News

Colorific Solutions will officially launch its Lightbar UV print conversion solution at Fespa 2013. It enables printers with wide-format solvent machines that use Epson Piezo DX4 and DX5 printheads to turn them into UV systems.

Eastsign’s new 5m wide seamless PE banner will make its European debut at Fespa 2013. The substrate is Corona treated for UV and latex printing and 100% recyclable.

Axaio software has announced the immediate compatibility of its InDesign plug-in MadeToTag with the new InDesign CC (Creative Cloud).

GiraffePress held a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Lambeth mayor Mark Bennett on Friday to celebrate the installation of its Roland VersaUV LEC-540 printer/cutter.

J-Teck3 will use Fespa 2013 to introduce launch the J-Cube RF40/KF40 series of digital inks for sublimation and direct-to-fabric printing on polyester.

GMG’s ProductionSuite 2.0 for wide-format printing will get a first outing at Fespa 2013. The JDF-compliant production solution for banners, POS, displays and vehicle wraps is a single system designed to handle the entire production workflow across multiple devices from file preflighting, PDF editing and job preparation through to printer-specific colour management and into finishing.

Screen Europe has moved its UK facility from Milton Keynes to Luton as part of a wider programme to strengthen its sales and service support across the EMEA region. As part of that process Screen has invested in a pan-European centre near Amsterdam, which includes a Solutions Centre and European spares centre.

Mutoh has replaced its Kona cutting plotters range with the ValueCut range.

Agfa Graphics’ UV-curable inks are now available for system integrators, OEMs and other manufacturing specialists.

SAi’s FlexiStarter cutting software is now being bundled with Mutoh ValueCut 600, 1300 and 1800 cutters.

Antalis (a subsidiary of Sequana) has made a binding offer to acquire Xerox’s paper and print media products business in Western Europe. The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Point of purchase specialists Ian Carnazza and Lisa Williams have joined the Mosaic Group to launch and run Mosaic POP. The new division links together York-based Mosaic’s related disciplines of marketing strategy and creative, print management and fulfilment.

Fespa 2013 will see the global launch of the Océ Arizona 600 series UV flatbed printers. There are four models in the range – the 640 GT, 640 XT, 660 GT and 660 XT – which replace the Océ Arizona 550 Series. The new series has six independent ink channels, allowing for two to run additional cyan and magenta inks (known as CM²) or cater for varnish or white ink. A Production-Squared print mode can be used to print at 46m2/hr, nearly 25% faster than ‘Production’ mode.

The high speed Acuity Advance Select HS from Fujifilm will be shown for the first time globally at Fespa 2013 next week. The machine specification shows a top speed of 49.7m2/hr in Production Squared mode.