News

The first EFI Vutek HS100 Pro high-speed digital printer to be installed in the UK has gone to Chime Communications company Icon, which has now fully integrated McKenzie Clark and operates from a single site in Sidcup.

Hybrid Software will use Ipex 2014 for the worldwide launch of Cloudflow workflow suite.

New from Guandong is Glittering Metal, a multilayer PVC-PET roll-up that combines a silver blasted front and a mirrored back. It is suitable for solvent, eco-solvent, UV and latex printers and is available in widths of 91.4cm and 127cm. The thickness is 230 microns.

New MIS developments from Shuttleworth at Ipex 2014 will include a fully integrated CRM which consists of mobile apps that can instantly update vital information plus real time dashboards which display critical KPIs at the click of a button.

Until the end of March, Epson is offering a two-year commercial warranty worth up to £2,000 (and including replacement printhead cover) to companies buying any SureColor SC-S Series wide-format printer.

Located in the centre of Birmingham, The Sign Shop has recently invested in a new UV640 printer from Colorific.  The roll-to-roll printing system utilises the latest Roland RE640 chassis with an integrated Lightbar as the heart of the solution.

Tomorrow (Tuesday 4 February) will see the worldwide debut of the Agfa Jeti Titan S (speed) and HS (high speed) 2 x 3m flatbed UV-inkjet printers at C!Print 2014 in Lyon, France.

Fespa Digital 2014 will incorporate four feature hubs: Digital, Wrap, Signage and Fabric. Each will provide themed presentations, debates, networking and demonstrations.

Redhill-based digital wide-format and dye-sub printer Eyes Wide Digital has expanded and relocated over the weekend to Dorking where it will print digital and litho under one roof.

Signs Express (Aberdeen) has received a Royal Warrant of Appointment for its on-going provision of signs and graphics services to Balmoral Castle.

Newcastle digital print specialist Photoline has launched a new website on the back of print kit investment.

Esko has opened an online store for the ordering of Kongsberg and CDI consumables.

At Ipex, Zünd will show its S3 modular cutting system designed for 24/7 operation, together with an automatic sheet feeder and a fully automated workflow for production print environments.

Your Print Specialists (YPS) has expanded its wide-format print demonstration suite. The authorised Mimaki reseller can now show-off the Mimaki JV400 SUV and CJV30 print-and-cut engine with white and silver inks.