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Epson’s new Hirooka factory

Seiko Epson Corporation has completed construction work on a new factory at its Hirooka Office in Shiojiri, Japan, that started in the autumn of 2016.
The new factory will be used to produce PrecisionCore print chips, a core component of Epson’s most advanced PrecisionCore inkjet printheads. The new factory, which will begin operations in the 2018 fiscal year (ending March 31, 2019), will triple current PrecisionCore print chip production capacity.
Under its Epson 25 Corporate Vision, Epson is

Mimaki unveils Tiger-1800B MkII in two models

Mimaki USA has announced the availability of the new Tiger-1800B MkII. Developed from its predecessor, the Tiger-1800B, this digital textile printer offers a higher print resolution and several enhancements to improve quality, including reduction of banding and other printing defects.
The Tiger-1800B MkII printer is available in two models: The direct-to-textile model and the transfer sublimation model. With a maximum print speed of 4,144 SqFt/Hr for both models, this printer can cover a wide

Ricoh launches digital postcard tool

Ricoh has launched an innovative digital postcard tool to help those affected by dementia, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, stay connected through personalised images.
The tool, which makes use of Ricoh’s proprietary technology and production workflow expertise, sits at the heart of the company’s Printed Memories programme in partnership with Alzheimer’s Research, Europe’s leading dementia research charity.
Javier Diez-Aguirre, vice president, corporate marketing, CSR &

Mimaki expands its UCJV300 series of wide-format Inkjet printers

Mimaki USA, a global industry leader of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has announced the availability of its newly developed UCJV300-75, UCJV300-107 and UCJV300-130 wide-format inkjet printers – smaller footprint models with the same operational features of the OEM’s larger UCJV300-160. The new UCJV300 printers deliver a huge range of applications and versatility with four-layer and five-layer printing capabilities. Their integrated cut functionality enables volume production of

Mark Andy gets Brandtjen

Mark Andy acquired Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of print finishing equipment for foil stamping, diecutting, folding and gluing, and UV coating.
The acquisition builds on the Mark Andy corporate vision of driving profitability in pressrooms worldwide through a strategy to be the Total Solutions Partner. Kluge provides customers a full life cycle solution for offline finishing with OEM parts and consumables, high quality services, and innovative equipment.
With a rich history

Bobst holds open house with focus on e-commerce & digital

Bobst has held an open house at its HQ in Switzerland, showcasing its technologies in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials industries. Solutions to issues such as the need for shorter runs, greater versatility, e-commerce were addressed.
Bobst recently entered into digital printing where some companies are established since years. “The reality of digital is that it will grow in printing and Bobst is looking at new ways to conceive digital printing solutions challenging the

Flint Group introduces VIVO ColourPortal & VIVO ColourCloud

VIVO ColourPortal provides a fast, structured, and professional communication interface between the customer and the Flint Group Global Colour Centre (GCC). The GCC delivers a centralised colour service supporting a comprehensive range of colour related requests. Services range from individual colour matching and DigiSwatch creation, to group wide, multi-site, colour mapping and private colour cloud management projects. VIVO ColourPortal is how 21st century customers communicate with colour

KBA partners with huber

Koenig & Bauer and hubergroup have formed a strategic global partnership to offer joint users conventional sheet-fed offset inks bearing the ‘Recommended by Koenig & Bauer’ quality seal. These are made available from the hubergroup sales network.
Rapida users applying hubergroup inks will benefit from Koenig & Bauer’s experience with these inks. Both partners will continue to evaluate and optimize this package to meet changing market requirements and process standardization.
Dirk

HP unveils large format photo printers

HP Inc., unveiled its new DesignJet Z Printer series at FESPA Global Print Expo to showcase innovative large-format technologies offering amazing image quality and fast, simple output for print service providers (PSPs), retailers and creators to deliver beautiful photos, impactful graphics and technical applications.
“The new DesignJet Z Printer series radically enhances the customer experience and reinvents printing possibilities for both professional photo and signage to ignite business growth

OKI Europe launches Pro9 Envelope Print System

OKI Europe Ltd unveils Pro9 Envelope Print System which is expected to enable print shops and print houses to take advantage of evolving trends in direct marketing.

