The MGI Group will present the next phase of its “Innovation in Motion” strategy for integrated digital printing and embellishment technology at the Paris All4Pack Exhibition, from November 26-29th.
KELENN Technology, renowned for producing a range of print systems which are simple in design and reliable whilst being technically advanced, has chosen the Xaar 5601 printhead for its latest document duplex printing system.
A newly formed company with a well-established inkjet heritage has chosen to develop its new inkjet print systems with the Xaar 5601 printhead, whose full commercialisation Xaar is currently celebrating at InPrint 2018.
Pigment.Inc has unveiled a range of Printer, Pre-treat and software solutions for Garment printing at a technology event in the company’s European headquarters in Netherlands.
Installed late August, the Anapurna H3200i LED, run by Agfa’s Asanti Workflow, is now bedded in and business owner, Ty Power, is delighted with his purchase.
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The brand-new, next-generation, single-pass EFI Reggiani BOLT textile digital printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. made its debut this week during an open house event at the EFI Reggiani facility in Bergamo, Italy.
Having softly introduced a new color scheme at SGIA recently, SAi has officially switched from its familiar red to a vibrant purple branding.
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, one of North America's leading wholesale suppliers and manufacturers of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions has already surpassed its yearly environmental goals and increased its recycling to almost 90% for 2018. As of mid-year, Orbus recycled 460,000lbs of cardboard, cores & paper and 135,000lbs of plastic.
Quality Print Services (QPS) has installed the UK's first Roland Texart RT-640M dye sublimation printer at Nottingham-based Grangeprint. The new multi-function printer - which enables direct-to-textile and indirect sublimation printing - was installed mid-October 2018 and will enable Grangeprint to boost its turnover significantly by offering soft signage solutions to its corporate customers.
Here at Roland DG, one of the perks of the job is getting an exclusive look into the lives of Roland users. Sometimes we’re even lucky enough to play a more major part in their stories. Such was the case when Renault Sport Formula One Team asked us to help them out with our favourite kind of challenge – a burger-related challenge!
ASLAN, the German developer and manufacturer, renowned as a specialist in self-adhesive films, expands its portfolio of special effect films with the introduction of the MetalLux ASLAN SE 50 in Champagne and Platinum. These classic shades impress by their elegant appearance, are both trendy and timeless at the same time.
Drytac, an international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large format print and signage markets, announces the launch of the ArmourPrint Emerytex and ArmourGrab combination counter mat solution. Having been previewed successfully at recent trade shows, the products are now available globally.
Durst and Indian partner Printronics will present the successful Tau 330 RSC high speed, UV inkjet label press and the new OMET XJet – powered by Durst – digital-flexo hybrid press on its Booth N18 at Labelexpo India in Delhi from 22-25 November.
Colour Graphics was founded in 1980 by Steve Birch as a home-based curtain making business. Since then it has seen great transformation and is now a digital print operation with a yearly turnover of £1.5m.
Esko announced that Mattias Byström has been appointed President, effective January 1, 2019. Byström succeeds Udo Panenka, who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.
Agfa Graphics Jeti Tauro H3300 LED took home gold at the 2018 Canadian Printing Awards in the Wide-Format category. The hybrid UV inkjet LED system, produced in Canada, offers a combination of vivid six-color prints (plus white or primer) up to 3.2 meters wide at speeds up to 453 m2/hr (4,876 ft2/hr) with cutting-edge automation.
2018 Africa Print, Sign Africa and FESPA Africa Exhibitions were hailed a major success with positive exhibitor feedback and increased visitors. The event attracted 6494 visitors in total, with 5907 unique visits – an increase from 5839 in 2017 – as well as 587 revisits. The event was sponsored by Platinum sponsor Roland.
Xaar, a world-leader in industrial inkjet printing, will highlight at InPrint Milan 2018 (stand 820; 20-22 November) how OEMs can use its printheads to get to market faster, develop inkjet solutions cost-effectively, and better meet their customers’ needs – enabling them to get ahead of the competition and achieve more.
CEWE is the leading online print service provider in Europe and a prolific producer of photobooks, calendars, posters and a huge range of other personalised print products. With more than 20 factories across 14 European countries, the company serves customers throughout the continent, producing around six million photobooks in 2017 alone.
Today at Autodesk University, HP Inc. announced new hardware and solutions to help change the way architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries design and print. Autodesk users will now experience faster HP PageWide XL printers1, breakthrough simplicity with HP Solutions for Large Format printers, new Z by HP portfolio enhancements, and advances in VR.
Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH (hereafter “ColorGATE”), a leading software provider in the printing industry with a specific competence in colour management.
Lancaster UK-based manufacturer of self-adhesive materials, Metamark (UK) Limited, has appointed Shaun Hobson to the newly created role of Vice President International Sales. The position reports to Metamark’s CEO, Paul French, and will spearhead the investment in accelerating Metamark’s international business.
