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Company: CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff Wednesday,
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Dear readers, here you
will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large Format
Printing. 1) drupa: 29 May to 11 June 2008 in Düsseldorf
More information: www.drupa.com Sincerely
Yours Susanne
Aschoff |
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1) drupa: 29 May to 11 June 2008
in Düsseldorf 2) Matan: Next generation of Barak5 3) Gandinnovations reaches new heights with the
NanoJet 4) GCC will proudly launch StellarJET K100UV at drupa 5) Inca flatbed printers distributed by Fujifilm 6) Agfa Graphics: New :Anapurna XLS / Mv and M4f 7) Mutoh to present latest innovations at drupa 8) Mimaki: New UV curable inkjet printing technology
at drupa 9) Roland: A world of large format opportunities and
applications 10) TEPEDE: Environment protection in large format
production 11) KALA: New range of laminators 12) Contex: New large format imaging solutions 13) Xaar to “unleash the power of inkjet” at drupa 14) ONYX Graphics: Top Product Award for Third
Consecutive Year 15) ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions live at drupa
2008 16) SA International showcases SAi Color Solutions 17) SCP exhibits solutions with Canon at drupa 19) X-Rite and Caldera: i1iO automated Chart Reader for
Linux 20) Bordeaux: New Versatile PlFx UV Ink 21) IBENA: Two new fabrics and an innovative cotton
textile 22) SEAL Graphics: New range of textiles for indoor and
outdoor 23) Mitsubishi HiTec Paper: “Give me five” 24) Continental Grafix: Not only „one-way-vision“ to
discover 25) Ferrari: New display products at FESPA Digital 26) DPLenticular: New innovative 3D solutions 27) HumanEyes challenges visitors to 'Print Out of the
Box' 28) ILFORD ICC profiles an instant success 29) Georg + Otto Friedrich: Completely new web-site 30) viscom frankfurt 2008: The viscom INNOVATION AWARD
2008 31) FESPA Digital Textile Conference 32) MACtac: New Performance Graphics Academy 33) Mutoh Deutschland: New office in Düsseldorf,
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2) Matan: Next generation of Barak5Matan presents at drupa the next generation of its Barak5 – now offering production speed of over 300 sqm/hr, while maintaining its versatility and high print quality. Live demonstrations of the Barak line will be given throughout the show. It has been less than a year since the Barak line of 5m and 3.5m wide, UV, Hybrid digital printers was launched. "Matan is constantly seeking new ways of improving its products and meet the most demanding customers' requirements", says Hanan Yosefi, President & CEO of Matan. Barak5 incorporates leading print-head technology, featuring 32 printheads with drop sizes starting at 30 picoliter for high-quality output. Its extended color gamut and flexible inks (Barak UV 300) enable it to target a wide range of demanding applications. The Barak5 offers almost double throughput (over 300 sqm/hr) and extends the machine's production potential to new levels, without compromising the printout's quality. In addition, Matan will exhibit the flagship of its Thermal Transfer product line – the Matan SprinG³, which will be demonstrated throughout the show. drupa: hall 8a, booth B 25 More information:
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Alphabetical index: Agfa Graphics (6),
Bordeaux (20), ColorGATE (15), Contex (12), Continental Grafix (24), DPLenticular (26), drupa 2008 (1), ErgoSoft (18), Ferrari (25), FESPA Digital Textile Conference (31), Gandinnovations (3), Georg + Otto Friedrich (29), GCC (4), HumanEyes (27), IBENA (21), ILFORD (28), Inca (5), Kala (11), MACtac (32), Matan (2), Mimaki (8), Mitsubishi HiTec Paper (23), Mutoh (7) (33), ONYX Graphics (14), Roland (9), SA International (16), SCP (17), SEAL Graphics (22), TEPEDE (10), viscom frankfurt 2008 (30), Xaar (13), X-Rite / Caldera (19) |
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3) Gandinnovations reaches new heights with the NanoJetGandinnovations will launch the NanoJet UV True Flatbed
digital printer at drupa. The Nanojet is specifically designed to print
outstanding photo-realistic quality outputs. Equipped with a silicon nozzle
plate, the NanoJet uses 24 Spectra high performance print heads. This 15 pico
liter head is specifically designed to deliver high resolution droplets.
