Technical

Couldn’t make Sign and Digital or Fespa 2018? Simon Creasy rounds-up the key hardware previews and launches for an armchair update.

What does all the noise surrounding newly introduced Onyx 18 say about development direction at this Canon software subsidiary, and in the large-format market in general?

Ok, so products shown at the major trade shows of 2018 so far highlight where manufacturers have been concentrating their development spend, but where next? We asked a cross section of kit and consumables developers and suppliers for their considerations.

While it expands its product offering and extends its markets Mimaki engineering is also undergoing an internal transition, so will that impact its professional large-format graphics customer-base?

The first of Durst’s new p5 printers is due to start shipping. So what’s so novel about this technology?

When it comes to digital transformation of your business, are you at the cutting edge or merely sitting on the ledge? Have you even begun to ask yourself what your business needs to do to remain competitive in a more automated world? Jan De Roeck, director solutions managment, Esko, challenges you to think, digitise, automate, connect.

Software development is where it’s at in large-format. So who’s doing what? Simon Creasy investigates.

Richard Stuart-Turner reports on the latest hardware developments in the thriving digital textile printing market.

Should you be looking at cloud-based workflows and at becoming a lights out operation? Printfactory founder and CEO Erik Strik argues the point

£68m turnover Inktec is not making any profit. But founder and CEO Kwang Chung says the South Korean based company is “poised to leap toward a new future to achieve our vision of success”. So what’s that vision, what’s the plan, and where does large-format graphics sit in the mix?

Solvent printers are the mainstay of many a large-format print business but are the companies that make them invested in their future development?

Inkjet these days can print on to anything but air. Well, almost. So what are substrate suppliers doing to help you push your print boundaries?

Richard Stuart-Turner takes a look at some of the technical developments that are likely to create the biggest impact in large-format in 2018.

Ten years ago three former Zund men set up swissQprint. Now it’s a key player in the flatbed printer market. So what’s the vision for the future?