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Company: CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff Thursday,
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Dear readers, here
you will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large
Format Printing. 1)
photokina 2008: The all-inclusive package
for trade dealers
photokina: 23 to 28. September in More information: www.photokina-cologne.com 2)
viscom
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1) photokina
2008: The all-inclusive package for trade dealers 2) viscom europe: The European event
for visual communication 3) Gandinnovations: Record
number of contracts at drupa 4) Mimaki: CJV30 series – New
range of print and cut solutions 5) NEOLT: NeoCNC router –
effortless engraving in marble 6) Mutoh: Bulk inks and bulk ink
system for Blizzard series printers 7) EFI-Inkware and Mutoh Partner 8) Caldera releases drivers for
the AGFA 9) DPLenticular reports success
at drupa 10) HumanEyes sets future vision
for Lenticular Printing 11) Brett Martin: ‘Mint’ printing
with Foamalux ‘Bright’ White 12) Madico: Mother Green range of
environmentally-friendly inkjet films 13) Fredrix Print Canvas
announces new solvent semi-gloss canvas 14) KODAK: Five new Photo and
Fine Art Media 15) JM: When Fresh-Food Counters
Disappear 16) 3P's fabrics made a trip out
of this world 17) Neschen in the Volkswagen
museum 18) Freudenberg: Evolon printing
media exhibited at European parliament 19) Inca: Diamant Numerique
invested in Inca Turbo Plus 20) ErgoSoft RIP runs first Gandi
Aquajet in Europe 21) EskoArtwork expands
distributor network in Eastern Europe 22) Megaink: Exclusive agreement
with Fujifilm Sericol Australia 23) Contex acquires Scanner
Distribution Division of IDEAL 24) FESPA Mexico: 21 to 23 August
in Mexico City 25) viscom frankfurt 2008: Industrial
Inkjet Printing |
3)
Gandinnovations: Record number of contracts at
drupa
The
overwhelming response to the NanoJet UV True
Flatbed digital printer, the new Jeti 3348 Jetspeed UV RTR digital printer and the award-winning Jeti 3324 Aquajet Direct-to-Fabric
digital printer proves there is great need in the industry for high-quality,
reasonably priced wide-and large-format printing solutions. “drupa helped us expand the circle of potential users of
our printing system from all branches of the printing industry. Given the
global economic climate, we were uncertain what customer behavior to expect.
The investment climate, however, was extremely good and far exceeded our
expectations,” says James Gandy, chief executive and chairman of Gandinnovations. Gandinnovations
used the drupa platform to reveal its new NanoJet
UV True Flatbed digital printer, specifically designed to print
photo-realistic quality outputs. Another new techonology
by Gandinnovations fervently embraced is the Jeti 3348 UV RTR, its brand new 3-meter UV RTR digital
printer which prints at lightning speeds of 230sqm/hr in a 4-color
configuration and features 48 Spectra print heads. More information: www.gandinnovations.com |
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Alphabetical index: 3P (16), Brett Martin (11), Caldera (8), Contex (23), DPLenticular (9), EFI-Inkware / Mutoh (7),
ErgoSoft (20), EskoArtwork (21), FESPA Mexico (24), Fredrix Print (13), Freudenberg Evolon
(18), Gandinnovations (3), HumanEyes (10), Inca Digital (19), Junkers & Müllers
(15), KODAK (14), Madico (12), Megaink (22), Mimaki (4), Mutoh (6), NEOLT (5), Neschen (17), photokina 2008 (1), viscom europe
(2), viscom frankfurt
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4)
Mimaki: CJV30 series – New range of
print and cut solutions
Mimaki
Engineering Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce a new Printer Cutter line, the
CJV30 series: CJV30-60 (24”), CJV30-100 (39”), CJV30-130 (51”) and CJV30-160
(63”). Following the widespread adoption of the solvent inkjet printer,
various solutions for contour cutting of printed materials have been
proposed. Mimaki has an established solution, for
consecutive contour cutting using the JV33 series and the CGFXII series with
the continuous crop mark detection function. The system is widely used for
decals, vehicles, seals and labels, POP displays and T-shirt decorations. The
CJV30 series is an integrated print and cut device that will automatically
contour cut without any steps in between. Further it delivers a seamless
workflow based upon Mimaki’s long experience and
