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The Ipex organisers have launched Ipex Connect, a sophisticated and free online service on the Ipex website, designed to link up exhibitors interested in expanding their business globally with suitable agents and distributors. Based on the hugely successful Agent & Distributor Matchmaking Scheme in 2006, Ipex Connect provides a comprehensive list of active dealers and exhibitors in specific locations, allowing all users from around the world to get in touch with distributors and suppliers that they may otherwise not know about.

In addition to searching for companies, users can create a comprehensive profile of themselves on Ipex Connect with a picture, then tag their favourite content, contacts and search results. Once they have located a potential business partner, they can instantly communicate with the target company using a secure, built-in email facility. From the beginning of April, they will also be able to make appointments to meet with suitable companies at Ipex 2010. Once exhibitors and agents have finalised their diaries, Ipex Connect will enable them to create and print a PDF of the personalised itinerary within seconds or access it via an iPhone at the show.

Nick Craig Waller, Marketing Director of Ipex 2010 says, “This matchmaking scheme was hugely popular in 2006 so we’ve enhanced the service using the global reach and power of the Ipex website. So far, over 1,750 agents and distributors have already signed up for Ipex 2010.

“Ipex Connect helps achieve two crucial goals: encouraging attendance from agents and distributors from every corner of the world as well as maximising business opportunites for our exhibitors. Selecting the right distributor is absolutely crucial for growing a business successfully in countries where they currently don’t operate in. Ipex Connect will ensure that exhibitors find the best match for their company and by arranging an agreed time and place to meet at Ipex prior to the show, both parties can maximise their time at the event.”

To start using Ipex Connect, distributors and agents will need to register for Ipex 2010 at www.ipex.org/register. They will subsequently receive an email with login details to access the service at www.ipex.org/connect. Exhibitors at Ipex 2010 can join Ipex Connect via the Exhibitor Zone at www.ipex.org/ezone. For further information, please contact Nick Craig Waller, Marketing Director at Ipex 2010, on +44 (0) 20 7017 7020 or email ncraigwaller@iirx.co.uk.

 

Sign & Digital UK 2010 see's the introduction of 3 NEW features; the Sign Makers Workshop the Software Theatre and the New Product & Demo 'Launch Pad'.

 

Adobe Theatre

Adobe will once again be hosting their own software theatre that was expanded with great success to make it even more accessible in 2009. Hosted by Terry Steeley from Iridius, demonstrations, tips and creative solutions for using Adobe Creative Suite 4 will be available including Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat Pro. In addition, representatives will be on hand from Apple, giving a session on getting the most out of Mac OS X v10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’.

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Corel Theatre

Running alongside the Adobe Theatre once again are the FREE Corel semina sessions, full of the latest features and advice. Make sure you take in these presentations.

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Signmakers Workshop

Presenting this new feature is expert Paul Hughes from Western Signs & Printing and the popular Price It Guide who has owned and run a successful sign making business for 13 years! Running the demo theatre where he will be hosting a live demo area on the basics of sign making, a must see for anyone one in the sign making industry or anyone who wants to be! One of the sessions entitled ‘the sign clinic’ is a questions and answers forum with live / hands on demos.

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Software Demo Theatre

Bringing you the very latest software packages for the Sign & Digtial market. Presented by industry experts to give you the benefit of FREE advice. Each FREE session consists of 45 minutes, repeated each day of the show.

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Alternatively, you can view all seminars by date:

• Tuesday, 13th April
• Wednesday, 14th April
• Thursday, 15th April

 

Grafityp UK Ltd will be exhibiting on Stand No’s.  F10 & F21 at this year’s Sign & Digital UK Exhibition.  A broad outline of just some of the products you can see on display include - Grafitack & Graficast self-adhesive sign making films, GrafiPrint digital media and GrafiFlex CAD cut and CAD print textile materials.

A first showing of the all new, just launched, Roland VersaCAMM VS-640 print and cut machine with white and metallic ink configurations can be seen on the Grafityp stand – the widest VersaCAMM to date.  A large selection of digital printers and print and cut machines can also be seen including, to name a few, the VersaCAMM SPi/VPi 300 and 540 print & cut machines from Roland, the Zephyr UV printer and the ValueJet Hybrid 1608 which utilises newly developed vegetable origin inks for roll to roll, roll to sheet and rigid board printing, both from Mutoh.  There will also be a StellarJet K72UV printer from GCC on site.

