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Epson continues to target the printed textile market with the introduction of the SureColor SC-F9200 at Fespa 2015. Available as of October, the 1.6m dye-sublimation printer prints up to 720 x 1440dpi and at speeds up to 97m2/hr in draft mode, 56m2/hr in production mode and 27m2/hr in quality mode.

Gandy Digital has taken the wraps off its new UV flatbed inkjet printer, the Gladi8tor.

Italian-based NoeCha has shown Fespa 2015 visitors an updated version of its first large-format flatbed printer, launched in an earlier guise last year. The new version of the 3.2 x 2m NoeCha1 is equipped with a new UV-LED cold cure system designed by the company that originally used mercury lamps, a semi-automatic loading bed, and an easier to access printhead carriage.

At Fespa 2015 Mutoh announced that it will bring out the ValueJet 1624X later in the year as a successor to the VJ-1624.

The European Digital Press Association (EDP), which comprises 20 magazines from Europe, has announced the winners of its ninth annual awards. They are:

At Fespa 2015 EFI announced a number of orders as well as new kit additions. Amongst the new orders is online PSP Flyeralarm, which is taking a fully automated EFI Vutek HS100 Pro high speed press, and German company Wissinger, which has bought a fourth Vutek printer, its second Vutek GS5000r.

AEG has made its Fespa debut by showing its Voyager Pro UV-curable series of hybrid roll-fed and flatbed printers. Changeover from rigid to roll materials is said to take less than a minute.

Brett Martin has brought out Marpet-a FS aPET, a new range of high optical grade polyester sheets. Available in thicknesses of 2mm, 3mm and 4mm, it is said to provide good strength to weight ratio, workability, chemical resistance and fire performance. While Marpet-a FS is more suitable for flat and cold bending applications - eg POP display stands, poster glazing and illuminated signage - it can also be thermoformed and hot line bent within a controlled temperature range to avoid crystallisation

Spandex will host an open house in partnership with 3M in Bristol on Thursday 11 June. The one-day event is designed for sign makers, wrappers, shop fitters and printers to experience a range of activities that can help them grow their business.

Fespa 2015 has witnessed the first partnership between software manufacturers Enfocus and Caldera. For wide-format businesses seeking to streamline internal data-based communications, the partnership enables bilateral data transfer from Switch to the Caldera suite via two new configurators, Nexio Submit and Nexio Collect.

Fujifilm has expanded its euromedia substrates range.

Avery Dennison has new distribution partners in the UK, Netherlands, and Belgium. The new distributors include Pyramid Display Materials and Quantum Europoint in the UK and Pantoon NV (Belgium) and Vink Kunststoffen BV Visual Technology Solutions (Netherlands

Nuneaton Signs hopes to push up turnover from £2.4m to £3m with a £100,000 investment in large-format kit that includes an Agfa Anapurna M2050 installed at the end of last week. That follows close on the heels of a new Mutoh ValueJet 1638X and Easymount laminator.

Structure-flex, a supplier of products manufactured from flexible, heavy-duty, PVC coated textiles, has brought to life an art exhibition displaying images of some of the world’s most famous musicians to create what is believed to be the largest outside art exhibition ever.