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3) Epson launches its first 64” printer
The
Stylus Pro 11880 is the first 64” large format printer from Epson. It
includes the latest MicroPiezo Thin Film Piezo
(TFP) printhead for superior printing performance.
It is optimized for pigment ink technology. The eight-color ink set features
a new formulation of UltraChrome K3 with vivid
Magenta widening the color gamut and further strengthening Epson’s award
winning UltraChrome K3 ink as the choice of
professionals. Epson has designed the Stylus Pro 11880 to be productive with
each cartridge containing a high capacity of 700 ml. The new Gigabit Ethernet
delivers fast processing speeds, while the Epson Super Halftone-technology
further improves image tone and definition. The combination auf features and
ink set make the Stylus Pro 11880 to one of the most advanced digital large
format printer. The new MicroPiezo TFP print head
fulfills all the requirements of a professional printer – quality,
durability, and speed. The nozzle density has increased from 180 to 360 dpi.
Epson has doubled the number of nozzles on the print head, while maintaining
the same size of ink droplet and accelerated print speeds. Despite the
microscopic size of its elements, this next-generation Micro Piezo head
retains all the advantages of the current print head, including
Variable-sized Droplet Technology. The Stylus Pro 11880 is available from
September 2007.
More information: www.epson-europe.com
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4) Graphics One: GO RIO Dye Sublimation Printer
Graphics
One (GO) has launched its new GO RIO Dye Sublimation Printer. The emergence
of new and improved dye sub technology has indeed created a new market
positioning for dye sub printers, which offers many business opportunities.
With a maximum printing width of up to 42 inches and with a high resolution
of 360, 720, 1440 and 2880 dpi, you can transfer high quality prints on
virtually any dye sublimation paper for sublimating on a wide variety of
fabrics and rigid objects. According to Yianni Kolettis, GO Marketing Dept., the RIO dye sublimation
printer is ready to print on GO’s RIO dye Sub paper
for applications such as banners, flags, pennants, prototypes, sport goods
(snowboards, helmets), personalized interior, floor graphics, POP-displays,
posters, soft signage, wall murals, fashion textile, shop awnings, outdoor
advertising, home furnishings and more.
More information: www.graphicsone.com
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5) XAAR ramps up production in the UK
Xaar’s
high-tech production facility in Huntingdon, the first in the UK, is now fully operational and
producing the company’s flagship Xaar 1001 printhead. The company has also successfully complete
certification of its Quality Management System to the international quality
standard ISO 9001:2000. This provides customers with complete confidence in
the quality of a supplier’s products and services and demonstrates Xaar’s ongoing commitment to providing a consistent level
of quality and continual improvement in business processes. The Xaar 1001 printhead, designed
for high-speed, single-pass applications, is based on Xaar’s
patented Hybrid Side-Shooter, TF Technology. Producing dynamically variable
drop sizes, this new printhead architecture
combines advanced piezo technology with Xaar’s
patented “through flow” design. Key features that are attracting
manufacturers from inkjet and industrial markets worldwide,
include a high performance specification, excellent drop placement accuracy,
variable dynamic drop sizes, self-priming and self-clearing. The unique TF
architecture provides a wide operating window for a wide variety of inks.
More information: www.xaar.co.uk
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6) Nazdar Lyson 2000 Series Inks Available in 440ml
Cartridge
Nazdar announces
there release of Lyson 2000 Series Ink in 440ml
cartridges. These cartridges will be added to the Lyson
2000 product line-up, already featuring 220 ml cartridges and 1 liter
containers. Designed to be an easy conversion for Roland large format digital
(solvent) printers, the Lyson 2000 Series Inks are colour matched to both Roland ECO-SOL Max and Mutoh Eco
Ultra ink sets. Thus, Lyson 2000 Series enables the
printer to use the existing OEM color profiles. Designed as a Low-Odour alternative to “eco” type inks, the Lyson 2000 440ml cartridge offers great savings compared
to their 220 ml cartridges and OEM cartridges, along with reduced odeur and VOC content. The 440 ml cartridge is compatible
with Eco and Eco+ systems. Available in cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light
cyan, light magenta, the 440ml cartridges are covered by Nazdar’s
warranty, provide excellent adhesion and flexibility on most digital inkjet
media, and deliver excellent exterior performance with proven resistance to
the effects of UV degradation and color fading.
