Actual News about Large Format Printing
A free of charge information service
Distributor: CREACT, Hamburg
Published by: Neun Punkt GbR, Hamburg
2001-25-11
Dear
readers,
Today we
are distributing LFP-Newsletter.com release 8. A lot happened in the industry
since last release. John Crawford, most of you know him as president of the
SGIA, passed away.
OCÉ
bought Gretag Imaging including well known subsidiaries like RasterGraphics and
ONYX Graphics. Kodak bought Encad. What will come next.
But there
is a very positive message to the market, big players believe in this market
and they believe that it still will grow. Otherwise they wouldn’t invest their
money. Also we understand the message: short way communication and information
is the key for success.
So I hope
that again I have collected value information for you and I like to invite you
to send your comments and ideas.
I also
like to invite you to use the LFP-Newsletter.com as your public relation tool.
Whenever you like to tell people around the world what’s new in your company,
send a mail to Redaktion@LFP-Newsletter.com. For German new, please use Redaktion@LFP-Newsletter.de.
Sincerly
Wolfgang
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Industry is looking for new way to drive the market
A number of
printing industry trade organizations admit that a serious problem facing
graphic arts businesses today is the chronic shortage of qualified employees.
To address this issue, Women In Production (WIP), Manhattan, recently invited
Gregory S. D’Amico Ph.D., director of New York University’s School of Graphic
Communications, Management, and Technology, to lead a roundtable discussion
focusing on how to obtain and retain bright, motivated, and loyal employees.
The program was the occasion for WIP’s Oct. 18, luncheon, held at the
Metropolitan Hotel in Manhattan. Dr. D’Amico opened the forum by pointing out
that educators are not framing graphic communications as a viable career path,
when, in fact, they should be encouraging students to explore the idea. “High
school advisors are not advising students of the possibilities or opportunities
in commercial printing or graphic communications,” he said. “The printing
industry does not have a (public relations) videotape to send to high schools
and colleges. Nobody is promoting the industry.” This also was the content of a
discussion leading suppliers have had recently during a meeting of the Digital
Committee of ESMA, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The idea is that suppliers should
set up standards, trainings, a kind of common marketing, etc. The committee is
lead by Thomas Poetz, CEO of 3P-inktextiles. If you like to know more what ESMA
is doing in Europe and how ESMA can support your business, contact him via
email ThomasPoetz@3P-Inktextiles.com
or via his homepage at http://www.3P-Inktextiles.com
IAB Publishes Glossary Of Terms
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has
published the new "IAB Glossary of Interactive Advertising Terms."
IAB president and CEO Robin Webster authored the glossary. Several years ago,
Webster was responsible for the first glossary issued by CASIE, a coalition of
the Association of American Advertising Agencies and the Association of
National Advertisers. The IAB Glossary of Interactive Advertising Terms will
continue to evolve as the industry changes and grows. Containing technical,
measurement and business terms, it was amassed with the assistance of a broad
base of expert advisors from advertising agencies, technology providers,
publishers and research companies and will be periodically updated by the
group.
More information: www.iab.net
Improving multicolour printing
Improving
quality in multicolor printing was the focus of this year’s Research Conference
sponsored by the International Association of Research Organizations for the
Printing, Information, and Communication Industries (IARIGAI). An
international, nonprofit association, IARIGAI has been hosting research
conferences since 1951 for members to present and discuss research results on
operations from prepress to finishing. This year’s conference, Advances in
Color Reproduction, was hosted by the Quebec Institute of Graphic
Communications (ICGQ), an IARIGAI member. Over 50 experts from a dozen
countries met in Montreal from September 9–12, 2001, to discuss new techniques
for controlling, assessing, and monitoring the quality of color reproduction in
different printing processes. New methods of quality control were described,
and new advances in techniques for color adaptation and gamut compression,
color gamut control, and color management were presented.
