FESPA Global Print Expo is Europe's largest leading trade show for advertising and printing technology and attracts hundreds of renowned exhibitors every year, who present their latest developments and products to the broad trade audience.
Following the huge success of Fujifilm’s ‘New Blueprint for Wide Format’ appearance at FESPA 2022 in Berlin, Fujifilm will use FESPA 2023 (Munich, 23rd -26th May) to present developments to its existing Acuity models, as well as unveiling an entirely new machine in the line-up.
Wrap installers are being encouraged to enter the final regional leg of the World Wrap Masters competition, which takes place at WrapFest on 26 and 27 April 2023 at Silverstone.
Nordmeccanica, a world leader in the manufacture of coating, laminating and metallising technology, is the latest strategic partner announced by Fujifilm to further deliver production benefits for customers of its upcoming Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution.
Mimaki Europe, the leading manufacturer of inkjet printing and cutting technologies, will make its return as a gold sponsor to the FESPA 2023 Global Print Expo (May 23rd–26th in Munich, Germany - Stand B1-B10).
Family-run wide format business A1 Signs has become the first company in the world to install an Acuity Prime L flatbed printer at its premises in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
OKI Europe announces the appointment of Takaaki Hagiwara as Managing Director to strengthen OKI’s leading position within the professional printing technology market and spearhead growth in the EMEA and India region of additional OKI solutions.
After ArtSystems recently secured a deal to lead the distribution of Vanguard Europe products across the UK and Ireland, LFR spoke with the specialist systems distributor and service provider to find out more about the agreement and how it will benefit customers.
A proven, trusted and reliable brand within the cutting solutions segment, Summa has made a significant impact on the industry since launching in the early 1970s, supplying the market with innovative solutions on a regular basis.
Based in Berlin, Germany, Rost Werbetechnik GmbH is a medium-sized print service provider that supports commercial clients from design all the way through to the delivery of finished items.
On 19, 20 and 21 September, the reference event for printing, visual communication and personalization will hold its 2023 edition at Spain's leading trade fair venue, IFEMA MADRID.
Berger Textiles, a leading specialist supplier of textiles for wide format digital printing, interior decor and apparel, will launch its new ‘Architecture’ product portfolio at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 (Messe Munich, 23-26 May), adding a selection of high-performance functional textiles for interior architectural applications to its established textile ranges for soft signage, home and fashion.
Innovia Films, a major producer of BOPP films, is going to be present at Interpack 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany from May 4 to 10 to showcase innovations for the label and packaging industries.
Fujifilm will exhibit its extensive portfolio of analogue and digital packaging solutions at interpack (stand F65, Hall 8a, 4-10 May 2023) under the theme of ‘Analogue. Digital. Sustainable’.
490 exhibiting companies are already confirmed to participate at FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience 2023, including 95 suppliers who were unable to attend the events in the last two years due to travel restrictions, including DP Solutions, eurolaser, INX, Lüscher Technologies, Marabu, SPS TechnoScreen, Vastex International and Vivid Laminating Technologies.
Roland DG announces the launch of its new robust and reliable large format UV flatbed printer, the EU-1000MF. The printer has been designed to offer outstanding image quality with unsurpassed productivity, versatility and reliability, all at an attractive price.
Elena Rotzokou is Global Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Researcher at Ecoveritas. She came to Ecoveritas immediately after completing a master’s degree in English at the University of Oxford.
Roland DG, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, has announced the new DGXPRESS printer brand emphasising superior productivity at an economical price. As the first in the series, Roland DG launches two new UV printers, the UG-642 and UG-641.
On a booth themed ‘Strategic growth. Sustainable success’, inkjet printing solutions provider Agfa will highlight its latest innovations at FESPA in Munich (23-26 May).
Fujifilm Graphic Communications today announces that its upcoming Jet Press FP790 digital inkjet flexible packaging solution will feature a unique Smart Digital Front End (DFE) and unified workflow solution developed specifically by HYBRID Software to optimise productivity and output of the Fujifilm press.
Neschen is expanding its organic product family with filmolux soft organic, the sustainable alternative to the top seller filmolux soft.
“Introducing the Kornit Storm HD6 to Hairy Baby has been probably one of the best financial decisions I’ve made in this business,” says Daragh Murphy, Founder of Hairy Baby Clothing Company.
Since 2015, a swissQprint flatbed printer has held top place in the European sales rankings: Nyala is the best-selling flatbed printer in its class.
