A century-old shop with a love for China
Komori's feeling to the author is always steady, restrained, and stocky. It doesn't seem to be too public; the advertisements are not too dazzling. Just like a bottle of old wine, it can be tasted slowly and finely. Perhaps established in 1923, the nearly 100-year-old heritage makes it calm and wise, so Komori people pursue some lasting power, such as emotional power under the concept of "moving customers"; lasting power.
The depth of Komori's "affection" rooted in China can be seen from the presence of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Nantong, and Taiwan (with four subsidiaries + one branch). History is like a cloud of smoke, and with a flick of a finger, the deep or shallow chrome marks left behind have been deeply chrome in the Chinese market. 20 years have passed since Komori Hong Kong was established in 1998. It has witnessed China's printing market from "swarming up" to overcapacity, to supply-side reform, transformation and upgrading; it has also participated in the historical process of China's printing and packaging market from "light and electricity" to "data and network"; Participated in the market from the domination of lithography, to the flourishing of lithography and flexo, digital printing and other processes.....
Talking about products: taking root in the Chinese market with innovative technology, equipment and perfect services
In the past 20 years, Komori's roots in China may have been extended by profoundly grasping and adapting to the changes in technology, market, and policies of China's printing and packaging industry. So, what "homework" did Komori do? Luo Yandao, Vice President of Komori Printing Machinery (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. recently accepted an interview with a special reporter from PRINT CHINA, focusing on the technical level.
"The industry is constantly changing and changing, and there are opportunities for change. For enterprises, strengthening their own advantages, improving their production efficiency, paying attention to environmental protection, green printing, etc. should be the necessary conditions to seize future opportunities and win the future. Conform to the trend, The market will eventually open the door to development. During the period of change, Komori also expects to provide enterprises with innovative technologies, equipment, and comprehensive services, so as to help them stand out from the competition.” Mr. Luo said frankly.
Komori's best-selling products in China either have the advantages of high production efficiency, low energy consumption and environmental protection, or have the advantages of technological integration, which are in line with the general direction of the transformation and upgrading of China's printing industry. He introduced that, for example, Komori's latest GL46, which has installed nearly 100 units in China this year, can enable customers to print 16-page standard "16-open" products and meet conventional binding without increasing customer costs; The production capacity is twice that of the general startup, which can help companies greatly improve efficiency, increase corporate revenue, and create greater profit margins.
The digital printing press Imoremia IS29 (29-inch sheetfed UV inkjet digital printing press), which has both the advantages of digital printing presses and the advantages of traditional offset presses, has also been installed in China. IS29 represents the core product launched by Komori for users to "open a new chapter". It not only has the soul of digital printing, advanced RIP technology, original ink, high-performance inkjet print head and imaging system, but also has traditional offset printing. Stable conveying paper and many other advantages, digital and traditional strong combination, complementary technical advantages, will better meet the needs of more customers.
Komori's other hot-selling product, the double-sided printing machine GLX40RP, can complete double-sided printing without turning over in one pass, and the single bite greatly reduces the cost, etc. It is suitable for both thin paper commercial printing and thick paper packaging printing. In addition, Komori's intelligent IoT KP-Connect system and HUVHUV (L), which can bring high added value to packaging and printing, have also attracted widespread attention in the Chinese market.
Talking about trends: the future has come, and new business opportunities are found in adaptation
Talking about the reshuffle of the industry, Mr. Luo said: "The introduction of new equipment and new technologies may promote a new round of competition in the industry, coupled with environmental protection, rising raw materials and other pressures may eliminate some in the new round of competition. Companies that are not suitable for the development of the industry. At present, the packaging industry is relatively less affected, and the high-end packaging and printing market may further increase.”
Talking about the direction of environmental protection, he said that with the vigorous development and increasing maturity of e-commerce in my country, online shopping has driven the rapid development of packaging and printing, which is a hot spot of economic growth and a bright spot in the industry, but it also brings environmental protection of logistics packaging. question. There is no doubt that green printing is the trend of industry development and an important direction of enterprise development. Komori has always attached great importance to green environmental protection, and has long established the long-term goal of KOMORI Environmental Protection Plan 2030. All its products and technologies are marked with "green printing". "The concept of environmental protection has been developed and formulated, and it has always been committed to becoming a leader in green printing.
When it comes to the trend of technology, he believes that digital printing and offset printing are complementary and mutually reinforcing, "In recent years, with the rapid development of computer Internet technology and the wide expansion of application fields, various industries have begun to move towards digital control and data. The development of management and network communication. The book publishing and printing industry is developing from long-run ordinary printing to medium- and short-run high-end color printing. The market share of on-demand printing and personalized variable data printing is greatly increasing. Changes have come , but it cannot be done overnight. In recent years, digital printing has developed rapidly, but its share in the market should still be relatively small. In the future, it should not be digital printing instead of offset printing or offset printing instead of digital printing, but may be in some areas. , will become the world of digital printing, and in some fields, the world of offset printing, the two will complement each other to form a complementary relationship, promote each other, and jointly promote the development of the industry in a scientific and reasonable direction."
Talking about the exhibition: Komori will release shocking new products at PRINT CHINA 2019
Today's China's printing market, despite the challenges of environmental protection and transformation, has slowed down its growth. However, due to the huge market volume, the stable and high-speed growth of the macro economy, the unabated domestic demand for rigid printing, and the continuous release of energy from new printing demand points, China's printing market has become a place with "unique scenery" in the global printing market. Large-scale exhibitions are an indicator of whether the market is good or bad. In terms of scale and influence, CHINA PRINT and PRINT CHINA have become the second and third international printing exhibitions in the world, which is enough to prove.
"PRINT CHINA can be said to be one of the largest exhibitions in China's printing exhibitions. It has formed two most important exhibitions with CHINA PRINT exhibition, spanning north and south China; it has become an incubation base for new technologies and a display window for new products. , a trading platform for new brands, and a wind vane for the development of Chinese printing enterprises, which have played a vital role in the strong, balanced and coordinated development of the printing industry in my country and the world, and it is also an exhibition that our Komori company focuses on participating in." Mr. Luo said frankly. He "spoiler" ahead of time, Komori will participate in PRINT CHINA 2019, with an estimated exhibition area of 1013 square meters.
"Innovation has always been the strong driving force that Komori pursues and promotes the development of the company. At PRINT CHINA, we will take 'Innovate To Creat' as the theme. In addition to digital, post-press and other products and solutions, KP-Connect Pro will also fully demonstrate the power of KP-Connect Pro in helping Chinese Indian companies to improve the level of 'intelligent manufacturing'."
"As we all know, 'smart manufacturing' is the guiding ideology of China's strategy of building a strong manufacturing country, and it is also a hot spot in the current Chinese printing market. 'KP-Connect Pro' can automatically and seamlessly integrate MIS (Management Information System), pre-press, printing, and post-press Through digital process management and automated production, the level of 'intelligent manufacturing' of the printing factory will be pushed to a new peak."
