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Company: CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff Friday, 07.
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Dear readers, here
you will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large
Format Printing. 1)
Visual communication Europe 2006
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communication Europe 2006: 20 to More information: www.visualparis.com |
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1) Visual
communication Europe 2006 2) Océ: Two new inkjet printers 3) Solaris 1500FB is upgraded
for higher quality 4) Multi-Plot presents smallest
HeatJet for big requisition 5) Eisfeld Datentechnik:
PosterJet 7.5 for Mac OS X 6) AIT claims world first with
LF RIP drivers 7) BASF and Stork launched
pigment ink solution at ITM 8) Fillink had a phenomenal
FESPA Digital 9) Fujifilm showcases digital
offer at European shows 10) Qualimage: New photo paper
for solvent printing 11) Continental Grafix offers the
new panoStick 12) Avery Graphics: New light on
reflective films 13) Junkers & Müllers
launches multi-purpose Aqua 14) GBC launched further
finishing solutions 15) photokina 2006: The latest
trends in professional printing 16) EFI: JMD uses VUTEk PressVu
UV 17) TEPEDE: Concentration of all
purchasing activities 18) KANGWOO Co. changed to
STARFLEX Co. 19) Agfa-Gevaert splits into 3
independent businesses 20) Mutoh America Inc: Arthur
Vanhoutte becomes Managing Director 21) Jetrion names Jason Oliver
Managing Director in Europe 22) GretagMacbeth: Color seminar
for SignMaker 23) Xaar: 10-year anniversary of
student program Alphabetical index: Agfa-Gevaert (19), AIT (6), Avery Graphics (12), BASF (7), Continental Grafix (11),
EFI (16), Eisfeld Datentechnik
(5), Fillink (8), Fujifilm (9), GBC (14), GretagMacbeth (22), Jetrion (21), Junkers & Müllers
(13), Multi-Plot (4), Mutoh America (20), Oce (2), photokina 2006 (15), Qualimage (10), Solaris (3), STARFLEX Co. (18), TEPEDE (17), Visual communication Europe 2006 (1), Xaar (23) |
2)
Océ: Two new inkjet printers
The new Océ CS9090 is a 2.28 meter-wide, high quality, production
speed printer that can use either low-solvent or eco-solvent inks to create
outdoor-durable prints. It joins the Océ CS9065
(165 cm wide), introduced in March 2006, in expanding the company’s line of
outdoor-durable printers. Both printers offer true 720 x 720 dpi resolution
at print speeds up to 13 sqm/h in
production (four-pass) mode. In high speed (two-pass) mode, print
speeds up to 22 sqm/h can
be achieved with a resolution of 360 x 720 dpi. The second new printer is the
Océ CS7100 UV curable 2.5 m inkjet printer and it
joins the popular Océ CS7000 Series UV curable
inkjet printers that can print onto either roll-based or rigid media. The Océ CS7100 is part of the Océ
CS7000 Series printers, which includes the CS7075 and CS7070 models. The
CS7100 prints up to 2.5 meters wide and the company will deliver it with
newly developed, heavy duty roller tables to support a wide range of rigid
substrates up to a thickness of 12.7 mm. Typical applications include indoor
and outdoor point-of purchase signage, vinyl and textile banners, exhibition
displays and window graphics. The Océ CS7100 can
print full bleeds onto rigid substrates, eliminating expensive laminating and
time-consuming mounting steps. More information: www.oce.com |
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3)
Solaris 1500FB is upgraded for higher quality
Since the
More information: www.solaris1504.com 4)
Multi-Plot presents smallest HeatJet for big
requisition
Till now,
Multi-Plot´s HeatJet 24
was the smallest HeatJet. But now, the HeatJet 24 is available with a passage width up to 68 cm.
Media holder, rewinder, digital controller and
emergency buttons are some technical features. The machine is designed for
roll-to-roll and sheets. The HeatJet 24 is
perfectly suitable for the production of shirts, towels, home fashion,
decoration textiles, scarfs or other textiles. The
final products are washing proof and UV proof and have brilliant colors. The HeatJet 24 is for the desktop market and a supplement for
the Epson 3000 and 4000 printers. More information: www.multiplot.de 5)
Eisfeld Datentechnik:
PosterJet 7.5 for Mac OS X
During
the Mac Expo 2006 fair in More information: www.posterjet.com 6)
AIT claims world first with LF RIP drivers
The More information: www.applied-image.com 7)
BASF and Stork launched pigment ink solution at ITM
Two major
players in the textile printing industry – BASF and Stork Digital Imaging –
have combined their expertise to develop a complete, easy-to-use,
high-performance pigment ink solution for the digital textile printer. The
new pigment ink solution has made its world début at ITM 2006 in More information: www.basf.com/textile and
www.storkprints.com 8)
Fillink had a phenomenal FESPA Digital
FESPA
Digital was the occasion for Fillink Technologies
to celebrate a year of phenomenal growth since FESPA 2005, when the company
declared its mission to provide affordable, high quality inks which meet the
needs of print professionals for cost-effective alternatives to OEM products.
