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Company: CREACT, Spain; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff
Friday, 23. April 2004
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1) Mutoh: Direct Heater upgrade kit
The Belgium-based large format printer manufacturer Mutoh recently
introduced a field upgrade kit for existing Rockhopper I series printer users.
This field upgrade kit will enable first-generation Rockhopper I users – currently
working with Mutoh Eco-Solvent inks in combination with eco-solvent-tuned
coated media – to benefit from the possibility of printing directly onto a
wider range of standard available uncoated PVC and scrim banner media, in
combination with Mutoh’s new Eco-Solvent Plus inks. The first-generation
Rockhopper I printers were built with a pre-heater and a post-heater (or
dryer). The transition from Eco-Solvent ink to Eco-Solvent Plus inks on a
Rockhopper I printer is possible without any machine modification. Users can do
it “on the fly” or immediately via a cleaning routine. First-generation
Rockhopper I printers with incorporated pre/post heater elements and loaded
with Eco-Solvent Plus inks will offer compatibility with a limited selection of
uncoated media. Tests with this combination indicated that optimum
compatibility with a wider range of uncoated media could be realized by
substituting the pre heater by a newly developed heating element just under the
print head. This special heating element Mutoh calls it Fixer or Direct Heater.
Visit Mutoh at drupa in hall 7, booth A20.
More information: www.mutoh.be
2) VUTEk: New flatbed printing technique
VUTEk has launched a new glass printing capability for its PressVu UV products. The revolutionary high performance VUTEk technology provides excellent adhesion (4b-5b ASTM Method D3359B) to glass, for a host of new applications and profitable market opportunities with its PressVu UV, flatbed/flexible products. With the use of a new hand applied optically clear primer, treated glass can be fed through the PressVu UV for the printing of high quality graphics. Without discoloring the glass, the new primer provides excellent resistance to marking and wearing, and allows the PressVu UV inks to adhere to substrates that other UV inks find difficult. The PressVu UV series has redefined the value of versatility by enabling changeover from rigid to flexible substrates in minutes. The result is an industrial-strength flatbed printer that transforms short-run jobs from time-consuming, costly propositions into viable, efficient, and lucrative business opportunities. Visit VUTEk at drupa in hall 5, booth C18.
More information: www.vutek.com
3) Mitsubishi’s Jetscript Vision
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld introduces its new innovative
product Jetscript Vision at the upcoming drupa,
presented in hall 9, booth C04. Jetscript Vision
is a perforated paper, varnished in a block color on the reverse side. It is
newly developed for applications and advertising for instance behind shop
windows and glass doors. Up to now, users had only the opportunity to realize
those jobs with cost intensive perforated vinyl foil – these times are now
over. The medium can be easy printed with dye-, pigment- or oil-based ink. Just
print, pick off the backing paper – ready. Jetscript Vision is not
self-adhesive. Four cello tape strips up to versions with tension and clip
frames are enough to mount it.
More
information: www.jetscript.de and vision@jetscript.de
4) GretagMacbeth at drupa
GretagMacbeth will showcase its complete range of solutions including a number of new products for creative professionals, color prepress and the pressroom, in hall 5, booth D40, at drupa. The new products include new entry-level solutions that make the benefits of consistent color reproduction more accessible and affordable to a wider range of users, especially small to medium sized printers. The company also introduces new solutions that provide price/performance advantages tailored to the production requirements and skill sets of specific vertical market segments, like package and textile printers. GretagMacbeth presents a new enhancement to their Eye-One solutions, which allows users to create profiles in an even more convenient and time saving method, combining the Eye-One Pro measurement device together with a new sophisticated software to calculate profiles. In addition, at drupa, visitors will see the latest version of the professional color management software for use by prepress and publishing professionals, ProfileMaker 5, will make its European debut. Among the many enhancements in the new ProfileMaker 5 release, the software is now available in three, vertically focused solutions – PM5 Publish, PM5 Packaging, and PM5 Photostudio Pro.
More information:
www.gretagmacbeth.com
5) Scitex Vision at drupa
Innovative inkjet solutions for large format and packaging
applications – Scitex Vision will show its product range at drupa in hall 9, booth A04. The TURBOjet is the
latest in Scitex' range of wide-format inkjet printers and specifically
developed to meet the exacting requirements of the display and large format
sector. TURBOjet's ability to produce up to 400 sqm/h makes it the fastest
wide-format digital system on the market, providing high image quality. Perfect
for display quality applications, indoor and outdoor signage, bus shelters and
billboards, as well as window and exhibition graphics, the Scitex Vision
TURBOjet prints from roll to sheet up to 1.63m x 3.66m with a resolution of up
to 448 dpi on an extensive range of substrates from coated and uncoated paper,
vinyl, banner, canvas, Tyvek and polystyrene to fabric. The Scitex Vision's
CORjet brings on-demand digital printing to the corrugated packaging sector.
