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Fespa Digital will see Antalis present Coala WallDesign, a new collection of digitally printable products available in a variety of finishes and application types.

Nth Degree will show the new Signracer 2500 H-LED hybrid flatbed printer at Sign and Digital UK in April. The printer has five printheads (to provide a resolution of 1200dpi), two media tables and can handle thicknesses up to 50mm. The maximum production speed is 44m2/hr.  

CMYUK has taken the EFI European Sales Partner for 2015 title after boosting its EFI printer sales by 45% and increasing its ink revenue by 21%.

Nazdar Ink Technologies will debut a number of new inks - including the 203 130 Series for wide-format use - at Fespa Digital 2016.

Durst UK is expanding its business portfolio by taking on the labels market previously run from the division’s headquarters in Brixen, Italy.

IMI Europe has released its European event programme for the year.

Following its move into the large-format digital arena with the acquisition of Digital XL Services in 2014, Northumberland-based litho specialist Potts Print has supported the diversification by installing the UK’s first Fujifilm Acuity F flatbed inkjet printer. It has also taken an Acuity LED 1600 II.

The sponsors of the 2016 Print Futures Awards are inviting applications for cash grants of up to £1,500 each to help pay for any costs associated with relevant training courses for a career in printing, publishing, packaging or graphic arts.

Hybrid has created a Mimaki Vehicle Wrap Lab at Oxford Brookes University. The intention is to provide hands-on experience, tuition and a commercial understanding of vehicle wrapping, branding and liveries to undergraduate engineers set for roles in Formula 1 racing.

Cestrian has bought one of the world’s first EFI Vutek HSr Pro roll-to-roll machines, alongside an EFI Vutek HS100 Pro hybrid machine.

Fespa Digital will see the European debut of InkTec’s first LED UV printer, the Jetrix LX5.

Drupa has confirmed that its primary partner for Drupa cube content development and delivery is The Medici Group, who’s founder and CEO Frans Johansson created something of a   furor with his 2004 book ‘The Medici Effect’, and has since built a reputation for being an expert on “thinking outside the box”. He will deliver the keynote on 31 May.

An estimated total of around 384m/m2 of fabric were printed digitally via dye sublimation in the year to Q1 2016 according to the newly published  ‘The Future of Dye-Sublimation Printing to 2021’ from Smithers Pira. The report says this is set to rise to 892m/m2 by 2021.

Callprint is continuing its expansion push in the wide-format display and graphics sector by putting out a call for experienced commercial, sales and project managers.