News

The first IdeAlliance Europe Symposium ‘Future of Printing: New ISO Printing Standards’ will take place in Lyon, France on 4 November.

Esko has put a Kongsberg XP Auto digital cutting table into HP’s demo centre in Barcelona where it will run alongside the HP Scitex FB10000 Industrial Press to show those in the corrugated packaging sector an efficient end-to-end workflow.

Sappi Fine Paper Europe will raise its SBS board prices by 75 Euro per ton on 15 November. It blames the “continuous and sustained increases in costs of raw materials.”

The Sign and Digital UK show website is now live. The new website (www.signanddigitaluk.com) has direct links through to the latest show news and features, and includes a list of the 70 plus exhibitors already booked for the vent which takes place at the NEC, 29 April to 1 May next year.

Hollanders is now shipping the ColorBooster DS-320, a 3.2m-wide machine that prints simultaneously onto both sides of the media with either the same or a different image. The system incorporates two print engines and an integrated fixation unit, and is designed for industrial-level production in 24/7 working environments where unattended operation is desired. In duplex mode throughput speeds of up to 72m2/hour are quoted.

Colourgen has promoted Piotr Tumilowicz to the role of senior field service engineer.

HP has brought out the Designjet T2500 eMFP that can print up to up to A0 size (1189 x 841mm). The device, which scans, prints and copies, is aimed at architects, engineers, construction (AEC) and geographic information system (GIS) firms, as well as government agencies. It features HP Designjet ePrint & Share, a web service that makes it easy to access, view and print large-format documents using an android or Apple tablet, a smartphone, a notebook or an ePrinter touch screen.

Mimaki is to target those involved in the digital manufacturing of plastic and rubber products at K 2013, an international trade fair for plastics and rubber. At the event, which takes place in Dusseldorf on 16-23 October, the company will unveil the PrintRobo, a LED UV-curable printing system that prints up to 1,800dpi in full colour (with a minimum 4 picolitre drop size) and on materials up to 150mm in thickness.

Ipex 2014 will include Future Innovations zones that showcase examples of printed products and technologies that are set for rapid expansion over the next few years; photo products, digital print on packaging, 3D printing and printable electronics have been earmarked.

Patrick Martell, CEO of St Ives Group and the president of Ipex 2014, has provided the following overview on how he sees print and the role it will continue to play in the world of marketing in an omni-channel environment:

IMI Europe will run ‘Ink Jet Decoration of Surfaces Seminar - From Chemistry to Curing’ on 12 - 13 November in Lisbon, Portugal.

AXYZ International is now selling a range of spare parts for all AXYZ and Pacer routers and is stocking used machines at its cncroutershop division.

To celebrate the recent release of the Roland VersaUV LEF-20 and VersaCamm VS-i series, printMax is running a series of open days across the country. At Clevedon (4 - 5 November), Aldershot (7 - 8 November) and Walsall (12 - 13 November) the company will provide hands-on demonstrations of the both machines. Other technology from Roland will also be on show.

Textile transfer and sublimation specialist Xpres is now selling Mimaki printers and cutters. Xpres has formed a strategic alliance with exclusive Mimaki distributors for the UK, Hybrid Services, as part of its plan to extend its hardware and supplies offering to the sign industry.