expertise in print and cut. The CJV30 series uses fast drying SS21 solvent
ink, enabling it to execute contour cuts soon after printing without ink
lifting. In addition to this the newly developed Auto Change Clamp Pressure
function sets clamp conditions for print and cut to fit a wide variety of
media. It can be set from RIP software and switched automatically. The CJV
series uses state-of-the-art technologies already employed in the JV33
series: The White Ink Overlay Print function uses high density white ink and
offers simultaneous white and full color printing. It creates vivid full
color images on both opaque and transparent substrates. This expands Mimaki’s range of applications for print & cut. More information: www.mimakieurope.com or www.mimaki.co.jp 5)
NEOLT: NeoCNC
router – effortless engraving in marble
The
Neo-CNC router, produced by Italy-headquartered manufacturer NEOLT, is
suitable for effortless engraving in marble up to 5 mm deep. Delivered with a
full set of bits, the NeoCNC is also capable of
cutting or engraving in a wide range of other materials such as PVC, wood,
MDF, acryl and plexiglass. The NeoCNC
Router is a professional all-round solution for sign makers. Available in
four different sizes, the NeoCNC Router by NEOLT
comes with a professional imaging and editing software package and is
operated with a USB controller. According to NEOLT president Mrs. Federica Pontiggia, “the NeoCNC Router
answers the needs of the ever-growing sign making market and perfectly
reflects NEOLT’s strategy to offer a complete
hardware portfolio to professionals in the large-format printing, print
finishing and sign making industries”. Based since 1941 near More information: www.neolt.it 6)
Mutoh: Bulk inks and bulk ink system
for Blizzard series printers
Mutoh
Europe announces immediate availability of a bulk ink system and a new set of
CMYK mild solvent inks, called Mild Solvent Plus, for its Blizzard series
printers. Mild Solvent Plus (MS Plus) indicates a second generation of Mutoh
mild solvent inks. The new inks will drastically improve both performance and
cost for print figures on Mutoh’s Blizzard series printers. The new MS Plus
inks are available in 1 liter bottles for use in combination with Mutoh’s
continuous ink supply system called BIS. They have the same color gamut and
UV resistance (up to 3 years without lamination) as Mutoh’s existing mild
solvent inks. Mutoh’s Bulk Ink System (BIS) has been developed specifically
for speed-intensive volume oriented users requiring a high-end, high-volume
ink delivery and refill system offering long unattended printing capabilities
along with minimum user intervention. BIS for Blizzard has 4 ink bottles.
Each bottle has a total capacity of 4.3 liter. The bulk ink system comes with
8 permanent ink supply cartridges. Each cartridge offers electronic and
mechanical overflow protection. Available in 65” (165 cm) and 90” (224 cm)
width, Mutoh Blizzard printers print directly onto standard available
uncoated vinyl, banner and soft signage materials. More information: www.mutoh.eu 7)
EFI-Inkware
and Mutoh Partner
EFI and
Mutoh announced that Mutoh has named EFI-Inkware as
the manufacturer and supplier of MUBIO inks to Mutoh worldwide. MUBIO inks
are a low viscosity version of EFI-Inkware’s BioWare inks. “We are delighted to be working with EFI-Inkware to bring true biofriendly
printing to Mutoh customers,” said Randy Rickert,
Mutoh’s General Manager. MUBIO inks and the ValueJet
Hybrid printers were jointly developed by EFI-Inkware
and Mutoh to ensure maximum efficiency, quality and range of output. The
Mutoh ValueJet 1608 Hybrid easily converts from
flatbed to roll-to-roll, and features drop-on-demand Micro Piezo Inkjet
Technology. It is a 4-colour printer with a maximum resolution of 1440 dpi,
and includes automatic media thickness detection. The ValueJet
1608 Hybrid prints directly onto corrugated plastics, polystyrene, PVC,
acrylic, Polycarbonate, Xanita board, BioFlex biodegradable vinyl, foam board, aluminium composite, banner material, wall coverings and
more. These inks perform especially well on rigid media, significantly
broadening the array of applications that can be produced using the ValuJet
1608 Hybrid printer. More information: www.efi.com or
www.mutoh.com 8)
Caldera releases drivers for the
AGFA
Caldera
Graphics has added full featured support for the Agfa
Anapurna M, L, XL, XLS and XL2. The Anapurna series are wide format industrial inkjet
