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Esko will use Viscom Frankfurt in October to present the new Kongsberg XN24 as well as the high-powered MultiCut-HP tool head and the workflow automation software i-cut Automate 12.

More than 2,500 attended the inaugural Cross Media event from Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions in London’s Business Design Centre last week.

Roland’s eco-solvent and UV inkjet print-and-cut technology will be demonstrated under the title ‘Make New Technologies Work for You’ at the Print Efficiently event in October at the IFS showrooms in Perivale, Middlesex.

Fespa UK Association is to run a one-day conference entitled ‘Imaging: The Future is Now’ which will take place on 20 November at St Bride's Institute on Fleet Street, London.

At the official opening of its new manufacturing facility and head office in Cambridge, Inca CEO Bill Baxter reiterated that all production of its wide-format machines will stay in the UK for the foreseeable future despite forecasts that it would see the biggest growth from the likes of Brazil, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union.

The Italian production hub of Web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting is to become the world’s largest installation of Durst P10 UV inkjet printers with seven machines.

Proskills UK has launched the eighth annual PrintIt! competition to encourage students to consider careers in the print and paper industries.

Soyang has introduced a new lightweight wall covering called SoMagic CE. The substrate can be printed solvent, UV and latex and comes in various embossed finishes.

SA International (SAi) has bolstered its worldwide team with several appointments including Mark Dreesen who becomes application specialist in Europe.

Berkshire-based large-format print provider RGBuk has become one of the first new Canon Large Format Solutions Accredited Partners.

The BPIF ISO12647-2 Colour Quality Management Scheme is the first colour management scheme to have an independent certification body accredited by UKAS.

According to Mimaki a raft of technological breakthroughs means its new LED UV curing JFX500-2131 provides a new benchmark in high volume UV printing. Equipped with Mimaki’s new print engine (six printheads in a three staggered configuration), the JFX500-2131 runs at up to 60m²/h with CMYK (2.5 times faster than the company’s conventional JFX printers) and 45 m²/h for white ink printing.

Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions has announced a £1m Hosted Buyer Programme for the 2014 event. The company used its new show Cross Media at the start of this week to launch the scheme in the wake of decisions by key suppliers like HP, Agfa and Heidelberg not to exhibit at Ipex.

Oasis Graphics was the graphics house of choice for exhibition stand builder Exib’s installation and gallery for the Japanese athletics equipment company Asics, based at the St Martins Lane Hotel, London. A temporary installation for the duration of the Olympic Games, Exib and Oasis created the Asics gallery as a 9m x 4m space featuring complex multi-layered graphics and lighting, with artwork designed for Asics by noted Brazilian street artist Mateus Bailon.