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4) Gandinnovations presents their best in grand format digital printers
Gandinnovations, a Platinum sponsor for SGIA, will be showcasing its top of the range
products at SGIA 2008, booth 1403, in action. Key highlights include the
introduction of the NanoJet UV True Flatbed digital
printer, the new Jeti 3348 Jetstream
UV RTR digital printer and the Jeti 3324 Aquajet Direct-to-Fabric digital printer as well as its
full Jeti range of grand format digital printers.
James Gandy, CEO and Chairman of Gandinnovations:
“We are looking forward to meeting the SGIA audience and present Gandinnovations’ outstanding product range. Our new
innovative Aquajet direct-to-fabric digital printer
will enable us to reach new markets and service new customers. The new
Jeti3348 Jetspeed UV RTR and the high-quality Nanojet reinforce our global approach as industry leaders.”
More information: www.gandinnovations.com
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5) Mutoh Europe: Latest innovations at viscom europe Paris and photokina
Mutoh
will display its latest innovations in the field of large-format digital
inkjet printing for commercial print applications, including its proprietary
i² Intelligent Interweaving technology, which is drastically improving
overall print quality and operator convenience. Apart from the latest Mutoh
printer equipment that will be shown at both shows, i.e. the Blizzard and ValueJet series printers, viscom
europe Paris visitors will also be able to discover
Mutoh’s new wide-format UV printer, called ZEPHYR. This new 65” printer has
been engineered and developed at Mutoh’s European R&D centre and will be
produced at the Mutoh Belgian manufacturing site from September onwards.
Under the motto “Impeccability and Predictability lead to Profitability”
Mutoh Europe invites visitors, customers and partners to discover the unique
benefits of Mutoh’s proprietary intelligent interweaving technology that is
now standard on almost all Mutoh printers.
viscom europe Paris: hall 7.2, booth
E062-E074 and photokina: hall 10.1, booth A10-B11
More information: www.mutoh.eu
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6) Neschen: New 1600 Move laminating machine
The Neschen 1600 Move is an efficient introductory laminating
machine with the basic functions. The advanced roller technology reliably
processes pressure-dependent materials of thicknesses up to 50 mm and at
speeds up to 5 m/min. Both rollers are made of silicone and the heated top
roller (which heats up to 40C) guarantees consistent high quality. The
maximum working width is 1,575 mm. The Neschen 1600
Move is also CE certificated, has an ergonomic control panel and an effective
emergency-stop system. The two material feed spindles have been fitted with a
user-friendly, quick-action clamping system and, to make life easier, the
material take-up spindle is located in the top of the machine. The feed table
can be folded up, so the material can be fed into the machine without any
difficulty. Neschen AG is an internationally
leading company with a worldwide sales network, producing modern
self-adhesive products and high-quality coated media for a variety of uses
for graphics, documents and technical coatings.
More information: www.neschen.com
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7) Zünd presents G3, the latest in digital cutters at viscom
frankfurt
“Many world
champions have come from Switzerland; the next ones are here.” With
unmistakable emphasis on its leading role in the industry, Zünd is using this slogan to introduce the new cutter
generation G3. This impressive line of cutters/routers is the product of more
than 20 years of experience in flatbed cutting technology. Developed
specifically for 24/7 operation, construction of the G3 is solid and
heavy-duty yet visually striking. Besides offering maximum productivity, the
new machine excels in user-friendly operation, ergonomics, and reduced energy
consumption. The new Zünd G3 is easily accessible
from all four sides. The sleek, integrated workstation also provides secure
storage space for cutting modules and tools. With the new V-Cut tool, rigid
stock up to 16mm thick can be made foldable with angle-cuts from 15° to 45°.