Conceived as a completely automated industrial production system, from
front-end to print delivery, Scitex designed the CORjet to be integrated into
existing industrial printing workflows, possibly replacing old screen lines.
The press will deliver full sheets up to 160 x 320 cm and up to 10 mm thick, at
an amazing throughput of up to 150 sqm/hour yielding up to 29 full format
sheets per hour in three different printing modes. The 600dpi high-resolution,
piezoelectric drop-on-demand inkjet printing utilises the unique Aprion
technology. Using four (optional six) process colours and fast drying
water-based, abrasion resistant, waterproof pigmented inks, the image is
produced direct-to-sheet without impact to the surface. The Scitex Vision
CORjet wide format digital press has been optimised to print on rigid
substrates such as corrugated cardboards, foam boards, compressed cardboards
and other paper-based liners on rigid substrates.
More
information: www.scitexvision.com
6) Durst’s new Rho 205
The new Durst Rho 205 is an industrial standard flatbed inkjet printer specifically tailored for smaller businesses mainly in the screen-printing market. It features a modular design approach, which will allow the machine to “grow" with an owner’s business, for example in speed and, as other options become available. The owner can use it with Durst’s new feeder/stacker system for sheet fed material. Designed to last, with the same high build standard as the Rho 160, the Rho 205 represents a lower investment risk. Used for printing boards mainly, it features CMYK workflow and can print boards up to 205 cm wide by any length. Using Durst’s own UV curing ink and piezo inkjet technology, the Rho 205 has three levels of productivity. At standard mode, it can print 20 square meters per hour at 360 dpi on a vast range of different materials including those with a structured surface. It will print on boards, up to a thickness of 40 mm and as an option for special industrial applications, up to 70 mm. Visit Durst at drupa in hall 4, booth B55.
More information: www.durst-online.com
7) Lüscher goes big at drupa
A new and versatile very large format (VLF) flatbed printer for 3500 x 3050 mm printable area will figure prominently on Lüscher’s booth A21 in hall 4 at drupa. Heralding Lüscher’s entry into the large format digital printing sector, the company launches and demonstrates the JetPrint, a UV inkjet printer, which is mounted on a unique fixed vacuum table and employs Spectra piezo print heads with 1024 jets per color. Using 4, 6 or 8 future-oriented SunJet UV curing inks, Jetprint prints virtually any rigid or flexible substrate up to 80 mm thick or even numerous small formats simultaneously and achieves a true resolution of 400 x 400 dpi and a speed of up to 100 square meters an hour (with 8 colors). Lüscher also launches the XPose! 190. It extends the XPose! Range of thermal computer-to-platesetters even further to the VLF end of the scale. Its super large format of 2060 x 1560 mm enables it to image 32-up, the plates required for example by the new VLF KBA 205 sheet-fed presses employed in poster production. During the fair, Lüscher demonstrates VLF XPose! 160, using the newly developed 128-diode image head.
More information: www.luescher.com
8) NUR with new 5-meter-printer and faster Tempo at drupa
The new products of NUR will include a prototype of revolutionary
new, 5-meter superwide printing technology that incorporates UV-curable inks, a
faster Version of the NUR Tempo wide-format flatbed inkjet press that includes
new high-speed operation modes and a new white ink system as an optional
9th-color for the NUR Tempo. The new 5-meter superwide inkjet production
printer, NUR developed as a technology preview of a new product. It will be
released later in the year. This machine boasts a unique combination of speed,
quality, and flexibility characteristics. The machine prints both, 8-color
photo-realistic graphics for close-up viewing at up to 720 dpi as well as
5-meter superwide prints for billboards at super-fast speeds – 360 dpi at up to
180 sqm/h. The NUR Tempo is now faster, more flexible and even more productive.
NUR Macroprinters will demonstrate an enhanced, faster version of the NUR Tempo
wide-format flatbed inkjet press at the exhibition featuring three new, higher
speed operating modes that enable the machine to print high quality output up
to 82 sqm/h in 4-colours and up to 50 sqm/h in 8-colours respectively. New ICC
profiles will also be available. The three new speed modes are included in all
new NUR Tempo models. Also NUR Macroprinters will introduce a new option for
the standard, 8-colour version of the NUR Tempo inkjet flatbed press that
allows it to use white ink as a 9th colour. The new white ink system can be used
to cover non-white areas of a graphic and to print text and images on
transparent or coloured media for a variety of applications, including backlit
graphics and high-end point-of-sale displays. It makes the press even more
versatile allowing users to develop an even greater variety of applications
with it. Visit Nur Macroprinters at drupa in hall 7,
booth C07.
