The Versa Tech cutter from Blackman and White will get its first UK exhibition appearance at Sign and Digital UK.
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Color Optimizer comes to market
Color Optimizer by printMax is a new colour management and ink saving solution for the large-format market that will be to be showcased at Sign and Digital UK by Mimaki and Roland specialists.
Seven award winners for Canon
Seven Canon products have received iF Product Design Awards, including the Océ ColorWave 500, 700 and 900 wide-format printers.
Fancy car wrapping in Vienna?
MR Clipart is inviting signmakers and car wrappers to take part in a three-day, five-round car wrap competition in Vienna at the new xfair (15 -17 April). All competitors get prize packages. First round packages have a value of around 1,000 Euro while those for finalists exceed € 5,000 Euro plus various hardware. The fee to compete is 50 Euro.
CMYUK debut at Sign and Digital UK
Wide-format kit and systems supplier CMYUK will make its Sign and Digital UK debut this month following the recent opening of its new showroom and demonstration facility.
RedTie founder appointed IPIA interim CEO
The IPIA has appointed W2P software company RedTie founder Marian Stefani as interim CEO following the departure of Andrew Pearce who has managed the association for the past eight years.
Océ ColorWave 700 gets first UK outing
Canon will be unveiling its Océ ColorWave 700 at Sign and Digital UK 2015, the first opportunity to see the new model in action in the UK since its launch in February.
Atech to make Sign and Digital UK 2015 introductions
Atech will show a number of new introductions at this year’s Sign and Digital UK show.
First is the Elitron Kombo SDC digital cutter which will be shown with a Seeker Pro System that recognises the printed images, loads the correct cutting files and the automatically proceeds with the cut. The Seeker Pro is also equipped with a projector.
Hybrid takes new Mimaki flatbed cutting plotter to Sign and Digital
The Mimaki CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter will make its first UK public appearance at Sign and Digital UK. To be shown by distributor Hybrid Services, the unit accommodates sizes up to oversized A2 and provides functions such as creasing and eccentric, tangential and reciprocating cutting. It will be shown alongside the Mimaki UJF-6042 compact flatbed printer.
HP and KBA work on 2.8m wide inkjet printer for corrugated
HP and KBA have announced plans to develop the HP T1100 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, a high-speed 2.8m wide simplex inkjet web press for pre-printing corrugated top liners.
Stanford Marsh buys DOS
Stanford Marsh has acquired Drawing Office Supplies and Photocopying (South Wales) to cement its presence in South Wales and to boost its technical equipment and consumables sales. DOS’s portfolio now includes Stanford Marsh’s full gamut of technologies such as: CAD software sales, training and support; 3D print; and graphics/signage printers, alongside wide-format media, ink and printer sales for the CAD/technical market.
Fespa announces new strategy
Fespa CEO Neil Felton has announced a new three-year strategy for Fespa, stressing “we are not just an exhibitions company”. He added: “It’s got to be about more than shows; it’s got to be about building demand for print by engaging with designers, architects, brands and marketers, and about lengthening print market opportunities for our community.”
Go to the PODi AppForum in the US on the cheap
European printers can attend the PODi AppForum in the US on 11-13 May for half price. The news comes as PODi announced it and its gold sponsor members are providing over $100,000 to help fund North and South American digital print companies to attend the business-building forum in Las Vegas.
Soyang to launch wide-format materials at Sign and Digital UK
Soyang Europe will unveil two new products at Sign and Digital UK: Sealwise, a printable rigid substrate incorporating closed-cell technology; and So-Netic, a printable and easily replaceable magnetic wallcovering.