More information: www.gain.net
The Large Format Printing Market in
Germany – A Market Research
This years exhibitions were used by Klaus Vaessen to investigate the
German large format printing market. He interviewed around 3.000 users and
collected a lot of information and found some important trends. His research is
a must for every supplier planning his business in Germany. The report exactly
is showing what kind of media, how many sqm., machines, etc. are used and what
the trends are. The report can be ordered (4.995 EUR German, 6.990 EUR German
and English)
More information: kv-handelsvertretung.de
SCP released Colorado 5.0, CopySystems 5.0 SP1 and DaylightRIP 2.0 SP1.
New in
both software products, which are available from SCP's FTP-server, is the
driver for the Canon BJ-W 9000 large-format bubblejet printer. In combination
with Colorado/CopySystems or DaylightRIP, this printer is able to process
raster files, Postscript and PDF, as well as HPGL, HPGL/2 and HP-RTL files, and
is therefore perfectly suitable for both Graphic Arts and CAD applications.
This new driver brings the number of supported large-format printers well over
60. "We are certain that these new releases will greatly add to the
marketing opportunities of Colorado/CopySystems and DaylightRIP, and that they will
help you to convince your potential customers of the quality of these
products", said Ludger Hellerhof, CEO. For download, please use the link:
More
information: www.scp.de
ROCHESTER,
N.Y., and SAN DIEGO,CA November 15, 2001 - Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK)
announced today that it will acquire ENCAD, Inc. a leading manufacturer and
pioneer of wide-format inkjet printers, for approximately $25 million. The purchase
price will be paid in Kodak stock or, under certain circumstances and at
Kodak's option, in cash. ENCAD will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kodak.
The acquisition makes Kodak one of the top three sellers of wide-format inkjet
products, a $2.4 billion output market growing at approximately 15% annually.
Based on Kodak projections and industry estimates, the transaction is expected
to contribute to earnings beginning in 2003.
Kodak's expansion in the fast-growth, large-format display segment is another
example of the company's involvement in and influence on infoimaging-the $225
billion industry created by the convergence of images and information
technology. Infoimaging comprises three closely- related imaging markets:
devices, such as wide-format inkjet printers, infrastructure and services /
media, such as the inks and output capabilities enabled by this acquisition.
Kodak expects the transaction will close early 2002, pending receipt of
regulatory clearances and ENCAD shareholder approval. The merger agreement
contains customary closing conditions and termination rights in favor of each
party under certain circumstances.
More
information: www.kodak.com ; www.encad.com
Wasatch now offers SoftRIP Light
Many
inkjet users have asked for a version of Wasatch SoftRIP to use in a personal
setting. With the launch of our new Wasatch SoftRIP Light, we now offer a more
economical version of our product for those with lower-volume production needs.
This is an all-new product from Wasatch. Read more about it.
More
information: www.wasatchinc.com
A Monster of a sign for the center of the toy universe supplied by DIAZIT
COMPANY INC.
November
14, 2001, YOUNGSVILLE, NC – TOYS R US’ new flagship store opens this Saturday,
November 17thwith a façade of 165 scrolling signs designed by DIAZIT
COMPANY INC, a Youngsville, NC company. The largest sign in Times Square was designed
and manufactured in Youngsville and transported to its Broadway location in New
York to cover the entire street side façade of the new TOYS R US flagship
store.
This
integrated sign consists of 165 individual Pro-Motion Scrolling Displays (6’
high by 5’ wide each) that comprise a monster sign 30’ high and 165’ in
length. Each unit has an address and is choreographed to respond to computer
commands to create its part of the total sign, which can cover parts of, or the
entire street side of the store. Each sign has a capacity of 48’ of media
containing up to eight images printed by a large document format ink jet
printer. The proprietary software can move from image to image in as little as
three seconds. For a look at this monster sign in action, go to the DIAZIT
COMPANY INC. web site at www.diazit.com and click on the TOYS R US
link.
Wasatch
now supports the new Mimaki JV4
Wasatch announced
recently that their software solution now supports the new Mimaki JV4, which is
one of the most versatile printers we've ever seen. Learn how to get the most from this exciting new printer at
following URL.