printers for indoor and outdoor sign and displays. These UV-curable engines
stand for quality printing on uncoated rigids as
well as on roll media. The Anapurna delivers
exceptional results with a print resolution of 363 x 725 dpi, print up to 250
cm wide on a choice of media. The entire Anapurna family
delivers exceptional results for indoor and outdoor applications on uncoated
rigid media as well as roll media. The series includes robustly engineered
wide format industrial inkjet printers, designed to cope with heavy workloads
in applications such as posters, billboards, fleet displays, POS and POP
displays, exhibition panels, stage graphics, construction announcements, ad
panels etc. The Anapurnas are driven by GrandRIP+, Caldera’s software solution for grand and
large format Print and Print-to-Cut workflow. With its intuitive toolbars,
sophisticated printing set-up and control system, GrandRip+
is an ideal RIP for printing super wide format jobs with eye catching colors
and contrast. The RIP is a very robust
yet easy to use platform recognised by Large Format
Professionals for its productivity increasing and quality optimizing
features. More information: www.caldera.eu 9)
DPLenticular reports success at drupa
DPLenticular reports positive results for drupa as well as an increased level of
interest in lenticular printing solutions. At the
show, the company presented its range of Lenstar lenticular products for offset and digital printing
applications, including its new 40LPI product range for large format
printing. Daniel Pierret, Managing Director and
founder of DPLenticular, says: “We witnessed a
strong market demand for large format printing at drupa and this trend
confirmed our strategy to focus on the new Lenstar
40LPI product range. In order to guarantee the safe distribution of the large
format 40 LPI lenticular sheets to the flatbed
inkjet UV market, DPLenticular will be entering new
partnerships in the near future.” The 40LPI lenticular
sheet (also called VLF for Very Large Format) enables both volume and
small-scale 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. More information: www.dplenticular.com 10) HumanEyes sets future vision for Lenticular Printing
HumanEyes
Technologies has declared drupa a resounding success with a record number of
leads and sales taken during the show. HumanEyes
Technologies partnered with industry heavy-weights Fujifilm
Graphics, Océ, HP, KBA-Metronic,
Gandinnovations and Presstek
Europe to offer live lenticular printing and to
promote HumanEyes' latest lenticular
workflow solution, Producer³D, demonstrating first-hand the versatility and
additional revenue streams the technology can offer. Ronen
Sobel, VP, Graphic Arts Sales, HumanEyes
Technologies said: "The reaction towards our new product Producer³D at
drupa was phenomenal. Interest in HumanEyes' range
of products in particular has shown there is a definitive trend emerging –
more printers are looking for creative ways to grow their businesses, and lenticular provides the ideal print solution in which to
do so. In addition, the show has reaffirmed our partner relationships with
several companies inviting us to promote lenticular
printing with them at forthcoming industry events providing them with a
strong 'value-added solution' to support their own product ranges." More information: www.humaneyes.com/uploads/File/producer-EN.pdf 11) Brett Martin: ‘Mint’ printing with
Foamalux ‘Bright’ White
A ‘Brighter White’ substrate,
engineered for use with the new breed of high definition wide format digital
printers, is the latest innovation in the Foamalux
range of foamed PVC flat sheet from Brett Martin. Extensive research into color
pigmentation has led to the development of a brighter white color formulation
throughout the Foamalux range which optimizes
reproduction capabilities to achieve outstanding print clarity and quality –
for a white that makes the print look mint. Advanced image processing
delivered in the latest digital technology demands high performance
substrates for the quality output of dazzling images and pin sharp text for
the highest quality signs, point of purchase displays and exhibition
backdrops. To ensure maximum compatibility with evolving digital
technologies, Brett Martin have developed Foamalux
‘Bright’ White, in consultation with digital equipment manufacturers and ink
producers to create a substrate for high quality digital imaging and
