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Novograf expects a new Kongsberg XP44 digital cutting table from Esko to help it improve production speeds, flexibility and costs.

BCQ has bought its first flatbed printer, an Acuity Advance HS HD3545W from Fujifilm. Richard Knowles, chairman of BCQ which specialises in printing marketing materials, said: “We were looking for something that not only would ramp up output speeds, but also deliver the ‘zap-between-the-eyes’ quality that some of our high-end clients have come to expect from us.”

Ilford has introduced a number of new products to its Omnijet media offering including AquaBlock, NanoSolvent Glossy Banner Vinyl and NanoSolvent Glossy Backlit Vinyl.

The Printing Charity has elected Jon Wright as chairman and Steve Sibbald as deputy chairman. The appointments come after former chairman, Bill Offer, stepped down after three years in the role and 15 years as a trustee.

Tetenal is holding an Epson SureColor GSX Solvent Printer Open Day on Wednesday 10 July at its Leicester base. The main focus will be on the Epson SureColor SC-S50600 64in printer.

STS Inks of the US has what it is calling ‘plug-and-print’ compatible ink cartridge solutions of latex inks for the HP DesignJet 25500 and eco solvent inks for the Roland Eco Sol-Max2.

US-based substrate developer Cooley Group is opening a European headquarters in response to demand for the company’s non-PVC, print media. Volker Mueller, is new Cooley Commercial Graphics director, EMEA, and will be based at the new site in Siegen, Germany.

Spandex has used Fespa to bring various new media to market. These include:

The Océ ColorWave 900 has debuted at Fespa 2013. Beginning life as concept under the term 'Project Velocity' at Drupa 2012, the printer is said to   close the gap between digital inkjet and traditional offset technology. It has been designed for the GA, CAD and GIS markets, but Canon says it is “ideal for a vast range of applications - such as point-of-sale (POS), exhibition and trade show materials, counter and floor displays, technical drawings and maps - an attractive proposition for wide-format printers looking to radically boost output, and for commercial printers looking for a powerful way to explore new revenue channels.”

BAF Graphics has attended at Marketing Week Live to show creatives and marketers the extensive variety of its interior and exterior services for display and visual communication.

InkTec has demonstrated the Jetrix KX5 flatbed UV printer for the first time at Fespa 2013. Like its little brother (the 1212), the Jetrix KX5 2.5m x 1.3m machine utilises Konica Minolta 1024 (6 picolitre) printheads and operates at speeds of up to 30m2/hr and a maximum print resolution of 1440dpi.

Bordeaux Digital Printink used Fespa 2013 to launch latex based Eden inks.

Flex-Europa has brought the Flora range of large-format printers to the European market. Four years after it started distributing Flora machines in various overseas markets, Flex-Europa managing director Kadri Ceylan said they are now ready for the UK/European market, hence their showing at Fespa 2013.

Xerox used Fespa to launch its Wide Format IJP 2000 first shown in prototype at Drupa last year and most recently at Sign and Digital UK. The device uses Memjet’s standard wide-format array with five heads stitched together for a 42in print width.