The high-resolution Zünd ICC camera attaches
directly to the carriage system and works interchangeably with all
cutting/routing modules and tools. viscom frankfurt:
hall 3.0, booth B02
More information: www.zund.com
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8) ColorGATE puts Version 5.20 on the market
 Version 5.20 is now
even more optimized in terms of productivity and quality, with special offers
for ColorGATE PRODUCTIONSERVER and the new EPSON
Stylus Pro GS6000. Ripping with Speed Screen especially with variable droplet
sizes was made 10 times faster and optimized for computers of the recent
processor generation. The new optional module QUALITY ASSURANCE Module (QAM) for
PRODUCTIONSERVER (included in PRODUCTIONSERVER5 ULTIMATE) offers fully
integrated quality assurance technology for LFP production usage. The
“Saturation Enhancement” function is new in 5.20. Using this function the
saturation of output colors will be enhanced. It will be considered in the
calculation of reference values in the QAM as well. New additions to the list
of printer drivers supplied also include EPSON Stylus Pro GS6000, HP Designjet L65500 as well as drivers for new printers from
Fei Yeung Union or Eurotech (complete list under www.colorgate.com). ColorGATE PROOFGATE technology users will be happy to
discover the expanded control wedge evaluation. The FOGRA 3.0 control wedge
can now be printed and measured additionally. Depending on the requirements,
there are four different versions of PRODUCTIONSERVER 5.20. ColorGATE retailers are offering attractive EPSON Stylus
Pro GS6000 bundles (detailed information, visit http://www.colorgate.com/colorgate.rip/en/products/promotion/epson-sp-gs-6000/
).
More information: www.colorgate.com
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9) Eisfeld Datentechnik: PosterJet
8.1 on Mac OS X
At the
photokina 2008 Eisfeld Datentechnik
is demonstrating the OS X-version of PosterJet 8.1.
A high performance RIP with SimuPrint and native
Intel-Multi-Core support of Mac OS X will be available to users of Epson,
Canon, and Hewlett-Packard large format printers. Due to its
Cross-Platform-architecture, users will be able to produce on up to five
large format printers, in a mixed printing environment, with one single PosterJet 8.1 installation. See PosterJet
at photokina in combination with the Canon iPF
large format printers. You will find Eisfeld Datentechnik at the Canon booth in hall 3.2. For everyone
who can not visit the photokina in Cologne a free-of-charge beta version is
available via the PosterJet website.
photokina:
hall 3.2, booth A 002 (at Canon)
More information: www.posterjet.com
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10) SA International releases PhotoPRINT 6 for
Macintosh
 SA
International (SAi) announces the release of PhotoPRINT Family 6 for Macintosh. The PhotoPRINT Family of products is designed to give
customers solutions tailored to different workflow environments. Small to
medium production users can choose from either PhotoPRINT
SE or DX, engineered specially for their OS 10.4 or 10.5 Macintosh computers.
Large production environments will continue to choose the PhotoPRINT
SERVER or SERVER-PRO products for Windows to accept both PC and Macintosh
files over their network. The New PhotoPRINT 6 Mac
products now open up even more opportunity for OSX users, giving them the
latest design and production tools for print, cut and hybrid print/cut jobs.
The true native application, PhotoPRINT 6 Mac is a
universal binary application designed for Intel and PowerPC Macintosh
computers with OSX Leopard or OSX Tiger. Incorporating a multitude of new and
improved design, production and color management features, this
newest PhotoPRINT Mac release far surpasses
previous versions for Mac. Users will enjoy enhancements like increased
processing speed, a fresh user interface, expanded
drivers for the latest printers and cutters, improved preset management and
more. The highly-anticipated program is now available for purchase through SAi´s network of resellers.
More information: www.SAintl.biz
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11) SCP presents reprocontrol 4.4 and Colorado 8.0
 SCP sees
product development as an ongoing process, in that the quest for software
perfection has no end. The latest releases include Service Pack 2 for
reprocontrol.net 4.4, and state of the art Colorado 8.0,
the showpiece of copy systems. Service pack 2 of acclaimed reprocontrol.net
4.4 offers a more streamlined and smoother approach to workflow. A host of
scanner and printer models are newly supported, the nesting feature has been
improved, and the import and export of copy profiles has been refined. Users
will be satisfied with the accentuated ease of use that has always been the
trademark of reprocontrol.net. The latest version of Colorado, the Colorado 8.0,
comprises new elements which simplify workflow and make scanning, copying and
printing a seamless process. Colorado’s
Filter Editor has been greatly simplified, making it more user-friendly for
the operator. In addition to the universal Filter Editor, which has enhanced
capabilities for the optimization of scanned data and the adjustment of
color, the simplified version allows the user to access the most important
color and brightness adjustment features with only three sliders. The
processing and analysis of Post Script and PDF files has been optimized, in
particular the size detection of PDF and multi-page PDF files. The first
Service Pack has just been released with a number of improvements including
compatibility with various imagePROGRAF printers
and new, user-friendly pop-up boxes which simplify the color management
process.