Also
visit this page for an update to Wasatch’s driver for the Hewlett-Packard
DesignJet 5000. This new driver supports a variety of new print modes,
including new "varware" print modes, as well as special
high-performance interface options.
www.wasatchinc.com/hl.php
Where to meet NUR Macroprinters 2002
NUR just
announced which up coming shows they are going to attend. Meet them at:
Apr 2 -
Apr 5, 2002, Printing South China, Guangzhou, China
Apr 4 - Apr 6,
2002 ISA SignExpo 2002 Orlando, FL
Jun 4 -
Jun 8, 2002 FESPA Madrid, Spain
More
information: www.nur.com
Printcom serves up world-class graphics at Davis Cup in Winston-Salem,
NC
How do you turn the Lawrence Joel Veteran’s
Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC into the visual center of international attention
for a world-class tennis tournament? Printcom, Inc. of Raleigh, NC, a long-time
NUR America customer, served up a series of sophisticated, large-scale graphics
treatments worthy of any international venue for the recent Davis Cup by NEC
2001 Group Qualifying Round. The graphics were all printed on the company’s two
NUR Fresco™ HiQ wide-format digital production printers. Printcom, located
nearby in Raleigh, NC, worked as the large format digital printing service for
Ad Signs of Winston -Salem, the sign company that contracted for signage at the
large-scale tennis tournament. The Davis Cup by NEC 2001 Group Qualifying
Round, in which the U.S. team beat India for a position on the 2002 Davis Cup
team, took place in Winston-Salem on October 12-14, 2001.
More
information: www.weprintbig.com ; www.nur.com
B&P Graphics Systems takes on UK distribution of NUR Salsa Ultima
Models
NUR Europe, the European subsidiary of NUR
Macroprinters, has appointed B&P Graphic Systems as UK distributor for two
models in the NUR Salsa Ultima ™ range of photorealistic wide-format digital
printers. Based in Chertsey, Surrey, B&P Graphic Systems is part of the
B&P Light Brigade Group, the UK`s leading independent supplier of digital
graphics production equipment. With effect from 1st November, B&P Graphic
Systems will distribute the NUR Salsa Ultima 1500 and 2400 machines, the two
smallest models in the NUR Salsa Ultima range.
In addition to being a supplier of digital graphics equipment, Light Brigade,
also specialises in wide-format digital printing and has recently installed a
NUR Salsa Ultima 1500 machine to complement its existing line-up of digital
printing equipment.
More information: www.nur.com
Arkwright at Sign & Graphic Imaging in Dubai
Meet one
of the leading manufacturers for media at
„Sign & Graphic Imaging Middle East 2002“, January 22 to 24 2002 in
Dubai. Arkwright will do the booth together with GBC a leading manufacturer of
finishing equipment and films.
More
information: www.signmiddleast.com
Gretag, Professional Imaging Division Acquired by Océ N.V.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Gretag Imaging Group Inc. and
Océ N.V. a major supplier of Professional Document Systems, have reached an agreement
on Océ’s acquisition of Gretag’s Professional Imaging Division, composed of
Raster Graphics, Onyx Graphics, Cymbolic Sciences and ANAgraph. This Division
develops, manufactures and sells products for wide format color inkjet and
photo laser printing, including raster image processors (RIPs), for indoor as
well as outdoor applications.
Under the agreement Océ will purchase the shares of Raster Graphics, Inc. (USA)
as well as the business-related assets of Raster Graphics’ subsidiaries in
Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. Raster Graphics, Inc. (USA) is the
holding company for the Professional Imaging Division.
As Gretag Professional Imaging Division has a strong position in the Large
Format Digital Printing market, the acquisition will greatly strengthen Océ’s
presence in terms of technology and distribution outlets in this strategically
important and fast-growing market. This market, called Display Graphics within
the Océ organization, includes products that enable the production of color graphics
in large formats. Typical applications include trade show graphics, banners,
and bus shelter posters, backlit displays in airports, point of sales graphics
in shops, fleet graphics on trucks or buses, digital photo enlargements, etc.
The customer groups of both Océ and the Professional Imaging Division
complement each other to a large degree. Océ maintains a strong position among
blueprinters, copy shops and in-house printing departments. The Professional
Imaging Division has a strong presence among digital printers, photo labs,
screenprinters and sign makers. Once the merger is finalized, the Gretag
Professional Imaging Division will be known as Océ Display Graphics Systems,
which will be part of Océ’s Wide Format Printing Systems strategic business unit.
