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Cancelling the use of external cutting has slashed subcontracting costs considerably, but more importantly the company has also eliminated labour intensive hand-cutting operations. As The Colour Crew Warehouse Manager, Mr John Goddard says: "We have a lot of work with the Domino Pizza Chain that used to involve hand cutting pizza boxes and boxes for sauces and dips. This would take one employee at least 1-3 days a week, depending upon batch quantities. This labour resource can now be allocated to other tasks as the DYSS cuts hundreds of boxes in no time. In addition, we used to send the higher, 1000+ quantities of dip-boxes for die cutting, as it was too much to cut by hand. This is all now done on the DYSS, saving labour and external cutting costs. Also, the Kasemake software allows us to turn-out designs and samples for customers really quickly. When we win orders our flexibility and capabilities allow us react at speed, regardless of order quantities and design complexity."

New York-based large-format print business Carisma has created ten eye-catching 3D printed graphics to promote Sony Pictures’ summer blockbuster, Ghostbusters, using its Massivit 1800 3D Printer.

W&Co has been working with branding company Integrity to design, manufacture and install a series of fabric tension LED light boxes to create an illuminated feature wall at Inchcape West London Volkswagen in Brentford - Volkswagen’s largest UK car showroom and new flagship dealership.

The latest analysis from Smithers Pira has identified six key technology developments that will fuel new business models and revenue streams in world print markets 2016-2026.

Mimaki has extended the warranty on its TS300P-1800 1.8m production dye-sublimation printer to two years.

Signs Express has selected Vivid Laminating Technologies’ Easymount range as its preferred wide-format laminator. Justin Pearce, franchise manager at Sign Express, said: “The Easymount laminator ticks all of the right boxes for our production centres. With a few of the laminators already installed at some of our existing centres, we’re looking forward to working with Vivid when specifying equipment for new branches and also advising franchisees on upgrades to their machinery."

Fujifilm will use InPrint 2016 in Milan to showcase a range inkjet solutions for the industrial print market.

New from Fujifilm is the Acuity Select HS 30 series UV flatbed, with a top print speed of 57.6 m2 per hour - nearly double the speed of the Acuity Select 20 series.

Mimaki is bringing out a JFX200-2531 LED UV flatbed printer compatible with media up to 2.5 x 3.1m and capable of accommodating two (4ft × 8ft) signage boards. It is expected that the printer will be available from early 2017.

Roland DG has added two new wide-format eco-solvent inkjet printer/cutters to its TrueVis range; the SG-300 (30in wide) and SG-540 (54in wide). The company claims the SG series runs up to 60% faster than previous comparable models in standard mode.

Viscom Frankfurt 2016 will be split into two shows - Viscom Sign and Viscom POS. Organisers say they are taking the occasion of the event’s 30th anniversary to make more targeted fairs. Both will take place 2 - 4 November in Hall 8 of the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre.

William Smith has unveiled Smith branding for its manufacturing arm. The intention is to differentiate the long-established fabrication side of the business from the company’s distribution arm.

EFI has won eight Must See 'Ems awards at the Graph Expo show in the US. It is the sixth consecutive year that the company has earned the most honors of any Graph Expo exhibitor, having accumulated 52 awards over the period.

At The Inkjet Conference in Dusseldorf (5-6 October 2016) Sean Smyth will outline the findings of Smithers Pira’s market research data and forecasts on how inkjet is continuing to shape the future of print and printed packaging industries.