Printing at speeds of 20.4 sqm/hr in photo-realistic mode with superb
results, the NanoJet has a print area of 4’ x 8’ and prints in 6 colors at
800 dpi, using Gandinnovations UV-curable branded inks. The strong vacuum
table on the NanoJet holds virtually any rigid material in place up to 5 cm
in thickness and the specially designed table uses a linear motion system to
control movement, ensuring perfect registration on rigid and flexible
materials every time. Ideal for high quality display printing on glass, acrylics,
dibond, aluminum, wood, steel, coroplast, formboard and styren. drupa: hall 5, booth A 23 More information:
www.gandinnovations.com 4)
GCC
will proudly launch StellarJET K100UV at drupa
GCC is thrilled to announce the launch of their latest GCC StellarJet K100UV (also known as StellarJET 250UVK) curable inkjet printer at drupa. Utilizing 8-16 Konica printheads and available in CMYK plus Lc, Lm, W, V, the latest GCC StellarJET K100UV is a grand format UV curable inkjet printer, capable of printing refined details at true 720 dpi and apparent 1440 dpi with Lc, Lm added. The GCC StellarJET K100UV can print directly on both rigid and flexible substrates up to 2500 mm (98.4”) width, and 50 mm (2”) thickness, delivering printing speed up to 120 sqm/hr. With great versatility and user-friendlyness, the GCC StellarJET K100UV is designed for a wide variety of applications including interior designs, displays, banners, signage and personalized/customized gifts. drupa: hall 8b, booth C 11 More information:
www.gccworld.com 5) Inca flatbed printers distributed by FujifilmThe impressive Inca Onset, rated as the world's fastest
and fully automated digital UV flatbed printer has had a major impact on the
industry following its debut last year. Industry response to this record
breaking printer has been so high that Inca's machine production has been
increased to meet demand, the company says. Seven of the flagship systems
have already been installed in drupa: hall 8b, booth A 25 (at
Fujifilm) and hall 8b, booth A 62 (at Dainippon Screen) More information:
www.incadigital.com 6) Agfa Graphics: New :Anapurna XLS / Mv and M4fAgfa Graphics announced that it will debut the newest additions to its family of highly reliable and cost-efficient inkjet printers at drupa, the :Anapurna XLS, the :Anapurna Mv and the :Anapurna M4f. The new :Anapurna XLS is designed to eliminate the need for users to have to compromise between speed and quality as it is specially designed to provide photographic quality at high-production speeds. The XLS comes in a choice of speeds and produces top-quality printing with highly saturated, wide gamut colors in the medium, large and extra-large formats (up to 250 cm). It also allows borderless printing and has the capability for dual board printing. The printer outputs photo quality images at resolutions of 1440 dpi enabling reproduction of very fine text and line art. The Anapurna Mv will offer the image quality of the popular :Anapurna M, but can additionally add a spot of flood varnish to further improve printed materials' cosmetic appearance. The M4f also has the same robust design as the M. It has four CMYK printheads and is positioned as a rigid printer only with roll-to-roll as an option. The M4f is the entry level UV-ink printer of Agfa's :Anapurna range. Both the :Anapurna Mv and M4f have a maximum media width of 160 cm. The entire :Anapurna family, including the XLS , Mv and M4f, delivers exceptional results for indoor and outdoor applications on uncoated rigid media, such as corrugated boards, rigid plastics, exhibition panels, stage graphics and advertising panels, as well as roll media such as film, vinyl and paper, canvas and banners. drupa: hall 8a, booth B 63 More information:
www.agfa.com 7) Mutoh to present latest innovations at drupaMutoh will show its latest innovations in the field of
digital inkjet printing technology for commercial print applications,
including its proprietary i² Intelligent Interweaving technology. Apart from
the latest Mutoh printer equipment, drupa visitors will be able to discover
Mutoh’s new wide-format UV inkjet printer, called ZEPHYR, engineered and
developed at Mutoh’s European R&D centre. With R&D and manufacturing
plants in More information:
www.mutoh.eu 8) Mimaki: New UV curable inkjet printing technology at drupaAt drupa Mimaki will showcase new UV curable inkjet
printers using technologies based on Mimaki’s renowned expertise in the Sign
/ Graphics markets. The new printers consist of a roll-to-roll UV curable
inkjet printer with UV LED curing technology and a single-pass high quality
UV curable inkjet printer. Among the innovations to be demonstrated is the
hybrid UJV-160, a 60” roll-to-roll large format UV curable inkjet printer.
