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3) Milford installed VUTEk
PressVu UV 200/600
Pennsylvania-based
point-of-purchase specialist, Milford Enterprises Inc., is using its newly
installed VUTEk PressVu
UV 200/600 to increase productivity and service to customers. The direct to
substrate printing capability of the new printer now enables Milford to produce large format digital
printing in-house, lowering costs and providing customers with premium
quality graphics, on time. Milford’s VUTEk PressVu UV 200/600 was installed in April 2005. Almost
immediately, the printer was put to work producing graphics for the launch of
a new “Champion Toilet” from American Standard. Sold through a nationwide
dealer network of 50 hardware stores, the American Standard Toilets featured
images printed directly onto 3mm Sintra panels,
made up as display boxes to promote the new “Champion Flushing System”. With
graphic panels measuring 40 x 50 cm, the American Standard product displays
were used to demonstrate the new flushing system, but with an internal water
pump to enable the toilet to be displayed on the shop floor without the need
for external water or plumbing. As such, the printed panels were made up into
boxes to hide the demonstration pipe-work. On each panel’s surface, the PressVu UV printed explanatory text and colorful diagrams
to market the system.
More information: www.vutek.com
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4) SCP enhanced DaylightRIP
2006
With an
entirely redesigned output subsystem in the new large format print-from-file
solution Daylight RIP 2006, Germany-headquartered software developer SCP
enables every user to significantly enhance print productivity. Running in
the background, the subsystem takes over dithering and color management from
the main application, which thus is ready for the next job within seconds. As
a result, operator time per print job can be reduced with up to 70 percent,
allowing for a significant increase of productivity. In addition to this, DaylightRIP 2006 has a new feature for automated cost
tracking. This flexible, fully integrated module, which can easily be configured
by the system administrator, offers a detailed overview of costs incurred
with single jobs or projects and facilitates accounting and billing. DaylightRIP
2006 offers simplified an improved file import and enables the user to
print single pages from multi-page documents. Furthermore, the software has a
range of new printer drivers. The upgrade to DaylightRIP
2006 is chargeable and requires a new keycode. The
demo version of the software is available for download.
More information: www.scp.de
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5) ColorGATE’s DeviceLink
Optimizer available
ColorGATE’s new DeviceLink Optimizer for all Proofing
and Profiler solutions is available immediately. Under real conditions,
proofs, generated directly from the software, are so close to the final print
output, that a delta E value of under 1 (one) ColorGATE
Digital Output Solutions GmbH can achieve. Users, working with ProofGATE 4 Profiler or other ColorGATE
solutions with proofing or profiling functionality can generate very precise DeviceLink profiles for the exact replication of print
conditions by using the printer output profiles. The DeviceLink
Optimizer to a specific print condition iteratively matches the paper
profiles, whereby the delta E values are optimized in the proof. By using the
color management system “CrossXcolor”, the DeviceLink Optimizer does not convert colors via the LAB
color space. An easy to use assistant within the ColorGATE
software interacts with the user, so that the respective DeviceLink
profiles users can generate it quickly and easily not familiar with color
management. As a result, all users have the ability to match their proof
prints as closely as possible on the proofing device. Especially now, ColorGATE users are benefiting from a free update to the
new version 4.10 in order to use the new DeviceLink
Optimizer. The update can be obtained by download from the supplier website.
More information: www.colorgate.com
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6) RCS launched Pjannto
RIP 2 in 5 versions
The RCS Systemsteuerungen GmbH Germany, has announced the release of Pjannto RIP 2. Version 2 is available now in two grades:
“Standard” and “Professional”. The “Standard” version RCS made for those, who
want to print out of each software application, with high quality, high
speed, and no limitations in output size and length. The “Professional”
version is additionally equipped with Tiling tools. It can drive multiple
printers and fits in company networks by using its special Pjannto Printer Driver from each workstation. Matched on
the needs of different user groups three additional
suites in conjunction with the “Professional” version are available. For
everybody who wants to print and design out of software their Print- &
Design-Suite is customized. It has a special serialization tool, which is of
high efficiency when producing non-identical series of labels and stickers.
