News

Roland DG has extended its VersaObject printer series with the MO-240. The unit has a printing area of 610mm x 458mm (24inx18in) and accommodates 3D objects up to 204mm (8in) thick.

The Printing Charity has announced that Nicky Morgan, the Rt Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes, has accepted its invitation to become president for 2024.

Colourbyte Europe, an existing Graphtec GB reseller, has added Mutoh’s XpertJet 1341SR Pro and ValueJet 628 printers to its offering.

Epson has introduced its first entry-level DTG (direct-to-garment) printer that can print directly onto dark, as well as light, fabrics.

Antalis has acquired the Portuguese company 100 metros. The company, which specialises in the distribution and converting of packaging materials and components, had consolidated sales of 13m Euro in 2023.

Epson has become the first in the Japanese manufacturing industry to fully transition to 100% renewable energy.

With just a few weeks to go before the doors open for SDUK 2024 (NEC, 25-27 February) the organiser has announced many new exhibitors as well as the return of big-name stalwarts.

The four co-located Fespa 2024 events in Amsterdam in March 2024 now have more than 425 exhibitors confirmed. Visitors to Fespa Global Print Expo 2024, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and Sportswear Pro (RAI Exhibition Centre, 19- 22 March) will be able to see an array of solutions from exhibitors from 36 countries.

Canon USA has announced the appointment of Isao ‘Sammy’ Kobayashi as president and CEO, effective from 1January, after serving as president and CEO at Canon Canada for the past year. He succeeds Kazuto ‘Kevin’ Ogawa, who returns to Japan for a new assignment following five years at Canon USA where he became president and CEO in April 2020.

The European Manufacturers Paper Honeycomb Association (EMPHA) is the latest body to join print and paper advocacy group Two Sides.

On World Braille Day, 4 January, Roland DG is calling on brands to urgently investigate ways to fit more accessible information onto all packaging, using a variety of methods from Braille to special QR codes.

Fiery and Vivid Laminating Technologies have announced a new partnership to combine Fiery’s digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow management software with Vivid’s VeloBlade print-finishing solutions.

The trade body representing the international hologram industry has announced changes to its executive board. Don Havourd, currently head of business development at US-based Hazen Paper Company, has been elected to the board of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) alongside Sebastian Amezquita Nino, a senior researcher and director at Combustion Ingenieros S.A.S. and Colombian Imaging Technologies S.A.S in Colombia.

Poole-based exhibition stand design and build contractor Quadrant2Design has expanded its business premises. The company has acquired an additional building adjacent to the existing facility on the town’s Fulcrum industrial estate on Vantage Way.