Talking points

• Quick overview of the JETLEADER• Newsweb experience so far• Scalability of print cost between offset & ink jet• Variable cutoff folder for Newsweb• Variable data printing for Newsweb• TKS other experiences so far

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JETLEADER 1500

Quick facts

• JETLEADER Introduced in 2010

• (3) sold in North America to date

• All components and workflow are TKS except the print heads

Digital Printing

Inkjet Electro Static

Drop-on-demand Continuous

Piezo Thermal

Digital Printing Family Tree

Side view

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“Cut-off”21.5” – 32”

(546mm – 813mm)

“Web width”11” – 22”

(279mm –560mm)

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Item Spec RemarkPrint method Inkjet method, 4-color on both sides Drop On Demand type

Print speed Max. 150 m/min (492 feet/minute)Resolution 600×600dpiPrint width Max.541mm (21.3”)Ink Water-based pigment inkWeb width 279.4 mm – 560 mm (11” – 22”) 45 - 130.4 gsm 　

Cutoff 546 mm – 813 mm (21.5” – 32”) Variable cut-off folder

Post-processing

Variable cut-off folder 　 　 　　Multi sections (Max 5 sections) in line Max 72 pages in total, 48 pages per section

Option Sheeter, Re-winder and/or Chopper folder

Basic Specification

ThroughputsNUMBER OF PAGES (broadsheet

& Tabloid)COPIES PER

HOUR# of sections (broadsheet)

8 7,381

12 4,921

24 2,460

48 1,230

56 (Broadsheet) 1,054 Up to 5

64 (Broadsheet) 922 Up to 5

72 (Broadsheet) 820 Up to 5

Our experience so far

Who is Newsweb

• TKS first JETLEADER customer worldwide

• Located in Chicago

• Press runs range from 1,000 copies to 150,000 copies. This includes their offset side.

Their Focus

Ethnic PublishersAlternative PublishersSchool NewspapersCommunity Newspapers

Why did Newsweb chose the JETLEADER

• Before the purchase they had been looking at ink jet technology for 8 years

• With TKS they saw a ink jet vendor with knowledge of the newspaper and commercial printing industry

• The “finishing” equipment for multiple section (up to 5) broadsheet products

• Open source on ink and paper

Current status• First JETLEADER started up October of last year

– Now running weekly newspapers and several dailies on the JETLEADER

• Second JETLEADER purchased and will be running first quarter of next year at new production center.

• Second press will have a new variable cutoff folder and the first press will also be upgraded with the new variable cutoff folder

• Both presses will have the upgraded variable data printing package.

Current Product Mix

• Mostly Tabloid because that is the bulk of what they normally run.

• A few ¼ tabloid products

• Will go after more broadsheet work with the new variable cutoff folder that gives more page widths. Now fixed at 12”

Number of jobs

• Currently 24 different products comprised of:– (2) Dailies– Weeklies– Monthly– Special one time runs

• In the near future new customers utilizing the variable data printing– Example, change the masthead for city being served to

attract local advertisers

Manning

• (2) people– (1) Pre press person for inputting/ripping the job– (1) Jogger

• After the job starts the pre press person can go on to other work.

Paper being used

• Started off being mostly ink jet

• Now 100% offset, same sheet as their single wide press

• 30#, 35#, 50# and 60#

Ink being used

• TKS has open source for ink supplier

• Newsweb has been using one supplier

• Additional supplier(s) soon to be qualified by TKS

• Choice of ink and changing ink suppliers not to be taken lightly in Newsweb’s opinion.

File management

• Being a commercial printer means having to deal with many other customers and their files.

• There was a learning curve on how to manipulate job files

• On offset easier to compensate on the press for needed changes.

New Production Center (2014)

Scalability• What is the sweet spot for ink jet versus

offset?

• How do the two processes compare at various page sizes and print runs?

• What is the proportional cost split between the two printing processes?

Assumptions

• Broadsheet (21.5” cutoff x 12” page width)• 48.8 gsm “offset” paper substrate for both

• Color on every page• Single width offset press• Offset ink versus ink jet ink• No press payments on either

No machine cost included

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

100 COPIES

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

500 COPIES

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

No machine cost included

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

1,000 COPIES

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

1,500 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

No machine cost included

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

2,000 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

2,500 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

No machine cost included

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

3,000 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

3,500 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

All things considered equal?• How many people to run the

same job?

• Can be done in one pass on JETLEADER– Multiple sections, up to 5,

not have to insert offline– Up to 48 pages in a section

with JETLEADER

• Waste factor on offset

• Setup times on offset

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

3,500 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

Proportional cost for offset and Ink jet

SpacePowerInk

Ink waste Paper

Paper waste

Plate

Blanket

Other main-tenance

Labor (pre-press)

Labor (job change)

Labor (printing)

Offset pressPrint cost structure

Space Power

Ink

Ink waste

Paper

Paper waste

Print head

Other main-tenance

Labor (pre-press)

Labor (job change)

Labor (printing)

JETLEADERPrint cost structure

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

100 COPIES

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

Space Power

Ink

Ink waste

Paper

Paper waste

Plate

Blanket

Other main-tenance

Labor (pre-press)

Labor (job change)

Labor (printing)

Offset pressPrint cost structure

SpacePower

Ink

Ink waste

Paper

Paper waste

Print head

Other main-tenance

Labor (pre-press)

Labor (job change)

Labor (printing)

JETLEADERPrint cost structure

4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48

3,000 Copies

Offset JETLEADER

Pages

Variable Cutoff Folder

Variable Data Printing

Sheeter

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Multicut Sheeter

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Multicut Sheeter

Maximum Cut Length 28”

Minimum Cut Length 6”

CUT ANY LENGTH SIZE BETWEEN MIN 6” AND MAX 28”SIMPLY ENTER DESIRED SIZE

Maxim

um W

eb Width 22”

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Multicut Sheeter

Experiences to date

• We had four different demonstrations every day– Wall Street Journal “live” USA edition

• Page files received at 7:00am Germany time (1am NYC)• Morning and afternoon runs in booth

– Berliner size Korean Newspaper and Tab size Japanese– A5 and A4 sheets for book making

• Using VITS sheeter and Horizon book making equipment

• The press ended up being sold to Newsweb

Drupa Experience

Drupa Experience

Started printing in April (2012) at one of our factories the Wall Street Journal Asia edition. This is for Osaka area.

• Get notification files are ready at 3:00am (2pm est) Japan time that files have been uploaded. Product starts leaving at 3:20am

• We then pull/download the files and start the ripping process. Takes a few minutes.

Wall Street Journal (Asia) Experience

• Printing 5 days a week, small print draw for distribution to local area business, i.e. hotels.

• Tabloid product 32 to 48 page average

• Per the “test program” agreement we concluded the printing first quarter of this year.

Wall Street Journal (Asia) Experience

Wall Street Journal (Asia) ExperienceIGA factory

Hawaii Hochi Ltd.• Third North American JETLEADER 1500 sale

• Production starts in December this year

• Prints Hawaii’s only Japanese newspaper and a variety of other commercial products.

• Equipment list:– 4/4 printing– Variable cutoff folder– Tabloid, future multiple section broadsheet

products– Chopper unit for signature products

Hawaii Hochi Ltd.

Newsweb DemoTKS AT BOOTH #3340

Mike Shafer972-983-0611

mshafer@tkspress.com