Like many family owned businesses, Tailor Made Signs & Embroidery was set-up as a home based business that has flourished over its 20 years of existence. Joanne Pawlett started a small embroidery business from home and after husband Lee later joined the company and the couple got their first industrial unit and printer in 2002 - the growth ever since has been exponential.
IMI Europe announces a new location for its 20th Anniversary Digital Print Europe event, with a move to Berlin, Germany. The event is being held from 7-10 October 2019, built around its strategic Digital Printing Conference, and including a Mergers & Acquisitions forum, Market Reports Live sessions and the Inkjet Academy.
Hub Labels, a label-print shop in Maryland, USA, has raised the bar in its ability to serve customers, thanks to a partnership with Nazdar Ink Technologies.
European Sign Expo 2019, the dedicated event for non-printed signage and visual communications has continued its year-on-year growth achieving record visitor numbers to its seventh edition, which took place in Munich, Germany from 14 to 17 May.
To join its portfolio of carefully selected technology, including three Roland roll-to-roll printers – two Versacamms and one Soljet Pro 4 XR-640 – Essex-based cross-media print & graphics production company The Wrap Shop, recently invested in a flatbed Summa F cutter from printMAX. For co-founder Steve Hart it was a simple decision – he had seen the machine in action.
Moscow-based We R.SIGNS, which confirmed its investment just prior to FESPA 2019, has become the second Russian company to invest in Fujifilm’s superwide format Acuity Ultra.
In addition to its 96 educational sessions, PRINTING United — the latest iteration of the SGIA Expo — will feature three half-day intensive workshops on Tuesday, October 22, the day before its official kickoff in Dallas.
Parallax Digital Studios, a leading large format print provider, has invested in the first superwide HP Stitch S1000 dye sub production printer for textiles in the US, expanding its capacity to supply soft signage and décor items.
Great margins thanks to large print runs—undoubtedly, many printing houses look back with nostalgia at the days when the number of units decided how profitable an order was. You set the machine up once and off you went. But the tables have turned: Print runs are shrinking in size, the number of jobs is increasing and delivery deadlines are getting shorter and shorter.
A technology collaboration between SPGPrints and Xaar will be showcased to a select group of visitors at ITMA 2019.
We've all seen or placed stickers on things like laptop computers, refrigerators or the ubiquitous car bumper. Vibrant, punchy sticker art on items like skateboards - often called slaps - are everywhere. Stickers and decals are a great way to convey a message, to show loyalty to a brand or band, to promote your own business and much more.
FESPA Global Print Expo’s status as the leading international exhibition for speciality print and signage remains unchallenged, as the May 2019 event welcomed 20,780 individual visitors from 137 countries over the course of four days (Messe München, 14 – 17 May 2019).
The latest Trident hybrid print finishing system from AXYZ Automation Group generated considerable visitor interest at FESPA 2019, held recently in Munich.
At the FESPA 2019 exhibition in Munich, Mutoh has received an EDP award in the category “Best Wide-format Multipurpose Printer” for its 64” / 1625 mm wide ValueJet 1627MH Hybrid printer.
SHINING 3D looks to expand its additive manufacturing line with the release of the EP-M150.
Working together just got simpler. Meet HP’s app-based and cloud connected multi-function printer portfolio designed for the architecture, engineering and design community.
FESPA is proud to announce the expansion of its textile portfolio with the launch of Sportswear Pro, a new exhibition dedicated exclusively to sportswear manufacturing.
Agfa’s multi-award-winning Jeti Tauro H3300 LED inkjet printer adds another award to its already impressive track record. At FESPA 2019, it received the EDP Award in the ‘Large & Wide Format Printing Systems’ category for ‘Best Flatbed/Hybrid Printer >250m²/h’.
Global printing industry leader Inkcups announced the release of its high-performance UV flatbed digital printer, the X5, to the European market at the FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich, Germany.
Spain-based Ability Diseño Gráfico, a leading company dedicated to the production of high-quality flexographic clichés, is using the HP Scitex 11000 to meet the ever-growing demands of customers and expand its business.
MPI Instore Solutions, a leading print service provider in Denmark, has moved its printing of displays and POS in-house with the acquisition of its HP Scitex 15500 Corrugated Press, gaining agility and flexibility.
Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions for wide format digital print professionals, has announced the launch of a Motorized Roll Feeder for its Kongsberg C64 digital cutting table, developed to deliver accurate and efficient cutting of soft signage materials.
Ritrama, a leader in the design and manufacture of self-adhesive materials with 20 plants worldwide, presents the reorganization of Graphics products, designed to simplify the almost infinite universe of large format digital printing films offered to the market.
Xaar, a world-leader in industrial inkjet printing, will introduce the Xaar 5601 printhead to the textiles market at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona from 20 to 26th June.
