HP launches FB7600 Industrial Press
The flatbed HP Scitex FB7600 Industrial Press has been launched with fanfare at the SGIA Expo along with the roll-to-roll 5m XP5500 and 3.2m XP2500.
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Hollywood Monster aids Dudley College
Hollywood Monster aids Dudley College
Hollywood Monster has strengthened its partnership with Dudley College after donating £500 worth of materials to help it produce artwork of epic proportions as part of a national initiative.
Superior Creative chooses Fujifilm for wide-format upgrade
Superior Creative chooses Fujifilm for wide-format upgrade
Superior Creative has bought an Inca Onset S40 as part of a wider business investment programme with the aim of increasing production 500%.
Forum welcomes new bank that promises SME lending
Forum welcomes new bank that promises SME lending
The Forum of Private Business has given a cautious welcome to Shawbrook Bank, a venture launched this week promising to lend £250 million per year exclusively to small businesses. However, the forum is calling for steps to improve traditional small business relationship banking in parallel to the asset-based lending provided by Shawbrook.
Inca Digital introduces Caldera GrandRip+ for wide-format printers
Inca Digital introduces Caldera GrandRip+ for wide-format printers
The Caldera GrandRip+ is now available for use with Inca Digital’s range of UV wide-format flatbed printers, including the Inca Spyder and Onset ranges as well as older Inca products such as the Turbo.
Mimaki introduces new printer and inks for UJF-3042FX
Mimaki introduces new printer and inks for UJF-3042FX
Mimaki has added new functionalities to its UJF-3042 flatbed UV LED-curing A3 printer. A special jettable primer now allows users to automatically prime their media if needed as part of the printing process. The new inkjet primer cartridges (available in 220 and 600ml sizes) are simply inserted into the corresponding slot of the printer. The UJF-3042FX will only use the primer where needed.
ArtSystems appointment focuses on quality management
ArtSystems appointment focuses on quality management
ArtSystems has appointed general manager Simon Cooksey to the new role of operations director. His remit is to take forward the ISO14001 quality programme, widening the scope of the company’s ISO9001: 2008 Quality Management System. He will also be initiating a series of companywide programmes to extend ArtSystems competitive advantage.
100% recyclable polypropylene introduced by Vitasheet
100% recyclable polypropylene introduced by Vitasheet
VitasheetGroup has introduced a collection of 100% recyclable specialist grades of polypropylene developed for the sign and display and POS markets.
EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 launched
EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 launched
A new print industry event dedicated to sustainable print production in retail, interiors, POP and packaging has been launched by FM Brooks (part of the Mack Brooks Exhibitions Group) and will be headed up by former Fespa directors Frazer Chesterman and Marcus Timson. The first EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 will be held in Berlin, 26 - 27 September 2012.
Mimaki JV34-260 upgrade programme
Mimaki JV34-260 upgrade programme
Mimaki’s exclusive distributor, Hybrid Services, is offering print companies a £5,000 trade in when they swap an existing 1m wide or larger outdoor durable printer for a Mimaki JV34-260 ‘baby grand’ outdoor durable printer.
Hollywood Monster gets the show on the road
Hollywood Monster gets the show on the road
Commbus, which supplies custom vehicles for roadshows, exhibitions and events, recently commissioned Hollywood Monster to produce a full double decker bus wrap for Anglia Ruskin University.
Germany to host Fespa Digital 2014
Germany to host Fespa Digital 2014
Fespa Digital will take place in Munich 2014, following the 2012 event in Barcelona and 2013 show in London. The 2014 dates have been confirmed as 20 – 23 May.
DPI opens digital print innovation centre in the UK
DPI opens digital print innovation centre in the UK
Midlands-based wide-format supplier Digital Print Innovations (DPI) will open a new Digital Print Innovation Centre at its premises in Pride Park, Derby on 7 November. Focussing on wide and superwide-format print devices and software, the centre will encompass print and finishing solutions from Seiko, Epson, Jetrix, Esko and Mutoh and Rip solutions from Caldera and Onyx. It will be a working showroom and training centre.
EskoArtwork i-cut Automate does what it says
EskoArtwork i-cut Automate does what it says
New from EskoArtwork is i-cut Automate for i-cut Suite to help wide-format printers remove prepress bottlenecks and reduce time and material waste. i-cut Automate ties the pieces of the i-cut Suite together, and automates the entire production process, from design to print to cut. Users can build dynamic workflows that will automate repetitive prepress tasks.