Integrity announces its Universal Ink Jet Print Controller
Integrity has announced a Universal Ink Jet Print Controller, printhead control electronics that can be configured to drive up to four printheads from multiple vendors.
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Mutoh brings out new ValueJets
Mutoh brings out new ValueJets
At ITMA Mutoh is introducing the 64in (162cm) ValueJet 1628TD and 104in (264cm) ValueJet 2628TD which can print on both open and closed structure fabric and on dye sublimation paper. They are aimed at producers of soft signage, garment/apparel and industrial applications such as home furnishings.
d.gen launches 3.3m textile printer
d.gen launches 3.3m textile printer
New from d.gen is a grand-format textile printer called the TX3333, also known as the Teleios Grande. Launched at ITMA as the company celebrated its thirty-third birthday, the 3.3m wide machine comprises printer, heat fixation unit, fume buster, take-up unit and Rip. It has been designed for 24/7 working.
Aussies take on colorific ink
Aussies take on colorific ink
Colorific has announced that Australian-based iMedia is the second PaperlinX company to take on its range of alternative inks. The deal was signed at the Visual Impact Image Expo at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre where both companies are currently exhibiting.
Drupa 2012 World Tour takes in 60 events across 40 countries
Drupa 2012 World Tour takes in 60 events across 40 countries
Reaching into February 2012, around 60 Drupa events will take place in more than 40 countries as part of the show’s pre-event World Tour. The events range from small group half-day industry workshops right up to presentations with several hundred participants.
Epson demonstrates wide-format at Labelexpo
Epson demonstrates wide-format at Labelexpo
Epson will give practical demonstrations of its large-format print technologies at Labelexpo 2011 in Brussels at the end of the month. It will highlight packaging proofing capabilities, showing the benefits of Epson’s white ink in the Stylus Pro WT7900 inkjet printer which will be demonstrated by partners such as EFI, GMG, CGS, Esko and Isi Graphics Systems. Creative production printing and cutting techniques will be demonstrated by Spandex using the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000.
J&G Environmental aim to boost Scottish recycling rates
J&G Environmental aim to boost Scottish recycling rates
A new facility designed to boost the Scottish print industry’s waste recycling rates is now up and running after being granted a Scottish Environment Protection Agency licence.
BPIF president Andrew Pindar steps down
BPIF president Andrew Pindar steps down
The BPIF’s past president Rupert Middleton has resumed the role as Andrew Pindar, who took up the position in July, stands down.
Viscom highlights possible practical uses of digital printing techniques
Viscom highlights possible practical uses of digital printing techniques
A revised ‘print design!’ presentation at Viscom in October will showcases realised examples of the many possibilities of customising interior decoration and furniture via digital print. An area, which measures about 100m2, will be furnished with exhibits that illustrate current possibilities for applying digital printing in settings such as shops, foyers, reception areas, restaurants, bars or trade fair stands. The focus is on two theme worlds: ‘multi colour’, which illustrates colour variety and brilliance, and ‘interior textures’, a display of various material motifs.
Xanté enters large-format inkjet printer with “screaming fast” offering
Xanté enters large-format inkjet printer with “screaming fast” offering
Xanté has entered the wide-format inkjet printer market with the 42in Excelagraphix 4200, based on Memjet Waterfall printhead technology to deliver “screaming fast speeds at a price point that’s affordable for a fast ROI”. Graph Expo in the US was the launchpad for the printer which Frank Romano, RIT Professor Emeritus, has hailed as “a glimpse of printing’s viable future.”
EFI uses Graph Expo to show off new wares
EFI uses Graph Expo to show off new wares
Graph Expo in the US has seen EFI introduce and upgrade a number of products including the Fiery XF proServer for its Vutek superwide-format UV inkjet printers, PrintSmith Vision MIS, and Digital StoreFront web-to-print platform.
Hollywood Monster awarded top health and safety accreditation
Hollywood Monster awarded top health and safety accreditation
Hollywood Monster has received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which recognises high standards of health and safety practise amongst UK contractors.
Mimaki to introduce textile printers at ITMA 2011
Mimaki to introduce textile printers at ITMA 2011
Visitors to textile machinery exhibition ITMA in Barcelona at the end of this month will get an early preview of new textile and apparel solutions from Mimaki, which include two textile inkjet printer prototypes, a textile pigment ink specially designed for the Tx-400 Series printers, and a new textile Rip. Mimaki will also demonstrate the APC-130, a large-format cutting plotter for textile patterns that enables continuous plotting and cutting in one step.
Roland opens online forum
Roland opens online forum
Roland DG (UK) has introduced an online forum at www.rolandforum.co.uk as a meeting place for customers, dealers and partners to post questions, share ideas and exchange information.