More
information: www.nur.com
9) Spühl: Virtu rs 25
The grand format printer Virtu rs 25 is a conformance product with CE and sold in metric configuration to markets in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa by Spühl AG. Training and Customer Service likewise take place from Switzerland. The multi-talented Virtu rs 25 is both a flatbed and a roll-to-roll printer. It can process paper, film, textiles, etc from roll-to-roll, as well as a rigid materials of up to 75 mm thickness in flatbed mode. The standard version works with six colors and is optionally available with four colors. The maximum printable width corresponds to 2.5 meters. The printing unit has 36 piezo printheads by Spectra, permitting outputs in high-speed mode up to 150 sqm/h, at a resolution of 300 x 423 dpi. A version with a width of 3.5 meters, the Virtu rs 35, Spühl AG plans it for the second half of this year. The company arranged a global cooperation with 3M for sales to the graphics industry. It presents the Virtu rs 25 at drupa in hall 9, booth D26. It is the common booth with 3M.
More information: www.spuhl.ch
10) Matan’s new JetSet Iine
Matan Digital printers, developer and manufacturer of thermal
transfer printing and inkjet system, exhibits its Matan JetSet line of wide
format digital inkjet printers at drupa in hall 5,
booth E32. Matan JetSet uses Hitachi inkjet printing technology. Matan
JetSet i printers offer excellent printing capabilities and low maintenance
requirements. The JetSet i version bases on piezo drop-on-demand printing
technology, can utilize solvent-based inks and support up to six colors for
better rendering and color gamut. This allows for exceptional outdoor
durability, and eliminates the need for expensive pre-treated media. The JetSet
i product line uses Hitachi printheads, and is available in 2.5 or 3.2, 6-color
meters format. Shanghai’s Teckwin Corporation manufactures it for Matan, and
adhering to the strictest standards of performance and reliability. The company
says that the JetSet i, built on state-of-the-art Hitachi technology, is the
most versatile and cost-efficient solution available today, geared to meet the
demanding requirements of the today’s customers.
More
information: www.matanprinters.com
11) Zünd with new flatbed family
Zünd introduced its UVjet 215-Combi as one of the first combined
rigid and roll-to-roll printers utilizing UV curable ink. At drupa, Zünd Systemtechnik demonstrates a new family
of modular and versatile Zünd flatbed printers in hall
9, booth C40. The family is available in Europe by the 3rd
quarter of 2004. Here are the members of the new family. The UVjet XY-Flat
(entry level) bases on the established Zünd flatbed plotter family and has an x
and y scanning printhead. The printer is available in various sizes. The UVjet
215-Plus (mid range) bases on the proven UVjet 215-C and has a new designed
modular print engine. It can be configured for 4 or 6 color printing, and
offers a white ink option. The printer accepts rigid and flexible materials up
to 2150 mm wide and 40 mm thick. The UVjet 250-Combi (high end) is a new
development with a maximum print width of 2500 mm utilizing a similar modular
print engine as the 215-Plus. Fully configured it will achieve more than twice
the print speed of the 215-Plus. A unique dual synchronic roller system
guarantees accurate printing of rigid materials up to 100 mm thick as well as
“wrinkle free” roll-to-roll operations.
More information: www.zund.com
12) One-Stop Shopping with Xaar at drupa
Xaar, a pioneer and leading international manufacturer of inkjet printing technology, will present its complete and expanded range of services: printhead and ink products, integration expertise, the new Xaar range of peripherals and licensing of its patented technology for the first time, at drupa in hall 7, booth C28. Xaar will also be displaying its very latest inkjet printheads, the OmniDot series, along with three OEM industrial printers on its stand. The first machine is a wide format printer manufactured by Chinese OEM, Shenzhen Runtianzhi, which incorporates Xaar's XJ500 printheads and produces large-format prints. The second OEM machine is Kappa's packaging printer, which also uses Xaar XJ500 printheads and oil-based ink. This unique machine has been designed predominantly for the packaging sector and prints variable information on both sides of a cardboard box simultaneously – printing one side in colour and the other in monochrome. The third customer machine epitomises one of the areas of highest growth in inkjet printing – the UV flatbed printer. The Octopus printer from Grapo has the ability to print onto a wide variety of surfaces, including PVC, wood, glass, metals, textiles and more, making it an ideal choice for the versatile printshop.
More
information: www.xaar.co.uk
13) Océ: The new ARIZONAs
This is Océ's first entry in the UV curable digital printing
marketplace: the Arizona T220UV. The flatbed inkjet printer uses piezo printing
technology and UV curable inks to produce outdoor-durable output. It can print
directly onto rigid and flexible substrates up to 157,5 cm wide x 305 cm long x
5,1 cm thick. It is ideal for mid-volume production. TheOcé Arizona T220UV is a
complementary product to the Océ Arizona T220, which uses solvent-based inks.
These inks offer greater saturation with less ink than solvent based inks.