A North East vehicle wrapper is looking to boost his accolades as the best vehicle wrapper in the UK and Ireland, having already secured the European Wrap Masters champion title in 2022.
Toyo Ink Co., Ltd., Toyo Printing Inks Inc. and Toyo Ink Europe, N.V., all member companies of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, will be jointly exhibiting at interpack 2023.
Meteor Inkjet Ltd, leading supplier of electronics, software, tools and services for industrial inkjet, further expands its product portfolio with drive electronics and software for Ricoh’s TH6310F industrial inkjet printhead.
WrapFest 2023, the brand-new vinyl installation and vehicle wrapping event from FESPA, has announced details of its event experience, which will include over 60 live wrapping demonstrations from internationally acclaimed brands, alongside a star-studded line-up confirmed for its Wrap Talks programme.
Precise, automated and consistently high cutting quality - by meeting these requirements the laser cutting systems from the German manufacturer eurolaser have been scoring points with users worldwide for many years.
Durst Group, the leading solution provider in the digital print industry, has announced its premier partnership with the EcoPrint Summit, taking place on 6-7 June 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nazdar Ink Technologies will be located on Stand 2014 at the InPrint Munich 2023 event, which runs from 14-16 March at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany.
Ultraflex Europe, based in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, has become a reseller for Agfa products. It’s a partnership that will see them add the Agfa large-format print engines, associated software and consumables to their print media supplies business.
Tecnau, a leading company with a complete product portfolio dedicated to paper handling, monitoring, processing and finishing for the digital printing industry, announces the opening of a new division. Tecnau Automation & Packaging will deliver end-to-end solutions in the fields of industrial automation and smart packaging.
Established in 1996, Dutch father and son duo Bob and Marcel Vermeulen set up a specialist lettering and signage agency, Vermeulen & Vermeulen. The company’s design expertise applies to all commercial vehicles, building fixtures, promotional structures, and industrial equipment.
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, will exhibit from March 14 to 16 at this year’s InPrint Munich 2023, the leading international exhibition of print technologies for industrial manufacturing.
They provide a deep dive into tomorrow’s print and packaging industries, connect technology leaders, newcomers and users and specifically focus on the top trends in the industry: the five Special Forums of drupa 2024 will open up new perspectives.
Mimaki has announced its first ‘direct to film’ (DTF) inkjet printer, the TxF150-75, at its Global Innovation Days event.
swissQprint is the only manufacturer of large format UV printers to have the energy efficiency of its current range re-certified. All models again scored excellently, so users can continue expecting proven low power consumption.
Drytac, the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce France’s ID Numérique as its latest branded dealer partner.
Archroma, a global leader in sustainable specialty chemicals and solutions for industries such as textiles, packaging & paper, paints and coatings, has announced that it has secured all regulatory approvals required to complete the acquisition of the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation (“Huntsman Textile Effects”).
CPV was founded twenty years ago and has grown strongly since. At their 4000 m² print production site in the Paris region, the company produce advertising displays, point-of-sales items, and complete shop-in-shop concepts for mass market use as well as for the luxury cosmetics industry.
About three months before its kick-off on 16 May, the PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION 2023 is on a very positive course for success: the bookings received so far already exceed the previous year’s levels.
The Fedrigoni Group, the world's leading producer of high-end specialty papers for luxury packaging and other creative applications, premium labels, and self-adhesive materials, has entered into two strategic agreements: firstly, a manufacturing partnership with a specialty paper mill, producer of translucent papers in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants, Ltd. has announced global commercial availability of an expanded range of colours to its series of high performance RxD pigment dispersions for water-based inkjet ink formulation.
New UV-LED and water-based Resin ink extend Roland DG TrueVIS wide-format printer capabilities to provide unrivalled possibilities for the sign and graphic industry.
Innovia Films just announced the launch of their new communication campaign “Better Future”. The campaign underpins Innovia‘s role in creating better and more sustainable and recyclable materials for the future, which are used in consumer packaging, labels and for graphic films. Their long history in being a global innovator – and the leading manufacturer of BOPP (polypropylene) film.
ArtSystems, the Nottingham-based specialist systems distributor and service provider, has appointed Diatec, Papergraphics, Pyramid Display Materials and SEDO – Large Format Solutions as the new Vanguard Europe partners.
After its first full year as an independent entity, XSYS examines the results of its value proposition for the global flexo prepress community and lifts the veil on what comes next.