Fillink had now launched a trio of new products to
expand its range of generic ink solutions for digital wide and super-wide
format printers. At FESPA Digital in More information: www.fillink.eu.com 9)
Fujifilm showcases digital offer at
European shows
At Ipex and FESPA Digital Fujifilm
Sericol showed its impressive line-up of Inca
equipment and consumables for wide and super-wide format printing. All
equipment ran at full production pace – clearly demonstrating the speed,
reliability and innovation that Sericol terms
“total flatbed capability”. At both shows, there was a tremendous amount of
interest in the Columbia Turbo and Spyder 320. The
6-color enhancement and practical implementation of white in the Spyder 320 the visitors received it well. The shows once
again highlighted that Inca’s Columbia Turbo is still the fastest production
flatbed in the market and – so the company – nothing comes close to its speed
and quality. Both Spyder and More information: www.fujifilmsericol.com 10) Qualimage: New photo paper for solvent
printing
The
target markets for this new photo paper, suitable for all eco-solvent and
solvent inks, are posters for POS applications, Fine Art prints and info
panels for trade shows where a photographic print quality is required.
Highest rates in color brilliance, line sharpness, high whiteness and an
excellent color gamut make 894 Photo Gloss Solvent a great choice to
communicate marketing ideas successfully. The haptics
are identical to a real photo paper. As a smooth production is important for
photographic applications, Qualimage use a PE-base
paper in order to ensure excellent lay-flat properties during printing and
processing. The fast encapsulation of pigments by the coating offers good
scratch resistance and good drying times to provide the printer with a paper
that is simple to use. Good lamination properties with cold and hot
lamination films are also crucial to fulfill the high level of requirements
in this market segment. The paper is available in widths from 91.4 cm up to
155 cm to match all typical widths that are requested. More information: www.qualimage-swiss.com 11) Continental Grafix
offers the new panoStick
Continental
Grafix has enlarged its product range. More and
more requests have been rose by the market how they could stick the new
non-adhesive perforated products panoVision, panoStar, and panoFilm onto the
window. Now Continental Grafix presents a solution.
The company has always pointed out that there is no
more absolute need of a direct compound between window and perforated media
but instead to apply the poster with hanging construction (e.g. with some
distance between the room and the product presentation) printers and
advertisement professionals have been keeping asking for a possibility to
stick it onto the window. So they can go with the new solution that the own R&D department
has developed: panoStick – available as of now.
This panoStick is a tape available in rolls on
which tiny adhesive dots have been applied. Apply this tape in stripe onto
the surface that needs to stock in the window. By use of the supplied
squeegee, the adhesive dots will be transferred and the perforated media is
going to be self-adhesive. There is a big advantage: The transferred adhesive
can only stick on the media but not in the holes. panoStick can be obtained in roll size 125 mm x 25
linear meters. Later on, 250 mm width will also be available. More information: www.continentalgrafix.com 12) Avery Graphics: New light on
reflective films
Self-adhesive
reflective films have been around for many years, in many qualities, for many
different applications. The result is that printers and signmakers
get confused about which film they can safely use for which application. To
help signmakers gain confidence, and to throw new
light on the subject of reflective films, Avery Dennison Graphics Division
Europe have put together a “Handy Guide” on their full range of Avery-brand
reflective films. It incorporates clear, easy-to-follow guidance for signmakers and printers on the applications for which
each type of material is suitable, plus sound guidance on how best to follow
the generally established rules on reflective usage. For vehicle graphics
applications, only one pan-European directive applies to the use of reflectives: UN ECE 104 supplemented with ECE 43, which
covers uniformity of retro-reflectivity values, passed by the UN in 1995.
Most countries recommend following its proposals. However, as the Avery
Dennison “Handy Guide” counsels, it is advisable for signmakers
and printers to check local legislation to ensure there are no requirements
additional to those of ECE 104/43. Copies of the new Handy Guide to
Reflective Films are available on request from Avery Graphics distributors
throughout More information: www.europe.averygraphics.com 13) Junkers & Müllers
launches multi-purpose Aqua
The chief
characteristics of Aqua, the new material in the MEDIATEX range, are flame
resistance, lightness (it weighs just 110 g/sqm)
and a high level of whiteness. Developed especially for use in direct
printing, the temperature-resistant, waterproof material is particularly
suitable for back-lit displays, interior tent decorations, lightweight
advertising hangings and inflatable advertising systems. Aqua is available in
widths of 100, 137, 162 and 200 cm and is compatible with practically every
digital printer. Junkers & Müllers’ MEDIATEX
product range includes textile materials suitable for digital direct printing
with aqueous, solvent, eco-solvent and uv-hardening
inks. Possible applications range from sun shades, blinds, awning and large
format advertising up to 3.10 m to artistic canvases (for painting and
photography). More information: www.jm-techtex.com 14) GBC launched further finishing
solutions
GBC
Professional have developed further innovative laminating and finishing
solutions to target market demand for added-value high quality finished
products in the wide-format sector. GBC are targeting the wide format
printing market as a key growth area for their lamination systems and wide
range of innovative films and consumables. In order to position
GBC-professional as a value added partner, the company has developed a very
user-friendly applications-guide that will show the customers, which
GBC-films they should use to produce a specific application. On the other
hand, it will enable the customers to develop new ideas how they make more
money by adding more applications to their service-portfolio, and will help
them increase business and profits in these challenging economic conditions.
