Mimaki will exhibit for the first time at formnext 2017, an exhibition and conference on the next generation of manufacturing technologies. The show, which takes place in Frankfurt on 14 – 17 November - marks the unveiling to the 3D industry of the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 full-colour 3D printer. The company will also be showing the Mimaki UJF-7151plus UV LED direct-to-object flatbed printer to demonstrate its advanced UV inkjet printing technology, which serves as the base of the company’s 3D technology.
Mimaki will also take 3DUJ-553 produced 3D samples to InPrint in Munich where it’s exhibiting 14 – 16 November.
5,335 people passed through the doors of the International Centre in Telford last month to attend The Print Show and/or co-located sister event SignLink Live according to the organiser.
HP Inc. has collaborated with designers the Yarza Twins and Silas Amos and Smirnoff to launch the beta programme of HP SmartStream Designer for Designers (D4D) which enables designers to create up to 20 variations of a design, and effectively take more creative control of the digital print process. During a three-month pilot starting today, up to 500 designers can register to request to join the beta programme, and 15 super users will be selected to provide feedback.
Leach Studio has worked on revised conceptual designs for Bolton Museum’s new £3.8m Egyptology gallery following feedback from the public and partners. New artist impressions show how the Bolton’s Egypt gallery will look when it opens next year.
Association support for the inaugural Pure Digital event is growing, with ZSO - a printing association based in the Netherlands where the first show will take place next year - having confirmed its decision to become an industry partner.
Ipex attendees have been “eager to see the type of work that they can produce with the combination of an LED UV curing system and digital offset press,” according to Ian Pollock, EAMER sales director, Presstek, which premiered its 34DI Eco-UV digital offset press at the show this week.
The latest ‘Printing Outlook’ survey from the BPIF shows 50% of printers increased output levels in the third quarter of this year. A further 30% held output steady whilst 20% experienced a decline in output. The figures are marginally above the Q3 balances of recent years, but the forecast for Q4 is more dour - 30% forecast output will fall in Q4, which, if realised, will be the worst Q4 experienced for five years.
Perspex Distribution is introducing Multishield, a new steel composite panel offering large-format printers the opportunity to produce whiteboards or printed magnetically receptive panels with no additional processes. Also new is a white formulation of the company’s anti-static PVC foam.
Fefco, the European Packaging Association, has awarded Elitron its ‘Most Inspiring Newcomer’ gong for the Kombo TAV-R automation technology that fills the gap across non-automated tables and high-volume die cutters.
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