Crisp images are possible on a wide range of substrates. Support for a digital
cutting workflow is available with the purchase of Onyx ProductionHouse or Onyx
PosterShop Color Production Software version 6.0 and the i-cut workflow add-on
module from Onyx Graphics. i-cut, an automated digital cutting system from
Mikkelsen Graphic Engineering Inc., reads cutter marks placed by the Onyx
software and automatically cuts where specified, reducing manual labor in the
finishing process. The Océ Arizona T220UV can print directly onto a variety of
uncoated rigid or flexible substrates. It is ideal for producing exhibit
graphics, point-of-purchase displays, indoor, and outdoor advertising. Another
novelty is the new Arizona 60 UV Sign Printer . It is an ideal beginner-model
for a small price and it is designed for flexibility. TheArizona 60 UV is both
a roll-to-roll and a flatbed printer for flexible or rigid substrates. It
prints with UV inks. Designed optimally for signmaking or small digital service
providers this Arizona 60UV Sign Printer offers lowcost prints in high quality.
These prints are suitable for indoor- and outdoor applications. The
piezoelectric inkjet printer with 120 nozzles per color has a optical solution
of 600 dpi (309 dpi physical). The print-speed is up to 5,1 square meters per
hour in the four-pass print-mode, up to 4,0 sqm/h in the six-pass mode and in
the eight-pass mode there are still up to 2,6 sqm/h. Flexible substrates can be
printed either from roll-to-roll or from roll-to-sheet. Visit Océ at drupa, booth D80 and PrintCity, both in hall 6.
More
information: www.oce.com
14) Inca launched the Spyder 150
In a major addition to its line up of flatbed inkjet printers, Inca Digital Printers in Cambridge/UK recently launched the Spyder 150, a high productivity printer with a 60 x 40 inch print area. The Spyder 150 offers super high quality output plus all the technical features and benefits associated with the industry leading Eagle and Columbia flatbed printers. The Spyder offers three modes of output, producing resolutions from 400 to 1000 dpi, and has a maximum output of 50 square meters an hour. The new printer incorporates the latest inkjet heads released by US manufacturer Spectra, and these have enabled a leap forward in print quality, as well as ease of integration within the flatbed printer itself. The new Spyder can print edge to edge on to a wide range of substrates up to 30 mm thick. The printer is equipped with Wasatch software RIP version 5.0 that accepts all popular file-formats. The first showing in Europe will be at drupa in hall 5, booth C45.
More information: www.incadigital.com
15) NovaJet 1000i at drupa
ENCAD will present the new NovaJet 1000i wide-format printer – the
first graphic arts printer jointly developed by ENCAD and Kodak. Printing at
speeds of up to 14 square meters per hour by delivering photo quality, the
NovaJet 1000i is the fastest printer in its class. ENCAD has introduced an
all-new, 640-nozzle print head to deliver the high speed with exceptional image
quality. In addition, the NovaJet 1000i uses a unique dual component Rapid
Evaporation Drying System to enable take-up at full speed with a wide
assortment of Kodak media. ENCAD has also introduced Quantum Ink with the NovaJet
1000i printer. QI Dye Ink beasts outstanding color gamut and superior
durability. QI Pigment Ink is an universal ink with the ability to print on
both indoor and outdoor media with a color gamut that is unmatched by any other
pigment ink. Another highlight at drupa in hall 4, booth A55, is the extensive range of
performance guaranteed Kodak wide-format inkjet media. It includes photographic
papers, coated print papers, films, specialty media vinyl, and laminates.
More information: www.encad.com
16) Kodak Versamark’s press event
Kodak Versamark introduced the new
products, which the company will demonstrate at drupa
in hall 5, booth B24, at a press conference attended by an international
audience of more than 70 journalists and editors. They heard details of the new
products and received an overview of the strategic objectives of the company as
a wholly owned subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company and part of Kodak’s
Commercial Printing Group. The company highlighted a broad range of printing
systems from its full- and part-page printing systems families. The new KODAK
VERSAMARK V-series system featuring the next generation of business color
technology driven by the CS600 controller, new models of the V-series VANTAGE
printing system and the recently introduced JETBLACK monochrome printing
system, and the 4350 UV system for greater printing capability. With fully
integrated color management tools and support for multiple data streams, the
V-series system has a print resolution of 300 x 1200 dpi and speeds up to 100
m/h with a throughput of more than 1400 pages per minute.
More information:
www.kodakversamark.com
17) Proofing solutions by EPSON
Visitors to the upcoming drupa trade fair have the opportunity to
interact with the latest innovations from EPSON, including its professional
wide format proofing and printing solutions. This year EPSON demonstrates examples
of professional proofing, including remote proofing, using its large format
proof printers. The portfolio of products on show includes the EPSON Stylus PRO
4000, 7600, 9600 and 10600, offering professional printing solutions for high
quality output. The company also shows a variety of workflow and utility
software to suit professional printing applications. At
drupa in hall 7, booth A07, EPSON introduces the EPSON Expression
10000XL, the latest addition to its scanner portfolio of products to suit both
professional and high-end consumers. The Expression 10000XL is an exceptional
A3+ graphic arts scanner featuring high resolution, fast scanning speeds,
excellent functionality, and advanced networking capability. The Stylus PRO
4000 will be the focal point for EPSON’s professional photo studio situated on
the stand. The digital photo studio has the capability to produce data on site
and demonstrate how this can be edited, printed, proofed and checked on
location. Another Highlight on the stand is pro photo area, which will include
the EPSON Stylus Photo R800, an A4 photo printer that sets a new benchmark for
quality and durability.