Also from GCC, there will be a selection from the large range of LaserPro laser engraving/cutting machines performing their capabilities throughout the exhibition.

Vehicle wrapping demonstrations will take place for the duration of the show and visitors will be given the opportunity to take part in a “have a go” competition to win a fabulous full day Formula 1 driving experience including hotel stay and meals, memorabilia and an F1 Certificate! Be sure to stop by and try your hand with GrafiWrap vehicle wrap film.

The full range of Grafityp products can be found in the very latest edition of Express Sign Products magazine/price list, which can be collected on the stand.

Register now to get FREE entry to Sign & Digital UK 2010, and then come along to Stand No’s.  F10 & F21 and try your hand with GrafiWrap vehicle wrap film to be in with a chance of winning this amazing prize.

Sign & Digital UK is renowned for being at the fore front of innovation and ideas. This year is no different! We are unveiling the all NEW Sign Makers Demo Theatre. This dedicated area onsite is where visitors can come and see an expert demonstrating some of the most commonly asked for jobs in the world of sign making. This forum not only allows you to watch and learn but also ask questions 1 on 1 and get hands on with the tools and equipment involved!

Presenting this new feature is expert Paul Hughes from Western Signs & Printing and the popular Price It Guide who has owned and run a successful sign making business for 13 years!

Paul says ‘I’m delighted to be return to Sign & Digital UK to publish our latest guide as it is where we published our first guide three years ago’. Paul will be busy at the show as not only is he promoting his guide but is also running the demo theatre where he will be hosting a live demo area on the basics of sign making, a must see for anyone one in the sign making industry or anyone who wants to be! One of the sessions entitled ‘the sign clinic’ is a questions and answers forum with live / hands on demos.

‘Panel Swap’ competition as part of the NEW Sign Makers Workshop'...

The Rules for the Panel Swap are, your panel must be brought to the show, be no bigger than 2ft x 2ft, have reference to Sign & Digital 2010 on it – other than that it is an open brief with a ‘sign industry’ theme – as an example you could have something like: ‘a business with no sign is a sign of no business’.

Register now online at www.signanddigitaluk.com for FREE entry and come along with your panel to be in with a chance to WIN a Graphtec CE5000-60 and software worth £1395

Find out more about the Panel Swap, ask our expert Paul - priceitsigns@aol.com

Find out more about the competition prize and Graphtec at www.graphtecgb.com or call 01978 666700.

Register now online at www.signanddigitaluk.com for FREE entry and come along with your panel to be in with a chance to WIN a Graphtec CE5000-60 and software worth £1395

Timetable for the workshop

• 10.30 - Back to Basics - what we make signs from.
• 11.00 - Sign Clinic
• 11.30 - Basic Vinyl Application.
• 12.00 - Sign Clinic
• 12.30 - Basic Layout
• 13.30 - Back to Basics
• 14.00 - Sign Clinic
• 14.30 - Basic Vinyl Application.
• 15.00 - Sign Clinic
• 15.30 - Basic Layout
• 16.00 - Sign Clinic

Click here to see all the details on these and all the other seminars at Sign & Digital 2010.

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FESPA 2010 will be the biggest and most comprehensive FESPA exhibition ever, mirroring the wide format market’s consistent growth, and its optimism for the future. Filling five halls at Messe Munich, the show is clearly ‘zoned’ into areas focussing on digital, screen and textile.

 

Digital

The FESPA 2010 floor plan reflects the market’s rapid progress towards digital production, with three halls at the show now dedicated to digital technologies. This compares with just one digital hall at FESPA 2005, the first year that digital impacted visibly on the show’s exhibitor profile. The Digital zone of FESPA 2010 will be far and away the largest event for digital wide format production in Europe this year, and nearly 30% larger than FESPA’s own European FESPA Digital 2009 event, which wowed exhibitors and visitors in Amsterdam. The major digital wide format players are recognising FESPA 2010 as the market-leading show in the sector, many with their most substantial presence to date, and most using this show as a platform for global product launches.

