News

DuPont is introducing improved Artistri inks that have been developed to deliver brighter colors, shorter production cycles and higher production throughput for direct-to-garment (DTG) and roll-to-roll (RTR) printing. 

Independent large-format supplier Nth Degree has relocated to Peterborough from Bishops Stortford.

Baldwin has developed UVed Flex, an ultra-compact modular LED UV single and multi-frequency (broadband UV) system suitable for inkjet, web, flexo and litho applications. The Broadband LED UV allows conventional UV chemistries in many applications. It will launch at Drupa.

Spandex has added four new vehicle wrap films from Avery Dennison, 3M and Orafol to its product portfolio, as well as an Avery Dennison wall film.

Kornit Digital has appointed Sabur Inks Systems a distributor for the UK of all its direct-to-garment printing systems.

The BPIF has appointed Carys Davis as public affairs advisor following the retirement of Andrew Brown.

Kernow has rebranded its product ranges to make it simpler and easier for customers to find the right media.

Cestrian Imaging has become the first printing company in the UK to install a fully loaded EFI Reggiani Pro 340 digital textile printer. The 340cm-wide device, which has 16 ink channels, will enable Cestrian to capitalise on growing opportunities, such as the trend for printing designs onto large-format rolls of textile.

Leeds-based Digital Plus has installed an Agfa Jeti Mira flatbed printer 18 months after investing in an Anapurna M3200i roll-to-roll machine.

The latest ‘Printing Outlook’ survey from the BPIF reveals that whilst 49% of responding printers maintained output levels in the first quarter of 2016 and 25% were able to increase output, 26% experienced a fall. The resulting balance (the difference between the ups and the downs) was -1; well below the forecasted balance of +33, and the first negative balance since Q1 2013.

World Textile Information Network (WTiN) and IMI Europe have signed a strategic partnership for co-operation in the delivery of events and intelligence for the inkjet technology and textile user community.

The Shop and Display Equipment Association (SDEA) is offering grants to UK companies in the retail display industry to help them boost exports through exhibiting at EuroShop 2017 in Dusseldorf. Grants worth £45,000 are available through the association to SMEs taking on the Government’s challenge to double exports by 2020.

Drupa will be the launchpad for the 3.2m wide Acuity LED 3200R from Fujifilm. The roll printer builds on the success of the Acuity LED 1600 II UV inkjet printer introduced last year, and the original Acuity LED 1600 that came to market in 2012. It will be commercially available in the middle of this year.

A reminder that the closing date for applicants to the annual Print Futures Awards funding is 27 May. Grants of up to £1,500 are available to help pay for costs associated with training courses for a career in printing, publishing, packaging and graphic arts.