Rak Kumar will continue to manage the new Océ Display Graphics Systems
organization as its CEO.
More informatiom: www.gretag-imaging.com ; www.onyxgfx.com ; www.oce.com
New Continuous-flow inkjet printer was introduced by Improved
Technologies
The new
IXIA (pronounced "zia") uses proven hertz technology and a new print
engine to provide improved print quality and productivity with reduced service
costs. The IXIA is based on the IRIS 3047 platform, but Improved Technologies
has greatly enhanced the structure and used a more rigid print-engine assembly
with a completely new head-drive mechanism for better integrity and to
eliminate banding problems. Several other unique features provide much better
registration, uniformly smoother greys and consistent repeatability. A new
standard for optimum quality.
Printmaking
and high productivity.
More
information: www.itnh.com
Where the market is going, some investigations done by IT Strategies
The well
known consulting and research company I.T. Strategies these days launched some
new market researches which can be found in total at their homepage. Here are
some of the items they address:
IT-Strategies
estimates that worldwide revenues from wide format ink jet and narrow format
ink jet hardware, media and chemistry in 2000 were $27 billion increasing to
more than $40 billion by 2005. This represents a compounded annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 8%. Of this, the largest segment is and will continue to be ink, with
revenues rising from $12.5 billion in 2000 to more than $22 billion in 2005.
Over the
five-year forecast period, the largest share of the revenue goes to the narrow
format ink jet market with total revenues for hardware, media and ink of more
than $23 billion in 2000 growing to almost $33 billion by 2005, a CAGR of 7%.
By contrast, the wide format market revenues for hardware, media and ink will
grow from $3.6 billion in 2000 to almost $7.5 billion by 2005, a CAGR of 15%.
With an estimated installed base in 2005 of 167 million narrow format ink jet
printers, revenues work out to be about $196 per printer. This compares to the
wide format market with an estimated installed base of just under 500,000,
yielding approximately $16,000 per printer.
These
findings are cited from I.T. Strategies' Worldwide Narrow Format Ink Jet
Forecast 2001 and I.T. Strategies Wide Format Digital Color Printing Forecast
2001. I.T. Strategies defines the narrow format ink jet market as printers
up to but not including 24" wide. It would include products such as the HP
7XX and 9XX, Epson Stylus Color 7XX and 9XX, Lexmark Z series, Canon S600/800.
I. T. Strategies defines the wide format ink jet market as printers greater
than and including 24". It would include products such as the HP 3000,
Epson 9000, RGI Arizona.
There are
many industrial printing markets that can benefit from digital printing, but
some are going to be more accessible than others. Users spend over $320 billion
worldwide for print in the packaging market annually. Given the inefficiencies
of analog printing for portions of this market, it will become one of the first
markets most receptive to digital printing. Digital Color Printing Opportunities
in the Packaging Market is one of a series of reports describing digital
printing opportunities in industrial printing markets. Its goal is to provide
readers with an analytical review of the industry as well as to suggest ways to
enter the market. Among its objectives are: · To describe the dynamics of the
packaging market · To size and segment the packaging market · To gauge the
opportunity for digital printing in the packaging market · To suggest possible
ways of market entry · To profile key digital printing companies targeting the
packaging market.
More information: www.it-strategies.com
News
from Monaco, a leading supplier of color management solutions
At
PhotoPlus Expo East, Monaco offered a sneak preview of their new product for
profiling digital cameras. Targeted to professional photographers, the
standalone profiling package interfaces with the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker DC
target as well as the original 24-patch GretagMacbeth ColorChecker target.
Monaco is offering a special promotion to professional photographers interested
in beta testing the product in their studio environment.