More information: www.nazdar.com
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7) EFI: Fiery XF with new color rendering technology
Advanced
features elevate color rendering to a new level, optimize skin tones, grays
and spot colors as well as full gamut saturated color. EFI, one of the
leaders in color digital print servers, super wide format printers and inks,
and print management solutions, has announced the new EFI Fiery XF RIP, version
3.1, supporting the full line of award-winning solvent and UV VUTEk super wide format printers from EFI. The new Fiery
XF 3.1 provides leading-edge technology for superwide
format printing for production and proofing requirements, delivering high-speed
processing, exceptional color quality and increased productivity. The Fiery
XF software already offers exclusive connectivity to the EFI product
portfolio. Fiery XF customers profit from current and future integration with
other EFI products in terms of streamlining production workflows, thus
increasing productivity. For the first time, EFI Fiery XF 3.1 offers Clean
Color and Full Gamut Technology for brilliant print results for both
production and proofing purposes in a complete cross-platform application.
The new Clean Color feature directly addresses the production market’s
specific needs for vivid, saturated color with pleasant modulation and clean
appearance.
More information: www.efi.com
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8) Esko and EFI deliver perfect “Proof to Press” Match
Esko,
global system integrator for packaging pre-production, has announced FlexProof/E, a new proofing output solution and the
result of a product development and new distribution partnership between Esko and EFI. The new output module, incorporation high
quality drivers powered by EFI Bestcolor
technology, is able to output to a wide variety of inkjet proofing devices,
ensuring contract proof print quality. With the integration of EFI Bestcolor technology, Esko FlexProof/E drives the inkjet devices directly without
the need for additional software RIP. The operator can be sure that the proof
from Esko FlexProof/E
will be created from exactly the same data used for the final production
plate. Esko’s expertise in color management and EFI’s expertise in proofing provide the ideal basis for a
complementary solution resulting in improved color and print quality and
consistency. While one of Esko’s key skills in
managing input from a color management system, EFI, with its Bestcolor technology, provides expertise in managing
digital inkjet output devices; particularly when they have more than four
colors.
More information: www.esko.com
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9) PictoColor releases iCorrect EditLab
Pro 5.5
The PictoColor Corporation has released iCorrect
EditLab Pro 5.5 Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop CS3.
The new version of the award-winning color correction software features full
compliance with the latest Photoshop Plug-in SDK (Software Development Kit)
from Adobe as well as support for Intel and PowerPC-based Macintosh. Free
upgrades are available for registered users who purchased iCorrect
EditLab Pro Plug-in on or after January
1, 2007.
New features include such as fully compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS3
Plug-in SDK, universal binary for Macintosh, native support for Intel and
PowerPC-based Macintosh, now supports huge documents – images larger than
30,000 x 30,000 pixels, and enhanced SmartColor
technology for improved automatic color correction. Since its introduction in
2002, iCorrect EditLab
Pro has become an indispensable color correction tool for many digital
photographers and photo labs. It offers a revolutionary, yet simple,
straightforward, and intuitive way of optimizing the color of any digital
picture. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X, v. 10.2.8. – 10.4.8.,
and Photoshop CS2, CS3.
More information: www.pictocolor.com
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10) MacDermid ColorSpan: New roll-fed Media for
UV-Printers
MacDermid
ColorSpan, Inc., one of the world’s leading supplier of UV-curable inkjet printers for the display
graphics market, has announced the immediate availability of four new
premium, 54-inch wide, roll-fed print media for use with its line of
UV-curable wide-format inkjet printers. The first one – UV Photobase – is a true photographic-grade paper with a
double sided extruded polyethylene outer layer. The printing side is resin
coated for cockle-free printing with high ink coverage. The second one – UV
White Film – is a durable white opaque polyester (PET) film for printing high
ink coverage display prints requiring more durability than paper. At third –
the UV Backlit Film – is a durable translucent polyester (PET) film for
indoor or outdoor backlit display applications. Its heavier gauge makes is
easier to handle for insertion directly into light box. Finally – the UV
Canvas – is a natural feel, white cotton-polyester blend canvas base with
three primer coatings and a matte finish. This is a stretchable canvas
designed for high quality digital art reproductions. The UV line of media is
available now from MacDermid ColorSpan.