More information: www.epson.de
18) Tiara exhibits the “Tourmaline”
Tiara Systems, a Lyson subsidiary, introduces at drupa, hall 7, booth C 31, a new grand format printer
to the European market: the Tiara Tourmaline – the company’s first machine
specifically designed for the grand format market. Following its success in the
wide format market, Tiara Systems is also now launching its technology into the
grand format sector. Tiara developed the new Tiara Tourmaline grand format
printer to offer the market the most competitively priced solution when
printing widths of 3.4 meters at a speed of 70 square meters an hour. The new
printer provides high quality wide gamut printing with up to three years image
longevity. It offers a maximum resolution of 370 dpi and print speeds of up to
28 square meters per hour (six pass), up to 42 sqm/h (four pass) and up to 70
sqm/h (two pass). The printer is equipped with 24 XJ128 printheads from
market-leading printhead manufacturer Xaar, and uses CMYK full-pigmented
solvent ink in five liter bottles manufactured by Lyson.
More information: www.tiarasystems.com
19) GBC with new thermal lamination
GBC Films Group Europe will guide its visitors through the world of print finishing during drupa in hall 11, booth D05. With its extensive portfolio of complete thermal lamination solutions, GBC will demonstrate the equipment and consumables for all printing processes and applications. The Centurion, GBC’s high speed completely integrated laminating system with feeder, separator and stacker, the company will not present at drupa. However, the staff would be pleased to discuss the specifications and benefits of this machine. Nevertheless, GBC will launch at drupa a unique scuff free film. This superior, polypropylene film for one-sided lamination resists scratches due to a hard coat, matte surface. The “Hardcoat Matt” film provides a scratch resistant, durable surface for protecting book covers, dust jackets, etc. Furthermore, the coating dramatically reduces the amount of returns, resulting in improved margins for publishers. GBC will also present a completely new revolutionary Gloss and Matt OPP laminating film. In addition, GBC will show different finishes of pre-embossed film and will introduce a number of new patterns. For the print-on-demand market, GBC introduces the new Mercury. This low volume one-sided finishing solution is ideal for copy shops and corporate in-house printing departments.
More information: www.gbcfilm.com
20) HPs new large-format solutions
With two new large-format solutions for technical customers, HP
starts in May. The new Designjets are to be seen live at drupa on the HP booth C 23 in
hall 4. The HP Designjet 100plus offers designers, architecture, and
engineer offices the possibility to print their jobs with highest line accuracy
– in the formats of DIN A4 to DIN A1. However, also for requirements of the
retail, for example during a poster-print, the Designjet 100plus is the fitting
solution. The successor of the HP Designjet 100 is equipped with an additional
paper cartridge A2+ and has a main ram of 64 megabytes. The machine allows the
pressure from a great number of applications, for example design- and planning
software, CAD, and more. It is available as from May 1 in the compartment
trade. In addition, HP offers – also as from May 1 – with the price-bundle
5500MFP – an efficient combination of a Designjet 5500PS that delivers high
speed production and printouts in photographic quality, with the Large-Format
Scanner 4200 – an optimal complement for archiving applications.
More information: www.hp.com
21) Caldera extends its GrandRIP range
Caldera Graphics, a leading software editor for imaging solutions on Mac OS X and Linux, supports three super wide printers more from VUTEk. Caldera Graphics continues to extend its GrandRIP range by adding to the list of its supported printers VUTEk UltraVu 2360, 3360, and 5330. The company develops three software solutions dedicated to grand format: GrandPRINT, GrandRIP, and GrandRIP+. The first one is an integrated desktop solution to drive grand format printers. It brings the appropriate answer to the productivity constraints of visual communication specialists (outdoor and sign). GrandRIP is a client/server solution for large format color productions. It is multi-task and multi-peripheral and contains a PS and PDF RIP in standard. GrandRIP+ allows tiling features and spot colors management for a perfect restitution on any output peripheral. GrandRIP and GrandRIP+ allow task automation with workflow and hotfolders. The combination of the Caldera Graphics technology allied to the VUTEk printing system offers quality and productivity.