excellent color reproduction. The pigment formulation in Foamalux
‘Bright’ White has been innovated to provide the maximum levels of UV
stability in the ink curing process to produce outstanding image quality and
the highest standards of digital reproduction for demanding six and seven
color imaging requirements. More information: www.brettmartin.com 12) Madico: Mother Green range of
environmentally-friendly inkjet films
Madico
Graphic Films has significantly broadened its product offering with the
launch of its Mother Green range of environmentally-friendly non-PVC inkjet
printable films for indoor/outdoor signage projects. For outdoor applications
in particular, the Mother Green range enables Madico
to supply large format print businesses with the market’s broadest range of
environmentally-friendly substrates for virtually any promotional graphics
requirement, including advertising hoardings, promotional banners, backlits and vehicle liveries. The Mother Green range
currently comprises 20 films, all of which have been engineered to match the
performance and functional benefits typically offered by PVC substrates. The
result is a portfolio that includes both clear and white polyester and
polyolefin films for short-term indoor projects, to polyurethane and acrylic
based products for long-term outdoor durable requirements. As with all of Madico graphic films, the Mother Green range is
clean-room manufactured to ISO14001 requirements and is compatible for
printing with the main inkjet printing technologies, including UV, solvent
and water-based. More information: www.madico.co.uk 13) Fredrix Print Canvas announces new
solvent semi-gloss canvas
Fredrix Print Canvas is pleased to
announce the launch of a new solvent jet semi-gloss canvas, the 901SGSJ. The
901SGSJ is a new canvas formulated for use with the latest generation of
solvent jet printers. The specially designed top coat provides a wide color
gamut and offers consistent photo quality imaging available in assorted
widths and sizes. The Fredrix solvent semi-gloss
canvas allows to utilize the digital technology of
today with their history of making the finest in art materials for more than
140 years. Fredrix Print Canvas is based in More information: www.FredrixPrintCanvas.com 14) KODAK: Five new Photo and Fine Art
Media
The new KODAK Photo and Fine Art Media can be
ordered as 432 mm to 1117 mm wide rolls or as sheets from DIN A4 to A3+. More information: www.graphics.kodak.com 15) JM: When
Fresh-Food Counters Disappear
More information: www.jm-techtex.com and www.elsbecker-thesing.de 16) 3P's fabrics made a trip out of
this world
3P InkJet Textiles' banners were on board of the 23rd
shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Country Cotton FR
(IQ-IJ217) fulfilled the high NASA safety requirements for space shuttle
flights. Bay Area Imaging LLC, a digital imaging shop near the More information: www.3p-inktextiles.com 17) Neschen in the Volkswagen museum
VW’s Autostadt in More information: www.neschen.com 18) Freudenberg: Evolon
printing media exhibited at European parliament
Evolon, the innovative, non-PVC printing
substrate manufactured by France-based Freudenberg Evolon, was recently selected by the organizers of the
“Textiles: Material for the Future” Exhibition, to maximize the visual impact
of the four-day event at the European Parliament. In tune with the spirit of
the exhibition, Evolon was used to demonstrate
innovation and environmentally-friendliness in the area of digital printing
onto textile substrates. With a scene construction built by design company
Carlin, the exhibition ‘guided’ Parliament members from a meeting room to the
institution’s hemicycle debating chamber. The 60 sqm
Evolon graphic comprised individual panels
measuring up to 2.5m high x 2m wide, which were linked together to form
various angles in order to maximize visual appeal. Optimized for digital
printing, the flame-retardant certified Evolon was
printed by French wide-format textile digital printer, Creajet.
The team at Creajet printed the Evolon
panels at 2m wide and used sublimation inks to produce vibrant colors and
sharp pictures. More information:
www.evolon.com/textile-printing-media.html 19) Inca: Diamant
Numerique invested in Inca Turbo Plus
Diamant
Numérique, More information: www.incadigital.com 20) ErgoSoft RIP runs first Gandi Aquajet in
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