Large format digital production company Rocket Graphics has recently announced considerable expansion to its Watford-based facilities, adding 6,000 square feet to the Croxley Business Park site.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. today announced that Ali Ridha Jaffar, vice president of Print and Technology for London-based Syncoms Group, will be presenting three all-new Business Builder sessions at the annual EFI Connect 2019 conference, January 22-25 at Wynn Las Vegas. Jaffar's sessions will give attendees useful and practical information on how to differentiate their business and win customers with an eCommerce offering.
Esko will showcase its innovative packaging software solutions for brand owners, trade shops and converters, as well as a Kongsberg C24 cutting table (1680x3200) at All4Pack, Paris, November 26 to 29, Hall 6 Stand L141.
Reflex Printed Plastics, the first company in the world to invest in Fujifilm’s new B1 format inkjet printer, looks back on a year of faster finishing, reduced waste, cost savings and added flexibility.
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies, the leading provider of large format 3D printing technology for visual communication projects, has announced that Deko 3D by Sépia has installed a Massivit 1800 3D Printing Solution in a bid to secure new business and overcome the constraints of traditional production processes.
Zünd UK recently attended the Advanced Engineering show at NEC Birmingham (31st October and 1st November 2018) and successfully demonstrated how its precision cutting systems can increase productivity and flexibility and maximise profits for customers across a wide variety of business sectors.
Nazdar Ink Technologies has partnered with Focus Label Machinery to help drive the growth of UV LED technology within the label converter market in the UK and EMEA.
Additive manufacturing company XJet Ltd. has announced today that Italy’s largest additive manufacturing bureau, Beam-IT, has purchased an XJet Carmel1400 AM System.
The University of Huddersfield’s busy and bustling print room is a unique, creative space that provides students with a collaborative environment within which to explore the potential that inkjet printing offers their design process.
Many of us use our phones while out shopping: researching products, comparing prices, downloading coupons, taking photos of items to think about later, looking at a shopping list or simply checking the time. So, with so many shoppers looking down at their phones, retailers need to find new ways to grab their attention.
Genesis Marketing & Events Ltd says it has big ideas for its new Roland DG VersaUV LEJ-640 S-Series UV-LED belt printer, the first of the exceptional new S-Series family to be installed in Wales.
drupa will provide decisive stimuli to the global print technology industry from 16 to 26 June 2020. Messe Düsseldorf is experiencing a strong demand for exhibition space.
Roland DG has already discovered many Roland Heroes, with more to be revealed as the search for the most incredible Roland users continues.
The success Echo House has had with its new five metre, super-wide format Acuity Ultra since its installation in June 2018, has led the company to agree a new phase of its partnership with Fujifilm which will see a brand new machine installed.
Innovia Films has extended its existing BOPP graphic arts film range with the introduction of down gauged Rayoart high clarity and brilliant white films.
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced today that MetroWrapz of Hollywood, Florida earned the title of “King of the Wrap World” for its Mission Flyer 2.0 vehicle wrap. The crowning of the new champ of the “Wrap Like A King” Challenge took place in the Avery Dennison booth at the 2018 SEMA Show.
Roland customers won a total of seven prestigious SGIA Golden Image Awards in a variety of categories at the recent 2018 Specialty Graphics Imaging Association (SGIA) Expo in Las Vegas, including three coveted “Gold” ribbons.
Full Frame Signs, a Toronto-area based and family-owned print services provider, expands their print capabilities with Fujifilm’s Acuity Select 28, a versatile and economic UV inkjet press for a wide range of creative print applications.
Avery Dennison has released a new paint protection film that offers self-healing performance. SPF-XI Supreme Protection Film maintains a vehicle’s appearance while helping to retain resale value by shielding paint from unsightly damage.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries has introduced Rose Gold vinyls in both mirror and brushed finishes to its ImagePerfect 6500 Metallised Series.
It was in 1909 that the Selfridge’s department store on London’s Oxford Street first opened its doors; and with it, the art of window dressing was introduced to England. Featuring the longest window facade ever seen in Britain, the store achieved instant fame with over 150,000 people visiting the premises by 6.30pm that day – a testament to the power of visual merchandising.
Wallpaper Ink has installed a second Roland VersaEXPRESS RF-640 printer, running it 'around the clock' to cater for the ever-increasing demand for bespoke wall murals.
For their final show, SGIA pulled out all the stops and spared no expense this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center and OKI Data, led by Arthur Verwey, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, and his team were there to help make this last show a huge success for all involved.
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division’s innovative superwide and wide format inkjet solutions attracted large crowds at SGIA Expo 2018 in Las Vegas.
Swiss manufacturer of high-end UV inkjet printers, swissQprint, has launched a new product generation at the SGIA Expo. The new models feature even more precise and stable printing results, an extended variety of applications, increased user-friendliness and a maximum productivity of 3982 ft²/h.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced its results for the third quarter of 2018.