More information: www.caldera.fr
22) New AutoUpdate for Onyx® Workflow 6.0 System
Onyx Graphics, a division of Océ Display Graphics Systems, Inc., has
announced a new AutoUpdate feature. The Onyx AutoUpdate is a separate
application with an easy to use interface. Once enabled it checks your RIP
installation and then downloads only the software updates you need. After
showing what updates are available the AutoUpdate will update Onyx 6.0
applications as well as printer drivers very fast, because it only downloads
the updates needed by your installation. The Onyx AutoUpdate is available at
Onyx Graphics website at no cost. Also Onyx Graphics has teamed up with HP to
create an easy, scalable and flexible workflow solution. The unique features of
HP Printers are enhanced by the remarkable RIP and color management tools
provided by Onyx Graphics. With the purchase of Onyx PosterShop 6.0 HP® Edition
(only available in the European Region) you can add one of the following
Workflow-Modules free of charge: Contour Cutting, In-House Pre-Print Proofing,
Textile Step & Repeater Front-end, One additional RIP or three additional
active printers. Last but not least Onyx Graphics announced some special offers
for Small-, Large- and Grand-Format Solutions, until June 30, 2004. At www.onyxgfx.com/drupa
2004 you will find an overview, where Onyx Graphics products will be
showcased.
More information: www.onyxgfx.com
23) CGS: ORIS Global Proofing
At drupa, CGS Publishing Technologies International introduces a new, comprehensive approach to color contract proofing, involving multiple print buyer and print producer locations. ORIS Global Proofing includes numerous ease-of use enhancements to the existing ORIS line, as well as the collaborative tools in its new ORIS Color Markup package. In addition in hall 5, booth C01, the company will unveil a new soft proofing technology, based on its ORIS Works and PDF Tuner technologies. The components of ORIS Global Proofing allow identical hard copy proofs created anywhere in the world – without requiring advanced color expertise at each location. One vital aspect of the approach is the use of software Wizards in ORIS Color Tuner 5.1, which will make the program’s Automatic Calibration even easier. At drupa, the company will demonstrate the system’s ability to easily bring like model printers into alignment with a common standard. ORIS Certified Proof 12.1, on both Mac and Windows, will also be unveiled.
More information: www.cgs.de
24) TEPEDE comes with “early bird”
For drupa, TEPEDE introduces “early bird” offer for the 1000i valid
until May 5. That means: one day before drupa. The offer contains a very
attractive finance package as well as a 1000 Euro (60”, 500 Euro for 42”) media
pack, which TEPEDE will shipping after installation. The finance package allows
you to pay a small initial payment with supplies discounts financing the
outstanding amount. Even for sellers and distributors, visiting TEPEDE at drupa in hall 8, 1st floor, booth C24, it
is a worthwhile decision, to catch this “early bird”. The export media team of
the company will be there throughout drupa to discuss the TEPEDE media and
display portfolio with users and future customers. TEPEDE will introduce at
drupa its complete new media range for solvent printers. That includes
different outdoor papers, films, canvas, and much more substrates, which
customers can use with a great number of several printers.
More information: www.tepede.com and info@tepede.com
25) Continental Grafix: Innovative holes
Continental Grafix takes chance to present its second product line at drupa in hall 12, booth B21. A non self-adhesive product range featuring the same benefits as the already existing and well known one-way vision window films is available soon. It opens new ways of advertising at POS sites, stores, and tradeshow construction. At first Continental Grafix show perforated polyester, which is named panoFilm. Equipped with the advantages of window film, panoFilm must not be necessarily applied directly on the surface of a window. It has the function of a “see-trough poster”. You can use it as a poster by use of a frame, hanging or as big banner. Being tear proof and stable, panoFilm can be re-used as often as you require. At second, these and more benefits are also unified with the product panoVision, a perforated paper for short-term applications at POS. It is also re-usable and you can apply it in the same easy manner like a regular poster. panoFilm and panoVision are printable by all means of established printing methods – from water based inkjet to solvent and screen printing. Nevertheless, the product range of self-adhesive perforated films is also an issue at drupa.
More information:
www.continentalgrafix.com
26) Lyson exhibits at drupa
Leading independent digital inkjet ink and media manufacturer,
Lyson, will exhibit its new range of Campaign and Sublimation HD inks at drupa in hall 7, booth C31. Lyson’s new Campaign ink
is a low cost grand format pigment ink, which has been developed to meet market
demand for inks that suit the short-cycle outdoor display sector. The Lyson
Campaign ink comes in a variety of bright and intense colors, perfect for the
high-impact requirements of outdoor advertising, and can print onto most
uncoated substrates suitable for grand format printing. The new addition to the
sublimation product range is Lyson Sublimation High Density (HD) Ink. Developed
in response to customer requests for deep velvet black, the ink maximizes
output potential by maintaining flow and color gamut, even at increased speeds.
Lyson also introduces at drupa the availability of dye-based inks for the HP
Designjet 5000. Customers with empty cartridges can return them to Lyson for
quick, efficient refilling.
