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Major update of color proofing system focuses on greater performance and user interface.

The Royal Academy Schools recently held its annual exhibition of final year postgraduate students’ work profiling the work of 17 artists. Several of the works on display included those produced using large-format Epson printers and projectors., Epson provides the very latest in large-format printers and projectors to the RA Schools so students can experiment with different materials and designs and to produce their final artwork. Mark Hampson, Head of Material Processes, Royal Academy said: “The RA Schools graduation show demonstrates the wonderful creative outcomes of our collaborative relationship with Epson. All the students have worked in the Epson Digital Media Suite while researching, preparing and producing their artwork and their involvement with Epson technologies has influenced their final show tremendously.”

The Microdisc™ disc filter is a new dedicated graphics inkjet disc filter from Inprinta. This inkjet filter is optimised for use where high speed printing and high through-flow are key requirements.

InkTec Europe is pleased to announce that the latest addition to their award-winning Jetrix range of UV printers, the Jetrix KX5 has been sold to Wave Design To Print of Bridgend, Wales. This is the first of this model to be sold in Europe and installation will take place in July.

Confirmed at FESPA 2013 in London at the end of June, the first Rho 1030 in Europe is heading for Ireland.

Mal McGowan, Managing Director of one of Ireland’s leading digital printers: “We have a passion for digital technology and we have managed to stay in a leading position within the industry by constantly evolving and pushing this technology. The choice of the Rho 1030 is to help us remain ahead of the competition”

Kent based print solutions company Speedscreen, has invested £780,000 in Europe's first Durst Rho 1012. The Durst flagship high speed hybrid is capable of printing a 2500mm width at speeds up to 490 m² per hour with remarkable quality. Speedscreen has agreed to have the Fespa demonstration machine ensuring they have the very first model available in the UK and indeed Europe.

Drytac Europe has launched a new range of Protac high coat weight (HCW) pressure-sensitive laminates designed to overcome the challenges faced when laminating UV-printed output. 

Stanford Marsh Group Graphics (SMGG) has announced that it has now extended its 0% finance deal to include HP’s Designjet Z6200 photo printer. 

Ultima Displays have a wide range of iPad holders including the Freestanding iPad holder. Recently launched, this lightweight holder is ideal for multimedia presentations at exhibitions, conferences or retail outlets.

The leading theme of the FESPA presentation by Folex and Regulus has been the creation of additional benefits for print shops and final customers for the production and sale of display graphics and REPRO films. 

The newly published IT Strategies and InPrint industrial print white paper ‘What is Industrial Print?’ puts a valuation of $100bn on the market.

Ricoh will be a gold sponsor of the second PODi European AppForum to be held on 25 September 2013 in London. The keynote presentations and case studies will focus on practical applications of digital printing to show how print media and the online world interact to create new value streams for businesses and consumers.

The Wrap Cup vehicle wrapping competition which ran throughout Fespa 2013 has been won by Piotr Cinski of 12wrap.com, Tubbergen, Holland.

Despite government promises to reduce the amount of time and money businesses spend on compliance costs, the average SME is now paying substantially more than two years ago. That’s according to new research by the Forum of Private Business, which puts the total cost of compliance at more than £18.2 billion, an 8.5% increase compared to 2011.