According to company spokesperson, "The Envelope System provides users of OKI’s Pro9 series Graphic Arts printers with the scope to differentiate their business on two counts. First it enables short runs of variable data envelope printing in less time than it takes to produce printing plates and ink up a press and without any

Fujifilm launches super-wide Acuity Ultra platform

Fujifilm announces the European launch of a new super-wide format platform called the Acuity Ultra, with its first showcase being held at Fujifilm stand D50, Hall 2.2 at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 in Berlin in May. Representing the culmination of an extensive market research to understand the needs of super-wide format producers today and the challenges they will face tomorrow. This latest addition to the Fujifilm Acuity range is unlike anything currently available on the market. It forms

Roland DG to present eco solvent print & cut solutions live at Fespa

Roland DG Corporation will present live ‘print & cut without compromise’ demonstrations on its award-winning TrueVIS eco-solvent printer/cutter range at FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 on booth B20, hall 2.2.
Paul Willems, head of business development and product management, at Roland DG EMEA states: “TrueVIS is the culmination of Roland’s expertise in integrated print and cut, delivering ‘real life’ benefits to users in terms of cost-efficiency, quality, versatility and productivity. Our goal

Baldwin buys QuadTech

Baldwin Technology has signed a deal to buy the intellectual property rights to Quad/Graphics’ advanced Digital Ink System.
Baldwin Vision Systems already owns the rights to the Digital Ink System technology used in newspaper and commercial printing markets. The new agreement gives Baldwin ownership of new developments underway for future applications of the technology.
“We are very enthusiastic about the possibilities this new agreement can bring to us, and our customers,” said Brent Becker

Gold sponsor OKI Europe to share its large format printing expertise at FESPA 2018

OKI Europe Ltd will be exhibiting its award winning Large Format printers at FESPA 2018, stand 3.1 - A22. The supplier of printers and printing solutions for ‘print for profit’ businesses will be showcasing a range of diverse indoor and outdoor applications at the event taking place in Berlin, 15-18th May.

Visitors to the show can experience for themselves the ColorPainter M-64s which was recently awarded the Outstanding "Enhanced" CMYK Eco-solvent/Latex 54"/64" Printer Pick Award 2018 by

OKI Europe to showcase Envelope Print System at FESPA 2018

OKI Europe Ltd announced that it will place a primary focus on the creative potential that can be achieved with its innovative printing technologies at FESPA 2018. Held in Berlin, Germany, between the 15th and 18th of May, the FESPA Global Print Expo will see OKI showcase its new Pro9000 Series Envelope Print System, which makes short-run envelope printing both viable and profitable.
“Direct Marketing Association research has revealed that consumers find direct mail more personal and trustworthy

Mutoh unveils UV-LED flatbed printer ‘PerformanceJet 2508UF’

Mutoh Industries Ltd. recently announced the new “PerformanceJet 2508UF”, Mutoh’s first true 4’x8’ UV-LED flatbed printer, will soon be released to the industrial printing market. Prior to the formal launch, the “PJ-2508UF” will be exhibited at the ISA (International Sign Association) Sign Expo 2018.
The company spokesperson, commented, “The PJ-2508UF is the latest performance model in flatbed printing with field upgradable head configurations of up to 8 sets. 4 sets of staggered print heads are

Duplo Corporation buys European operation in a deal

Japanese post-press equipment manufacturer Duplo Corporation has bought Duplo International, parent of Duplo UK and Duplo France and master distributor for the Europe, Middle East, Africa & Russia region. The deal was completed on 28 February.
Duplo International chairman and chief executive chairman Robin Greenhalgh said the deal came about largely because his two older brothers and fellow shareholders Philip and Alan Greenhalgh were looking to retire. As a result, the Greenhalgh family

Roland DGA unveils the Laser Foil Decorator

Roland DGA announced the launch of the world’s first laser foil decorator – the DGSHAPE LD-80.
“The personalization market in the Middle East has been in the surge for the past few years. The LD-80 is in line with our drive to expand the personalization market for our customers and this product will set new trends in the Middle East personalization market. The METAZA series have for a long time addressed this segment and the LD-80 is a natural expansion of this range,” Karthik Murugesan from

swissQprint at ISA Sign Expo

At the ISA Sign Expo 2018, swissQprint demonstrated that the possibilities of UV digital printing exceed common expectations. swissQprint large-format printers cover a variety of applications in flatbed and roll to roll printing. Visitors at ISA Sign Expo 2018 were shown that a single swissQprint device has the capacity of an entire machinery pool.
Among other features, swissQprint offers the so-called tandem print mode. It enables non-stop printing of larger series by alternately working on the

Konica Minolta adds inline option to AccurioJet KM-1 B2

Konica Minolta has added an inline finishing option to its AccurioJet KM-1 B2 inkjet press as part of a raft of new technology partnerships. Also, the company has revealed the plans to increase the installed base to 50 later this year. The Japanese manufacturer currently has 30 AccurioJets installed worldwide, with the most recent installation of the UV inkjet press going into production last month at a large Polish printing company. A further sale to a French printer with a specific