More information: www.scp.de
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12) ONYX Graphics adds support for Epson Stylus Pro GS6000
 ONYX
Graphics, Inc announced it has added support for the new Epson Stylus Pro
GS6000 commercial outdoor printer. Working closely with Epson, ONYX Graphics
has developed a top-quality production driver for the Epson Stylus Pro
GS6000. The features of the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 are enhanced by the
remarkable productivity, cost savings and color output provided by the ONYX
workflow family of products. The ONYX driver combines key features of the
Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 with ONYX product benefits, such as full support for
all Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 print modes, including the high-speed 720 x 360
dpi two-pass print mode, printer status viewable in the RIP-Queue displaying
ink levels and heater temperature, automatic spot color library matching,
including PANTONE, HKS and RAL professional color libraries and
Epson-qualified media profiles, including media from Epson and other popular
media manufacturers, supported for various print modes. The Epson Stylus Pro GS6000
printer driver is included in the new ONYX PosterShop
and ONYX ProductionHouse Version 7.2 software
packages purchased after August
11, 2008. Registered users with licenses obtained prior to
August 11 can purchase the driver for ONYX 7.2 versions of ONYX ProductionHouse, ONYX PosterShop
and ONYX RIPCenter software. Users can download the
driver and profiles from the Profile Download Client included in Version 7.2,
as well as the ONYX web site at www.onyxgfx.net
.
More information: www.onyxgfx.com
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13) EFI presents photo, proofing and production printing solutions
EFI will
demonstrate its solutions for photo, proofing and production printing on its partners' booths at photokina 2008. On the booths of
adf, BSR, Canon, Epson, Rauch and TECCO visitors can
attend demos of the EFI Colorproof eXpress entry-level solution for proofing, photo and
production printing; the EFI Colorproof XF for high
end proofing; the EFI Fiery XF large-format inkjet production software RIP,
which combines efficiency and quality; as well as the XFlow
option, which can generate a workflow for print data preparation for smooth
interaction with Colorproof XF and Fiery XF. EFI
will participate in several events during photokina, as sponsor of the adf Shooting Star Contest with the EFI Colorproof eXpress photo
solution; as exhibition partner of paper specialist TECCO with EFI Colorproof eXpress, Colorproof XF, Fiery XF and XFlow;
and as system partner of Canon with EFI Colorproof eXpress. EFI´s channel partners
BRS and Rauch IT will show EFI Colorproof eXpress, EFI Colorproof XF and
EFI Fiery XF. Epson will highlight EFI Fiery XF, while OKI will demo EFI Colorproof XF.
More information: www.efi.com
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14) Inca introduces ColorGATE RIP to drive its
high performance printers
Inca
Digital has introduced the ColorGATE
PRODUCTIONSERVER5 RIP in Europe to provide Inca printer users with a choice of RIP solutions and
enhanced color management and workflow capabilities. The ColorGATE
RIP solution provides a central workflow solution which is customized to
drive a single or multiple Inca printers. File management is optimized to
allow simultaneous processing of multiple print jobs and output management
across multiple Inca printers. Users can open, move and RIP several print
jobs at the same time to achieve better efficiency. The Inca ColorGATE solution will make its European debut on Inca
distributor stands at the autumn print exhibitions and will be available with
new European machine orders from September 2008. It is compatible with all
Inca Spyder, Turbo Plus and Onset UV flatbed
printers. Customers interested in integrating the ColorGATE
RIP should contact Inca Digital for more details.
More information: www.incadigital.com or
www.colorgate.com
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15) TEPEDE: Teckwin release the new ink Tecklok
As
already announced, Teckwin will now release the new
ink called Tecklok which is best suited to print on
glass and metal plates. This new ink formulation which will also support the
extremely high print quality of Xaar760 greyscale
print heads and the white ink have already passed several test with
outstanding results. Furthermore Teckwin and it’s partner TEPEDE will introduce at Glasstec
and later at viscom in Frankfurt new ink for vacuum forming. Visit
TEPEDEs web side and see which other applications are
possible thanks to white (which is available since more than 2 years), the
grey scale heads and the max. media thickness of 50 mm. glasstec (21 to 25
October, Düsseldorf): hall 11, booth F 21
viscom frankfurt:
hall: 3.0, booth B 60
More information: www.tepede.com and
www.teckwin.com
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16) STAEDTLER Ink Jet offers 775ml ink cartridges for HP Designjet 4500
 Shortly after
launching compatible ink cartridges for HP Designjet
4000/4500 STAEDTLER Ink Jet now also offers large volume ink cartridge 775 ml
black. 775 ml cartridge offers additional savings and is meant for high
volume customers. STAEDTLER solution for HP Designjet
4000/4500 is fully compatible. Ink cartridges can be replaced individually.