“And finally, real orange!” The Dutch sign specialist Gielen Reclame (Valkenswaard) is incredibly enthusiastic about the successful beta test of the new 8-colour TrueVIS VG2 printer/cutter from Roland. So happy, in fact, that Chris Gielen immediately purchased two machines: “The addition of the new orange ink now provides us with the opportunity to make even better prints with certain corporate identity colours.”
Drytac is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Schoenbeck to the position of Midwest Territory Manager in the USA.
XJet Ltd. has announced its participation in the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference from March 31st – April 4th, where it will unveil a new application made possible with its NanoParticle Jetting (NPJ) technology for the first time.
The sign and graphics industry is now more accessible than it’s ever been. With a little investment, a workshop and a design software package, almost anyone can become a graphics specialist overnight. However, even with the resources readily available to the new starter, there’s one thing they can’t buy in a shop – experience.
UK-based JCT Developments is expanding with a recently installed EFI VUTEk HS125 F4 hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc..
Quality Print Services (QPS), a wide-format print specialist and the main UK distributor of Nazdar digital inkjet ink products, has installed a Roland RT-640 dye-sublimation transfer printer at Magic Textiles' custom-built facilities in Leek, Staffordshire.
Global Inkjet Systems (GIS), the leading strategic partner for OEMs and system builders, announces its new advanced solution to drive a wide range of Fujifilm Dimatix printheads, including the latest high-performance Starfire SG600.
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has confirmed dates and locations for a new series of informative nationwide training workshops focussed on its popular EnRoute CAD/CAM software.
Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies, will be presenting the latest stunning samples from its Durst Tau label and speciality packaging printers at Packaging Innovations 2019 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) from 27-28 February in Birmingham, UK.
Elcograf S.p.A., the leading printing company in Italy and one of the top three printing companies in Europe, completed the installation of two HP PageWide T490 systems in its Cles (TN) plant.
A ground-breaking new service is about to be launched by The Packaging Experts, thanks to the installation of a Roland DG VersaUV LEF-200 flatbed UV printer.
The Print Make Wear fast fashion factory feature at FESPA Global Expo 2019 in Munich (14-17 May 2019) will double in size compared with its launch in 2018 in response to positive visitor feedback.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries is exhibiting at Sign and Digital UK from 2 to 4 April 2019, on stand C10, at the NEC Birmingham.
SGIA Executive VP talks “convergence” with Great Lakes Graphics Association.
There were no squeegees, mesh or presses at SGIA’s THREADX 2019 (San Diego, February 17 – 19). Rather, 154 leaders in apparel decorating were there to push their businesses to new levels with sessions focusing on branding and design.
Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) will be growing its live demonstration offering for 2019, today announcing brand-new zones and partners, as well as the up-scaling of returning live features.
Epson today announced that Digital Technology Group in Tampa, Fla. has opened an Epson Certified Solution Center.
To allow printers to experience the superb quality, colour capability and productivity of what is now the fastest, full colour, B2 sheet-fed digital press on the market, Fujifilm is encouraging printers to get under the hood of the new Jet Press 750S at its forthcoming showcase event and learn how the press can help them diversify and expand their business.
Avery Dennison Corporation, was recently recognized on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies List, moving up a rank since the index was first launched in February 2018. The list acknowledges leading U.S. companies, assessed for environmental, social, and corporate governance factors.
The Roland Academy – Roland DG's educational training and support structure for individuals and businesses in the print sector – has made recordings of its webinars available on its website, allowing users to catch up on demand.
Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a member of the Toyo Ink Group, will take part in Ethiopia PPPEXPO 2019 between March 21-23, 2019.
Nazdar Ink Technologies is marking the ongoing success of InkAnswers with the launch of a brief new video explaining how this award-winning - and completely free of charge - Q&A service works: https://youtu.be/ggo1vR3hv7w
While they started as a traditional Pre-Press shop, Fleet Graphics saw the digital market emerging and became an early adopter of the Display Graphics market.
A new system from Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital and production technologies, is the centerpiece of a £1million investment by an entrepreneur who is relocating his unique wallcovering design printing business from Hong Kong into the UK to grow markets across Europe and the United States.
Reflecting its continued commitment to provide customers with added-value offerings that improve the way they work, SAi has announced the launch of Sign Design Elements, a comprehensive stock library of over six-and-a-half million downloadable assets for the sign industry.
The print market has become adept at managing change and embracing new technology and markets for a number of years. Now environmentally friendly, cardboard coffin producer, LifeArt is offering a great opportunity to diversify once more into a huge new market as they look for Print Groups to partner.