More information: www.colorspan.com
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11) Hexis launched new products
The Hexis Carprotect film is a
transparent 150μm self-adhesive Urethane film specially designed for the
durable protection of vehicle bodies. With its excellent shock proofing
properties it protects vehicle paintwork against environmental aggressions
such as stone chipping, scratches, carwash brushes, insect debris, etc. The
film is totally transparent and as good as invisible and thus does not alter
the vehicle color. The Carprotect film is available
in rolls 1230 mm wide by 20m long. Hexis also launch
an addition to their line of HexPress digital printing
media with structured adhesive. The new HX102CG1 is a clear cast 50µm vinyl,
provided with permanent HexPress adhesive that
stays repositionable during application for easy
transfers without bubbles onto vehicles, corrugated surfaces and other difficult
substrates. The product features an embossed liner carrying a structured high
performance adhesive and extremely conformable cast high performance vinyl
film. Fast and risk free transfers are the main benefits of the new cast
film. As the film remains repositionable during
application, the user achieves substantial cost savings through more
efficient application on compound curved substrates. The film is suitable for
solvent and eco-solvent inkjet printers and Hexis
provides downloadable ICC color profiles for most printers. The HX102CG1
comes in rolls 45, 100 or 200m long and 1370mm wide. Technical data sheets
can be downloaded from their website. Samples are available on request from Hexis S.A. or local distributors.
More information: www.hexisgroup.com
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12) GRAFITYP: New GRAFIPRINT S28P
The
Belgian manufacturer GRAFITYP SELFADHESIVE PRODUCTS recently introduced a new
product to their Grafiprint range of solvent- and
eco-solvent printers, designated S28P. Grafiprint
S28P is a silver-colored sandblast-effect film, based on the immensely
popular Grafitack TR101. Magnificent full-color
effects can be printed on this material. The film is coated with a permanent
solvent based acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive and comes on a PE-coated
backing paper.
More information: www.grafityp.com
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13) ASLAN: New special films
ASLAN,
Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG, worldwide supplier of self-adhesive films, has
used the opportunity of FESPA 2007 to present numerous new innovative
self-adhesive film specialties. The product range for digital printing has
been expanded and now contains some new imaginative niche products:
self-adhesive PVC metal effect films for long term outdoor applications
(ASLAN DFP 31/32), self-adhesive block-out film for eye-catching effects on
light boxes (ASLAN DFP 15), as well as an etched look printing film for glass
decorations. To complete the series ASLAN offers a program of corresponding
laminating and floor graphic films. Furthermore this family-owned company has
also introduced some unique products for glass decoration. Colored films for
application on to glass in 20 brilliant colors with various different designs
and etch effects that leave no limits to your creativity. Presented for the
first time, the new ferro film ASLAN FF 400
attracted a lot of attention. This metallized film,
which contains iron, can be installed on all flat surfaces and makes it a
perfect surface for using magnets on.
More information: www.ASLAN-Schwarz.com
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14) Cytack: The first performance on a fair
Afterwards Cytack
are able to remark, that the first public presentation on a fair (FESPA 2007)
was a large success for Cytack. The great interest
in the Cytack product range came from all over the
world and the products were accepted very well. This great interest was a
confirmation that their advance performance concerning precise benchmark
analysis and innovation has been converted in a balanced market conform
assortment. Products as Cyprint SUV display 200, Cyprint SUV display 300, Cyprint
SUV display plus, Cyprint SUV hybrid, Cyprint SUV blueback vinyl and Cybase 1.6 (a new developed laminating machine) are very
popular because of the “added values” and the new market segments which can
be covered. It is a once-only product assortment out of textiles and hybrid
materials which can be printed with water-based as well as solvent and
UV-curable inks. The laminating machine Cybase 1.6
also available with heated top-roller up to 1650 mm is equipped with a
„Smooth-run concept“ and has a top speed of up to 12,5 m/min at a passage
height of 50 mm.
More information: www.cytack.com
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15) Alwan Color launches Version 3 of CMYK Optimizer
Alwan
Color Expertise, world leader in standardization and implementation of color
management, is releasing version 3 of CMYK Optimizer, the optimal solution
for color preflighting, standardization and
optimization for CMYK separations and data. Customers benefit from using CMYK
Optimizer by achieving optimal print quality and proof matching while, at the
same time, reducing print costs. Version 3 further expands on Alwan CMYK Optimizer’s technological advantages, thanks
to its full support of the latest ICC color management system, Adobe PDF v8
library and state-of-the-art Alwan Dynamic DeviceLink Profiles. It will debut at GraphExpo,
Chicago in September 2007. Alwan CMYK Optimizer v3
enables prepress operators to implement TVI (Tonal Value Increase)
calibration method, NPDC (Neutral Print Density Curve) calibration method, or
ICC based method to calibrate presses according to ISO 12647-2/3 and GRACOL
specifications. The new image enhancement technology allows Alwan users to enhance individual images embedded in
their PDF files.
