Actual News about Large Format Printing
A free of charge information service
Distributor: CREACT, Hamburg; chief editor: Wolfgang Hey
Published by: Neun Punkt GbR, Hamburg
2003-01-17
I am not sure how it was in the other countries
but here in Germany we have had more than 14 days off due to Christmas and New
year. A lot of people used these days for expanded holidays. So business life
was slow and also the information flow was slow. Nevertheless here are the news
we collected for you.
Last days in 2002 we got the message that EFI
was going to buy Best Color. Let’s start with this news. My team and I are
hoping that also in 2003 our service will provide added value to you. So,
whenever you have any comment or news, do not hesitate to mail.
Have a great year!!
Sincerely
Wolfgang Hey and the entire LFP-Newsletter.com
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1) EFI acquired Best Color
Ghilad Dziesietnik, EFI Vice President Advanced Software and Thorsten
Breiding, President Best explained reasons for the acquisition and the
benefits. For EFI Ghilad said that EFI is committed and focussed on expanding
its presence in the professional and graphic arts industry. EFI sees Best as an
important part of their growth strategy due to the fact that the inkjet
proofing market is growing and Best is the dominant player in this segment with
complementary distribution channels and partners. The goal is to offer
solutions for the complete workflow, therefore the acquisition of Best was a
logical consequence. Furthermore an excellent match of culture between EFI and
Best is seen. Thorsten stated: With EFI Best gains financial and technical
resources which offer stability to our customers and partners and allow us to
increase our presence in the proofing market while establishing our solutions
in the printing and workflow markets as well. Both said that the acquisition
has no effect on Best employees and no change of location is planned. Even the
product range will stay as it is. Both companies fell comfortable with the
product range and consider them important for the future. There will be also no
changes regarding partnership and OEM agreements.
More information: www.bestcolor.com
2) Meet the industry at PAPERWORLD, Frankfurt, Germany
Covering around 500 square metres (net) of
Hall 5.0, the 'Imaging - Innovations, Future and Trends' special show at
PAPERWORLD 2003, 25. – 29. January, will offer insights into the developments
and innovations in the field of printing over recent years. In three thematic
worlds, trade visitors will have the chance to learn about the evolution of the
printer and printing from the beginning to the present day, as well as discover
what is likely to be possible tomorrow. The fascination of technical
developments, their history and potential will be made tangible. The special
show, which is being organised jointly by Messe Frankfurt and Hewlett Packard,
will be integrated into the 'Office' section in Hall 5.0. The Evolution
thematic world looks at the history of printer development. A comparison of old
and new printers will show the incredible progress that has been made. The
'Digital Imaging' exhibition will present the latest methods of digital picture
processing. The future of printing begins today with visions, ideas and plans.
Tomorrow, there will be a host of surprises and technical developments. The
plans of some of these developments have already been drawn up so that we can
see today what the state-of-the-art will be tomorrow. The 'future of media'
will concentrate primarily on innovations in the field of printable materials,
such as fabrics and transparencies.
More information: www.PAPERWORLD.messefrankfurt.com
3) An Invitation: Meet Sihl at PAPERWORLD
Come and visit Sihl
at PAPERWORLD in Frankfurt. They are
already looking forward to seeing you there, in the world of your chosen
partner for the most promising media solutions in 2003. The stand awaits you
right at the center of this lively scene in hall
5.0, booth C38. Its 110 sm area is a 20 sm increase in their
presence at the last photokina, a clear signal of their preparedness to offer a
“warm welcome”. Sihl´s main focus will of course be Digital Imaging
Applications, for which they shall be presenting their top 25 products from the
2003 range. A HP 5500 on the stand will be printing onto three highlights from
that range: Elite, Classic Vinyl and Roll-a-Sorb represent Sihl´s latest
product launches. Further sights and attractions will include a large format
vinyl banner, stand artwork printed onto photo papers, and an Estat
dye-sublimation application. Transparent papers are a particular strength of
Sihl, so they will also be making a splash with their new T Lucid and surprise
you with some outstanding transparent paper applications. All this and more
awaits you when you visit the Sihl stand at PAPERWORLD in Frankfurt. As you can
see, Sihl is are looking forward to seeing you there!