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies, the leading provider of large format 3D printing solutions, in partnership with Marie 3D – large format 3D printing specialists – and renowned car designer, Takumi Yamamoto, will unveil the world’s first 3D printed, full-scale concept car. The tribute to David Bowie will be a star attraction at this year’s prestigious Festival Automobile International (FAI) taking place in Paris from January 31 to February 3.
Quality Print Services (QPS), a wide-format print specialist and the main UK distributor of Nazdar digital inkjet ink products, has uncovered what might be the hardest working print head in the UK.
Architextural, part of William Smith Group 1832, has announced it is the chosen UK supplier of a new, revolutionary self-adhesive window fabric, Squid.
Agfa is partnering with I-Sub Digital and Josero at this years’ Sign & Digital UK exhibition, where they’re inviting visitors to ‘Step Up’ their printing capabilities with wide format solutions from Agfa.
Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has announced that Printeos Group has invested in a Durst Tau 330 RSC inkjet single-pass press to drive digitisation.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) donated the $4,603.56 it raised in its 2018 SGIA Expo T-shirt sales to the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The shirts were sold during the Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center for $5 each.
InPrint USA, which is April 9-11 at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) in Louisville, has released their robust InPrint Conference schedule dedicated to the latest in industrial print advancements.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has announced that PDI Large Format Solutions, a subsidiary of Montreal-based PDI Group Inc., is the first business in Canada to install both the next-generation, high-end flatbed/roll-fed EFI VUTEk h3 superwide-format LED printer, and the new EFI VUTEk 3r+ roll-to-roll LED printer.
Ricoh’s rapidly evolving portfolio will show FESPA visitors how they can profitably diversify their service capabilities and explore new markets.
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, one of North America’s leading wholesale suppliers and manufacturers of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions is excited to announce two Orbus University training sessions for 2019, June 13th and 14th and December 12th and 13th.
Lancashire-based Cristex Composites Materials (Cristex Ltd) has recently expanded its product offering with the addition of a new Zünd G3 precision cutting system, enabling the company to offer its customers an enhanced cut quality and precision service.
After evaluating state-of-the-art hybrid and flatbed digital inkjet technologies, ScreenTech Graphics, an Austell, Georgia-based trade print business known for premium analog screen printing, recently upgraded its superwide-format digital production offering, becoming the first business in the southeastern U.S. to install the next-generation, high-end flatbed/roll-fed EFI VUTEk h3 superwide-format LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
Industry-leading suppliers and manufacturers have reserved 90% of available exhibit space for the debut of PRINTING United (Dallas; October 23 - 25, 2019), according to event partners NAPCO Media and the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).
Leading UK trade supplier William Smith Group 1832 has experienced a period of growth following significant investments within the company and its portfolio.
Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and 3D devices worldwide, today announced the forthcoming launch of the VersaSTUDIO BT-12 desktop direct-to-garment printer for printing directly on cotton-based* products.
Kornit Digital Ltd., a company that develops, designs and markets innovative digital printing solutions for the global printed textile industry, today announced it has received an order from DTG2Go, a Delta Apparel, Inc (NYSE American: DLA) company and leader in the direct-to-garment printing and fulfillment marketplace.
Onyx Graphics, Inc., the leader in RIP and print workflow software solutions, is pleased to announce the newest additions to the Onyx Graphics team; Marc Höner and Tristan Fleury, as Territory Sales Managers for the EMEA region.
Long standing Agfa Marketing Manager, Steve Collins, has joined the Josero team as Director of Sales and Marketing.
Drytac, a leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has announced the global availability of two new exciting additions to its WipeErase range of films.
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam O’Keefe as vice president of research and development (R&D) for its Label and Graphic Materials group in Europe (LGM-EU), effective immediately.
Nottingham-based specialist wide format print distributor ArtSystems has announced it will focus on the latest innovations in retail signage during Sign & Digital UK 2019.
Based in Four Crosses, The Clever Baggers is a specialist textile printing company founded in 2006 by husband and wife directors Vivian and Louise Lacey-Johnson.
Kernow Coatings, the global leader in the development of digitally printable synthetic substrates, announced today the launch of KernowPrint Lucid clear polyester synthetic sheets – a new material built using the company's proprietary Cobalt Coating Technology for HP Indigo.
Xaar has celebrated the ground-breaking technologies of its high performance Xaar 5601 printhead in a special event for over 300 of its UK staff.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the new Océ Arizona 1300 series of high-productivity mid-volume UV true flatbed printers. With its innovations in print speed, ease-of-use and curing technology, the Océ Arizona 1300 series is extremely versatile allowing print providers to do more, do it smarter, and do it now.
Exclusive UK and Irish Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services is to host the debut of three new products at this year’s Sign & Digital UK exhibition, held at the NEC in Birmingham from 2 – 4 April 2019.
Today, Ricoh UK has announced that its latest inkjet technology will be showcased at Sign & Digital UK 2019, 2-4 April, NEC Birmingham.