More information: www.lyson.com
27) RealTimeProof 5.0 at drupa
RealTimeImage announces that the commercial release of RealTimeProof 5.0, which further increases the ROI benefits of conducting the approval process online, takes place at drupa. The full version release includes a “multiple view” and “compare” feature set, permitting simultaneous streaming, viewing, collaboration on, annotation and comparison of several file versions in high resolution. The compare function not only identifies and highlights version differences; it also creates and streams the difference between the selected versions – on the fly – to the viewer. As part of the anticipated acquisition of RealTimeImage’s Graphic Arts division by Kodak Polychrome Graphics (KPG), the company presents RealTimeProof 5.0 at the KPG booth at drupa in hall 4, booth A55. RealTimeProof 5.0 is available for both the ASP and client/server configurations of RealTimeProof solution. It gives production, creative, and management professionals the ability to examine and compare every segment of different file versions, down to the smallest pixel. Link-views allow concurrent application of the proofing tools on all viewed images; compare function allows version and file comparison, by streaming the difference between two Hi-Res Images, or highlighting these differences in a separate window.
More information: www.RealTimeImage.com
28) ColorSpan announces DisplayMaker 72SR
ColorSpan announces the DisplayMaker 72SR flatbed, roll-fed,
multi-purpose solvent inkjet printer. The DisplayMaker 72SR features the
ability to print on rigid materials, such as common display boards like
UltraBoard, Fome-Cor and GatorPlast, up to 4.6 mm (3/16-inch) thick. It
accommodates sheets up to 185 cm (73-inches) wide and 305 cm (120-inches) in
length. It can also print on a wide variety of roll-fed media up to 185 cm
wide.The DisplayMaker 72SR uses sixteen 600-dpi Micro-Quad piezo-electric
printheads and ColorSpan's SolaChrome-HR solvent pigmented inks to produce
high-quality POP displays, outdoor-durable signs, banners, vehicle graphics and
much more on inexpensive uncoated media.
More information: www.colorspan.com
29) New Version of d.gen 740TX
A new variant of the well-proved d.gen 740TX Textile Printer is available by Multiplot Graphic Systems. The digital printer is equipped with a pressure ceiling and allows a pull- and folding-free guided tour of the most different cloths (for example weaving and performing-products, blended fabric, elastic product). With that, you can produce line-free prints also with low solutions and small passes. The 12 piezo-print-head offers solutions in 360, 450, 540, 720 and 1440 dpi. With the variable drop size, photograph-realistic prints become possible. A heating guarantees fast drying. They designed the machine for effective production. Next to, a high speed of a maximum of 28 square meters per hour the printer with a width of 187 cm is suitable for all usual material widths. The ink system of the printer is unique. The supply occurs about one 1-liter tank with pressure balance. Therefore, a refill in current operation is possible. The unattended production overnight is no problem. As a special feature, the printer has a recycling system for ink. Ink that is used in case of cleaning of the print heads is color separated, can be filtered, and can be employed again. The d.gen 740TX Textile Printer works with all usual water-based inks. For the further processing the well-proved HeatJets or Steam X of Multiplot are providing as a good partner.
More information: www.multiplot.de
30) Skyton’s SKYWIDE in South Africa
Skyton, the international private company, active in the wide and
super-wide digital printing for outdoor advertising markets, completed
successfully the first installation of its SKYWIDE 34 grand-format digital
printing system in South Africa. The installation took place at Bloemfontein
Repro Services, a privately owned service bureau based in Bloemfontein. The
SKYWIDE 34 is a 3.4-meter wide digital printing system aimed at the outdoor
advertising large format printing markets. Here some unique features: start to
print from the first inch of the media, speed of up to 110 square meters per
hour, roll-to-roll of roll-to-sheet printing, and direct printing on to PVC
banner, paper, self adhesive vinyl, mesh, backlit PVC and more. The SKYWIDE 34
utilizes the XJ-500 revolutionary print heads made by XAAR. Combined with the
MegaInk MegaJet solvent-based inks – the SKYWIDE produces vibrant, dense and
durable prints on a wide variety of media types.
More information: www.skyton.biz
31) Wasatch SoftRIP Version 5.1
Wasatch Computer Technology has released the Wasatch SoftRIP Version 5.1. This new version of SoftRIP builds on the groundbreaking architecture of version 5.0 to provide complete command and control of an organization’s production environment. From the artist’s workstation to the completed print, version 5.1 provides a faster, easier more complete workflow. With SoftRIP Version 5.1, users can control their RIP and Print Queues for four printers simultaneously and in real-time. Users can now manage the largest and most complex production environments with ease. Version 5.1 also introduces a new media-saving Smart Nesting feature for users that prefer batch printing to maximize media usage. They can choose from a variety of nesting options based on their preferences for media saving versus easy trimming, and they can use hot folder-based scaling, mirror, and rotation capabilities to speed file preparation from any workstation. Remote users will find that they can do most required RIP tasks easily without ever going to the RIP station.