In the package is their EuroCUT Design sign and
illustration software. The Print- & Cut-Suite is recommended for all
those, who want to print and cut out of all well-known vector graphic
programs. In this suite, CoCut Standard is in the
package. With the Print & Cut-Suite, the user can drive either mixed
printer cutter systems or hybrid devices, like Roland’s VersaCAMM.
The important cutter positioning registration marks, which are essential for
optical sensor driven contour cutting, users can print. All those, who want
at first print, at second cut, and at third design, are invited to test RCS’ Pjannto RIP 2 Master Suite. Within this bundle is EuroCUT Basic 6, the RCS professional sign and cutting
software, which satisfies all the high requirements.
More information: www.eurosystems.lu
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7) Marabu: Marajet
DI-V for VUTEk
UltraVu models
The Marajet DI-V is especially developed for the use on VUTEk UltraVu models, thus
complementing the Marabu product range for the
Super-Wide-Format segment. This new ink system is perfectly suited for a
smooth changeover. The balanced ink profile of Marajet
DI-V allows high production speeds with a very high print quality. Marajet DI-V excels due to its brilliant color shades, a
large color gamut, and an excellent light fastness with a high color density.
It offers best application characteristics and displays outstanding results
on VUTEk UltraVu printers
such as 2360, 3360, 3300/5300, and 2600. The substrate range includes
self-adhesive foils, different tarpaulin materials, meshes, as well as coated
textiles, and papers suitable for solvents. Thanks to the high color density,
even on certain uncoated textiles and flag materials brilliant prints can be
achieved. The high-quality pigmentation of Marajet
DI-V guarantees a fade resistance of two years on foils of appropriate
quality. An additional lamination or varnishing as a mechanical protection
can increase the light fastness to three years. Marajet
DI-V is available from stock in eight color shades: DI-V 429 Yellow, DI-V 439
Magenta, DI-V 459 Cyan, DI-V 489 Black, DI-V 425 Light Yellow, DI-V 435
Light-Magenta, DI-V 455 Light-Cyan, and DI-V 485 Light-Black.
More information: www.marabu-inks.com
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8) Mitsubishi HiTec
Paper at Paperworld
Under the
slogan 2006 – Pointing the way to success! – Mitsubishi HiTec
Paper Bielefeld invites all its customers and
interested parties to Paperworld 2006 in Frankfurt, Germany. For the first time, the German
manufacturer of high quality inkjet media, will attend a world leading fair
for suppliers into the “Office, Graphical, Artistic & Educational“ markets. Having a booth in excess of 100 sqm will enable Mitsubishi HiTec
Paper to showcase their wide portfolio of digital imaging media in their “Jetscript” product range. Mitsubishi will demonstrate the
easy workflow from the taking of a digital photo right through to the print
out on an inkjet printer. In addition various solutions for retailers will
also be presented.
Paperworld 2006: hall 1.2, booth C 11
More information: www.jetscript.com
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9) Folex with new materials at Paperworld
The Folex contribution to the art photography world will be
further underlined at Paperworld by the
introduction of Folex Fine Art Photo, a smooth,
bright-white paper to complement the textured Folex
Fine Art Contour paper that has proved so popular. At 310 gsm,
these large-format inkjet papers have real body and substance and are the
perfect choice for photographers using printers from the Epson, Canon, HP, Mimaki, and Seiko stables. Also new at Frankfurt for fine art inkjet reproduction
will be a version of the best-selling Folex
artist’s cotton canvas with a coating specifically designed for use with the
eco-solvent large-format printers. Folex is
planning to introduce a whole series of media products for eco-solvent
printing, all of which will be available in widths up to 1270 mm. Other
large-format inkjet products to be shown for the first time at Paperworld will be Folajet
WO-P, a heavy-duty opaque white polyester film for the production of durable
high-resolution poster prints and PoS graphics, and
Folajet Stoplite P, a tear-resistant polyester in two complementary
thicknesses for the production of portable pop-up and roll-up exhibition displays.