More Information: www.sihl.ch
4) BASF and Sawgrass Technologies
Sawgrass
Technologies Inc., the U.S.-based developer of digital transfer inks and BASF,
have reached a comprehensive settlement of the patent litigation between the
two parties. BASF will take a product license under the Sawgrass patents.
Nathan Hale, CEO of Sawgrass Technologies, stated, “We are delighted to enter
into a new era of cooperation with BASF, which is a world leader in providing
solutions for textile and industrial applications around the world. To have the
opportunity to further develop the sublimation ink market with one of the
premier companies in the textile field is our good fortune, indeed.” Hale
added, “We believe that the joint efforts of BASF and Sawgrass to develop the
worldwide digital sublimation transfer market will blend important strengths of
both companies that will help provide an exciting range of new digital
solutions.”
More information:
www.basf.com/textile
5) Physically uncritical und environmental friendly
Due to fact that there is no more dedicated
area for large format printers at CeBIT, Tiara Systems - the Hardware Division
of Lyson Europe, will exibit first time at PAPERWORLD to find out whether this
is the alternative place to go. The really economical printers Sapphire and
Opal work best with the special environmental friendly and physically uncritical
PentachromeÔ LOD (Lactat Outdoor) inksets which offers brillant
colors at high resolution. Of course this inks fits as well for indoor use.
Have a look and be convinced about this new way of healthy digital printing.
Meet Tiara at PAPERWORLD, Frankfurt – Halle 4.1, booth H 90.
More information: www.tiarasystems.com
6) Paper of the month
Tecco, known as provider of special Best.paper certified for Best Color
prints each month promotes a special paper. In January 2003 Best Remoteproof
Paper 9180 Semimatt is the choice. This paper offers a very short drying time.
The top side is nearby offset paper quality, so it fits best for all proofing
application.
More information: www.tecco.de
7) TEPEDE Graphics presents new outdoor vinyl
For the first time TEPEDE will exhibit on the PAPERWORLD in Frankfurt. TEPEDE expects many new prosperous contacts from
this trade fair. In the centre of the presentation will be the introduction of
the LFP inkjet media. Focus will be on a new matte outdoor vinyl which can be
printed with either dye and pigmented inks on as well as with oilbased inks. In
comparison to existing products from competitors printouts stay brilliant even
after some drying time. Furthermore detailed information concerning stability
will be issued. New photopapers, proofpapers and supplies for oilbased printing
systems will be presented to the visitors. The TEPEDE booth will be in hall 5.0, booth B 14.
More information: export@tepede.com
8) DaylightRIP3 SP3 available now
SCP is very happy to announce that in
DaylightRIP3 SP3 and CopySystems / Colorado 6.1 the Estefold 4211-X2 for online
folding is supported. These are the world’s first and only systems for online
folding of large-format color documents! On top of this, the above mentioned
software products have a native driver for the HP DesignJet 5500. DaylightRIP3
SP3 is available now. A fully functional demo version can be downloaded from
ftp://ftp.scp.de/pub/support/updates/scp/daylight/demo/. In addition to
enhanced dithering, resulting in even smoother colors, Colorado and CopySytems
6.1 boast a highly versatile scan-to-file editor, allowing data conversion,
zooming, panning, cropping, mirroring and inverting, plus useful
functionalities like despeckling and manual descrew. This new version not only
allows scan-to-file and scan-to-PDF, but also direct scan-to-editor. Colorado
and CopySystems 6.1 is available. SCP is confident that these products will
help their partners and customers to enhance business and maximize
profitability.
More information: www.scp.de
9) Competence in color and b/w
First time Lyson the independent manufacturer
of graphic – photo and fine art – inks and related media is going to exhibit at
PAPERWORLD. Lyson offers 3 different sets of inks: economy sets, Original (OEM)
sets and professional sets. All sets offer long UV stability as well as
brilliant colors. Using Lyson inks effects and quality will achieved never
possible with other print technologies. With few manipulations, pictures and
photos can be printed with exact colors or made abstract. These effects can be
achieved by using the Small Gamut and the Quad Black ink sets. In the normal
photo process a huge expenditure has to be invest. To profit most from the ink
and media sets Lyson offers free of charge ICC profiles. Never again dark room.
