News

The latest release of Alwan Color Expertise’s colour management and control suite of software has HiFi capability for better colour accuracy and consistency across various printing technologies.

On 10 April, Agfa marketing manager industrial inks, Marc Graindourze, will speak about inks for industrial applications, in particular concerning direct printing on objects and packaging using low-migration inkjet inks.

You have until 28 February to get your nominations in for the Fespa Awards 2014.

New from Mutoh is the 64in-wide ValueJet 1638X and ValueJet 1638WX, successors to the ValueJet 1638 and ValueJet 1638W dual head printers introduced in 2012.

Sign and Digital UK has announced the first of its seminar programmes for the event, which takes place 29 April – 1 May at the NEC, Birmingham.

SA International (SAi) has released PixelBlaster 3.0 print preparation and workflow software. New features include a Layout function for true shape nesting, double-sided printing, white handling and cutting.

The founders of Graph-Tech (acquired by Domino Printing Sciences in 2012) have set up an inkjet integration company called Radex to develop complete solutions for OEM and end users.

Fespa 2015 will take place in Cologne’s Koelnmesse, 18th – 22 May 2015. The ‘screen-plus-digital-plus textile’ exhibition, which will occupy a minimum of three of the centre’s new halls, is aiming for more than 700 exhibitors and is expected to be the largest Fespa event to date.

D&K will launch a 165cm wide cutter at Ipex, where it will show the machine in-line with the Atlas MF165 laminator and configured to encapsulate prints.

Fujifilm will show a range of new technologies for industrial and package printing applications at InPrint 2014 (8 - 10 April, Hannover).

Sydney Beaumont (Leeds), a distributor of self-adhesive vinyls, is now offering flat sheet products for signs.

All coloured plotter vinyls manufactured and sold by Orafol have now been Reach certified. The construction of the films has been enhanced so that all the materials are also now lead chromate free.

PODi has announced its keynote speakers and general sessions for this year’s AppForum conference, March 31 – April 2 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

SCA has invested SEK 380m and Sundsvall Energi SEK 100m in the BioCoop energy project, thereby quadrupling deliveries of energy from SCA’s mills to the Sundsvall district heating grid and reducing oil consumption by 25,000m3 per year.