More
information: www.monacosys.com
DigiFab Systems® Announces New Water Resistant Treatment For Digitally Printed Fabrics
DigiFab® Systems a
manufacturer of digitally printable fabrics and design software, has announced
the introduction of its new line of water resistant fabrics. These new media
solutions contain a special treatment that substantially increases the color
gamut and water resistance when printed using pigmented ink. Additional
benefits of wash-ability can be obtained when printed fabrics are
thermo-fixed. DigiFab®
"Outdoor" Fabrics provide the soft signage and specialty markets a
whole new line of products. DigiFab® Fabrics are compatible with the best and
most popular inkjet printers on the market. "DigiFab® is pleased to
announce these new products aimed at providing more options for the textile
apparel and graphics markets with a true fabric material that will stand up to
outdoor elements. No longer will users of inkjet pigment inks have to settle on
dull prints on fabric. These products allow digital print houses to create
usable outdoor flags, banners, signage and garments that have been
traditionally screen printed, in turn allowing truly customisable vibrant
digital printing."
More information: www.digifab.com
Call for Digital Textile Printing Presentations
at DPI 2002
Fairfax, VA - The
Digital Printing and Imaging Association is seeking proposals for digital
textile printing presentations at DPI'02 to be held March 6-9 in Palm Springs,
CA.
This call for presentations is your invitation to submit a written seminar
program idea for the 2002 Conference. The Conference offers qualified industry
experts the opportunity to share unique solutions to common problems; new
management techniques, innovative uses of technology, success stories… and much
more!
We are particularly interested in users who can present information on color
management issues, pre and post processing challenges, new businesses that are
deploying digital textile printing technology, and creative uses of the
technology.
More information: www.dpia.org/dpi02/call4pres.html
ColorGATE announces Release of version 3.0
ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH
and ColorGATE Corporation announced the release of version 3.0 of their large
format software at a worldwide partner meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Version 3.0
boasts many new features such as Dynamic Multi-Page PDF support, PDF Hot
Container, user defined color management, Profile Creation Wizard, advanced soft
proofing tools, DCS 2.0 File support for optimised large format production.
ColorGATE version 3.0 with full upgrade paths for current customers will be
available worldwide through ColorGATE´s distributor and reseller channel
starting in November. ColorGATE will also provide a strong upgrade program for
the ColorGATE/GretagMacbeth Eye-One bundle, as well as a competitive trade-in
program.
More information: www.colorgate.com
DPI'02,March 6-9: Control Your
Future with Smart Shopping for Digital Products, Supplies & Services
FAIRFAX,
VA—With a theme — Control Your Future —
that has become a call to action in the ever-tightening economy since the
tragic events of September 11, the Digital Printing & Imaging Association
(DPI) is gearing up for a show that features what’s wider … larger … faster …
and more profitable. DPI'02, the
Association's tenth Annual Conference & Exhibit is scheduled for March 6-9,
2002 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA.
The DPI
website has an area specifically dedicated to the DPI’02 Annual Conference
& Exhibit at the DPI website, with
current details and information. For
specific expo literature and a floor plan, please contact Sylvia S. Hall, Vice
President, Conventions & Conferences, Digital Printing & Imaging
Association at DPI headquarters.
More
information: www.dpia.org/dpi02
PosterJet RIP Software enters new era
DCS
Software Ltd, Swindon UK and Eisfeld Datentechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne
Germany announced the acquisition by Eisfeld Datentechnik of the DCS owned
PosterJet RIP Software technology, copyrights and trade marks effective
Thursday 1 November 2001. This acquisition follows several months of
negotiation and market assessment between the two companies.
Benefits
to PosterJet Users will be seen in an accelerated development and marketing
program bringing exciting new product versions and enhancements to PosterJet
products during 2002 and beyond.
The
current range of PosterJet products is shipping at version 6 level, which was
first introduced at DRUPA 2000 and has been well received by the market. The
world wide user base of PosterJet is in excess of 15,000 customers.
More
information: www.posterjet.com
Color-Breakthrough
with Pigment Inks
For very longtime
we believed Inkjet images were only realy bright when printed with Dye-Inks.
For that reason the company Arkwright (European office in the Netherlands) was
awarded the innovation price at IRGA in USA for two products that will realy
lift-off the pigment-ink printing. They introduced their latest Backlit Film
and Fotopaper, and it's a hit right from the start!!