 

Screen

The screen printing area of the show is smaller than in 2005, highlighting the evolution of screen printing as a solution for niche industrial and higher volume printing applications in the face of the rapid migration to digital. Despite this market shift, the Screen zone of FESPA 2010 will be the biggest and best representation of screen printing worldwide for the next three years, and FESPA events continue to be a magnet for screen printers from around the globe. By presenting screen and digital side by side under one roof, FESPA aims to show visitors how successful print service providers can blend digital and analogue processes to deliver a broader scope of products for customers and optimise productivity and profitability.

 

Textile

The trend towards textile substrates for a range of sign, graphics and industrial applications will be in evidence throughout all zones of FESPA 2010. In particular, the dedicated Textile zone - under the new FESPA Fabric banner – harnesses the size and success of the diverse garment exhibits at FESPA 2007 within a focused event.

Concentrating these exhibitors within an entire dedicated hall, FESPA Fabric will shine the spotlight on the latest developments and trends in garment printing and embellishment, straddling both digital and screen processes (see launch press release, 5th February 2010).

FESPA Managing Director for Events, Frazer Chesterman comments: “2010 is expected to be a landmark year for many businesses. For entrepreneurs who guided their organisations through the economic crisis, the direction they adopt for the latter half of 2010 and beyond could define their future success. FESPA’s own Economy Survey conveys cautious optimism, focused towards the second half of 2010. What’s more, our own and third-party research underlines the importance of prudent investment in digital technology as a survival factor for businesses competing in a changed economy. Against this backdrop, FESPA 2010 will be a springboard for further change in our community in the decade ahead.”

Chesterman concludes: “The conditions are right for the FESPA community to cast off the negativity of the last 18 months, pursuing new techniques, applications and business models to take their businesses to the next level. Process and efficiency are necessary, but the best wide format printers thrive on bright ideas and a ‘can-do’ attitude to solving their customers’ problems. Our industry is colourful, creative, exciting, interactive, challenging and thought-provoking. As a reflection of the community it serves, FESPA 2010 will be all that and more.”

 

To find out more about FESPA 2010, or to register for the event visit www.fespa.com

Inkjet will be the predominant print technology at FESPA Munich in June (22-26 June), with many companies showing a range of Xaar-enabled printers. These include machines featuring roll-to-roll and flat-bed printing, and variable-data, single-pass printing on a variety of flexible and rigid materials and objects.

Xaar's status as FESPA Technology Partner is endorsed by the industry's broad implementation of Xaar's selection of binary and greyscale printheads, each matched to a specific application. FESPA highlights include the latest developments from EFI, Eurotech, Grapo, MTL, Mutoh, Neolt and ITW Morlock. Several new solvent, UV and single-pass printers, featuring Xaar 760, Xaar 1001 and Xaar Proton printheads, will be exhibited at the show.

On its booth (Hall B2 Stand 475) Xaar will show its full range of printheads, including the European debut of the Xaar Proton 60. The robust and cost-effective Xaar Proton 60 has been designed to deliver wide coverage and increased colour density, coupled with high productivity for outdoor graphics production. It complements the Xaar Proton 35 printhead which delivers a smaller drop size suitable for higher resolution graphics. Both wide-swathe Xaar Proton printheads offer features that allow easy integration.

Xaar printhead innovation and OEM printer innovation go hand-in-hand. Many ground-breaking printers based on Xaar technology have been introduced in recent years, and today Xaar-enabled machines are used in applications as disparate as large format graphics, narrow-web label and package-printing, and ceramics printing.

Xaar's open ink policy ensures manufacturers and end users are able to meet the needs of a diverse range of markets and applications. Xaar works with many of the world's leading ink companies to develop a wide range of inks that are matched to Xaar's printheads and optimized for performance. The Xaar Approved Ink Partners at FESPA include Agfa, Chimigraf, Hilord, Nazdar, Sensient, Fujifilm Sericol, Staedtler and Inx Digital.

We look forward to welcoming you on our booth in Hall B2 Stand 475. For more information on FESPA 2010 please visit www.fespa.com