Following a worldwide agreement recently concluded between Graphtec in Japan and SAi, all graphtec cutters supplied to the UK and Ireland by Graphtec GB will now be available as standard with a choice of the three software packages that came out of the deal. (see previous story at: http://bit.ly/2FxPtpW
Cadlink will run two seminars at Printwear and Promotion Live in Birmingham, 21 - 23 January. One will focus on Rip solutions for white ink application in direct-to-garment, UV and transfer printing. The other will be an introduction to design software for personalisation in the garment market.
Durst is working alongside fabric printing company Standfast and Barracks to open a centre of excellence at the latter’s UK headquarters in Lancashire.
Three new printable films have been added to the IJ180mC Print Wrap Film range from 3M for short-term and permanent graphics customisation on vehicles with hard-to-bond surfaces such as motocross bikes, snowmobile and ATVs.
Confidence levels have returned to those last seen in 2016 according to the latest statistics from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) and show a renewed optimism, with companies showcasing a more positive outlook for printing ink, coatings and paints sales for the year ahead.
Responding to Treasury Select Committee chair Nicky Morgan and Labour MEP Mary Honeyball’s concerns about potential changes to the way VAT is collected in the UK after Brexit, Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) national chairman has said: “Brexit should be seen as an opportunity to reduce, not increase, the huge administrative burden that the VAT regime places on small firms.
Graphic Printing Technologies has confirmed two open days this month. The first, 24 January, will be held at Hybrid Services’ offices in Crewe and will focus on the recent launch of the UCJV range of UV print and cut machines from Mimaki. Visitors will be able to access show offers on other machines from the Mimaki range.
Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) is using Heimtextil to update wallpaper manufacturers on its digital printed wallpaper production capability following more than two years of R&D with partner Konica Minolta on a solution to compete with conventional printing methods in teems of productivity and cost-per roll.
Innotech Digital is running a competition via Instagram to find printers showcasing print projects using their banner materials, vinyls and portable display systems, with the winner being declared a #PrintHero.
CMYUK is now the UK’s exclusive distributor of Pongs Direct-Tex Softimage Contrast black back textile and Illuminati backlit textile for dye sublimation printing.
Signs Express has marked the end of its silver anniversary year in franchising with a management buy-out designed to drive growth of the business following record network expansion and sales.
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