Xingchen Printing also became very well known in the industry around this time. The same question — "What kind of company is Xingchen?" — was asked by people in the industry, and there was no end of printers visiting the company.
This standout success began with some firm decisions taken by Xingchen's senior management.

Up front: devotion to customers

Established in 1995, the company took the name 'Xingchen' because the pronunciation is similar to 'xincheng' (sincerity), thereby emphasizing its spirit of honesty in business and devotion to customers. Set up as a private company, the printer is engaged in various areas of offset commercial and package printing and digital printing. Zheng Jianguo, who joined the company in 2015, is in charge of production and engineering. He gives off the air of a true techie who grows excited whenever the talk turns to technology.

Digital for all printers

At the demonstration of the Impremia IS29

"Just as the topic of cars that run on alternative fuels and drive themselves has seeped into people's everyday conversations, certain topics are now mainstream in the printing business, such as orders for many different products, short runs and customized work. I think that computerization and digitalization are vital for production and management, and digital printing will be adopted by all printers," says Zheng.
With many years in the printing industry, a creative spirit and a bold readiness to take on new challenges, Zheng along with General Manager Zhang Baohua and Deputy General Manager Sun Xuping turned their eye to digital printing and sought to capture the opportunity. And the machine that caught their attention was the high-end Komori Impremia IS29 29-inch sheetfed UV inkjet digital printing system. After only a month of investigation, the purchase, installation and commissioning into regular operation were completed with ease.
Xingchen Printing became the fourth Chinese company to invest in this state-of-the-art machine, after Artron, Gain-How of Taiwan and Hong Xing.
The Impremia IS29 is the Komori-developed high-end digital printing system that meets today's needs. It has attracted great attention since debuting at drupa 2016. Manufactured at Komori's Yamagata Plant, the system combines cutting-edge digital inkjet technology and industry-leading offset printing technology, producing print quality comparable to offset. With digital printing characteristics that enable short runs of many different products and short job cycles, the machine brings printers many significant advantages.

Impremia IS29's 'unexpected yields'

The performance of the Impremia IS29 from its first day of operation in May 2018 to the present has won Zheng's highest praise. And he was deeply impressed by the many 'unexpected yields' that the new machine has brought to Xingchen.
"With a conventional offset press, ghosting and other problems tend to occur if there is tint laying when printing, which was a worry. Sometimes adjustment of the press would take more than a day. Now if it's a small job, we print it on the Impremia IS29. Productivity is much higher, and the assurance of print quality is more certain. Since it uses UV ink, when we print on the Impremia IS29, the color is stable. And because there is no human involvement and wear resistance is stronger than with ordinary printing, the problems that trouble many printing shops are solved," says Zheng.
"The Impremia IS29 is a professional digital printing system, so it is solid and highly reliable. It is manufactured by Japan's Komori, which has roughly a century of experience in producing traditional offset presses and an understanding of the needs of conventional printing houses for digital printing," he adds.
Of course, making the substantial investment involved in introducing a digital printing system is not an easy decision. Particularly amid conditions such as the downward trend in the business climate, declining profits and fuzzy prospects for digital printing systems, cost is a sword hanging high over the heads of printers. Zheng has his own view of cost: "The number of orders received affects whether the cost is high or not. Jobs that many printers have decided they cannot handle can now be printed by Xingchen Printing quickly with high quality. Looked at this way, isn't the concern over cost resolved?"

Longtime (happy) Komori user

Visitors to Komori Impremia IS29 Applied Presentation and Seminar

Trust in Komori is one reason for Xingchen Printing's bullish sentiment. Actually, this is not the first cooperation between the two companies. Back in the 1990s right after Xingchen Printing was founded, it installed the first Komori half-size press in Hangzhou. Now it runs a five-color Komori Lithrone G40 with coater, a four-color Lithrone A37 and a five-color Lithrone S40 — all with complete stability.
In this cooperation spanning more than 20 years, Komori print quality has sustained Xingchen Printing's business growth. Komori China's attentive service has also inspired kando in Zheng: "Komori is founded on customer needs and is truly committed, responding whenever there is a need and understanding customer thinking." Kando — customer satisfaction beyond expectations — is Komori's guiding principle in delivering service to customers.
To understand the many concerns of those in the industry, a Komori Impremia IS29 Applied Presentation and Seminar on the theme 'Capture your creative heart and gain the future together' was held in Hangzhou on November 29, 2018. Some 60 attendees from printing companies gathered under one roof. After the seminar, to enable the visitors to experience the special appeal of the machine, Xingchen Printing invited participants to the Impremia IS29 site to see a printing demo up close.
At the seminar venue, Komori Corporation DPS Promotion Department General Manager Shogo Kitabayashi, Komori Printing Machine (Shenzhen) Vice President Luo Yandao, and Komori Digital Printing Department Xiao Bo offered the audience a presentation on Komori creative and digital printing technologies. Mr. Luo noted: "Printing will never disappear as a carrier of information and culture. However, printing methods will definitely change." Seminar participants gained confidence that Komori's creative spirit will illuminate the digital era ahead.