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Nevertheless, our survey finds that printers still think environmental standards are worth the effort. With the words 'triple-dip recession' cropping up of late with ominous regularity, you won't need us [...]

Colourgen will debut two of Mutoh's ValueJet wide-format printers at Sign & Digital 2013 (S&D) as part of its Building Blocks for Business Campaign. The two models are the 2.6m-wide [...]

Cliqx, the Australian developer of an easy-to-use embossing and debossing system, is making its product globally available. Husband-and-wife team Allan Fawcett and Ange O'Dea developed it at their letterpress printing [...]

- Harkwell installs second HP Indigo Harkwell Labels has invested in an HP WS6600 to meet a 40% increase in order volume, following its purchase of an HP Indigo WS4500. [...]

Last year, 82% of print buyers were dissatisfied with printers' promotion of new developments. Stay in the loop at Packaging Innovations 2013. We're a fickle lot, us consumers. A shiny [...]

Hunkeler has unveiled the next generation of its paper processing system, the POPP8, which features faster speeds and the ability to handle heavier stock weights. The UW8 unwinder and RW8 [...]

UK manufacturer Benford UV has claimed to have 'broken' Canada with a triple installation for its first customers in the country. The Buckinghamshire-based UV dryer manufacturer installed its retrofittable Dual [...]

MPG Books Group has rebranded as MPG Printgroup as it prepares for the arrival of the UK's first commercial HP Indigo 10000 and finalises its high-speed colour inkjet plans. The [...]

French digital print specialist Impika will be showing its iPrint Compact single-engine duplex digital colour printer feeding two finishing lines, one for book block production and the other for newspaper [...]

Lumejet, inventor of a new silver halide-based print technology, has said it plans to explore wider web and duplex printing options as part of its product development roadmap. The Coventry-based [...]

Printmeit.com has spent pounds 20,000 on bringing its wide-format work in-house with a facility expansion and equipment investment. The County Durham-based, short-run digital printer has purchased a Mimaki JV33-130 printer [...]

The Printroom has invested pounds 130,000 in an Epson wide-format printer and the UK's first Horizon StitchLiner 6000. The StitchLiner 6000, which was supplied to the Liverpool-based commercial printer by [...]

Ilford has launched the Omnijet Display Trans inkjet media kit to target the market for photo-quality, backlit large-format prints used in places like airport duty-free lounges. The specialist inkjet media [...]

From DVDs about the sector to websites that make good old-fashioned newspapers, the digital age welcomes print with open arms - as will friends and relatives when they see these [...]

Last week's Autumn Statement failed to 'wow' the print industry, despite the reduction in corporation tax, increase in capital allowances and scrapping of the 3p fuel duty increase. Many felt [...]

DSales, the UK distributor of Konica Minolta's Develop brand, has announced the Ineo 1250, a mono printer aimed at commercial and high-volume in-plant printers. The 125 A4 page per minute [...]

Glossop Cartons is eyeing the short-run packaging market after becoming the first UK-based company to invest in Fujifilm's Acuity LED 1600, earlier this year. The pounds 5m-turnover litho printer invested [...]

Fujifilm has unveiled the latest addition to its Acuity flatbed range at the SGIA exhibition in Las Vegas (18-20 October). The Acuity Advance Select features the same eight-channel inkset as [...]

Wide-format distributor Colourgen has introduced a quartet of bundles for customers that require both printing and cutting capabilities at an 'entry-level' price point. The company is offering four options, each [...]

- SignsDisplay.com buys Agfa Jeti 3020 Hull-based signage business SignsDisplay.com has become the first UK firm to invest in the Agfa Jeti 3020 Titan flatbed printer. bit.ly/pw-19signsdisplay - HPM Group [...]

While teenagers in the US are able to get behind both a trigger and the wheel before they can take their first sip of alcohol, one manufacturer has at least [...]

Inca Digital has unveiled the latest addition to its Onset range of high-volume flatbed UV printers, the S20i, which adds a range of new features previously only available on the [...]

1st Byte buys Indigo 7600 London-based 1st Byte Print has installed a new HP Indigo 7600 in a move into metallised and spot UV varnish production. The acquisition replaces one [...]

Mimaki has unveiled the UJF-6042, a small-format UV flatbed printer designed for packaging prototypes and high-quality promotional product printing. The 610x420mm device builds on the success of the UJF-3042 FX [...]

Wall graphics has come a long way over the past decade and is now used in a range of business and domestic environments. And with the right kit, wide-format specialists [...]

PRINTERS Q. DO YOU CURRENTLY OFFER WIDE-FORMAT PRINTING? Yes: 54.3% No: 45.7% Q. WHAT WIDE-FORMAT SECTORS ARE YOU ACTIVE IN? % Not applicable 4.8 POS displays 54.2 Vehicle graphics/wraps 22.9 [...]