STAEDTLER ink cartridges are reconditioned from original supplies, thus
giving also an ecological benefit.
More information: www.staedtler-inkjet.com
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17) POLI-TAPE Klebefolien GmbH at viscom europe Paris
POLI-TAPE
Klebefolien GmbH presents at viscom
europe textile graphics, application tapes and transfer presses. In the
range of application tapes, POLI-TAPE provides two new products: PT 95, made of
an embossed cast Polypropylene film, can be torn by hand in both directions.
The product offers dimensional stability and lay-flat properties which
guarantees excellent lamination without wrinkles, even on large motifs and PT
140, based on an impregnated special paper coated with a high tack natural
rubber adhesive. The product allows corrective repositioning after transfer.
An overall view of the product range of textile graphics printables
can be found in the brand-new brochure “TEXTILE GRAPHIC PRINTABLES”, which is
presented at viscom europe for the first time. viscom europe Paris: hall 7.2, booth J 042
More information: www.politape.de
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18) ASLAN presents innovative specialty films
 In
addition to the company’s established range of self-adhesive films, ASLAN
Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG will be showcasing on their stand at viscom europe in Paris, new
specialty film products. ASLAN will premier digital printing films for
short-term applications on outdoor facades and interior walls. Easily
removable without leaving any residues, these self-adhesive products are
particularly suitable for use in short-term sales campaigns and promotions.
The highlight will be the brand new facade film ASLAN DFP 45, a glossy white,
opaque self-adhesive digital printing film. Removable in one piece without
leaving residues guaranteed up to three months, it is an excellent choice for
promotional applications on building facades. It offers an innovative and
creative way of working with exterior walls. For example, shop-window designs
can be applied to any part of the building facade. ASLAN DFP 45 facade film
can easily be printed with any standard solvent, eco-solvent or UV ink and
comes in a 25 m x 1.37 m rolls. The second innovation to make it’s debut on
the viscom europe will be
an ultra easy removable digital printing film, available in glossy white
opaque (ASLAN DFP 40) and glossy transparent (ASLAN DFP 41). These two
self-adhesive films give surfaces a temporary new look. They can be applied
directly to, for example, interior walls as part of promotions and can be
removed whithout any residues after use. By
launching these films, which can be printed with any standard solvent,
eco-solvent or UV ink, ASLAN is embracing the continuing trend for wall
transfers and stickers. ASLAN DFP 40 and ASLAN DFP 41 are available in 25 m
or 50 m x 1.37 m rolls. viscom europe Paris: hall
7.2, booth C 020
More information: www.ASLAN-schwarz.com
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19) Sihl: AUROLUX – Glossy Backlit for impressively vivid prints
 In the run-up to
photokina Sihl is announcing a new, high-quality
backlit product for sophisticated applications with solvent inks: AUROLUX
Backlit Solvent WF150 glossy. The 150µm thick and 180g/qm heavy backlit
polyester film is finished with a glossy coating for modern eco and
low-solvent inks. The advantage of this special film is its especially strong
resistance to mechanical stress and changes in temperature and humidity.
Brilliantly glossy both day and night, this film is an addition to the
existing Optilux Backlit range. The newly developed
AUROLUX coating makes it possible to produce brilliant and vivid colors even
when only one layer of ink is applied. High levels of humidity and even
condensation do not affect prints. AUROLUX Backlit Solvent WF 150 glossy 3566
is widely compatible with modern solvent inks of the kind used in standard
printing systems by Epson, HP, Mimaki, Mutoh and
Roland. photokina: hall 10.1, booth B20-C29
More information: www.sihlgroup.com
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20) Hexis introduce a new line of cast laminates
Hexis will be present at both viscom sign shows this autumn in Paris and Frankfurt to introduce a line of cast
laminates. Vehicle wraps can now achieve a perfectly glare-free effect with a
new matt laminate. The PC30M2 is a 30µm matt cast laminate designed for use
on cast vinyls, both printed and full color,
destined for applications on complex curved and corrugated surfaces. In
response to the current demand on the vehicle wrap market for matt paint-like
finishes this new laminate is going to enable wide-format digital printers
and installers to follow the trend for matt details and accents and thus
differentiate and widen finishing techniques. The new glare-free laminate
offers a smooth, uniform surface and thus opens new creative options beyond
conventional fleet markings with a true matt finish for eye-catching
graphics. New finishing possibilities and easy viewing (and photographing)
from any angle – outdoors and under artificial lighting conditions. For ease
of use and durability the PC30M2 features a sturdy 145g/qm release liner
combined with the proven clear acrylic solventbased
adhesive with UV-filter ensuring efficient protection against colour fade and environmental aggressions. The PC30M2 has
an outdoor durability of 3 to 5 years depending on the substrate and is
available in rolls 1370mm (54in) wide and 10m, 50m or 200m long.
