Your Print Partner (YPP) is crowdfunding a new personalised Web-to-print service. At the time of writing it had raised £46,310 of a £500,000 target. The aim is to have CustomGifts.co.uk up and running in October.
The Azon Leather Matrix wide-format UV-curable inkjet flatbed printer - that can print up to 200mm in height - will get its UK debut at The Print Show next month.
The printer comes in three flatbed sizes - 600mm x 1200mm, 600mm x 1800mm and 1100mm x 2500mm - and has a maximum resolution of 2880dpi. It will be shown on the Atlantic stand at the NEC.
The UK printing industry almost exactly matched the downbeat expectations for Q2, as far as output and orders are concerned but forecasts for Q3 suggests some growth ahead according to the latest Printing Outlook survey from the BPIF.
This year’s TCT Show at the NEC in September will see the UK and Irish launch of Mimaki’s colour 3DUJ-553 3D printer on the stand of its exclusive distributor Hybrid Services.
Fespa UK association will run a conference entitled ‘The Future of Print i4.0’ on 10 October 2018 at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Coventry. The intention is for the event to address the challenges and propose strategies for PSPs to respond positively to technological developments.
The Shop and Display Equipment Association (SDEA) has issued a statement saying that in spite of the currently unstable economic climate within the UK ahead of Brexit, its latest membership survey shows confidence from within the retail display industry.
The BPIF and CDi, together with the Stationers Company, hosted over 90 people from the print, creative and digital industries at the Oracle Bar in Leeds on 1 August to celebrate Yorkshire Day 2018.
Increasing consumer concern and media scrutiny on packaging has prompted Smurfit Kappa to join Two Sides - the organisation that promotes the attractiveness and sustainability of paper.
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