More information: www.wasatchinc.com
32) PhotoPRINT 4 Family: Major Update available
Scanvec Amiable Europe announces the availability of the PhotoPRINT
4 Family V4.0v4 professional RIP solutions. This new release has been vastly
improved and offers highly productive, revenue increasing features and
functionalities that bring new fields of opportunities. Due to the certified
Adobe® PostScript® Level 3 interpreter and the revised color management engine,
highest possible output quality is ensured as well as compatibility with all
popular file-formats. Engineered with cooperation from major equipment
manufacturers, PhotoPRINT 4 Family comes standard with extensive driver support
for all popular large/wide format printers. PhotoPRINT 4 Family also sets a new
standard in the "Contour Cutting" arena: use any combination of
printer and vinyl cutter, to create your own Virtual Hybrid Device and easily
expand your business opportunities using a proven workflow approach. The
PhotoPRINT 4 Family V4.0v4 adds driver-and ICC-profile support for many new
output devices including the Agfa Grand Sherpa Universal, Encad Novajet 1000i,
DGI Ace series – Neojet UV series – VT series, Graphtec CE2800-60 and
FC4210-60, and RunJiang Flora series. Existing PhotoPRINT 4 Family users can
update to this new release "free-of-charge".
More information: info@ScanvecAmiable.be
33) ASLAN: printing film for pop-up displays
The German specialist for self-adhesive films now offers a new rigid PVC-film for
pop-up displays. This non-adhesive and white matt film is highly opaque and has a special surface which is ideal for electrostatic printing, thermal-transfer printing and all solvent based printing systems. The ASLAN N 22 is available in 250µm, 300µm, 350µm and 400µm and is sold in rolls of 50 m x 1,23 m. Further information about the compatibility with major printers is included in the ASLAN compatibility list which can be found at the website.
More information:
www.ASLAN-Schwarz.com
34) MegaInk offers Rockhopper II Ink
The Czech Republic based MegaInk s.r.o. introduced a new ink for the
Mutoh Rockhopper II wide format printer at ISA Expo in Orlando/USA. The new inks
for Rockhopper II offer richer color, higher density, fast drying, better
adhesion to the media and a wider color gamut. MegaInk has specially designed
these inks for the Mutoh Rockhopper II to achieve maximum outdoor durability.
The inks were beta tested to ensure 100% compatibility with Rockhopper II
printers. The true solvent inks offer the ability to print deep reds and other
difficult colors at lower resolutions and faster printing speeds. Megaink is
supplying accessories for the Rockhopper II that will work with the new MegaInk
Rockhopper II inks.
More information: www.megaink.biz
35) Manufacturers embrace 3Ps TruColor line
3P InkJet Textiles Corp. presented their award-winning TruColor Banner at ISA 2004, the International Sign Expo in Orlando, USA. The TruColor line met the high demands of several digital printers, ink- and RIP-manufacturers. Many companies showed their printing results with TruColor media of 3P in Orlando. 3P designed the TruColor fabrics for UV curable and solvent inks. The superior printing results convince the fine text, line, and photographic detail. The TruColor line produces brilliant, vivid, and accurate color images. 3P offers high flexibility for creativity by presenting a wide range of TruColor media for indoor as well as outdoor use in width up to 122 inches. The Company won this years DIMA Digital printer Shoot-Out 2004 in the Creative Application Textile category with TruColor light banner. The opaque TruColour light banner, the ideal cloth for printing outdoor-durable banners was printed with a Mac Dermid ColorSpan DisplayMaker 72s using ColorSpan’s SolaChrome-HR solvent based inks.
More information:
www.3P-inktextiles.com
36) Many space contracts for photokina
The number of space contracts received for photokina – the World of
Imaging – held in cologne from September 28 to October 3 this year so far is
very encouraging. Five months before the fair opens, the Consumer Halls are
already nearly booked solid, and in the Professional Imaging Center, there is
no much space left. All the major players in the global imaging market will be
exhibiting. The ever growing range of products in show in the field of
professional photo and imaging technology, including digital publishing,
large-format printing and lab technology, will now be concentrated in hall 14.
Particularly extensive is the range of products in large-format printing, which
you can classify as Europe’s largest LFP trade fair. An International Digital
Publishing Congress supports the range. Organized in cooperation with the
Deutsche Drucker Verlagsgesellschaft, the event covers all aspects of prepress
for decision-makers, experts and service providers expecting to have a more
international outlook.
More information: www.photokina.de
37) I.T.: Turnover $ 50 billion by 2007
I.T. Strategies, Inc. is an established research and consultancy firm dedicated to serving companies in emerging digital printing markets. The company delivers intelligent data, analysis, strategy, and implementation practices to vendors in the digital printing industry around the world. The company estimates that in 2002, businesses and consumers spent more than $ 30 billion worldwide for digital color output and this is forecast to rise to almost $ 50 billion by 2007, a CAGR of 9 percent. I.T. Strategies divides out into two broad categories: documents and graphics. Documents are products that are generally printed on paper and are meant to be read. Graphics are products that are printed on a wide variety of substrates from paper to vinyl, to fabric to corrugate. I.T. Strategies included two digital color printing technologies in its forecast: inkjet and electro-photography. Inkjet technology over the forecast period will generate about 60 percent of the total PFP output value: $ 19 billion in 2002, growing to almost § 30 billion by 2007.
More information:
www.it-strategies.com
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