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Company: CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff Friday, 17.
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Dear readers, here
you will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large
Format Printing. 1)
ITMA 2007: From 13 to 20 September in
New and further developments in
textile and clothing machinery will be the focus, among other things, at ITMA
2007 in More information: www.itma.com 2) viscom 2007: viscom to open with more than 300
exhibitors
Only a
few weeks before the start of viscom 2007, interest
continues unabated. More than 290 exhibitors from 26 nations have already
made firm bookings for the trade fair for visual communication that will be
held from 20 to 22 September in Düsseldorf.
And more registrations to participate still keep coming in. “After its relaunch, the leading trade for visual communication is
well prepared for the future“, says a happy Petra Lassahn,
Director of viscom. To representatives from industry,
retail, trade and marketing, viscom offers the full
range of visual communication – well combined with innovative technologies
and new markets. The organizer, Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH, expects
more than 300 international exhibitors and some 9,200 trade visitors at viscom. Visitors are primarily independent advertising
technicians and agencies, billboard and light advertising retailers and
buyers, neon and light advertising companies, shop fitting and trade fair
construction suppliers, outdoor advertising agencies, screen printers and
digital printers, but also advertising agencies, specialist photo
laboratories, window dressers, architects, planning agencies and
decision-makers from the fields of marketing and sales. More information: www.viscom-messe.com Sincerely
Yours Susanne
Aschoff |
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1) ITMA
2007: From 13 to 20 September in Munich 2) viscom 2007: viscom to open
with more than 300 exhibitors 3) Mimaki: New JV33 Series
inkjet printers 4) Zünd: Cutting-Edge Zünd
innovations at viscom 5) Multi-Plot & d.gen –
together at ITMA in Munich 6) GCC wins the Taiwan
Excellence 7) XAAR pushes the boundaries at
Graph Expo 07 8) Caldera releases the new
version 7.22 of its product range 9) ErgoSoft RIP supports new
Mimaki JV33 10) Wasatch supports latest
UV-Curable inkjet printers 11) RATIO: CAD|STATION Version
5.3 now available 12) HumanEyes: Certification of
the Océ Arizona GT Flatbed UV Printer 13) Folex: New ink jet banner
media shuns the summer weather 14) heytex: Debut at the APPPEXPO
2007 in Shanghai 15) Neschen: B1 certificate for
panels 16) Regulus is "Converter of
the Month" 17) I.T. Strategies: UV
roll-to-roll printers Alphabetical index: Caldera (8), ErgoSoft (9), GCC (6), Folex (13), Heytex (14), HumanEyes (12), I.T. Strategies (17), ITMA 2007 (1), Mimaki (3), Multi-Plot (5), Neschen (15), RATIO (11), Regulus (16), viscom 2007 (2), Wasatch (10), XAAR (7), Zünd (4) |
3) Mimaki: New JV33 Series inkjet printers
Mimaki
Engineering releases the new JV33 Series inkjet printers for the sign and
graphics market. The JV33 Series employs a newly developed high-speed piezo
print head enabling it to print at a resolution of up to 1440 dpi with a
maximum speed of up to 17.5 sqm/h
(540 x 720 dpi). It contains 180 nozzles x 8 lines allowing for
highest accuracy in four- and six-color print modes, with or without white,
at 30% higher print speed compared to the JV3 Series, says Mimaki. The JV33 Series is equipped with Mimaki’s UISS (Uninterrupted Ink Supply System). In
four-color mode the system utilizes two cartridges per color – thereby
extending uninterrupted and unsupervised printing without operator
intervention. For several applications, such as printing on transparent or
opaque media, Mimaki’s exclusive “White ink Overlay
print” can be employed. Simultaneous white and full color printing results in
incomparably bright, vivid and high density prints. JV33 is available in two
sizes. The JV33-160 has a maximum print width of 1610 mm and the JV33-130 a
maximum of 1361 mm. The printer employs Mimaki’s
multipoint grid roller system. The new JV33 Series is available in September
2007. More information: www.mimaki-europe.com |
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4) Zünd: Cutting-Edge Zünd innovations at viscom
The Zünd Print+Cut concept: digital
“cut-finishing” of printed materials recently received the EDP award for Best
Product. Handling of wide and super wide-format graphics is difficult and
typically requires significant space and effort to accurately cut and trim.