Today’s label converters face the key challenges of producing large volumes of high quality, short run jobs with quicker deadlines. This creates lead-time pressure and complex workflows supporting the need for greater efficiencies.
Roland DG has extended the deadline for entries to the Roland Hero Awards 2018, giving incredible Roland users more time to share their fascinating stories.
How well — and how fast — can you wrap the side of a 2018 Ford Mustang GT? That’s the challenge nine two-person teams faced in the Wrap Team Challenge, hosted by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) PDAA Committee over the three days of last week’s 2018 SGIA Expo.
Ricoh today announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy LAC Corporation (hereafter “LAC”), a company with unique inkjet technology that supports printing on three-dimensional surfaces e.g. on the sides of cars, trucks, aircraft and even tyres and glass bottles.
Atlantic have expanded national support for both HP & Mimaki solvent and latex wide format printers. The recent recruitment of experienced both Stuart McBride and Graham Harvey from Hybrid Services.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries is offering its customers the chance to win a two-person VIP trip on an exclusive super yacht in Monaco to watch the world famous race as part of 3M’s ‘Colour Up Your Shop’ competition.
2018 for Weerg.com - the platform that offers CNC and 3D online works totally Made in Italy - was marked by dynamism, the strengthening of production capacity, important investments in cutting-edge technologies and prestigious certifications.
Never miss a deadline. That has been the mantra of Leicester-based Dale Studios for more than 30 years. It is this focus on meeting the core needs of its customers that has also resulted in them being one of the UK’s most creative, respected and reliable design and printing companies.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries is expanding its presence in the Nordic region with the acquisition of Seri Deco Oy, the leading distributor of sign making and wide format printing equipment, roll and rigid media to the Finnish and Baltic sign and display markets.
The superb print quality and versatility of the Xaar 1201 printhead is opening up new markets for Chinese OEMs in wide-format graphics – as recently underlined by the printhead’s presence on XuCheng’s stand at SGIA 2018 in Las Vegas.
Zünd UK plans to inspire visitors at its Open Day event next month with live demonstrations of its very latest solutions.
Large format print service provider the Big Display Company of Slough, UK, has gained an estimated 30 percent production time since investing in tilia Griffin automatic layout software.
Litmus Mockups hasn't stopped progressing since it was founded four years ago, and hit the accelerator in 2016 with the installation of a Roland DG VersaUV LEC-540 reducing turnaround times from days to hours. The Yorkshire company has now picked up the pace further, installing another VersaUV LEC-540 in July 2018.
The Bigger Printing Company is thrilled to announce that it was chosen to be the UK representation in a ground-breaking international print project with Océ-Technologies and Canon, titled ‘#Wallcovering Challenge’. America, Canada, Japan and Australia are also each represented in this exciting project, by one large format print company from each country.
In a comprehensive laboratory evaluation, Roland DG’s TrueVIS VG series wide-format printer/cutters won two prestigious Buyers Lab awards, including Outstanding Enhanced CMYK Eco Solvent/Latex 54″/64″ Printer (7-Color) and Outstanding High Production CMYK Eco-Solvent/Latex 54”/64” Printer (Dual CMYK). Keypoint Intelligence’s Buyers Lab (BLI) is the world’s leading independent provider of testing and analysis for the document imaging industry.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) 2018 SGIA Expo — the last before launching its PRINTING United trade show with NAPCO Media in 2019 — brought more than 24,000 people to the Las Vegas Convention Center October 18–20.
Apparel and textile design professionals can streamline their design processes, saving significant time and empowering designers to get the best possible print results, with updated and new tools available in version 4 of the EFI Fiery DesignPro software suite from Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
New EFI Reggiani TERRA solution from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is a high-performance digital production offering featuring a new pigment ink set and binder for fast, sustainable, and cost-competitive industrial textile printing.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) recognized the best printing in the industry at the 2018 SGIA Expo today, presenting winners of this year’s Golden Image Competition.
Phew, that was a long but very constructive four days at 100% Design. We have all come away from the show feeling really positive thanks to the reaction we had to our Dimense wallpaper samples.
Pyramid Display Materials, the UK’s leading distributors of sign and display products, have been appointed as an Authorised Reseller for HP Latex printers and consumables.
Henderson Print, located in Belfast, has invested in a wide format Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED press taking them into “a new and more profitable market for the business”, according to Head of Print for the company, Alan Ritchie.
Pure Digital 2019 will take place 23-24 October in the Beursgebouw, Eindhoven representing a move event closer to innovation and design for the second edition of ‘Digital Print Event for the Creative Industry.’
Ricoh USA, Inc. today unveiled a new wide-format flatbed printer designed to deliver a broad set of applications for the sign, graphics and décor markets.