Beside dedicated media the new Lyson bulk feed system will be introduced which
was developed for high print volumes in the desktop area. No change of the
cartridge is necessary. To support desktop printer users best way, Lyson offers
a CD showing how to handle paper, profile, ink and printer. Meet Lyson at PAPERWORLD, Frankfurt – Hall 4.1, booth H 90.
More information: www.lyson.com
10) High-Speed, Flexible 12-Head Inkjet Printer
The DisplayMaker X-12 printer (designed around twelve 2.5cm wide, hight
frequency 600dpi printheads) can be configured to achieve faster print speeds
(in excess of 55.7 sm. per hour in draft mode), better print quality (up to
1800 dpi apparent resolution), and wider color gamut. It can be configured with
one or more 4-, 6-, 8- or 12- color ink sets (including OGRB and 4 densities of
Black ink) and can be loaded simultaneously with dye ink and pigmented ink. The
X-12 has also a newly designed heated forced air drying system offering the
user high-speed roll-to-roll unattended printing using a wide range of inkjet
media. ColorSpan also announced new Endurachrome multi-density black inks for
DisplayMaker PrintersPrint stunning black & white images with the detail and
tonal gradation that match traditional silver halide prints using four
densities of black ink. For the ultimate color reproduction, the multi-density
black inks can be configured as part of an 11 color ink set: Cyan, Medium Cyan,
Light Cyan, Magenta, Medium Magenta, Light Magenta, Dark Black, Medium Black,
Medium/Light Black and Light Black. The EnduraChrome dye inks are now available
in 15 colors, including Orange, Green, Red and Blue. PermaChrome Pigmented inks
are available in 6 colors.
More
information: www.colorspan.com
11) SprinterB: “Lights out” Productivity
“At the end of the day, I load up the machine, hit the print button,
turn the lights out and go home,” said the owner of a Summa Durachrome thermal
transfer system. Leaving machines running unattended overnight, usually in the
dark, is often called “lights-out manufacturing.” The good news is that thermal
transfer printing technology is so reliable that users really can walk away
from the machines for hours at a time. The bad news is that if you have to run
a machine overnight to meet demand, you’re at the limit of what that machine
can do for your business. And, if there’s a problem overnight, you may never
make up the lost time. At 582 square feet per hour, the Matan
SprinterB produces more while you’re at lunch than other systems can do in
days. At 582 square feet per hour, the SprinterB is like having a supercharger
for your business. This is a short part of the new Matan Messenger which can be
downloaded.
More information: www.matan.co.il
12) MonacoEZcolor 2.5 is here!
Some new features include: Support for the new
MonacoOPTIX colorimeter. Improved quality for all your profiles: monitor,
scanner and printer. Uses your Monaco colorimeter to determine your monitor's
best level of brightness and contrast to provide the widest possible gamut.
Usability improvements including automatic target recognition and cropping. And
of course it is MAC OSX compatible! If you are presently a MonacoEZcolor user,
the MonacoEZcolor 2.5 Upgrade is available for MonacoEZcolor 2.0 or higher
users.
More information: www.monacosys.com
13) Scitex XLjet celebrates its 100th delivery
Scitex Vision has
announced that it’s high-end benchmark printer, the Scitex XLjet, reached its
100th delivery, in record time of just one year. Scitex Vision
reported that it had to increase the system’s production rate to satisfy the
growing demand for the Scitex XLjet. The Scitex XLjet, super-wide digital
printer, acclaimed as the most versatile, cost-effective high-end system in its
market, switches easily from 4 to 6 colors and prints in high quality on a
variety of substrates. It uniquely enjoys an impressive application flexibility,
which includes any super-wide traditional application and special high marginal
applications as double-sided and backlit, printing on textiles, high quality
exhibition graphics and many more. The advanced Onyx® PosterShop® RIP, combined
with Scitex XLjet’s software is a direct response to customer feedback.