Since the printer utilizes UV LED curing technology, the curing heat emitted
by the UV lamps is very low. Therefore the printer can accommodate heat
sensitive media. Also for printing on rigid materials an optional table is
available. UV LED curing technology cuts the power consumption of the printer
by about one forth in comparison to conventional UV curing methods. Mimaki
will also present their already established innovative UV curable inkjet
printers, suitable for a wide range of on-demand short run production in
various (industrial) markets. drupa: hall 8b, booth A
03 More information:
www.mimakieurope.com 9) Roland: A world of large format opportunities and applicationsRoland DG will use drupa to demonstrate that the variety
of products and applications that can be produced on its large format
technologies is limited only by the user’s imagination. Visitors to the
company’s booth are invited to view the drupa: hall 5, booth B 37 More information:
www.rolanddg.be 10) TEPEDE: Environment protection in large format productionThe 3200 mm solvent printers TeckStone and TeckProS are
well accepted and sold to many companies world wide to protect environment
and operators, TEPEDE says.. TEPEDE has developed a special device named
VOCAL-3L offering a high ratio and long term protection. VOCAL-3LO is best
suited also to protect environment and operators against harmful ozone
produced during the UV-curing process. In combination with the new cover,
covering the print area and also protecting operators eyes against dangerous
flash of UV-lamps, TeckStorm and TeckThunder offer beside breathtaking print
quality also optimized environment and operator protection. Also on display is
the complete workflow of rigid printing and contour routing for graphic and
industrial applications. drupa: hall 3, booth C 89-9 More information:
www.tepede.com 11) KALA: New range of laminatorsKALA, french manufacturer of wide format laminating equipment, will present at drupa its new and innovative range of laminators for pressure sensitive material up to 2 meters wide. This new machine has already met a tremendous welcome at FESPA Digital last April. Users and distributors throughout the world were particularly amazed and impressed by its highly exclusive European touch design, which will quickly make this laminator a master piece of equipment in a printer’s workshop. Besides an effective working speed of 6,5 m/min, this model offers more innovative features and combines efficiency with user-friendliness. drupa: hall 13, booth C 65 More information:
www.kala.fr 12) Contex: New large format imaging solutionsContex has announced its next generation of professional wide format scanners. With its technological and stylistic enhancements, the product suite boasts even greater image quality and flexibility. More than just a face lift, the scanners’ new black-and-silver casing slots seamlessly into any modern business environment. Easily integrated with most wide format printers, the scanners enable users to create visually unified, multi-function copying and printing solutions. The launch of the Contex HD Series marks the next generation of award-winning products for Contex customers. Contex has upgraded the optical resolution from 508 dpi to 600 dpi. “600 dpi is the highest true optical resolution specification in the large format scanning industry today”, says Niels Appel, Executive VP, Sales and Marketing for Contex operations. The HD Series also includes the Hi-Speed USB interface with Contex’s own extended data transfer rate, known as xDTR. xDTR speeds up data transfer from the scanner to the PC, making extra wide and high resolution scanning a breeze. More information:
www.contex.com 13) Xaar to “unleash the power of inkjet” at drupaA large number of Xaar printhead-enabled printers is due to be demonstrated at drupa by key industry suppliers, including at least six new products making their worldwide debut. This sets a new record for Xaar, an independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks and peripheral equipment, and is the driving the force behind Xaar's 'Unleash the power of inkjet' theme for the show. Designed for high-speed, single-pass and scanning applications, the latest Xaar 1001 printhead is based on Xaar's innovative Hybrid Side-Shooter and TF Technology which ensure accurate drop control, outstanding quality, productivity, and reliability. All the new products to be launched at drupa rely on either the Xaar 1001 or the Xaar 760 and XaarDOT (Xaar Drop Optimisation Technology) for their high-end performance. There will be numerous Xaar-enabled wide format, narrow web, label, textile and ceramics inkjet products at drupa demonstrating the considerable flexibility and potential of its printhead range. drupa: hall 4, booth E 10 More information:
www.xaar.com 14) ONYX Graphics: Top Product Award for Third Consecutive Year
More information: www.onyxgfx.com 15) ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions live at drupa 2008
More information: www.colorgate.com 16) SA International showcases SAi Color Solutions
More information: www.saintl.biz 17) SCP exhibits solutions with Canon at drupa
More information: www.scp.de and www.canon-europe.com 18) ErgoSoft certified by MGEMikkelson Graphic Engineering (MGE), leading developer for advanced cutting solutions, has certified PosterPrint v.2008 from ErgoSoft for use with their products of the i-cut family and also recommends PosterPrint for their customers wanting a superior print and cut solution. According to MGE, ErgoSoft’s PosterPrint v.2008 is characterized by its easy to use interface and the ability to set cutting marks and lines in two different modes. In the automatic mode, the user can choose the number of cutting marks, while in the manual mode the user can place a different number of cutting marks freely, which will then be identified by the i-cut. This way, simple contours can be cut out with the minimal use of cutting marks, which reduce the amount of needed data and therefore increases the production speed. For more complex patterns, additional individually placed cutting marks can be set in the PosterPrint v.2008 RIP software which will increase the cutting accuracy. More
information: www.ergosoft.net and www.mge-us.com 19) X-Rite and Caldera: i1iO automated Chart Reader for LinuxX-Rite, Incorporated, a global leader in color technology and Caldera, a French company specializing in color management, imaging and driving solutions for large format peripherals announced the immediate availability of the first ever Linux version of the award-winning X-Rite i1iO Automated Chart Reader. The latest result of Caldera and X-Rite’s long-term and fruitful OEM partnership, the i1iO Automated Chart Reader for Linux will be driven by EasyMedia, Caldera’s integrated color management, color calibration and profile making solution for high quality and accurate output. Easy Media is powered by X-Rite’s ProfileMaker engine for ICC profile generation. All linearization, light and dark ink separation as well as ink limit and transitions are genuine Caldera technologies. The EasyMedia /i1iO package is ideally suited to meet the color calibration and measurement needs of professional creatives/designers, photographers, prepress, corporate designers, ad agencies, as well as for print-for-pay, fine arts, sign shops, textile printing, large format printing and high speed digital printing environments. The EasyMedia/i1iO package is available immediately from Caldera. The system will be demonstrated for the first time at drupa on the X-Rite stand D02 in hall 5. More information:
www.caldera.eu or www.xrite.com 20) Bordeaux: New Versatile PlFx UV InkBordeaux Digital Printink Ltd., has at FESPA Digital its
new line of optimal UV inks announced. Already offering UV Curing inks for
flatbed applications, More information:
www.c-m-y-k.com 21) IBENA: Two new fabrics and an innovative cotton textileOn the FESPA Digital IBENA has presented two new fabrics for printing with solvent inks as well as an innovative cotton textile which can be printed with transfer paper. This heavy cotton canvas which is named Subli Cotton 400 has a special coating which absorbs the dye sub inks without losing the characteristic cotton look. The new polyester fabrics are both lightweight, up to 320 cm wide and can be printed with solvent inks. Glossy Taft 180 is made out of polyester filament and coated with the typical Ibena photo quality obtaining very good results in backlight applications. The new Polyester Screen benefits from its characteristic and very textile surface - due to the coarse structure the fabric shows transparency and density at the same time. More information:
www.dpitex.com 22) SEAL Graphics: New range of textiles for indoor and outdoorIn order that
marketers can extend the gamut of applications possible from today's
photo-quality dye-sublimation printers, a new range of textiles suitable for
