire process from IMAGE-to-PRINT!

and Faster deliveriesShorter jobsØ Job length in m

2008 2018

Thinking about digital printing ...

§ We believe that digital printing will grow in long term.

§ In the next decade, digital printing will be developed to the thirdaccepted printing technology.

§ It will reach a considerable level, but will not become disruptive.

Inkjet printing – What are we actually doing:

W&H is teaming up with:§ leading print head manufacturers to supervise inkjet development.

§ hardware and software companies to develop a concept for astable and reliable print quality.

§ ink manufacturer to optimize print quality based on machine,substrate and ink.

W&H stands for long term flexible packaging solutions!

Target cost calculations depend on…§ run length§ printing technology§ number of repeat orders§ ink costs§ …

§ internal production workflow§ downtimes§ …

§ consumables costs§ substrates§ utilization rate§ ….

Digital printing – we are prepared for yourindividual break-even calculation

Let us meet at drupa 2020 to verify our results

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.