viscom europe Paris: hall 7.2, booth C 074 and viscom frankfurt: hall 3.0,
booth D 70
More information: www.hexisgroup.com
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21) Spandex: Range of digital print and signage materials and accessories
Spandex
is showcasing its vast range of digital print and signage materials and
specialist accessories at viscom europe in Paris. Spandex will representing a wide
range of media brands, including Avery, 3M, MACtac,
Orafol, and its own ImagePerfect
digital and signage materials and signmaking
accessories, such as application fluids, banner finishing products, textile
imaging materials and application tools. ImagePerfect
DIGITAL includes a huge range of high performance banners, vinyl, mesh,
textiles, backlit, window films, overlaminates,
heat transfer materials and a stunning range of other specialist materials
and canvas. ImagePerfect SIGNAGE is an exceptional
range of sign making vinyl and specialist materials that are expressly
formulated for better cutting, easy weeding and application. Visitors will
have the opportunity to benefit from practical hands-on demonstrations with
the Gerber EDGE FX and heat transfers on textile.
viscom europe Paris: hall 7.2, booth L 094
More information: www.spandex.com
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22) Rauch GmbH for the first time at viscom europe
Paris
France becomes more and more a strategic
market and for the first time Rauch GmbH will display at the viscom europe in Paris. All the ink jet medias which
will be shown in Paris have been selected for their
price/quality advantage. All the products are in stock and can be shipped in
the most professional way to any customer in France. Rauch GmbH in Germany is part of the leading companies
in Europe for converting and marketing high
quality ink jet medias for water based and solvent based inks. Rauch GmbH is
serving different markets such as CAD, Photography, Visual Communication,
proofing and Digital Fine Art. Rauch GmbH started export sales 10 years ago
and has now distributors in almost every country in Europe.
viscom europe Paris: hall 7.2, booth A 073
More information: www.rauch-papiere.de
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23) Printing Carpets: New Solvent -UV
Carpet Dye sublimation carpet
Solvent,
UV and sublimation on carpet is rather difficult. Printing Carpets, based in
The Netherlands, has found the right combination with a lot of knowledge about
the specific behavior of the substrate, completed with the development of the
best ink and printer behavior. Printing Carpets is specialized in producing
and supplying carpets for the large format digital and sublimation market.
Printingcarpets.com has updated there new solvent-UV carpet with some great
new futures: the carpet is totally white and can be supplied on an action
backing and nonslip backing up to 5 meter wide.
Printing Carpets can cut for all size needed in their brand-new 1000 square
meter warehouse. Printingcarpets.com has also set in a high tech new dye sub
carpet in a mixture of yarn witch can be dyed very good. This can be printed
direct and with paper.
