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TESCO Ethical TrainingWorkshop ISO 9001:2008

What is EFI?

EFI is a print and graphic industry

vertical software company providing

automation solutions through software.

EFI MonarchWhat are we doing about it?

In 2007, we commenced the EFI

Hagen ERP implementation

initiative. By

2008, we had

implemented the

foundation modules with web-based

RFQ processes, estimation, job

management, production desktop,

purchase and inventory, shipping,

and invoicing modules.

In 2009-10, we implemented

A closer look at the

EFI Monarch systemauto count as Direct Machine

Interface (DMI) to Web, Sheetfed

and Bindery equipments. The

manual data collection proceeds

to a direct-from-the-machine

capture of impression and

bindery counts.

In 2010, we introduced a theory-

of-constraint-based production

scheduling by the Print-Flow

module. It manages key constrainsand helps schedule work centers for

a jobs production tasks cycle.

This year, we have placed EFI

Monarch into live production. It

comes with a new fully graphical

user interface and a host of new

productivity improvement features.

Our next vision is to introduce a

tightly integrated planner module

and later integrate into a real-time

pre-press workflow. This will

enhance capabilities to new levels

of efficiency and productivity.

Virtualisation and

technology

One of the initiatives is

Virtualisation. In 2011, we undertook

major efforts to make

this a critical back-end

infrastructure for IT.

The EFI Monarch and Planner works

on this infrastructure to improve

the efficiency and availability of IT

resources and applications.

Virtualisation runs multiple operating

systems on a single computer. It even

lets a Mac run on Windows, creating

a virtual PC environment for all

Windows applications. It reduces

capital costs and increases energy

efficiency. It also requires l

ess hardware.

It ensures that enterprise applications

perform with the highest availability

and performance. It builds up business

continuity through improved disaster

recovery solutions. It also improves

enterprise desktop management and

control with a faster deployment of

desktops, and fewer support calls due

to application conflicts.

Virtualisation Benefits

Get more out of existing

resources.

Reduce datacenter costs by

reducing physical infrastructure

and improving server to

admin ratio.

Increase availability of

hardware and applications for

improved business continuity.

Gain operational flexibility. Improve desktop manageability

and security.

The Repro plants at Surat and

Mahape will undergo a

re-certification

process for the

ISO 9001:2008

certification in April.

Dear friends,

We are on the

threshold of an

exciting era incommunication.

Its medium

is changing. Information

is disseminated across

media, formats and oceans.

Geography is truly history!

Even as we speak, new ways

of disseminating information

are being explored. With

changing technology comes new

challenges and opportunities.

At Repro, staying abreast of

change is something we take

seriously. Our team is engaged in

understanding this technology,

and delivering solutions to

stakeholders in this industry.

All over the world, publishers,

corporates, and governments are

grappling with digital solutions;

in some parts, digital is still

a distant reality. At Repro,

we straddle both realities by

offering customised solutions to

all our customers.Repro Times is an attempt to

share with you our efforts in

this direction. Where is the

communication industry going?

What are we doing to keep pace

with it? What kind of solutions

do we have? These are all areas

of interest and focus that we

plan to share with you through

the year.

I hope you enjoyRepro

Times and I would love your

participation in making this

initiative a success.

Vinod VohraChairman

A closer look at the

Mahape will undergo a

certification in April. ISO

London Book Fair 2011 News from AfricaRepro presented itsproducts and offerings

at the London Book

Fair 2011.

Repro bagged a single

order of 5.6 million

books from West

Africa, valuing to

`. 30 crores.

REPRO TIMESReproIndiaLimitedThe -volving world of Publishing Volume: 01; Issue: 01www.reproindialtd.com

Repro was a part

of the TESCO

ethical training

workshop at

Coimbatore in

March.

Intelligent Integration for Production

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Steinmann Lamination Machine:

suitable for any type of film, with

high speed, this will help reduce

cost and improve productivity,

which will help save energy.

Automatic Spiral Binding:

This is a complete machine that

forms spirals from filaments,

inserts spiral in the books, and

cuts and crimps the entire range of

plastic spirals of diameters from 6

mm upto 32 mm.

We are planning to purchase two

new machines the Manu Graph

Citiline Express 546 and the Manu

Graph Citiline Express 508. Both ofthese will be operational in Q1. Each

machine has the capacity to print 18

million pages a day.

Recently, we

have purchased

Heidelberg SM 102 which is already

operational. It can print 2 colours on

one side, or one colour on both sides

in a single pass. This machine has

helped reduce a significant amount

of make-ready time and has

significantly improved quality

and productivity.

The Kolbus Perfect Binder, with

PUR attachment, would be running

before the first quarter ends. Thismachine offers hot melt perfect

binding with PUR (polyurethane

reactive)

glue, which

has excellent

flexibility and a thickness level that

is one-third the size of standard hot

melts. It has the ability to withstand

temperature extremes without

glue failure, and the binding is

40-60 per cent better than a

traditional adhesive.

