Screen has launched the Truepress Jet520HD, a 52cm-wide printer than can run up to 50m/min at 1200 x 1200dpi, and up to 120m/min at 600 x 600dpi. The first European installation will be in Holland at direct mail printer Nic.Oud in November 2014 and the second in Switzerland at direct mail printer Baumer (www.baumer.ch).
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Color-Logic joins Harlequin Partner Network
Color-Logic has joined the new Harlequin Partner Network.
Retail Design Expo 2015 calls for signage and graphics experts to speak up
Seminar papers are being sought from signage and graphics experts for the Retail Design Expo 2015 conference programme that will take place 10-11 March 2015. Each 40-minute slot will be attended by an audience of in-house retail design and visual merchandising teams, retail design consultants, marketers and architects, all hungry for new concepts and ideas.
GPT to host PrintoberFest 2014
Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) will host ‘PrintoberFest’, a “festival of signs, display and graphics applications” at its office in Reading on 8-9 October, where the company has said it expects to make some big new product announcements.
Fespa elects two new board members
Fespa has appointed two new board members in the form of Christophe Aussenac, president of Fespa France Association, and Thomas Struckmeier, who represents the German association BVDM and has also served on the board of Intergraf and on the steering committee for drupa 2016.
Gandy Digital to preview Softjet at SGIA
Gandy Digital will use the SGIA show in Las Vegas next month to preview its Softjet digital dye-sublimation soft-signage printer.
Turning asphalt into a creative ad space
The creative possibilities of Aslan floor graphic films were impressively display at a recent Karl Gröner open house in Germany, with this ‘swimming pool’ application on asphalt.
Zund opens online shop
Zund has opened an online store at shop.zund.com for ordering consumables 24 hours a day for 48-hour delivery anywhere in the EU.
Algerian Gravure Pub takes EFI Vutek GS3250r to meet demands of brands
Gravure Pub in Algeria has added a 3.2m EFI Vutek GS3250r roll-to-roll printer to meet the needs of its high-profile customers like Coca-Cola, Danone, LG, and Procter and Gamble.
William Smith introduces Vion film
Three ranges of Vion film have been added to the William Smith portfolio: VP5000 and accompanying overlaminate Series VL5000; and VION Window Film Series VC5500.
Four Pees distributes V2 of tFlow Approval
The online job-submission and collaboration system tFlow approval from Tucanna Software and Development is said to have undergone major improvements, with v2 now available from Four Pees.
Case study by Image2Print
As a company in its relative infancy, Image2Print has been producing signage, stickers, pull-up banners and posters since its inception some four years ago. However, with over twenty five years experience in the packaging reprographics arena its speciality is the production of packaging prototypes and mock ups. Like any growing business, success can often be based upon the correct plant purchases. For Stockport based Image2Print, such acquisitions have included Canon and Roland roll to roll printers and a UV hybrid printer for rigid material and most recently a CNC cutting table from AG/CAD.
Warren outlines commitment to paper division expansion
Cartonboard and graphical board stockist Warren is to develop a paper sales division across the East and West Midlands. Products will include a range of coated and uncoated paper, digital and copier grades, plus business stationery and speciality products.
Walsh Graphics expanding into Northern Ireland
Walsh Graphics is expanding to offer its full product range to wide-format printers and signmakers in Northern Ireland. In response, the company is seeking a sales manager for the territory.