More information: www.printingcarpets.com
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24) JM beats a path through the green jungle
 Junkers
& Müllers has had all of its Mediatex textiles tested in line with this standard and
received the label “Textile Trust”. This label equates responsible textile
manufacture – from the raw materials to the finished product. For the users
it means they are getting trustworthy product descriptions that help make the
right purchasing decision. They can rely on the purchase of high quality and
harmless products. The use of e.g. phthalates, AZO compounds, formaldehyde or
extractable heavy metals is prohibited. Odour and
emission of volatile components are also tested. The end-consumer can be
assured of purchasing ecologically harmless products and can have complete
trust in the manufacturer. Through certification, Junkers & Müllers is aiming to send a clear signal and help its
customers beat a path through the “green jungle”. The Oeko-Tex
Standard 100 has enabled textile manufacturers since 1992 to voluntarily test
the human ecological characteristics of their products in order to obtain
certification of compliance. The textile institutes are internationally
recognized, independent and work to a uniform standard worldwide. In recent
years, this has leaded the Oeko-Tex Standard to
become the globally leading label for pollutant-tested textiles. viscom europe Paris: hall
7.2, booth C 020
More information: www.jm-techtex.com
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25) Berger: Attested security of textiles for digital printing
Berger
invested a lot to look into the details to be able to provide certified
security to their customers. Pure Polyester materials have been tested, finishings like FR, FR+w as well as coated block-out textiles. Following
criteria’s have been tested: Contaminant content / Contaminant emission when
heated during the sublimation process and Disposal / Recycling. All the
tested fabrics from Berger have achieved very good results. For Berger
customers certificates are available free of charge and can be provided upon
request. The certified topsellers are Lightex FR + w, Mikro backlightex 270 FR +w, eco Display 210 FR +w, eco Display
210 FR, creasefree heavy satin FR +w, art canvas
330, samba tent FR+s, blackout night FR and
blackout cloth 335 FR. On customer’s demand and cost compensation further
products can be individually tested.
More information: www.bergertextil.com
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26) Georg+Otto Friedrich brand fabrics printed by Gandis Aquajet 3324
 The tried and
tested quality of the fabrics has also proved its worth to the first Gandinnovations Aquajet 3324
customers in Switzerland and the
Netherlands.
“Deciding factors that favour Georg+Otto
Friedrich KG brand products are high quality standards for the textile
printing substrates as well as years of collaboration, the good service and
the price of the fabrics”, said Nico van Straaten (CEO of Van Straaten Vlaggen). Thus, in addition to the well-known DEKOTEX and
JETFLAG qualities, other fabrics are being used to fulfil
price and quality requirements for the expected high quantities.
More information: www.g-o-friedrich.com
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27) BARBIERI electronic launches new Spectro
Swing R
One year
after the successful introduction, the Italian manufacturer of color
measuring devices BARBIERI electronic announces a new edition of the
well-known spectrophotometer Spectro Swing. This Spectro Swing will now be available in two models, the Spectro Swing R which measures reflective media only and Spectro Swing RT which is able to measure both reflective
and transparent media. The Spectro Swing R can
easily be upgraded to a Spectro Swing RT by
software. Thanks to several improvements BARBIERI electronic has been able to
get the new Spectro Swing (R and RT) approx. 30%
faster than his predecessor. The most visible modification has been the
changed design: the new Spectro Swing comes in light
gray / black with a big clipping of the BARBIERI logo. At the same time also
the new version 3.0 of the measuring software Profile-Xpert
Gateway is available which allows using the Spectro
Swing also on MAC. This measuring software is the link between BARBIERI
measuring devices and software products and allows using the Spectro Swing and Spectro LFP
together with almost every third party Rip and profiling creation software. The
devices are immediately available and will be shown at photokina (Cologne), SGIA (Atlanta) and viscom
Italia (Milan).
More information: www.barbierielectronic.com
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28) Caldera: New Caldera SWING spectrophotometer at SGIA 08
Caldera
and BARBIERI electronic will be launching a new edition of their well-known
spectrophotometer Caldera Swing which will be available in 2 versions:
version R for reflective and version RT for reflective and transmissive materials. The new Caldera Swing comes also
in a new design and is faster. Thanks to several improvements the new Spectro Swing (R and RT) are approx. 30% faster than his
predecessor. The Caldera SWING, an affordable, easy to use, versatile and
reliable calibration automatic device is built to achieve top quality prints
from digital output devices. It is a solution for linearization and profiling
of photographic and wide format output devices for flexible reflective and transparent
materials with a thickness up to 0,7mm. Target markets for the device are
aqueous and solvent large format inkjet printers, entry to mid range UV
flatbed printers, packaging, proofing, fine art printing and prepress. The
Caldera SWING is driven by EasyMedia, Caldera’s
integrated color management, color calibration and profile making solution.
Caldera SWING with EasyMedia provides a complete
solution for ICC color profiling specially dedicated
for sign production.
More information: www.caldera.eu
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29) Gerber Scientific Products launches global brand recognition
initiatives
 After
the recent launch of its most successful inkjet sign printing solutions yet,
Gerber Scientific announced that it has taken new steps to boost its
international presence. Since releasing breakthrough technology into the international
sign making spotlight, the Gerber Solara ion™ in
2007, the company will initiate a series of global marketing and brand
recognition campaigns to give its distributors and end users additional
product acquisition and technical support, as well as multilingual
assistance. Customers all over the world can now expect to see the Gerber
brand more prominently recognized across a variety of markets. In addition to
its extensive presence in North America, Gerber
executives say they want to bring that same level of excitement and
recognition to its market segments in Europe, Asia, Australia and South
America, thus the launch of a new international Web site.
