News

Hybrid Services will give the new Mimaki JFX600-2513 LED-UV large-format flatbed inkjet printer its UK and Ireland debut at Sign and Digital UK later this month. 

Premier has teamed up with some of its customers and the Woodland Trust to create new hedgerows in West Yorkshire.

EFI has used the CCE International Corrugated and Carton Exhibition to launch the Nozomi 14000, a 1.4m wide, direct-to-board, single-pass UV LED inkjet printer with a top speed of 100 linear metres per minute.

The GPMA, which has been working hard to mitigate the impact on the print industry of new licensing rules relating to gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (BDO), solvents used in some print inks, now anticipates a workable resolution following talks with the Home Office and BEIS on 10 March.

Canon has extended coverage of its ProCare after-sales service programme for Arizona and Colorado users. The support is now available worldwide.

Hybrid Software has acquired the business and assets related to iC3D from Creative Edge Software LLC.

Ricoh has partnered with Dutch international management consultancy BIC Institute to launch a strategic and operational review service as part of Ricoh’s Edge consultancy. It is focused on helping Print Service Providers (PSPs) achieve a greater understanding of their business, establish goals, and define a clear strategy. 

DuPont will highlight a new Artistri Brite P5500 pigment inkjet ink series at Fespa Global Print Expo (31 May-3 June, Berlin).

An energy surcharge of 105 Euro per tonne will be applied to all of Navigator’s uncoated woodfree and packaging products in Europe, Middle East and Africa from 1 April. Prices in the US will also rise.

Baldwin Technology will use ICE Europe (15-17 March, Munich) to show its new XP Quatro Series LED-UV curing module.

EFI has introduced Fiery Prep-it, a true-shape nesting and cut-preparation software for PSPs using wide- and superwide-format inkjet printers. It connects to any digital front end (DFE), including the EFI Firey proServer and Fiery XF.

CMYUK’s Creatives in Residence Live (CIRL) project has closed with an exhibition of print work produced by those on the course, and with its sponsor Epson asking them to refresh the interior décor of the company’s demonstration facility in Hemel Hempstead.

GMG Color has formed a partnership with Service Offset Supplies (SOS) to sell its software products in the UK, supporting GMG’s growth into the UK wide-format and commercial printing markets, and into the packaging sector. It is also expanding the range of software products offered by SOS, to complement its hardware solutions in those sectors.

The Shop and Display Equipment Association (SDEA) has launched its 2022 Design and Display Directory for those wanting to source products and services in the sector. It is available for free via the SDEA app and on the SDEA website.