GBC has launched at FESPA Digital 2006 a completely re-engineered
cost-effective range of films – Arctic UV cast for outdoor-applications with
durability up to three years, Arctic High-Volume with durability up to two
years and Arctic Indoor for short-term applications. More information: www.gbcfilm.com 15) photokina 2006: The latest trends in professional
printing
photokina 2006: 26 September to More information: www.photokina.de 16) EFI: JMD uses VUTEk
PressVu UV
Delhi-based
Indian digital printer, JMD, has installed a VUTEk PressVu UV 200/600 W+ digital print system. Its new rigid
and flexible printing capabilities they recently used to print high quality
images onto hessian coffee sacks and other rigid
POP substrates for the launch of Costa, the Italian coffee house chain in More information: www.efi-vutek.com 17) TEPEDE: Concentration of all
purchasing activities
After
TEPEDE has brought most of partnership agreements to a European level also
the contracting with Xerox for Wide Format Solutions did follow in May. After
the termination of the 3 year local contract for More information: www.tepede.com 18) KANGWOO Co. changed to STARFLEX
Co.
STARFLEX
means not only the PVC flexible substrate now, but also its manufacturer.
Officially approved on June 1, 2006, manufacturer of STARFLEX, the former
KANGWOO Co. Ltd. changed its company name to STARFLEX Co. Ltd. after its
successful brand STARFLEX. The movement of “Egg changed Chicken” began
already three years ago, when Kangwoo Co. Ltd.
established its European sales office in Belgium with the name of Starflex Europe S.A. As one of the leading manufacturers
of PVC flexible substrate, Starflex Co. Ltd.
produces a very comprehensive range of Backlit, Front-lit, Blockout, and Mesh for wide & super-wide format
solvent printers. Since 1995, the company supplies customers in More information: www.star-flex.com 19) Agfa-Gevaert splits into 3 independent
businesses
Agfa-Gevaert has decided to split the group in three independent businesses:
Graphics, HealthCare, and Materials. The new business called Materials will
group all of the film manufacturing activities with the niche products of
Specialty Products and will be positioned as an independent supplier of film
and related products. This structure will give each business the maximum
flexibility to implement its growth strategy and to further reduce costs in
line with the rapidly changing market circumstances. Agfa-Gevaert
intends to achieve annual cost savings of an estimated 250 million Euro by
2008, primarily in general services and in traditional products across all
business groups and regions. More information: www.agfa.com 20) Mutoh America Inc: Arthur Vanhoutte becomes Managing Director
More information: www.mutoh.com and www.mutoh.be 21) Jetrion names Jason Oliver Managing Director in
Europe
Jetrion
LLC, a leading supplier of inkjet printers, inks and custom systems,
announced the appointment of Jason Oliver as Managing Director, More information: www.jetrion.com 22) GretagMacbeth: Color seminar for SignMaker
The
training experts at the GIA/GretagMacbeth Global
Services have announced a summer seminar-tour newly designed to help sign
makers and digital printers understand and improve their color. “Color
Management for Digital Sign Makers” will be presented in 20 US and Canadian
cities this July through October, with the support of HP, LG Chem., ONYX
Graphics, and NBM. New solvent and mild-solvent print technologies, uncoated
media and RIP software offer power, flexibility, and productivity, but also
make it more important than ever to understand how to control your own color.
This training seminar will teach the technical skills needed to get the best
possible color from wide format printers and RIPs.
During the full day of instruction, attendees will get the jump on their
competition with the latest ICC profiling tools and color control techniques
for professional display graphics. The presentation will also feature the
first look at the new ONYX 7 software, which will be used to demonstrate RIP
techniques and best practices in a way that will easily translate to other RIPs that attendees may be familiar with. For the
complete agenda, venue details, prices and online registration visit http://www.graphintel.com/dsm More information: www.graphintel.com and
www.gretagmacbeth.com 23) Xaar: 10-year anniversary of student
program
Since its
inception in 1996, Xaar's student program has made a
valuable contribution to the practical education of over 80 engineering
graduates. During six-month internships, students from some 15 European
universities work within Xaar's Advanced
Application Technology (AAT) Group to gain relevant experience for their
diploma or PhD. The micro-systems, software and chemical engineering students
mainly work on the development of new inkjet applications and related printhead projects. Three of the students now have
permanent contracts at Xaar, while others have
joined major corporations such as Bosch, Infineon
and IBM. Most students have gone on to work for small to medium high-tech
companies, or R&D institutions such as the Fraunhofer
Institute, where they are using their inkjet know-how to make important
contributions to development projects. Xaar's AAT
Group has access to a dedicated lab equipped with various print rigs for
application work, including XY-printers; drum printers and a rail printer for
high-speed testing. More information: www.xaar.co.uk Good bye,
see you next month Yours
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