The world is doing its best to save

planet Earth, and we, at Repro, our

working diligently towards this goal

ourselves. Both

our plants are

certified for the

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

and the Programme for Endorsement

of Forest Certification

(PEFC), making us

the first company in

India to bag both

certificates.Another initiative

that we have taken

is to reduce our

power consumption

by almost 15-20%.

Towards this, we have

replaced all the older machines

with more efficient ones and have

also discontinued the usage of

a paper storage warehouse in

order to minimise handling and

transit damage.

Both our facilities have become

active members of the Common

Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)

in order to treat and recycle our

Whats NewThe Green Print

Machines in the pipe-line ReprosGreen Initiatives

SolutionsTill Q3, on the binding lines, we

were using steel blades which had

to be changed frequently, resulting

in production loss. We have now

started using the Tungsten Carbide

Blade, which has drastically

reduced changing time and

workload and improved quality.

wastage wherein we send out all

hazardous wastes to the TTC WMA

for disposal.

Recently, we

conducted an

energy audit

with the help of M/s Schneider,

a global specialist in Energy

Management. We have

also been trying to

use the Reduce-

Reuse- Recycle

approach for all ourengineering spares

and raw materials.

All our efforts are

towards reducing

the environmental

footprint by using various

technologies on a daily basis, be

it in drastically reducing emissions,

paper wastage and alcohol usage on

web M/C.

ExplorationsWe have attended various

important conferences,

and conducted some,

too! Below are

some conferences

weve been a

part of:

QBR, hostedby Gilmore

and Knowledge,

London, for all the

Knowledge Cast Partners.

Visit to Kodak USA tounderstand the capabilities of

New Inkjet Technology forShort

Run Book Printing model.

Visit to Kodaksinstallation sites.

Attendance at PrintPack 2011 Delhi, to

meet with digital

Vendors for digital

printing and horizon

for finishing.

Visit to Xaar Head forInkjet Technology, Delhi.

Attendance at the Romancewith Print Conference, Delhi.

Research in ProgressVision Plate Punching &

Bending System for Web

Offset Machine:

This will greatly reduce the

make-ready time on the press,

and improve quality and

productivity.

Inkjet Plates:

It has an excellent dot resolution of

2-98%. This will help to improve

productivity and will act as a back

up for CTP.

Automatic Spiral Binding Machine

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A Global PartnershipWe have recently become a part of

the Knowledge Cast Alliance of

Gilmore Global. Gilmore Global

has been among the top companies

in the world to provide a full-range

of print supply-chain solutions

across the globe. Together, we

are working on a worldwide

partnering model in digital printing

for deliveries across the globe.

Blooper CornerHere are 3 things likely to happen

during a pressing deadline

Repro is one of the few printing

companies to offer wholesome

solutions for content, print and

fulfillment. Our content servicesenable publishers to focus on

marketing their product, while we

take care of the rest. More than just print

A LOOK AT OUR CONTENT SERVICES

CONTENT ORGANISATION

When we receive the content, we

have systems in place to structure

and organise it, allowing arbitrary

metadata to be added to all the

information elements. This helps

turn data into knowledge. Once

this is done, the information can be

successfully retrieved, reused

and repurposed.

CONTENT WORKFLOW

The content is often passed around

among various highly-skilled

professionals, namely editors, graphicartists, subject matter experts and

business

process

analyser.

These people ensure that the workflow

is streamlined, by connecting all the

necessary dots and making the flow

unidirectional. This is done with the

help of the ECM solution.

CONTENT CREATION

A publishers authored content is

keyed into the system by trained

operators, or ingested by special

programmes via web service

connectors. After this, it is parsed

for XML workflow, followed by the

pagination and layout according thetemplate approved. Metadata creation

helps ease

the location/

identification/

classification of content.

CONTENT REPOSITORIES

The content resides entirely in

relational database structures, file

system objects, or a hybrid of both.

It can be stored as unstructured

text, structured text and binary

graphic images, or as XMLelements tagged

with the metadata from stage

one. The ECM will manage the

work allocation and complete life

cycle management of the content.

CONTENT VERSIONING

Version control is a part of the content

workflow. Various versions are

managed and controlled as incremental

as well as corrective versions.

CONTENT PUBLISHING

The finished content is delivered to

users in multiple ways. Some of the

formats are traditional print formats,

sent via the web or email, and some

formats are for mobile devices like

PDAs, ebook readers and cell phones.

THE ORGANISATION CHAIN

Categorisation andClassification

Interface andInteraction Design

InformationArchitecture

Navigation throughcontent

Content Model

Life-cycle

Businessstrategy

User-centricDesign

We were happy to welcome clients

to our office recently.

1. Tamil actor Sharath Kumar

paid us a visit in January. He is

a publisher for the Media Voice

2. Malayalam actor Siddique met

us on 6th April for the signing of

the Family Facebook magazine.

3. Neil Bradford, Production

Director at Random House,

visited our office in February.

magazine and Chairman for

Radan Media, a Tamil TV serial

content provider.

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Your software will get corrupted

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