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The Jetrix KX5-R 2.5m x 1.3m UV flatbed printer will be officially launched at Fespa 2013.

Mid-August should see the first shipments of the HP Latex 3000 Printer, which will make its worldwide debut at Fespa 2013. The announcement coincides with the rebranding of HP Designjet and Scitex latex printers and supplies, now under the umbrella HP Latex, part of the HP Large Format Graphics portfolio.

Inca Digital Printers and Fujifilm will launch the Inca Onset Q40i flatbed UV inkjet printer at Fespa 2013. Using Fujifilm Spectra Dimatix QS10 printheads, the Q40i delivers a 10 picolitre drop size (the S40i uses heads producing 27 picolitre drops) resulting in a 1200dpi apparent resolution. Printing onto media up to 3.14m x 1.6m in size and up to 50mm thick, the Q40i prints up to 310m2/hr (62 full-bed sheets per hour).

Mondi, the paper and packaging manufacturer, has joined Verdigris, the environmental initiative from graphic arts research group Digital Dots. Mondi is the first representative of the paper industry to join the project.

Alwan Color Expertise has made its DeviceLink technology available to Harlequin Rip users via Compose Systems' LinkProfiler plugin. This enables Harlequin Rip users to seamlessly apply colour management, TAC reduction, and make ink savings on the Rip without any add-on to the production workflow.

Research carried out as part of the bank funded BDRC Finance Monitor, showed the number of firms using external finance dipped to a new low in the first three months of 2013 with just 39% of SMEs actively seeking credit. When the first Monitor was undertaken in 2011 the figure stood at 51%, with successive quarterly studies showing a decline, with the number reaching 41% in the last quarter of 2012.

The JV400-SUV printer first shown by Mimaki in prototype form at Fespa 2012 will ship from 1 July. It will get its proper commercial introduction at Fespa 2013.

FFEI is spending over £2m in moving from its current leased site to new, fully owned, premises in Hemel Hempstead. All product development and manufacturing operations will be switched to the new technology centre, with the transition starting early July once the building fit out is complete. The existing facilities will be run in parallel for a short period to ensure minimal impact on customers.

Ritrama has developed Ri-Fix, a gloss white PVC with removable adhesive for short to medium term indoor use. It can be used with UV, solvent and eco-solvent inks.

Brett Martin is extending its Foamalux Colour range with Neon Pink, Neon Green, Raspberry and Black Sparkle colours at Fespa 2013. Also new at the show will be Marpet-g, a lightweight, durable, 100% recyclable clear substrate available in thicknesses of 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm and 6mm.

Ipex has enlisted print industry veteran Pat Holloway to pull together Inspiration Avenue, which marketing director Nick Craig Waller has referred to as “the heartbeat of the event”.

The new Esko Suite 12.1 includes Standard Template Workflows to shorten the learning curve for less experienced staff. Other improvements to the package, expected for release in July, include:

Ashley Kauer, accounts assistant at Hybrid Services, has been awarded Apprentice of the Year 2013 by South Cheshire College.

It’s official: the World Record for wrapping a Porsche Cayman is 70 minutes and 44 seconds, a time set by a team of six at the fourth Polish Car&Wrap Championship last week.