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Roland has confirmed it will unveil its new flagship printer at Sign and Digital UK. The company will also demonstrate its new 64in SolJet Pro 4 XR-640 at the show.

Colourgen will introduce its ‘Building Blocks for Business’ product portfolio and be showing the latest solutions from Mutoh, Seiko, Epson, Kala, Seal, Caldera and EFI on its own 100m2 stand at Sign and Digital UK.

Peter Hall, Managing Director, Informa Exhibitions, comments: “Ipex has been an integral part of the international printing industry for over 100 years, and therefore we do not wish to compromise the brand’s credibility. We will collaborate with all stakeholders to determine the role Ipex has to play to provide today’s printer and their customers with the ideas, insights and solutions to effectively promote the power of print media and its integration in the marketing mix.  Further to these consultations, we will issue a statement about the future direction of Ipex shortly.

Fespa has pushed back the voting deadline for its Hall of Fame until deadline to 29 March and is calling on printers to nominate members of the imaging community who deserve to be recognised and rewarded for their excellence.

Latex printable One Way Vision Polymeric 18660 is now available from Guandong. Developed for outdoor applications and with a three-year warranty, the new perforated vinyl is for use on latex printers from HP and Mimaki.

The Sign and Digital UK Awards will not this year be presented at the show after which they’re named. The event organisers say they will be presented at a later date, which is yet to be confirmed.

Epson will show its SureColor SC-F7000 and SC-F6000 dye-sublimation printers for the first time in the UK at Sign and Digital 2013.

Ink company hubergroup and pigment specialist Heubach have joined forces in a strategic partnership for water-based inks. The result is a new Hydro-X GA/MGA product range, a modular user system for the production of packaging inks.

Zund UK has appointed Spandex an authorised UK reseller of the S3 and G3 range of wide-format flatbed cutters.

Kodak’s Photo Tex repositionable fabric for water-based printers is now available from Colourgen.

Spandex now distributes four new finishes within the Avery Supreme Wrapping Film (SWF) range, including Black Brushed Metallic, Black and White Carbon Fibre and Matt Black.

Those intending to visit North Print and Pack 2013 can now register to take part in a S'Print speed networking event which will run in the seminar theatres from 10:30 - 11:00am on Tuesday 14 May 2013. The intention is to offer attendees the opportunity to have short, relevant discussions with other attendees and expand their network of business contacts.

Printers are being warned that a new European Timber Regulation comes into force on 3 March 2013, requiring anyone handling timber or timber products, such as paper and board, to perform due diligence by assessing the risk that those products may have come from an illegal source and taking action to mitigate that risk.

A new ‘Specialty Papers and Paperboards Global Sourcebook 2013’ is now available from AWA Alexander Watson Associates.