1.The new PHOTOPAPER with pigmented
ink gives a 40% bigger colour-gamut as any earlier product, and can be used all
on Bubblejet (HP, Encad, etc) and Piezo(Epson, Roland) type of systems(of
course also dye inks). Moreover, the product can be laminated cold, warm and
(back from the future) HOT lamination with enormous bond. It is the first super
full colour solution for pigment-ink images. You need only ONE ink and ONE
paper! It's quickdry, and believe it: it's 30% cheaper as other Photopapers.
2. The new Outdoor BACKLIT ist a true
sensation, and is an welcome addition to the range of 5 backlits already in the
product-line of market-leader Arkwright. A benchmark study done by 4 German
companies reveiled the possibillities of the product. It can be used on ALL
INKJET SYSTEMS, and even with pigmented inks it yields an enormous colour gamut
gain.. It is realy sctratchproof, even when soaking wet, and is 100%
outdoor-due-to-last. Finaly waterbased pigment Inkjet has its breakthrough.: No
more Barriers!!
Please
send you enquiries at once, as Arkwright has more year-end offers. Arkwright
products are available via trade-partners only: sales@Arkwright-eur.com
Increased drying Capacity for the MACH 12
The
DisplayMaker Mach 12 printer now includes over 2x the heated drying capacity as
original models. In addition to the 12 Amp heated dryer, these printers have an
additional 16 Amp heater in the same dryer tube housing. The increased drying
capacity enables prints to dry sufficiently to be rolled onto the take-up spool
in high-speed 4-pass printing mode. ColorSpan also announced that the
PostScript interpreter in the ColorMark software is now Level 3 compatible,
enabling direct printing of PDF files.
More
information: www.colorspan.com
SEAL® Brands Enhances The Professional 6500 Laminator Series
Following
the successful launch of the SEAL Brands Image® 6500 laminator earlier this
year, Seal announced the launch of its sequel – the Image 6500 XT. This new model has identical features to the
Image 6500 plus additional upgrades to facilitate electrostatic transfer. The
Image 6500 Series are dual heated laminators ideal for experienced users. Both
the Image 6500 and the 6500 XT deliver a wide range of application
opportunities offering high speed, professional output together with maximum
productivity, flexibility and efficiency to the high-volume finisher. The Image
6500 XT has twice the pressure and higher temperature settings than the 6500
for both high and low temperature transfer applications. The Image 6500 XT also
has an additional top heated roller which enables single-pass, high temperature
transfer with over lamination. The
extended temperature range enables the laminator to process media at a maximum
speed of 20ft/6.1m per minute – allowing greater output in a shorter time!!
More
information: www.sealgraphics.co.uk
DAYGLO® Color Corporation combines fluorescent ink technology with ENCAD
printers
DayGlo®
Color Corp., the world’s largest supplier of
quality, innovative fluorescent color has joined forces with ENCAD wide format
printers to introduce the new Genuine ENCAD cartridges combined with DayGlo
Fluorescent Inks. DayGlo inks are
enhanced by fluorescent dyes for brighter, bolder and better color than
conventional inks. DayGlo inks improve the range of available colors on wide
format printes by enhancing the color gamut by 30 percent. The inks in the cartridges are dye-based
cyan, magenta and yellow with patented technology added to intensify the
colors. DayGlo has also produced black inks designed to optimize the brightness
of its color inks and make its blacks appear darker and richer than standard
black inks. Ink yields from the
cartridges are warranted for 500ml of ink throughput with a shelf life of 12
months. In addition, the inks deliver
black light (UV) response for unique applications like glow bowling, theme
parks, bars & restaurants, and theatrical applications. The DayGlo
Cartridge/Ink offering for ENCAD printers will cover both 300dpi and 600dpi
configurations. Supply kits will include 1 cartridge & 500ml of ink per
color and liter kits will contain 2/500ml bottles per color. One added feature
for all cartridges is that they will be pre-primed for convenience. Fluorescent
colors have proven to be more eye-catching.