Paperworld 2006, hall 1.2, booth C 31
More information: www.folex.com
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10) Colormy: euromedia
Solvent PP Banner for display production
Colormy
AG, one of Germanys leading large format printing wholesellers, is proud to present euromedia
Solvent PP Banner as a front-runner for high quality display production. This
special PP material is suitable for all kinds of solvent ink. The special
coating insures highest color brilliance. The surface is very insensitive and
non-reflective that there is no need for lamination. The display frames are
well hidden by the high opacity of the material, nothing shines through for a
perfect advertisement presentation. The good dimensional stability and
perfect flatness round off the properties for professional display
production, showing no curl at all. Colormy
provides special roll width for all different demands. euromedia Solvent PP Banner is also very suitable
for RollUp displays. As a perfect addition, the euromedia "Budget" series offers well-suited
display products, which are exclusively distributed by Colormy,
spanning the range from simple X-banner system to huge folding display walls.
More information: www.colormy.de
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11) Caldera now SGIA/DPIA member
Caldera
Graphics has just joined the SGIA/DPIA members to reaffirm its position in
the printing community and to make sure the company is clearly recognized as
an industrial leader in Wide Format Printing solutions. In addition, at SGIA
Digital Expo in December 2005 Caldera has been on the Gandinnovations
booth for showing the Caldera Graphics GrandRIP+,
the ideal grand format software to drive the Gandi
printers. GrandRIP+ is a super-assisted production tool.
With SignMark, an exclusivity of Caldera, users can
place the marks on the tiles to add grommets, stitch, fold, or margin marks.
They will save a lot of time. The tiling module is implemented in a wizard.
Operators can quickly achieve advanced tasks. In addition, with GrandRIP+ users can print all the files like Tiff, Jpeg,
PSD, EPS, PDF and more. It is the solution bringing more productivity, more
control, and more quality for large format color productions. GrandRIP+ can professionally handle the job, and you keep
the same color rendering, even for very huge outputs. It can drive several
printers at the same time. It is possible to raise the number of printers
driven, relaunch a print, change the priority, or
block a print. It is also possible to re-direct a print to another printer of
the network (same model). With GrandRIP+, users can
always go further, by adding more modules, depending on the way the business
grows. Caldera Graphics is a software company for the Mac OS X and Linux
platforms specialized in color management, imaging and driving of large
format peripherals. The Caldera software packages are “production oriented”
with color quality in mind. With the experience of 15 years in imaging
technology development, Caldera Graphics counts thousands of professional
customers worldwide.
More information: www.caldera.fr
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12) NEOLT and Barbieri
– a partnership for quality
After
having thoroughly tested the spectrophotometer Spectro
LFP from Barbieri electronic Messrs. NEOLT, a well
known Italian manufacturer of both roll-to-roll and flat-bed inkjet printers,
have appreciated the particular technical characteristics and the reliability
of this measuring instrument. Thanks to the completely automatic XY-measuring
system both in transmission and reflection mode as well as to the possibility
of measuring all kind of materials up to 2 cm width and of carrying the
measuring aperture from 2 to 6 mm the Spectro LFP
from Barbieri electronic offers significant
advantages compared to other measuring systems. Considering the know-how of Barbieri in color management as well as their excellent
consultancy before and after sales NEOLT has decided to use the Spectro LFP from Barbieri for
all their production and quality needs internally as well as for their after
sales service to their customers. Furthermore, NEOLT will recommend the use
of the Spectro LFP to their customers. Because of
these facts, NEOLT and Barbieri electronic have
decided to enter a commercial partnership for an increased quality in ink-jet
printing. Thus assures to all present and future customers of NEOLT the best
possible assistance in terms of color printing fidelity thanks to the
engagement of Barbieri in solving all problems of a
correct color management in digital printing.
More information: www.BARBIERIelectronic.com and www.neolt.it
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13) I.T: Strategies: Inkjet revenues
will reach $58 Billion by 2009
I.T.
Strategies estimates that worldwide revenues from wide format inkjet and
narrow format inkjet hardware, media and chemistry in 2004 were $42.1 Billion and are forecast to grow to $58 Billion by 2009. It
is a CAGR of 7 percent. Of this, the largest segment is and will continue to
be ink, with revenues rising from $20 Billion in 2004 to almost $33 Billion
in 2009, more than 50 percent of total revenues. Inkjet printers are found in
many different environments from homes to companies printing billboards. I.T.