Visitors to the FASTCOM stand at Poland’s REMADAYS 2019 exhibition in Warsaw will see a Roland VersaEXPRESS RF-640 printer working with UV inks to produce instantly dry and durable print thanks to its DURAUV technology upgrade.
IMI Europe announces new events for 2019, aimed at facilitating collaboration and learning across the inkjet industry. With a return to the ‘home of inkjet’, Cambridge, for its Summer School, the 20th anniversary European conference and a second year in India, the scene is set for a full programme of events supporting digital printing development across the world.
The recent launch, by Avery Dennison, of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners has received another important boost, with four labelling constructions now available across Europe.
Liverpool-based Go Cre8 recently purchased a Zünd cutter to improve efficiency in its finishing processes.
The programme of visitor features at FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 (Messe Munich, 14 to 17 May 2019) will be expanded with the introduction of Colour L*A*B*, a new technology showcase and supporting conference programme designed to help visitors improve colour management practices in their print businesses.
Fujifilm today announces the launch of the new Acuity LED 40 series of flatbed printers. Building on the success of the Acuity Select 20, and on Fujifilm’s expertise in LED curing that dates back to the launch of the Acuity LED 1600 seven ago, it marks the first time that LED-curing printers have been made available within the Acuity flatbed range.
Visual Impact PrePrint, LLC the Digital Division of Corrugated Synergies International, LLC (CSI), North America's first dedicated sheet feeding company, is following its successful launch of high-volume, high-graphic direct-to-board corrugated packaging printing on an EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet press with the purchase of two additional Nozomi presses.
The new MakerBot Method 3D printer is the very first in a new category of high-performance 3D printers to bridge the gap between industrial and desktop 3D printing. It will be showcased at the Southern Manufacturing Show from 5th-7th February at Farnborough in Hampshire.
FESPA is returning to China this year, with the re-launch of FESPA China 2019. The new event will take place from 8 - 10 November 2019 at the Canton Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China, where it will be co-located with ISLE Autumn (International Signs & LED Exhibition).
DGSHAPE Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roland DG Corporation and a leading provider of digital fabrication tools, including 3D milling machines, 3D printers, and engraving machines, announced today the launch of its latest decorating solution, the DE-3 desktop engraver.
Coinciding with a management restructuring programme to better accommodate the company’s continuing market diversification, Graphtec GB has appointed Tom Kneale as a new member of the Board of Directors.
Roland DGA, a top provider of wide-format printers and printer/cutters for vehicle wrap applications, is also leading the way in wrap education and instruction. While Roland has been offering its hands-on Born-to-Wrap workshops for over 12 years, the expanded 2019 schedule will be its most extensive to date, with classes offered in more locations from coast to coast.
Roland DG is delighted to announce the winner of the inaugural Roland Hero Awards 2018.
Medellín, Colombia, is host to this year’s Label Summit Latin America for the first time since 2014. The two-day annual event, which rotates between key locations in the region, is the leading label and package printing trade event of its kind in Latin America.
Gateshead based print and sign company, One Sign & Digital, has invested in a new Agfa Anapurna 1650i LED Hybrid printer. The new machine has been supplied by i-Sub Digital and highlights One Sign's commitment to continuous investment in the very latest print technology.
Zünd will be showcasing the latest developments in its modular digital cutting solutions for composites at the upcoming JEC World 2019 show in Paris (Hall 6, Booth D27).
Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has announced that The Label Makers has invested in a second Tau 330 RSC single-pass label press after a spike in demand from converters and brand owners for Durst’s UV inkjet digital technology.
Mimaki Europe has announced that it will release a UV-curable metallic ink, named MUH-100-Si in February 2019.
Drytac, an international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, is preparing to open a fully interactive training centre in Fishponds, Bristol: the Drytac Academy.
Having started out as a 40m2 architectural studio in Jaén, southern Spain, specialising in the design and production of architectural plans, Oedim saw an opportunity to expand into the growing wide format market. 23 years on, Oedim now occupies a 14,000m2 facility from which it operates two distinct brands.
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies, the leading provider of large format 3D printing solutions, in partnership with Marie 3D – large format 3D printing specialists– and renowned car designer, Takumi Yamamoto, will unveil the world’s first 3D printed, full-scale concept car. The tribute to David Bowie will be a star attraction at this year’s prestigious Festival Automobile International (FAI) taking place in Paris from January 31 to February 3.
Printing, packaging and industrial manufacturing professionals from across the globe are converging on Wynn Las Vegas, learning new ways to advance their businesses at one of the world's top print conferences, EFI Connect.
As the doors close at the Birmingham NEC on another successful Print-wear and Promotion LIVE! exhibition, the members of the Roland team are happy to have ignited new dreams among the visitors to their stand.