More information:
www.scitexvision.com
14) I.T. Strategies updated the numbers
In early 2001,
amidst heightened DFP awareness and beta activity, I.T. Strategies (ITS)
assessed what kind of impact the emerging class of digital flatbed printers
would have in the digital print marketplace in its Market Pulse analysis.
Digital Flatbed Printers (DFPs) offer much market promise and offer some key
distinctions such as their configuration flexibility (roll to roll AND flatbed
feed capability) and diverse substrate capabilities including the ability to
print directly to rigid substrates. The latter, with the potential to reduce or
eliminate the labor and time costs of mounting and traditional cut vinyl
signage approaches, may truly prompt a paradigm shift in the digital print
world. The full story can be found at ITS web page.
More information:
www.it-strategies.com
15) First European Beta Test Site for NUR Tempo™
NUR Europe S.A.
announced that Gescom S.p.A., a digital printing service provider located in
Viterbo, Italy, has signed an agreement to become the first European beta test
site for the new NUR Tempo™ flatbed digital inkjet printer. The beta site
agreement was signed during the recent Visual Communication Italy 2002
exhibition in Milan. The new NUR Tempo is expected to be installed at Gescom in
the first quarter of 2003. Gescom S.p.A. is one of NUR’s largest customers for
NUR Fresco™ wide-format digital production presses in the world, operating four
NUR Fresco 1800 machines, including one eight–color model (1.8 meter output)
and two NUR Fresco 3200 machines, including one eight-color model (3.2 meter
wide output). During the Visual Communication Italy exhibition, Gescom
purchased yet another NUR Fresco 1800 to be installed in the coming weeks.
Gescom specializes in fast turnaround, competitively priced scanning, prepress,
color proofing, digital offset and wide-format printing and finishing services
to customers throughout Europe.
More information: www.NUR.com
16) Xaar and SunJet Make Ink Choice Crystal Clear
Xaar and SunJet have
announced the further roll-out of the flexible UV ink, the Crystal UFX series, for
use in Xaar’s versatile XJ126 printhead family. Launched at Ipex 2002 and
previously available only to packaging and industrial printers using Xaar’s
XJ500 printhead, the Crystal UFX ink series has now been approved for use with
Xaar’s XJ126 printheads. This move allows the inks to be expanded into other
printing markets - chiefly the graphics printing sector – as the XJ126
printhead is particularly well suited to scanning applications, being light in
weight with a fast print speed, giving print coverage of up to 38 sm per hour.
The flexible nature of the UV cure ink, achieved through its unique ink
formulation including high performance pigments, means that once cured, the
print can be rolled or folded without fear of ink peel or cracking - a solution
that will be welcomed by printshops and other graphic arts providers alike. The
ink’s excellent adhesion properties make it ideally suited for printing onto a
range of substrates such as PVC and other outdoor display materials. Its
ultra-fast curing on exposure to UV light makes it the perfect ink type to be
used on reel to reel machines, the standard tool of graphic arts print
providers. The Crystal UFX ink range is available in CMYK and additional
colours of light cyan, light magenta, orange and green are currently in
development.
More information:
www.xaar.co.uk
17) SPINJET 5000 and VersoProof avaiable
The SPINJET system
has quickly become the market leader for fully automatic, double-sided
proofing. Designed for the needs of the pre-press market – and hot on the heels
of the enormous success of the SPINJET 1000, which boasts over 750
installations worldwide – the SPINJET 5000 offers accurate, high quality color
imposition proofing in a single, fully automatic, double-sided imposition
proofing solution. SPINJET 5000 users can save manpower through automation;
save time through high-speed printing; minimize error costs through early error
detection; and present their customers with a folded and binded print sample of
the customer’s job. The TDS VersoProof is a manual turning solution using
dual-coated sheet paper. The sheet is very easily fed into the printer for
first side printing, and then simply reloaded for accurate second side
printing. The very high accuracy of print registration is achieved through the
TDS VersoProof application, in conjunction with the quality of the Epson
printer. Improvements to the TDS VersoProof allow for input formats including
continuous tone TIFF with color profiling.
