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CMYUK has taken on a new business development manager in the form of Paul Warwick to drive its application-led consumables innovations.

Roland has launched Eco-Sol Max 3 inks for use with its eco-solvent printers and printer/cutters. The new ink has been developed to deliver faster drying times and better overall performance levels. Available in 220cc and 500cc cartridges, they also come at a lower price per cc of ink said the company.

Colorific Solutions has been renamed CSL Digital. The rebrand coincides an announcement from Roland DG that it has appointed CSL Digital to be an authorised dealer for its digital printing and cutting technologies.

New from ColorGate comes The Rapid Spectro Cube (RSC), an all-in-one colour management solution for the creation of ICC-profiles. It can take substrates up to 600 x 600mm with a maximum substrate thickness of 80mm, while processing up to 10000 patches per target.

Spandex has added Avery Dennison’s diamond films to its Supreme Wrapping Films (SWF) range. The new diamond collection offers an ultra-metallic finish in five colours: white, red, blue and amber plus one limited edition - purple. The new films are available by the metre for next day delivery from Spandex.

Organisers of Sign and Digital UK 2016 have unveiled a new look for the “UK’s sign making, display solutions and digital printing event” event, which takes place in halls 17/18 of the NEC on 19 - 21 April next year.

Nazdar’s 153 Series inks are now available. They are designed for use in Mimaki JV3, JV33 and JV5 printers using ES3 inks.

X-Rite and its subsidiary Pantone LLC have introduced the Judge QC light booth for evaluating colours under a range of lighting conditions.

Smurfit Kappa has a new management structure for its European operations led by Roberto Villaquiran. Effective from today (1 October) Villaquiran, formerly CEO Corrugated Europe, assumes the new role of CEO Europe with overall responsibility for the existing European Paper and Corrugated divisions. He will report directly to group CEO, Tony Smurfit.

Epson has added four new SureColor SC-P large-format inkjet printers to its range. Available in 24in and 44in widths, and eight- or ten-colours, the SureColor SC-P6000, SC-P7000, SC-P8000 and SC-P9000 incorporate Epson’s PrecisionCore printhead technology and Advanced Black and White (ABW) mode.

Fujifilm has introduced a new version of its Acuity LED 1600 wide-format LED UV inkjet printer introduced in 2012. The Acuity LED 1600 II has a fast printing mode of 33m2, more than 50% faster than the previous model. And the addition of an automated jetting adjustment based on the gap between the printhead and media, together with the introduction of a number of new vacuum settings, means the Acuity LED 1600 II can print to a wider range of materials.

New from Mimaki is the UJF-7151plus flatbed inkjet printer with a maximum printable area of 710 x 510mm. Being marketed as an industrial, small-format printing solution for the screen printing industry, this “direct-to-object” LED UV printer is said to deliver fine lines, edges and small text and enable double-layer printing and colour printing on a white base layer.

Papergraphics has agreed an exclusive distribution partnership with CWT worktools to distribute its Flat Bed Applicator and Linear Cutter products in the UK, Holland and Belgium.

Three Vivid Laminating products will get their first UK airing at The Print Show in Birmingham 13 -15 October following their earlier introduction in Chicago, US.