Strategies segments the inkjet market into two broad categories by size:
narrow format inkjet printers (less than 24”) and wide format graphics inkjet
printers. Narrow format inkjet printers are primarily found in the home; wide
format inkjet printers are generally fount in print for pay shops providing
printing and imaging services to customers as well as in-house environments
such as advertising agencies, retail stores and schools. Revenue figures are
provided in aggregate but it is important to realize that each section ay be
made up of very different types of products. This is especially true in the
wide format graphics market, which is made up of aqueous, solvent and flatbed
printers, which use different types of media and ink. Not included are
revenues from CAD and from industrial inkjet applications such as inkjet
heads used in packaging and mailing configurations.
More information: www.it-strategies.com
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14) FESPA adds key industry to its
exhibitors list
FESPA
Digital Printing Europe, taking place at the RAI in Amsterdam, 16 to 18 May 2006, has just
added several leading suppliers to its exhibitor list, including AGFA, Algotex, ATP, Durst, Keen Cut, Kiian,
Konica Minolta, Mutoh, and Städtler. These
additions follow FESPA’s recent decision to expand
the floor space by 30 percent with the addition of Hall 9, increasing the
total floor space to 16,250 sqm, in response to
overwhelming levels of support from the exhibitor community. Feedback from
the European visitor base has also been very encouraging with over three thousand
visitors pre-registered. FESPA Digital Printing Europe will feature a wide
range of applications pertinent not only to the sign and graphic industry,
but to emerging markets such as textiles, ceramics, glass, automotive, and
home wares. Exhibitors and visitors, planning a visit to FESPA at the RAI in Amsterdam, can benefit from a dedicated
travel and accommodation booking service, following the appointment of the
RAI Hotel and Travel Service as the official handlers for all travel needs.
Given the high level of interest from both the international exhibitor and
visitor communities in FESPA, those planning to attend are urged to secure
their accommodation as soon as possible. Travel and accommodation for FESPA
can be booked through the RAI by visiting the dedicated link at the official
FESPA exhibition website.
More information: www.fespadigital.com
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15) Visual Communication: Promises
kept!
Visual
Communication Europe, held in Paris, 20 to 22 September 2006, is
demonstrating its growing success among visual communication professionals
and users. Since the September 2000 event, Visual Communication has posted an
extraordinary increase in its key figures: Exhibition surface area +57
percent, Exhibitors + 47 percent, and visitors +38 percent. More than ever,
Visual Communication stands as the European benchmark with 50 percent of
international exhibitors and 30 percent of visitors from outside France. The next Visual Communication
Europe show in Paris will be held at Paris Expo, Porte de
Versailles. With more than 2,700,000 messages sent, it’s a safe bet that this
next event will also be success. To sustain this growth, the organizers have
decided to add content to the core exhibition. Business-oriented and
forward-looking seminars they will hold over three days to discuss such
topics as regulations, new technologies, communication campaigns, large
format, and so on. Already, manufacturers, distributors, and service
providers in the areas of commercial signage, signposting, large and very
large format digital printing, and cutting have confirmed their presence. The
success of the Visual Communication event demonstrates the vitality in France and throughout Europe of the visual communications,
large format, and below-the-line advertising markets.
More information: www.visualparis.com
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16) FESPA World Expo India 05
India’s first ever-live screen and digital
printing exhibition is well received. Almost 10,000 visitors flocked to New Delhi from 1 to 4 December 2005 to view a range of screen and digital printing technology in action
at FESPA World Expo India 05, showcased by over 100
suppliers from around the globe. The show was a resounding success for both
exhibitors and visitors, with many exhibitors making a number of sales at the
show. Frazer Chesterman, FESPA’s
exhibitions director, comments, that the halls at Pragati
Maidan positively buzzed with activity during the
four days of the exhibition. This show has introduced international suppliers
to a completely new customer base, which they have perhaps not fully explored
before. Chesterman: “We specifically targeted FESPA
India to a select group of people operating in the screen and digital
industries in the Indian subcontinent – all the feedback we have received so
far indicates that this has been successful for both exhibitors and visitors
seeking out the latest, leading edge technology.” Most of exhibitors called
FESPA India as a perfect environment for them to develop a completely new
customer base of screen printers, and they will definitely take part in FESPA
events in this region in the future.
More information: www.fespaindia.com
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