Trimming of banners, posters, roll/pop-ups, etc., is therefore a
labor-intensive task involving high potential for human error and, as a
result, considerable rates of waste, reprints, missed deadlines, etc. At viscom Zünd will demonstrate an
XL-1200 digital cutting system configured specifically for automatically
trim-cutting any rolled material used in digital printing, including textile
materials. In addition, Zünd will be showing an
L-2500 digital cutting system configured for contour cutting of lighter-
weight materials, such as foam-core and corrugated cardboard, as well as for
heavy-duty routing of MDF, acrylic, and ACM materials like Dibond and Alubond. Zünd is also introducing a revolutionary tool for
45-degree cutting, along with other exciting digital finishing solutions. The
"V-cut tool“ opens up a host of new options for POP and display applications,
with the ability to process materials such as X-board, Re-board, Kappa, etc. viscom 2007: hall 8a, booth G61 More information: www.zund.com 5) Multi-Plot & d.gen – together at ITMA in
Munich
ITMA is
the world’s largest international textile machinery exhibition, a showcase of
the latest technology and a vital meeting place for buyers and sellers from
all over the world. Two specialists in digital textile printing d.gen and Multi-Plot will present the newest products
together on a 135 sqm fair booth. It will be a
great show place for possible solutions in digital textile printing. The
different kind of direct printers will be showed in production. The ITMA
visitors will see the brand new printer “d.gen Arachne Combo”. It combines two printing workflows in
one. The “Arachne Combo” produces designs directly
on textiles for clothing, home furnishings and other varieties of textiles.
Besides, it is possible to print on transfer paper (e.g. Jetcol)
for sublimation transfer. The “d.gen Arachne Combo” prints up to a printing width of 187 cm.
Additional, the “d.gen Teleios
V8” and the “d.gen Heracle”
will be presented. These products confer the textile printing versatility,
flexibility and individuality. ITMA in hall C2, booth
203/302. More information: www.dgen.com and www.multiplot.de 6) GCC wins the Taiwan Excellence
GCC,
equipment-manufacturing provider in the visual-tech industry, is proud to
share the news of winning the prestigious Taiwan Excellence for its
innovative LaserPro Spirit GX. Inherited the utmost
user-friendly features and putting forward state-of-the-art QSM
(Quality-Speed-Mode) technology; the LaserPro
Spirit GX has earned GCC the 2007 Taiwan Excellence amidst fierce
competition. GCC has won this honor for 11 consecutive years since 1997.
Equipped with a linear motion guide, high speed DC servo motor, and up to 200
levels of laser power control, plus an unparalleled convenient “drag and
engrave” feature, the unparallel LaserPro Spirit GX
allows users to work with productivity and boost overall usability. Taiwan
Excellence is the highest honor awarded to products that encapsulate innovalue, formerly known as the Symbol of Excellence
(SOE). Taiwan Excellence was first established in 1992, and its former and
present winners come to represent the most revolutionary and elevated class,
offering unsurpassed value-added and leading-edge products. More information: www.gccworld.com 7) XAAR pushes the boundaries at Graph Expo 07
Xaar
presents its piezoelectric inkjet technology and applications for the label
printing, packaging, commercial print and industrial markets on booth 5484 at Graph Expo 2007 (9-12 September, More information: www.xaar.com 8) Caldera releases the new version 7.22 of its product range
Caldera
Graphics, French software editor in large format imaging and production
workflow, is launching the new version 7.22 of its successful range of
products including many new features and devices. Caldera is now installable
on Kubuntu 7.04 an easier to use, more stable and
universally adopted Linux system. The new “flip-flop” Tiling option prints
all tiles located on odd columns with a 180 degrees rotation in order to
ensure print reliability and eliminate forms of banding. In EasyMedia the measurement data (transition, linearization
or profiling) is saved in the calibration files (.ppi,
.ppc and .icc files), and
therefore in the Media Patches. A new option now allows you to read the
measurement back from the calibration files. All printer drivers are now
installable with software patches (downloadable from Caldera ftp’s site). More information: www.caldera.eu 9) ErgoSoft RIP supports new Mimaki JV33
At FESPA
2007 in More information: www.ergosoft.net 10) Wasatch supports latest UV-Curable inkjet printers
Wasatch
Computer Technology has released support for the latest UV-curable printers
from MacDermid ColorSpan
and Mimaki. Devices using UV inks are capable of
printing on a wide range of inexpensive rigid or flexible roll materials.