Sign-Tronic S.A. has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Zünd Systemtechnik AG since the start of 2023 and now operates under the name Zund Ibérica.
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has announced the relaunch of its internet presence to provide further value to its customers.
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing, textile and CNC machining industries, has announced that Philippe Meyer has been appointed as EnRoute Product Manager.
Packaging Innovation Mels, based in Temse, recently invested in a hybrid Anapurna printing solution from Agfa.
Mimaki Europe, the leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, has announced that it will showcase its latest market-leading technologies at Salon C!Print (31st January – 2nd February, Lyon, France).
Koji Miyao has been named the new President of the Ricoh Graphic Communications (RGC) Business Unit, Ricoh Company, Ltd. He succeeded Sergio Kato on January 1, 2023.
Roland DG, the world's leading provider of digital printing solutions, shares insights from its annual Substrate Index Report, revealing that UV printing is fast becoming an essential tool to support popular items created by the printing industry.
Durst has received a new ink certification that completes the overall sustainable package of the P5 TEX iSUB printer: the P5 Sublifix sublimation inks now have the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX.
InkTec, manufacturers of JETRIX wide format flatbed printers, and rigid plastic media manufacturer Brett Martin are celebrating ten years of collaboration.
The Neschen easy dot PET transparent L-UV enables attractive and innovative glass surface design without placing an unnecessary burden on the environment.
Marketing is a continual process of optimisation. Every time you publish a campaign, post a message, or pick up the phone to a client you should increase impact, awareness, response, conversion, or retention. That is according to Optimise, the sixth book in Ricoh’s Guides to Modern Marketing series.
As a fantastic end to 2022, Roland DG has revealed printMAX as the winner of its EMEA Challenge Cup. This is based on the number of Roland printers installed with Roland’s DG Connect software, designed to make every Roland user’s experience that little bit easier.
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 and European Sign Expo 2023 return to Messe Munich, Germany, from 23-26 May 2023, with a mission to share ‘New Perspectives’ with print and sign professionals who are setting out their strategies for future success.
When ITV’s Emmerdale soap opera reached its milestone 50th birthday, the show’s producers marked the occasion with a series of stories that came to a head in a gripping special episode that aired on 16th October.
Until 2021, Duma Druck GmbH, based in Wolfschlugen, Germany, had used offset printing almost exclusively, upgrading their printer base several times to more than 20 units.
Milan-based Pubblialba has completed the first Italian installation of the VR6D - HS industrial UV flatbed printer from Vanguard Europe.
Color-Logic has announced certification of three Ricoh flatbed printers: The Ricoh Pro TF6250, the Ricoh Pro TF6251, and the Ricoh Pro T7210. All three printers feature white ink and are particularly well-suited for use with the Color-Logic metallic print system.
Summa is pleased to announce that its partner Papyrus Viscom in The Benelux, has been appointed an official reseller of Valiani.
The Fedrigoni Group, a world leader in the production of paper and self-adhesive materials for premium labels, expands its offer in the world of Ritrama-branded graphics and visual communication solutions with Ri-Jet C50 Ultimate Slide & Tack: a new self-adhesive film product ideally suited for vehicle wrapping.
Changing market requirements and a need for fast job turnarounds with high volume digital production were crucial in Screenbolaget AB’s decision to invest in another award-winning system from Vanguard Europe GmbH.
Some one and a half years before the start of the trade fair, drupa has reached an important milestone: over 100,000 sqm of net exhibition space have already been booked by around 900 exhibitors from 45 nations. This clearly underlines the relevance and the USP of drupa as the world’s No. 1 trade fair for print technologies.
A new headquarters and Customer Demo Center in Brixen, Italy, has been opened for Vanguard Europe GmbH.
Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, has unveiled the XpertJet 1682SR Pro (64” – 1.6 m) high productivity twin head sign and display printer targeted at long term outdoor/indoor sign & display and commercial print applications.
Fujifilm Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralf Petersen as Workflow & Solution Consultant, Packaging, EMEA, reporting to Manuel Schrutt, Head of Packaging.
How healthy is your brand? Is it flourishing or languishing? These may not be questions that print business executives ask themselves often. But they should be.
Mimaki Europe has unveiled plans to demonstrate its latest solutions at Formnext 2022 (15-18 November, Frankfurt, Germany), designed to break new ground for full-colour 3D model makers.
The team behind the successful launch of the UK Graphic Awards (UKGA) have announced a brand new competition for the UK and Ireland Sign industry.