A recent study found that fluorescent colors are seen up to 75 percent
sooner than conventional colors, hold a viewer’s attention two times longer,
are up to three times brighter and demand a second look 59 percent of the
time. This suggests that DayGlo colors
are ideal for hundreds of graphic design projects from Proofs and Design Comps,
Point of Purchase, Signs, Banners, Black Light Advertising and Tradeshow
Graphics.
More
information:www.dayglo.com
ColorSpan offers customer rebates – end of year promotion
Effective immediately,
ColorSpan is excited to announce a new end-of-year promotion that offers you a
rebate value of up to €6,000 or $6,000.
The rebate program is only valid for specific new DisplayMaker printer configurations
purchased between October 15, 2001 and December 28, 2001.
To qualify, you need to
complete a form and fax it to ColorSpan with a copy of your printer purchase
invoice before January 30, 2002. A ColorSpan representative will then contact
you to issue a rebate certificate for the purchase of ColorSpan-branded
DisplayMaker supplies and accessories. You can use the certificate to redeem
merchandise from your local distributor or directly from ColorSpan. Rebate
certificates must be redeemed by March 31, 2002.
This offer is not valid
with the purchase of used or refurbished equipment.
More information: www.colorspan.com
REGULUS presents novel PP banner
A
radically new banner material for inkjet large format printing is presented by
the German coating specialists at Regulus GmbH. Its basic material consists of
a specially manufactured opaque polypropylene with a thickness of 300 microns.
It is highly tear-resistant and thanks to its special coating developed by
Regulus absolutely waterproof even without laminating.
This
makes it suitable for applications prior reserved to reinforced vinyls greatly
more expensive. It is available in various widths up to 1370mm with
single-sided or double-sided coating. It accepts printing by any pigmented or
dye based inkjet inks.
More
information: www.regulus.de
SEAL® Brands Launches Two New Solutions For Roll Up Displays
Following
the successful launch this year of SEAL Brands Thermashield™ E - a new cost effective encapsulation film
for Flexible Indoor Displays, the Thermashield range has now further expanded.
SEAL Brands has introduced two new backing films:- Thermashield Black and
Thermashield White. These NEW cost effective heat-activated films offer users
added strength and flexibility to images making them ideal for roll up and
banner displays.
Roll up
Displays are a popular promotional tool used in a range of environments
including retail, restaurants, airports, exhibition halls, offices and
educational establishments. The use of new Thermashield Black and Thermashield
White in this application will guarantee added durability to such graphics
enabling them to be rolled-up and stored away for repetitive use without fear
of damage to the display.
More
information: www.sealgraphics.co.uk
NUR Macroprinters announces NUR
FabriGraph TM Dye Sublimation Printers for Textile Application
NUR
Macroprinters announced a duo of NUR
FabriGraph™ dye sublimation printers, designed specifically for digital
printing on textiles at "production speeds."
The new NUR FabriGraph DS3200 is a 10.5 ft (3.2 meters) wide, dye sublimation
printer, offering, what NUR Macroprinters believes to be, the highest
productivity levels of any digital dye sublimation device in the market today.
Adapted for dye sublimation inks, and based on NUR Macroprinters` market
leading wide-format digital printing technology, the NUR FabriGraph DS3200 is
complemented by a 5 ft. (1.5 meters) wide machine, the DS1500. The NUR
FabriGraph printers are capable of delivering an apparent print resolution of
up to 600 dpi on all textile fabrics containing a minimum of 50% polyester, as
well as a range of rigid and flexible polyester-coated materials.
The digital front end and color calibration system incorporated into the NUR
FabriGraph DS3200 and DS1500 are developments of Sophis Systems, a world leader
in digital front ends and editing systems for the textile printing market. NUR
FabriGraph is working in close partnership with Sophis Systems to ensure the
printers` suitability for true textile applications. Post-print handling of
output from the NUR FabriGraph DS3200 and DS1500 is identical to traditional
dye sublimation print processes. The print is
dry at
the point of output and is ready to be heat-transferred to the fabric without
any further treatment, using conventional heat presses. For those customers
requiring it, NUR Macroprinters can offer a complete and coherent solution
including heat press machinery for dye sublimation printing.
More information: www.NUR.com
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