Ranging from the option of various languages for Web site visitors, to
product information tailored to each region, the idea behind the global
branding campaign is to bring the Gerber brand to users and distributors on a
local level, according to company executives and staff.
More information: www.gspinc.com
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30) Mutoh Europe: SE Group to join Mutoh’s European organization
Mutoh
Europe, a business unit of Mutoh Holdings Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan announced that it has reached a
final agreement to acquire the company SE Group S.A., the holding company of
the Sesoma and Sericomex
companies. The Sesoma – Sericomex
group (SE Group) will continue its activities as a subconcern
of Mutoh Europe. This transaction is in line with the strategy of the Mutoh
Group to accelerate its growth in Europe. As part of Mutoh Europe, the Sesoma – Sericomex companies
will continue developing their local markets. The existing local management
teams and personnel will continue their good work. “Consolidation of the SE
group’s activities within Mutoh Europe represents significant growth
opportunities for both Mutoh and Sesoma – Sericomex”, says Arthur Vanhoutte,
President of Mutoh’s European operations. Headquartered in Luxembourg since 1995, the SE Group is a
leading supplier of equipment and materials for the sign & display and
industrial visual communication markets in Scandinavia and in the Baltic States.
More information: www.mutoh.eu
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31) EskoArtwork completes acquisition of Mikkelsen Graphic
Engineering
EskoArtwork has announced it has closed on the acquisition of Mikkelsen
Graphic Engineering, Inc. (MGE), the industry reference in vision controlled
finishing solutions for cutting tables in the sign-making, screen-printing
and digital printing marketplaces. No financial details will be disclosed for
the transaction. “Following close to four years of intense cooperation, EskoArtwork and MGE will now address and serve the sign&display and screen and digital printing markets
as one strong entity”, declares Carsten Knudsen,
President and CEO of EskoArtwork. “Our Kongsberg i-XL and i-XE digital finishing
systems, that incorporate MGE’s i-cut
vision system, are broadly recognized as leading and powerful solutions to
all kinds of converting applications driven by the growing installed base of
digital printers. Well over 50% of all Kongsberg tables sold during drupa
will be delivered with MGE’s intelligent vision
system included.” MGE’s operations will be
organized as a strategic business unit within the EskoArtwork
structure under the leadership of Steen Mikkelsen.
More information: www.esko.com
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32) HumanEyes: Positive Focus as new distributor
HumanEyes
Technologies and Positive Focus, Shepperton based
distributor and integrator of specialty software for graphics and print; are
joining forces to support the growing demand for lenticular
printing in the UK and Europe. The two companies announce the
signing of a distribution agreement. Positive Focus is now representing HumanEyes Producer3D software solutions, providing easy
creation of sophisticated, high quality 3D, flip, zoom and motion effects on
digital and litho printed items. Launched at drupa 2008, Producer3D is HumanEyes' newest lenticular
workflow solution utilizing its 3D software technology. It is an end-to-end
turnkey solution, from source to print, for any marketing campaign. Potential
customers and resellers will have the opportunity to see HumanEyes
Producer3D on the Positive Focus stand, 335, at Total
Print Expo, October 14 - 16 at Earls Court 2, London.
More information: www.humaneyes.com or
www.positivefocus.co.uk
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33) viscom frankfurt 2008 the biggest of all times
It will
be the biggest viscom ever held in Frankfurt: The International Trade Fair for
Visual Communication will open with more than 260 exhibitors at the end of
October. Enlarging the exhibition area by ten percent had already become
necessary back in June; now the space occupied by the companies is more than
60 percent larger than at the previous event held in 2006 (at that time still
under the name PRO SIGN). Meanwhile, the driving forces are not only the
‘classic’ fields of advertising technology, light advertising and large
format digital printing, but also new fields such as digital signage and
industrial inkjet printing. Not only has the fair been very well accepted by
the market, the two awards record very lively participation as well.
viscom frankfurt
2008: 30 October to 1 November 2008, Frankfurt Exhibition
Centre
More information: www.viscom-messe.com
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