A sequel to the company’s first Digital Specialist Forum in April 2010, Mondi takes “going digital” to the next level with a full roster of experts presenting on digital printing and marketing trends.
After the success of Mondi’s first Digital Specialist Forum (DSF) in Vienna, the company will host DSF 2.0, bringing customers together with industry experts to learn more about new trends and technologies in digital printing.
The impressive list of international guest speakers includes Hans van Lith, CEO of Eclipse, a digital communication and marketing service provider based in the Netherlands; Tony Hodgson, CEO of PODi UK, a branch of the PODi organisation, which drives the demand for digital print applications and helps PODi members build successful digital print businesses; Vito Ferrone, CEO and founder of the Milan based printing house Loretoprint – a company that merges digital innovation and corporate social responsibility to cooperate with NGOs to improve the living conditions in Haiti; and Ulbe Jelluma, a seasoned marketing and advertising professional and Print Power’s Marketing Manager.
“Our uncoated fine paper business development is tightly aligned with the current market focus on digital printing and sustainable production. There has been continuous growth in our eco-friendly Green Range and digital printing portfolio, not to mention a number of initiatives, such as online tutorials and events, which help us maintain an ongoing dialogue with our customers about how their needs can be best met by applying the latest industry trends and technologies,” explains Johannes Klumpp, Marketing and Sales Director, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper.
Determining the best papers for specific technologies and desired applications has been a driving force behind Mondi’s digital programmes. With the continuing growth in the digital print market, the company also works together closely with OEMs to develop new digital papers – the latest being DNS® indigo, Color Copy indigo and DNS® high-speed inkjet.
Both Color Copy indigo and DNS® indigo received HP’s 3-star certification, which is the highest performance rating for HP Indigo digital presses and indicates the best performance for runnability, fixing and blanket compatibility. In terms of optimal applications, HP recommended Color Copy indigo for photo book printing due to its smooth surface characteristics and natural whiteness level, whereas the high-white DNS® indigo is recommend for applications requiring strong contrasts such as point of sale material, corporate stationery, company reports and brochures. DNS® high-speed inkjet is Mondi’s latest development for transactional and transpromotional communication, offering excellent colour density and sharp definition, which is essential for barcode and logo readability.
The digital printing papers by Mondi can be used on all modern printing machines and come in the most important digital formats. They are tested and enhanced for toner and ink-jet, for sheet-and continuous feed and will – together with the printers’ skills – yield the benefits of digital printing: small print runs, print-on-demand and variable data applications to create highly customized print materials. Part of the Green Range product family, these papers are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) certified, totally chlorine free, or 100% recycled.
A complete overview of Mondi’s digital product portfolio and its environmental accreditations can be found at: www.mondigroup.com/digitalprinting.