Founder Electronics has turned to digital printing

“The number of prints in the traditional printing industry is often over 3,000, and many publishers have a serious backlog of book inventory. However, small batch books have no printing factories willing to print, many books are cut off, and resources are wasted. This shows that our country’s network The publishing space is very large, and the demand for digital on-demand printing is very strong.” Said Liu Xiaokun, executive vice president of Founder Group’s IT software division and president of Founder Electronics at the 2006 China International Printing Exhibition recently held. Liu Xiaokun believes that digital printing not only changes the production and management tools of traditional printing, but also changes the business form of the printing industry. Due to digital printing, the printing industry has been transformed from a production pattern to an information service pattern.

Founder's online publishing strategy is driving the digitalization of China's printing industry. According to Liu Xiaokun, as of May of this year, there were more than 100 publishing houses in China that had “synchronized publishing”, accounting for about 20% of the total number of Chinese publishing houses. Founder Electronics has more than 10 digital publishing solutions, including advanced solutions such as Founder Changyi Purple Laser CTP Solution, Founder Quantum Digital Management Solutions, and Founder Color Management Solutions.

The "E-Publish strategy", an important part of Founder's online publishing strategy, covers the entire process of content production, design, release, and on-demand printing. It includes the efficient production of content, automatic generation of layouts, digital printing technology that can realize fast, on-demand and personalized printing, the application of digital copyright protection technology, and distribution through Fangzheng Inkjet digital printing chain system and Founder Integra. "Off-site printing." Founder Inkjet digital printing system integrates high-speed hardware drive technology and linked network technology, professional Injetek digital printing production process software system, variable data typesetting and database publishing system, digital content management system and digital copyright protection technology, etc. Leading software technology. Compared with traditional printing, Founder Injet digital printing system has obvious advantages: full digital process, no need for system board, reducing manual intervention, and easy to modify, it is an easy, efficient and fast printing method. According to reports, by the end of 2005, there were more than 100 franchisees of Founder Inkjet digital printing chains in China, and Founder Inkjet has actually become the world’s number one brand in the Chinese digital printing chain. In terms of international market expansion, Fangjie Yinjie Chain Store has already settled in Toronto and plans to develop 1,000 Indochina franchise stores in the Global Chinese District by 2008.

Digital presses have only been manufactured by foreign manufacturers. At present, China can completely manufacture digital presses with independent intellectual property rights. Many software and technologies are already available in China. The mechanical part of China is already in place, and Founder Electronics is working hard to develop a digital press that will fill the gaps in this field.

In order to better develop the domestic digital printing machine market, Founder also signed a contract with Hewlett-Packard Co., according to the agreement, Founder will become the agent of HP Indigo digital printing press in China, while Founder Yin Jie chain stores sells HP Indigo digital presses, and for Hewlett-Packard Indigo digital press development process digital front end and other solutions.

Source: Chenyi Online