both indoor and outdoor use is now available from SEAL Graphics. Comprising
of no less than five different fabrics that have been specifically designed
for use with both transfer and direct dye-sub print technologies, they are
suitable for printing with solvent-, water- and oil-based dye sub inks in
applications such as banners, exhibition graphics and POP displays. One
textile, which SEAL Graphics calls its 'Mirror Flag', is particularly useful
for transparent applications such as indoor and outdoor flags and room or
stand dividers. It is a 100 per cent knitted, 110g/sqm polyester fabric with
excellent bleed-through qualities. Another, the 'Poplin Banner' is also 100
per cent polyester and offers excellent durability and crease-resistant
qualities; whilst the '3D Banner' textile has been designed for 3-dimensional
advertising and therefore offers great stretchability properties. The
remaining two textiles are the 'Double Print' and 'Light Banner' fabrics. The
former is a 280g/sqm polyester with two different finishes: satin on one side
and matt on the other. Both sides are equally printable and this material
offers good long-term outdoor durability. All fabrics have the B1 and NFPA
701 fire rating. When used with dye-sublimation printers, these textiles are
ready to handle immediately they exit the printer and deliver outstanding UV-
and scratch-resistance. More information: www.sealgraphics.com 23) Mitsubishi HiTec Paper: “Give me five”
drupa:
hall 9, booth C 04 More information: www.mitsubishi-paper.com
24) Continental Grafix: Not only „one-way-vision“ to discoverThe main focus at drupa will be on the non adhesive products which are based on own patents and which faces and increase in popularity. The Swiss team will present some product improvements. panoRama Star and panoRama Screen will be shown with a new backing liner which is better removable after the printing procedure. The previous liners have worked fairly but the tack was increasing after a certain time of storage. The new liner is now better removable and ensures safe removal. Furthermore Continental Grafix is also pleased to announce an improvement of panoRama Mesh. The real one-way-vision Mesh features improved transparency and is therefore highly recommended to be applied on facades where translucency is required. Continental Grafix is also proud to present a totally different product for the „Out of Home“ market. Be curious to discover a printing media which is innovative and unique in this form. drupa: hall 7.1, booth E 29 More information:
www.continentalgrafix.com 25) Ferrari:
New display products at FESPA Digital
Ferrari, PVC-coated substrates manufacturer, stays abreast
of ever-higher speeds in the production of hanging banners, advertising banners
and storefront panels in the large format sector, by improvements to its
Expolit 456 product. The development of Expolit 456 SP, which is equipped
with a “Speed Printing” finish, now makes considerably higher printing speeds
possible, which, at the same time, leads to a substantial improvement in
productivity. The new lacquer finish provides an even higher color brilliance
and makes an even higher picture resolution possible. “Decowall”, a new
product for mobile pop-up display systems, which makes the usual protective coating
on the printed surfaces superfluous, was premiered at FESPA Digital. More information:
www.ferrarisign.com 26) DPLenticular: New innovative 3D solutionsRecently, the lenticular market has found new growth opportunities through the expansion of the digital printing industry. DPLenticular will present its 40LPI product range at drupa. The 40 LPI lenticular sheet (also called VLF for Very Large Format) offers volume productions of posters in larger sizes with 3D or flip effect, offering new possibilities to the large format offset and digital flat-bed inkjet presses. It also allows the production of animated pictures using seconds of HDTV images. Lenticular technology is a high resolution imaging process developed for the purpose of creating visual effects such as 3D, multiple changing graphics or animation. The Lenstar lenticular sheets is reverse printed with interlaced images using conventional or the faster UV inks and can accept various types of laminations. DPLenticular in Europe and Pacur in the US are offering such a wide range of different types and thicknesses guaranteeing a stable and quality print. This is of vital importance as the slightest deviation distorts the image and completely destroys the effects of lenticular printing. drupa Innovation Park: hall 7, booth 7.0 C More information:
www.dplenticular.com or www.lenstar.org or www.pacur.com 27) HumanEyes challenges visitors to 'Print Out of the Box'HumanEyes Technologies discloses the extensive range of revolutionary new tools and features that will be embedded in its new Producer³D lenticular workflow solution, to be launched at drupa. Producer³D's new tools and features have been designed in response to market needs. An impressive array of new lenticular tools and 'industry first' prepress features that simplify the pre-print process, greatly improve lenticular printing efficiency, and provide superior lenticular print output are apt to change the face of lenticular printing. "Producer³D is a feature-rich lenticular software package and has been developed primarily in response to customer feedback. We are the first company to successfully integrate this level of functionality and workflow into software for lenticular and 3D printing, and our R&D team has worked extremely hard over the past two years to ensure we are able to offer our customers an exceptional piece of new lenticular workflow software", says Ronen Sobel, VP Graphic Arts Sales, HumanEyes Technologies. HumanEyes lenticular technology will be demonstrated throughout drupa on five partner stands: Fujifilm (hall 8b; booth A25), Gandinnovations (hall 5, booth A23), HP (hall 8a, booth B26), KBA (hall 16, booth B45) and Océ Display Graphics Systems (hall 6, booth A44). More information:
www.humaneyes.com 28) ILFORD
ICC profiles an instant success
Following the successful launch of its More information:
www.ilford.com 29) Georg + Otto Friedrich: Completely new web-site
More information: www.g-o-friedrich.com 30) viscom frankfurt 2008: The viscom INNOVATION AWARD 2008“And the winner is“, was the motto last September at
viscom duesseldorf, when the international trade fair for visual
communication presented the viscom INNOVATION AWARD for the first time. After
this successful premiere, the prize will again be awarded this year at viscom
frankfurt 2008. “Every year, our exhibitors contribute to making viscom the
industry platform“, says viscom Director Petra Lassahn. “With this award we
want to focus more strongly on innovations in the industry.“ The second
viscom INNOVATION AWARD will again be given in five categories: Digital
Printing/Large Format Printing, Textile Processing, Light Advertising and
Signmaking for POS (finished products such as presentation systems for
POSdisplay) and Signmaking for Machinery, Materials, Software, Tools,
Application Technologies and Assembly Processes for the production of
advertising products. Furthermore, there will be the “Light Advertsising Best
Practice Award“. This prize is awarded for outstanding practical examples of
light advertising installations. The market launch of the submitted product
must have taken place after viscom 2007 in viscom frankfurt 2008: 30 October
to 1 November 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany More information:
www.viscom-messe.com 31) FESPA Digital Textile ConferenceThe FESPA Digital Textile Conference, held in parallel
with FESPA Digital Printing Europe 2008, attracted a variety of quality
printers, recognized manufacturers, and entrepreneurs interested in entering
the fast-growing textile sector. Entitled Digital Printing for Commercial
Success, the conference welcomed over 130 delegates who had the opportunity
to hear leading niche industrial textile printers and manufacturers. Speakers
shared a full gamut of knowledge and experience on new technologies and the
latest advancements in the digital textile printing industry, with conference
sessions spanning a variety of topics including flag printing, consumer
customization, and inks for garment printing. Further to the success of this
Digital Textile Conference, FESPA is planning to host a UK-focused textile
conference this autumn, in conjunction with PRISM, its More information:
www.fespa.com 32) MACtac: New Performance Graphics AcademyIn the crowded Ink Jet market, differentiation and
specialization are more important than ever. To help its Distributors’ Sales
Teams understand better digital printers’ problems and solve them, MACtac has
created the More information:
www.mactacdigital.com 33) Mutoh Deutschland: New office in Düsseldorf, GermanyMutoh officially inaugurated its new Mutoh Deutschland
office in More information:
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