In a comprehensive laboratory evaluation, Roland DG’s TrueVIS VG series wide-format printer/cutters won two prestigious Buyers Lab awards, including Outstanding Enhanced CMYK Eco Solvent/Latex 54″/64″ Printer (7-Color) and Outstanding High Production CMYK Eco-Solvent/Latex 54”/64” Printer (Dual CMYK).
Visitors to the 2018 SGIA Expo will see the advanced technologies that can create their future success from Electronics For Imaging, Inc..
The Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) inducted its newest members — Alan Howe of SAATI Americas and Graeme Richardson–Locke of FESPA — on October 19 at the 2018 SGIA Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Esko will show Scanpack visitors how they can deliver shorter turnaround times while maintaining high quality and increasing profitability with its Packaging Connected approach.
CMYUK is delighted to announce that Tim Boore has joined their expanding organisation as Digital Sales Consultant.
Responding to market demand for production flexibility in the digital textile print sector, Roland DG is excited to announce the launch of the multi-function Texart RT-640M, a ground-breaking digital dye-sublimation printer that enables direct-to-textile and indirect sublimation printing in a single, powerful device. From today the RT-640M is available across the EMEA region*.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is pleased to announce its 2018–2019 Board of Directors, led by Chairman Thomas Cooper of WestRock Merchandising Displays.
Gerber Technology announced the debut of a new tool kit designed specifically for packaging and finishing applications at SGIA.
Progressive printers and Sign and Display specialists’ needs for faster short run production, broader job capabilities and enhanced productivity will be met by Ricoh’s two new next generation Ricoh ProTM L5130/L5160 latex roll-to-roll printers. These will be made available throughout Europe in early 2019.
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries introduces six new colours from Avery Dennison’s Supreme Wrapping Film (SWF) series of colour change wrapping vinyls.
Once upon a time, print companies did a whole lot of printing. In fact, printing was pretty much all they did and they did very well out of it thank you very much. The birth of digital printing had the effect of turbo charging the industry.
Roland DG Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and 3D devices worldwide, today announced the release of Roland VersaWorks 6 RIP and print management software for inkjet printers and printer/cutters.
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has named four continental winning vehicle graphics installers in the “Wrap Like A King” Challenge".
This year’s FlexoTech Awards again placed the spotlight on the huge volumes of high quality, creative flexographic packaging produced by Esko customers using the company’s prepress, workflow, color management, and flexo platemaking solutions.
Roland DG is delighted to announce launch of the Roland VersaEXPRESS RF-640 8 Colour eco-solvent printer, and confidently states that this game-changing device offers the widest colour gamut in its class for outdoor durable graphics.
There are many challenges facing large format printers, but production can be enhanced and operational efficiency increased with software that delivers faster approval cycles, eliminates file errors, reduces idle time, improves workflow control and simplifies complex manual steps of digital finishing equipment.
September saw the installation of an Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED wide format engine for established POS manufacturer, BD&H. It was the second part to a £150,000-plus investment that followed the Agfa Asanti workflow and Agfa Asanti StoreFront installation for the business last year.
Today, Enfocus, the maker of Enfocus Pitstop, the industry standard for PDF preflight and editing, and Enfocus Switch, the award winning automation solution, along with Tilia Labs, developer of industry leading planning, imposition, and automation software solutions, announce a joint exhibit at the SGIA show in Las Vegas, Nevada (October 18—20th, 2018).
Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries has introduced four new colours and effects from the 3M 1080 Wrap Film Series of colour change wrapping vinyls.
HP is leading the way to reduce the impact on the environment by designing products that are manufactured, used and recovered in a more sustainable way—introducing HP Recycled Satin Canvas—a printable canvas made 100% from recycled water bottles!
Periods of rapid expansion can test the internal processes of any business. Wide format print leader, Macroart, is no exception. In June of this year, they revealed that they have almost doubled turnover from £6 million to £11 million since their management buyout four years ago.
Drytac, an international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has appointed Wayne Colbath as Vice President of Sales for the United States of America.
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces ‘Product of the Year’ honors for the OnsetM, a high quality B1 format, 27.8” x 39.4” (707 mm x 1000 mm) inkjet printer, designed for the evolving needs of the commercial, display graphics, packaging and industrial print markets.
Pyramid Display Materials, the UK’s leading distributors of sign and display products, have appointed Amy Cattanach as Product Specialist – Self Adhesive Vinyls.
Gerber Technology announced today that it has acquired MCT Digital, adding modular laser cutting technology to their existing industrial strength finishing solution hardware and software portfolio.
The 28th edition of the FESPA Awards is now open to print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers looking to highlight their outstanding examples of print.
With its presence at InPrint in Milan, Italy, Siegwerk positions itself as competent partner for digital printing solutions presenting its ink and service portfolio for personalized packaging and labels.