Image Reports
Supporting the wide-format digital print sector
Inca, which celebrated its tenth birthday at Fespa 2010, announced the winners of its first Inca Digital Excellence Awards (IDEAs) during the show. "We were delighted by the number and quality of entries that showed the considerable potential for digital print," said Dr Linda Bell, CEO, Inca Digital. "The sheer range of applications shows the ingenuity and creativity of our customers." The gongs went to.
Grapo Technologies used Fespa 2010 to debut the Gemini flatbed UV printer. With speeds of up to 90m2/hr the newcomer offers double the speed of previous generation Manta printers. Gemini features CMYK and white ink and is being targeted at screen printers seeking to move to digital as well as at digital sign printers wanting to migrate from solvent printing. The Gemini has 10 Xaar 1001 printheads and variable drop sizes from 6 to 42 picolitres for grayscale printing.
The environmental standard of ISO14001 has been attained by Ultima Displays. ISO 14001 specifies the elements required for an EMS and forces organisations to review the day-to-day business activities which impact upon the environment.
Hexacomb will be launching a new structural alternative for point-of-purchase displays at Fespa 2010. Falconboard Build is a paper-based graphic display board which has been structurally engineered for 3D, point-of-purchase applications requiring heavier/bulkier product display fabrication that can span several metres.
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Two of Kay Premium Marking Films most popular products have profiled for HP's latex printers: K88011 VWS I, suitable for long term applications in outdoor and indoor environments; and K75211 VWS II, a 50 micron Matt White cast vinyl film specially developed for digitally printed vehicle wrapping applications where adhesion in recesses is highly important.
Metamark has added Satin Crystal Roll Up to its digital media portfolio. The new material is a novel, satin finished 170 micron film which the company is making available in 10 and 40 metre lengths at 914mm and 1370mm widths. The material features a brilliant white, print receptive face film and a grey, light-blocking backing. The finished print is curl resistant and ready to be loaded directly into any roll-up stand without laminating or any further finishing treatmen
French company SCIA is winning new work as a direct result of installing a 3.2m HP Scitex LX800 latex printer which the company bought for its production and environmental benefits. "We found that printers using solvent-based inks create an uncomfortable working environment," said Laetitia Lelandais, partner, SCIA. "Rather than investing in extractor equipment, we decided to purchase the LX800, since not only do the HP latex inks it uses require no ventilation, but the ability to print odourless large-format applications opened an entire new range of business opportunities for SCIA.
Mutoh is introducing a compact 65in (165cm) wide roll-to-roll digital UV inkjet printer for the production of road traffic signs, safety and information signs. Called the Zephyr TS, the machine will print directly onto retro-reflective sheeting, using specially formulated UV inks. ?The combination of printer, UV inks, retro-reflective sheeting and UV protection overlay film fulfills the European standard for fixed vertical road traffic signs (EN 12899-1:2007)