More information:
www.tekgraf.com
18) ‘hands-free’ high speed
outdoor printing
Unattended,
high-speed inkjet printing on to any standard uncoated sign, display and
vehicle graphics substrate is promised by Applied Image Technology with the latest
turnkey digital print package to be marketed under its AIT JetSolver trademark.
The fully integrated system harnesses the Shiraz V5.6 PostScript RIP and driver
with the newly released Mimaki JV3-160S six-colour solvent ink piezo printer.
It includes the choice of either Mac OS or PC Windows server together with a
comprehensive suite of in-built profiles for self-adhesive vinyls, natural and
synthetic banner fabrics and heavy-duty pvc. AIT is aiming the new JetSolver
package at signs and graphics producers who are looking for a cost-effective
way to crank up their throughput of durable outdoor media that requires no
additional protective finishing. The 1.6 metre Mimaki JV3 can deliver billboard
poster quality with a three-year all-weather life at 15 square metres per hour
– three times the speed of any other printer in its size and price range – and
full 720x720 variable dot output at 6 metres per hour.
More information:
www.applied-image.com
19) Combining Scitex Vision and Aprion Digital
Scitex Corporation
Ltd announced that it has signed a definitive share exchange agreement to
combine the business of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Scitex Vision Ltd., with
that of a venture backed Aprion Digital Ltd. (Scitex currently holds
approximately 42.5% of Aprion’s share capital and certain shareholders of
Scitex currently hold approximately 28.5% of Aprion’s share capital). The
combined entity will become a leading provider of industrial digital printing
solutions. The combined business will operate under the name Scitex Vision,
while promoting the Aprion name for its unique inkjet head technology.
More information:
www.scitex.com
20) Special ColorGATE Screen&Sign for EPSON edition
The ColorGATE Screen&Sign
product series offers a selection of extensive solutions for the screen printer
and signmaker, which are specially designed to start with inhouse production of
screen printing films and digital output or to optimize a current digital production
workflow. Screen&Sign is production software for the screen printing film
production on digital inkjet printers with the option to produce additionally
small runs of color printouts. New in this product series is a special edition
suitable for the EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 (24") and Stylus Pro 9600
(44"). The new solution together with the respective printer model offers
an effective production system and is available from now on. The
Screen&Sign Special edition for the EPSON printers was developed in
cooperation by ColorGATE and EPSON, to offer the user a affordable solution
which is flexible and easy-to-use, further with the target promoting a start or
a reorganization in inhouse digital screen printing film production.
More information:
www.colorgate.com
21) Ink Jet Academy – practice of ink jet technology
The Practice of Ink
Jet Technology is a four-day hands-on course that provides the chance to get
your hands dirty! Aimed at chemists and scientists who want to improve their
level of ink jet practical expertise it is hosted at Xennia' s advanced
laboratories near Cambridge, UK. This is your chance to save months of moving
up the learning curve by gaining knowledge rapidly on their 4 day programme.
The course includes: Technology demonstrations, Introduction to ink design,
Practical ink making, Filling processes, Printhead operating issues, Jet
characterization, Image quality studies, Ink jet integration and maintenance
issues, Current developments and future trends, Ink jet surgery. All of this is
packed into a 4 day course held over 5 days. IMI runs four courses a year, the
next one is March 10-14, 2003. Full course details, dates, registration and a
downloadable brochure are available from the web. For US readers please visit
the US site where trainings are offered e.g. in Scottsdale, where also seminars
regarding laser printing will take place.
More information:
www.imieurope.com and www.imiconf.com
22) Prim Jet Color
The firm Prim Jet
Color put technology of the printout with dye solvent based inks on the market
4 years ago. Prim Jet Color offers two kinds of these inks for plotters with
the DX print heads: the dye solvent ink in 8 colors and pigment solvent in 6
colors and suitable cleaning flushes. As well Prim Jet Color offers ways to
make a solvent printer from a standard piezo printer.
More information:
www.primjetcolor.com.pl
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