Fujifilm expands portfolio with an entry-level Acuity LED option

Fujifilm has expanded its printer portfolio by launching a more flexible, lower cost alternative to the Acuity LED 1600 II. The Acuity LED 1600R is optimised for four-colour CYMK roll-to-roll printing but is otherwise said to share all of the quality and performance benefits of the Acuity LED 1600 II hybrid model, launched in 2015.
Incorporating Dimatix Q-class industrial printheads, the Acuity LED 1600R offers four channels as standard. The 1.6m-wide machine can print at up to 33sqm/hr

Durst introduces P5 series to market

Durst has launched the P5 series, a new family of large-format machines targeted at the high-volume industrial production of POS.  The first press in the new range is the P5 250 HS, which will start shipping from April, the company informed.
Durst said that P5 relates to five core features at the heart of the new technology: productivity, reliability, workflow, versatility and print quality. Also included is the new Durst Analytics information platform for pre-emptive maintenance and detailed

PPR signs a deal with OKI

Print Partnership Reprographics (PPR) has signed an agreement to become an independent supplier of OKI’s wide-format ColorPainter range, including the E64s press. PPR is using the 1.6m-wide E64s printer for its own printing output, as well as selling it on to customers.
“I am delighted to add a quality range of eco-solvent printers to our range,” said PPR managing director Jim Harford. “We see OKI as a natural evolution of our constantly-changing services.”
“It’s an exciting time in wide-format

SPGPrints brings out new Dev & Dry system

SPGPrints has unveiled a new RotaPlate Dev & Dry system. As per the company statement, it provides a fast, ergonomic and automated means of developing and drying RotaPlate nickel rotary screens, for narrow web applications, in a one-step, quality-assured process. RotaPlate Dev & Dry replaces the use of a water-gun. The unit, with a 2m2 footprint, also offers environmental benefits.  
    It includes a water filtering and recycling system, and requires no drainage or exhaust; only

Fujifilm unveils Acuity LED 1600R

Fujifilm has announced the release of a new machine in its Acuity series, the Acuity LED 1600R. This roll-to-roll printer is optimised for four-colour CMYK printing, but otherwise shares all the benefits in quality and performance of the highly successful Acuity LED 1600 II hybrid model. The first public demonstration of this new model took place at C!Print Lyon 6th-8th February 2018 on the Fujifilm stand.
Says Tudor Morgan, segment manager, Sign & Display at Fujifilm Graphic Systems

Kompac partners with Xeikon to expand their demo facility

Kompac announced they have recently partnered with Xeikon, and installed an EZ Koat 20 Plus at their new Itasca, Illinois, demonstration facility to show UV/aqueous coating capabilities when paired with Xeikon technology. Following the placement was the North American edition of Xeikon Café, where the team was invited to speak with both Xeikon owners and those considering acquiring a Xeikon press, about how the two technologies can be paired to create more efficient workflows and provide

Kolbus perfect binding & bookline business taken over by Müller

Muller Martini takes over the perfect binding and bookline business from Kolbus. This includes also the service and spare parts business for all Kolbus bookbinding systems installed worldwide. However, Kolbus sets the focus on the packaging and case making business, parts manufacturing and the foundry business.
“Structural change has changed the graphic arts industry in recent years and our market has become much smaller and versatile at once”, says Bruno Müller, CEO of Muller Martini

OKI Europe launches Pro9 envelope print system for direct marketing

OKI Europe Ltd’s unveils their new Pro9 Envelope Print System to enable print shops and print houses to take advantage of evolving trends in direct marketing. The Envelope System provides users of OKI’s Pro9 series Graphic Arts printers with the scope to differentiate their business on two counts. First it enables short runs of variable data envelope printing in less time than it takes to produce printing plates and ink up a press and without any set-up costs. Secondly, the Pro9542 Envelope

Comexi shows latest innovations in an event

Comexi, specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging industry, presented its latest innovations in its revolutionary offset printing technology: the Comexi CI8. The group recently held an open house – dubbed “Offset Innovation Day” – at its headquarters in Riudellots de la Selva (Girona, Spain).
During the event, Comexi demonstrated the latest evolutions that Comexi’s offset team has been developing in the past year. Main improvements were done in efficiency and productivity. For example

Wellcare Infotech unveils Keundo UV roll-to-roll printers

Wellcare Infotech LLC, based in Dubai with branches in Abu Dhabi and Oman, are going to unveil their latest addition of the industrial-grade KEUNDO UV roll-to-roll printers in 1.8m, 3.2m and 5m widths to their portfolio of Digital printer brands.
The product was globally launched in second quarter of 2017.
Talking about Keundo and Wellcare Infotech, Godwin Joseph, executive director at Wellcare Infotech LLC, commented, “KEUNDO has a reputation for embracing the latest printing technologies and