Challenging print scenarios with lower quality media achieve the maximum
benefit from SoftRIP’s 16-bit color pipeline. Color
subtleties and gradients in raster images are maintained with enormous detail
and vector gradients are perfectly smooth at any output size. SoftRIP now includes white-ink supporting drivers for ColorSpan 5440UV, ColorSpan
5445UV, ColorSpan 5460UV, ColorSpan
5465UV, and ColorSpan 9840UV printers. The ColorSpan 5400UV Series combined the quality of an
aqueous thermal inkjet printer, the durability of a solvent printer, and the
media flexibility of a UV-curable inkjet printer with a compact physical
footprint. The larger 9840UV offers industrial-grade size and speed for print
shops demanding high volume production. Mimaki
buyers can now use SoftRIP to drive their UJV-110
UV curable inkjet printer. SoftRIP’s simple white
ink workflow makes it easy to produce first and second surface output for
window films and decals. The optional Variable Data Printing Module adds
capabilities for easily customizing print jobs like nameplates and labels
with the UJV device. More information: www.wasatch.com 11) RATIO: CAD|STATION Version 5.3 now available
CAD|STATION, the intelligent
software to connect up to three CANON iPF printers
to a high speed multi-roll plot or MFP solution, is now available in version
5.3. Compared to version 5.2, CAD|STATION 5.3 offers many new features to
meet the current market requirements. CAD|STATION is now Windows Vista
compatible. All CAD|STATION 5.3 client applications run both on the 32-bit
and on the faster 64-bit edition of Windows Vista. Users can enjoy the
convenient and easy-to-use features of CAD|STATION also with the new
Microsoft operating system. The latest release of AutoCAD is now fully supported
by CAD|STATION 5.3. CAD|STATION’s PLOTCLIENT|HDI,
which allows printing directly out of AutoCAD, has been updated according to
the newest version AutoCAD 2008. CAD|STATION offers optimized color
management due to ink limitation. Depending on media structure, image quality
and image content, each printout requires individual settings for the amount
of ink applied. More information: www.cadstation.com 12) HumanEyes: Certification of the Océ Arizona GT
Flatbed UV Printer
HumanEyes
Technologies has announced certification of the Océ
Arizona 250 GT flatbed UV printer to produce lenticular
and LensFree prints using HumanEyes'
lenticular software solution, PrintPro
2.0. This certification marks a first step in the cooperation between the two
companies to promote the lenticular opportunities
among Océ's flatbed customers. HumanEyes
PrintPro 2.0 is a powerful core lenticular
and 3D technology that allows printers to open, modify and print Creative3D
end files, which are created by designers. New HumanEyes
LensFree technology – now incorporated into its PrintPro 2.0 software for digital flatbed UV wide format
printing – is enabling 3D effects and 2D animation to be printed directly on
glass or acrylic (plexiglass), helping remove a
major traditional lenticular printing barrier,
namely, the high cost of production in terms of purchasing lenticular lenses. The Océ
Arizona 250 GT is a UV curable flatbed inkjet machine that delivers
exceptional, near-photographic image quality on rigid or flexible media using
Océ VariaDot imaging
technology. The Océ VariaDot
technology uses a variable ink drop size from 6 to 42 picoliters
producing sharp, crisp type and line work, smooth skin tones and solid
colors. More information: www.humaneyes.com 13) Folex: New ink jet banner media shuns the summer weather
Folex
outdoor banner material for large-format ink jet printing is specifically
designed to shun the downpours that inevitably effect
our long awaited summer events such as town carnivals and sports days. Folajet PP-WO is a soft, flexible polypropylene banner
film with a quick-drying ink-receptive top coating developed by Folex to render images virtually waterproof when printed
with pigmented inks. Certainly, simple tests show that printed images are
totally smear-proof when immersed in water – whilst at the Folex outdoor product testing site in More information: www.folex.com 14) heytex: Debut at the APPPEXPO 2007 in
viscom 2007: hall 8a, booth G 60 More information: www.heytex.com 15) Neschen: B1 certificate for panels
With
regard to the upcoming viscom, Neschen
AG has some very good news for the customers: both the solvoprint
easy panel 430 (print medium) and filmolux scratch
(laminate) have the B1 certificate. Good news insofar as the requirements by
the trade fair organizers no longer get in the way
of using PopUp systems. The composite material is
made of flame retardant rigid PVC with a thickness of approximately 430 µm
and a scratch-resistant polyester laminate. viscom 2007: hall 8a, booth J02/J20 More information: www.neschen.com 16) Regulus is "Converter of the Month"
The
coating specialists of Regulus, based in More information: www.regulus.de 17) I.T. Strategies: UV roll-to-roll printers
Over the
last few years, a new type of wide format UV ink jet printer has come on the
market: the wide format UV roll-to-roll printer. The question being asked by
many today is: Will UV roll-to-roll printers experience as much success as
the UV flatbed or are these printers being pushed into the market because of
vendor need rather than user demand? I.T. Strategies expects that UV
roll-to-roll printers (does not include hybrids) could grow from an installed
base of 199 printers in 2006 to 1,300 by 2011, a CAGR of 46%. Total
manufacturer revenue from UV roll-to-roll printers (hardware, ink and media)
is forecast to increase from $121 million in 2006 to more than $560 million
by 2011, a CAGR of 36%. (NB: Total manufacturer revenue from UV flatbed ink
jet printers grew from $58 million in 2003 to $600 million in 2007).
According to Liz Ziepniewski Logue, Senior
Consultant at I.T. Strategies, “UV roll-to-roll ink jet printers could
negatively impact the solvent market over the next five years, as users move
some output from solvent printers to UV printers and more importantly, as
users decide to spend their dollars on UV printers rather than solvent
printers. Perhaps though, the biggest impact will be felt in the screen
printing market as highly productive UV roll-to-roll printers begin to go
head to head with screen printed products.” UV roll-to-roll printers offer a
number of advantages over solvent ink jet printers including increased
productivity, fewer environmental issues, versatility of substrates, less
vendor competition and white inks. I.T. Strategies, Inc. is an established
research and consultancy firm dedicated to serving companies in emerging
digital printing markets. More information: www.it-strategies.com Good bye,
see you next month Yours
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