GraphExpo
07: stand 4868
More information: www.alwancolor.com
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16) FLEXcon ICC Profiles now available at LexJet’s Website
LexJet and FLEXcon
announce the availability of free ICC profiles for FLEXcon’s
line of imaging products for wide-format digital printing technologies from LexJet at www.lexjet.com. The profiles were painstakingly
designed and produced to ensure seamless color calibration and ease of use
for an endless variety of solvent, low-solvent, and UV-curable wide-format
printing applications. “FLEXcon attended to every
detail in creating these ICC profiles for 13 of its most popular printable
materials that are downloadable from LexJet’s
website,” says Dione Metnick,
LexJet’s product manager. “The profiles address
almost every conceivable circumstance, from printer to inkset
to the resolution desired based on the specific application requirements.”
“There are 661 ICC profile configurations to choose from at LexJet’s website. FLEXcon and LexJet wanted to ensure that no matter what configuration
or workflow our customers are using, they will find a profile optimized for
their particular situation and application,” says Michael J. Kelliher, FLEXcon’s executive
vice president of sales and marketing. Each profile is also optimized for use
with the Flexi, Onyx, Wasatch, and Roland VersaWorks
RIPs, ensuring a perfect match from RIP to printer to
material. The profiles are housed at LexJet’s ICC
profile page (www.lexjet.com/lexjet/profiles_list.asp),
and are easily downloaded through a simple 1-2-3 process.
More information: www.lexjet.com
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17) viscom france 2007 in
September in Paris
The viscom
Exhibition is the place to go to meet the visual communication professionals,
from the 26th to 28th
September 2007, in Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles. This event unites 11 sectors,
including sign, signage, digital printing, digital media, screen-printing,
engraving, cutting, etc. Visual communication is more and more part of public
life, transforming itself, evolving every day. It has been given a fresh
boost thanks to new technology, which broadens the usage and applications
fields. Dynamic technology and developments in the digital sector are the
buoyant niches: the explosion in sales of LCD screens, the advance in
computer technology coupled with one-to-one marketing concepts testify and
contribute to the dynamism of this niche. Pilot stages give way to expansion
projects and the interest shown by companies in this type of solution
continues to grow. 180 exhibitors in 2007 are expected to sign up for a total
gross exhibition area of 12,000 square meters.
More information: www.viscom-paris.com
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18) viscom Italia 2007 in Milan
The 19th
International Trade Fair and Conference on Visual Communication and Event
Services will be held from the 8th to 10th November 2007 in Milan fairground, hall 1 and 3. Motto:
“The exhibition where people come to actively do business”. Reed Exhibitions
is again one step ahead by helping our exhibitors and visitors to expand
their business throughout Europe under common symbol. viscom recognized by everyone involved in the
global market of the visual communication will be the symbol for events that
reflect the actual needs of a market in constant development. The 19th
edition of viscom (Visual Communication Italia
2007) launched its sales campaign reconfirming once again its leading
position in the market with a further increase of exhibition space by 9,4 percent. In 2006, the show broke all records with a
total attendance of 20,424 visitors. Now, with 5 months to go to the
beginning of the exhibition in November, 84 percent of the exhibition space
of hall 1 and 3 has already been booked by key suppliers to the large format
digital printing, screen printing, sign making engraving etc.
More information: www.visualcommunication.it
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19) Epson is launching MyEpsonprinter.eu
The new
online portal allows Epson Stylus Pro owners to retrieve up-to-the-minute
technical information and monitor the performance of each printer. The secure
website allows users to view print job activity, hardware information and
historical data, and tracks key performance indicators such as cost of
ownership and cost per print. MyEpsonprinter.eu can
also be accessed remotely by service contractors to quickly identify the
cause and scope of any queries, which saves time and unnecessary call-out
fees.
More information: www.myEpsonprinter.eu
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20) GMG delivers excellent results
GMG proofing
entries delivered excellent results during the 5th annual IPA Proofing RoundUP, directed by Dr. Abhay
Sharma, Ryerson University and a team of leading industry experts. The
event was conducted during the recently concluded IPA Technical Conference,
held from June 5-7. GMG results mirrored performance at previous IPA events
and at similar events worldwide. Since its inception in 2004, the IPA
Proofing RoundUP has led to substantial
improvements in the quality of proofing technologies and techniques. In 2007
the IPA aimed to test the efficiency of its community of proofing equipment
suppliers and the proofing capabilities of its user community: trade shops,
printers, graphic solutions providers. GMG's
supplier entries were submitted from three different inkjet printers. Two
were from HP inkjet printers with built-in spectrophotometers: the HP Z2100
and the HP Z3100. The third set was generated from an Epson 7800 printer. GMG
entries performed admirably in all tests; all three demonstrated particularly
strong results in spot color test.
More information: www.gmgcolor.com
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