Flatbed kit has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years, but its added flexibility comes at a price and isn't always the best option. Paul Calland, director at [...]

PRINTERS Q. APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH DO YOU SPEND ON OUTSOURCING WIDE-FORMAT JOBS PER YEAR? Zero 44.3% Less than pounds 10,000 43.2% pounds 10,000-pounds 20,000 4.5% pounds 20,000-pounds 30,000 1.2% pounds [...]

PRINTERS Q. WHICH WIDE-FORMAT SECTORS ARE GROWTH AREAS FOR YOUR COMPANY? % Not applicable 13.3 None 7.2 POS displays 41 Vehicle graphics/wraps 19.3 Building wraps 9.6 Textiles 7.2 Signs 31.3 [...]

Roland DG's latest wide-format printer, Soljet Pro4 XR-640, has been fitted with the manufacturer's eight-channel printhead technology. The 64-inch wide machine features two of Roland's latest inline piezo inkjet printheads [...]

Mimaki will officially launch its new JFX500-2131 flatbed UV printer this autumn. Unveiled as a prototype at Drupa earlier this year, the 2,100x3,100mm machine comes equipped with six new Gen [...]

Wide-format distributor Colourgen has announced that it has started distributing the latest ColorPainter H2 solvent inkjet printers from manufacturer Seiko I Infotech. The 104' H2-104S and the 74' H2-74S can [...]

- GJ Plastics buys HP Scitex FB500 GJ Plastics has boosted its service offering after investing in an HP Scitex FB500 industrial printer to broaden the range of substrates it [...]

EFI has unveiled its latest UV hybrid printer, the Vutek QS2 Pro which is designed for display, signmaking and fine art applications. The 2m-wide machine is pitched as a 'competitively-priced' [...]

Memjet has unveiled two partnerships at Drupa with the potential to accelerate the mainstream adoption of its high-speed, single-pass inkjet technology. The manufacturer's Waterfall printheads, which are capable of printing [...]

Kyocera has unveiled what it calls 'the world's fastest' 1,200dpi inkjet printhead with the launch of the KJ4B-Z series. With print speeds up to 80m/min, the 108mm piezoelectric printhead is [...]

Wide-format kit manufacturer Mutoh (Hall 9, stand A44) will be showcasing the two latest additions to its ValueJet 1638 line of 1,650mm printers at this year's Drupa. The new line [...]

GMG will give a global launch to its new spot colour simulation tool for packaging printers, in addition to a cloud-based tool for soft-proofing, at Drupa. The developer said the [...]

HP has bolstered its imprinting business with a 244m/min print module to take on Kodak's Prosper S5 and S10 printheads. The thermal inkjet C800 technology was developed to be retrofitted [...]

'Fair' and 'reasonable'. Whether in relation to fiscal policy, the economy or executive pay, these are perhaps two of the most frequently used words in the press at the moment. [...]

An effective MIS can help printers of all sizes improve back-office functions and Tharstern's latest update has a lot more to offer. For a young David Lewis, the question 'what [...]

Canon has booked its largest ever stand at Drupa as it incorporates Oce equipment for the first time in a bid to inspire printers with ideas for potential growth areas [...]

Printers are failing to properly verify their customers to ensure they are financially sound, according to credit checking specialist ICSM.ICSM owner Ian Carrotte said that the company had to write [...]

US-based manufacturer Delphax Technologies plans to launch a high-speed sheetfed colour printer capable of delivering 500 impressions per minute at 1,600dpi.Named the Elan, the new device is built around Memjet [...]

Mimaki has unveiled a new dye sublimation printer, aimed at clients who produce high-volume output. The firm is pitching the wide-format machine at companies producing sportswear applications and soft signage [...]

Signmaking and graphic arts kit supplier Spandex has been named as sole UK distributor for the SwissQPrint Impala flatbed UV printer. The Impala, which is priced at around pounds 125,000 [...]

The truth is undeniable: wall graphics is now a major player in the commercial and consumer interiors market, and it is competing favourably on both price and quality with paint [...]

High-performance plate gets an all-round upgrade. When was it launched and what markets is it aimed at? The Energy Elite Pro was launched at the start of the summer this [...]

The latest additions to Mutoh's series of ValueJet wide-format printers will be given a UK debut at an open day held at specialist reseller Digital Print Innovations (DPI) later this [...]

Fujifilm has unveiled its latest inkjet roll-to-roll and flatbed UV-LED wide-format printer, the Acuity LED 1600, which is claimed to offer 'best-in-class' productivity. The machine, which can print at up [...]