Mimaki has added the TS330-1600 sublimation transfer inkjet printer to its headline ‘330 Series’ platform.
The Soyang Group continues to expand its offering with its appointment as exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for MEEVO sewing machines.
The operation falls within the Fedrigoni Group’s strategy to reinforce its presence in premium papers for the luxury packaging market, in which it is already the reference global player.
WrapFest 2023, the brand-new vinyl installation and vehicle wrapping event from FESPA, is inviting wrap pros to apply to speak at its first ever event.
Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, is proud to announce that it is being honoured with a Buyers Lab (BLI) 2023 Pick Award for Outstanding Entry-Level CMYK Eco-Solvent/Latex 54”/64” Printer from Keypoint Intelligence.
Mimaki has announced a new 3-Litre External Ink Supply Option for the Mimaki JFX600-2513 large-format flatbed UV inkjet printer.
Elitron is set to attract more attention than ever at Viscom in Milan later this month, with the launch of Spark: a new gem for multi-function compact cutting!
At this year’s FACHPACK in Nuremberg between 27 and 29 September, Sappi presented its latest products and solutions in the areas of flexible packaging papers, barrier papers, label papers, corrugated board papers and virgin fibre board.
Ricoh Europe has announced its Unravel Your Print Workflow educational programme, a series of webinars on how to develop a smooth workflow that unlocks cost, efficiency, productivity and margin benefits, as well as new business opportunities.
swissQprint, Zund, Antalis and Compass Business Finance successfully held their Sustainability Showcase event, with delegates and participants collaborating to explore more affordable, sustainable approaches to materials, workflow, and print & cut technology in the drive towards net zero.
Large-format media and equipment supplier Soyang Group has partnered with InkTec Europe to distribute the new JETRIX LXiR320 UV LED roll-to-roll printer in the UK and Ireland.
Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA subsidiary of the Japan-based wide-format digital printer manufacturer, announces the EMEA release of a pioneering sign and display CMYK ink set – called MS51 series.
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing around €5 million in a new research and development (R&D) facility at Mondi Steinfeld, in Germany. This investment will support customers by helping them to develop solutions that achieve their sustainability goals.
Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, announces that it has appointed the company Nova Chrome UK Ltd. as Mutoh Certified Distributor for its new XpertJet 1341WR Pro 54” – 137 cm dye sublimation printer in the United Kingdom.
Esko-Graphics BV. (‘Esko’) and GMG GmbH & Co. KG (‘GMG’) have partnered to deliver a new connection between GMG’s profiling and color prediction solution, GMG OpenColor, and Esko’s native prepress editing software, ArtPro+. The connector will be launched in November 2022.
A sustainable further development made of polyester is coming onto the market after the successful launch of the white easy dot PET matt L-UV.
Ricoh has announced the integration of RICOH Supervisor and RICOH ProcessDirector to empower users to take their data analytics to new heights.
Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe and packaging machine manufacturer Kallfass have signed a collaboration agreement.
TAYA Groups announces the launch of three brand new products in the Kavalan range as it prepares to deliver PVC-free material options to a wider range of businesses. The new products are Spiderweb 300 L!ner, Sunlight Weldable Basic, and Sunlight ZeRo.
Durst, a leading manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, opened the "Durst Kraftwerk" on September 02, 2022. Located in the former DUKA building at Julius Durst St. 2, Brixen, the 5,300m2+ hall will be the new home of the company's in-house spin-offs and start-ups.
This year, FESPA has added a new category to zone in on sustainably produced applications. This award will be judged across all categories against environmental considerations, including a reduction in the use of materials, energy and labour throughout production; whether the product can be reused or recycled; if notable attention has been paid to lifecycle analysis; and whether the entry is economically viable.
Tanneries and leather service suppliers that want to broaden their offering and stay ahead of trends should visit Agfa at the SIMAC TANNING TECH trade fair in Milan (20-22 September), as the company’s inkjet experts will be highlighting the latest version of Alussa, a unique printing solution for genuine leather.
Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) will showcase its flagship Kongsberg C Series digital cutting table at the FACHPACK expo next month.
After introducing its new Kongsberg digital cutting table, branding specialist Diametric saw a boost in productivity with extensive efficiency gains and was able to pass on cost savings to customers.
Is your operation as disciplined as it could be? Is it able to deliver value to your clients in a clear way? Does it have an identifiable value discipline?
Landa Digital Printing today announces that it has opened a new European consumables manufacturing facility, based in Sittard, The Netherlands.