More than 120 exhibitors will be showing textile equipment, substrates and other related consumables at Fespa 2018, where the new feature ‘Print Make Wear’ will run - a design-to-finish production line for fashion and sportswear and incorporating both screen and digital print solutions.
Dalim Software has achieved GWG preflight certification for its ES and Dialogue software, meaning companies can have the confidence that their PDF files are validated.
The BPIF and CDi will again host celebrations for Yorkshire Day at an event on 1 August this year at the Oracle Bar, Leeds, to celebrate the print, creative and digital industries in the north. This time the event will be run in association with the Stationers’ Company and sponsored by Garbutt and Elliott and Ad:Venture.
New from Continental Grafix is a 3.2 x 40m version of CarpetWalk, the 100% polyester, non-adhesive printable white surface needle felt carpet. It can be used with UV, sublimation and latex inks.
It Has To Be Brilliant (IHTBB) has diversified into the ‘B2C’ personalised cake, card and gift box business with the launch of CakeyMonster.com. Orders placed online in the morning are printed, packaging made and cakes prepared the next day before getting dispatched. This step into cake retailing is part of the on-going transition IHTBB is making away from the print-for-pay market into a new vertical sales model.
Onyx Graphics will unveil its next major release at Fespa 2018 following a sneak preview at ISA Orlando last month. Building upon the Onyx 12.2, the new version includes developments that help improve colour accuracy, consistency and conformance to standards such as G7 and Fogra.
A reminder that the second Printed Interior Decoration (PID) conference will take place at the Radisson Blue Dusseldorf, Germany, on 5/6 June. The event aims to bring together brings together PSPs, their suppliers, architects, interior designers, shop fitters, hotel and restaurant decorators.
Additive Innovation, formed in January as a spin-off of software manufacturer and HP partner CoreTechnologie, is starting 3D printing products, services and materials operations in Moembris near Aschaffenburg. Offerings include a workshop series at the Additive Innovation technology center with the new generation of HP 3D printers and the 4D Additive software.
MS Printing Solutions will launch its high capacity JPK UV printer at Fespa 2018. Based on the JPK water-based ink model, the new multipass printer aims to fill a growing need for high-volume UV LED roll-to-roll production, with primary customers expected to be traditional flexo or helio users who want to convert to digital printing.
To close the gap between traditional proofing and mockup creation the new GMG ColorProof 5.10 and GMG OpenColor 2.1.5 support Epson SC-S80600 for the creation of colour accurate and reproducible prints.
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