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Publishing Company:
CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff Friday,
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Dear readers, here
you will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large
Format Printing. 1) viscom Italia 2007: The motor of a dynamic market20.586 visitors filled the aisle of the 19th edition of viscom Italia 2007, the motor of the dynamic market of visual communication that also this year was one step ahead by extending its exhibition profile to digital communication with the launch of the first international Forum dedicated to new digital communication channels focusing for 2007 on “Emerging communications solutions for Retail”. A 9% increase of foreign attendance confirmed viscom Italias leading position in the visual communication industry. 620 Italian and Foreign suppliers, 326 direct exhibitors, 294 represented companies, 96 first time exhibitors together offered to today’s modern graphic producer and decision maker the unique chance to be on the edge. Unique was also the 360 degree exhibition profile offered over 40,000 sqm of hall 1 and 3 that together formed a single exhibition floor facilitating synergy between the industries of large format digital printing industry, signs and sign making industry, screen printing, pad printing industry, promotional article and wear, Point of Purchase, Event Services and Digital Signage and Communication means inserted in 2007 for the first time in the sector evexcom dedicated to the rapidly growing industry of event organization. viscom Italia 2008 will take place November 13 to 15, again in the Milan Fairground. More information:
www.visualcommunication.it Sincerely
Yours Susanne
Aschoff |
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1) viscom Italia 2007: The motor
of a dynamic market 2) ErgoSoft: Printer driver for Canon iPF-Series 3) ColorGATE: PROOFGATE plus PROOFPAPER ISOPROOF 4) RATIO: PLOTBASE|PM supports new plotters 5) JM: More brilliant colors with Mediatex Lightbox 6) Berger: New Popupvelours FR +w 7) 3P: Set apart with user-friendly textile
advertising 8) MACtac: New Printing and Application Guide DVD 9) Gandinnovations: National billboard campaign for
Vodafone 10) EFI: Niggemeyer installs the World’s first EFI’s
VUTEk QS3200r 11) Mimaki installs first JV5-320 in Europe 12) HP: Acquisition of NUR
Macroprinters Ltd. 13) Caldera and Durst Photoechnik announce a
partnership 14) STARFLEX installed Industrial Knitting Machines 15) KEE Consultants Network: Worldwide Launch 16) Visual & Graphic Symphony 2008 17) FESPA Digital promises a breath of fresh air in
Geneva 18) Sign & Digital UK 2008 comes to the NEC
Birmingham 19) GBC appoints Arnout Janssen Alphabetical index: 3P (7), Berger (6), Caldera / Durst Phototechnik (13), ColorGATE (3), EFI (10), ErgoSoft (2), FESPA Digital (17), Gandinnovations (9), GBC (19), HP (12), Junkers & Müllers (5), KEE Consultants Network (15), MACtac (8), Mimaki (11), RATIO (4), Sign & Digital UK 2008 (18), STARFLEX (14), viscom Italia (1), Visual & Graphic Symphony 2008 (16) |
2) ErgoSoft:
Printer driver for Canon iPF-Series
The new digital color printers of the current Canon imagePROGRAF-Series are now supported by ErgoSoft’s RIP software. The new printers include Canon’s 12 color pigment ink systems which include the iPF 5100 (17” width), the iPF 6100 (24” width), the iPF 8100 (44” width), and the iPF9100 (60” width). Additionally, the 8-color pigment ink systems printers, the Canon iPF 8000S and iPF 9000S can also be run with ErgoSoft’s easy-to-use, high-end RIP software. The ErgoSoft profiling tool, ColorGPS, is available for both Canon 8- and 12-color printer models. ColorGPS enables users to create professional ICC-profiles quickly and easily. This powerful profiling tool, developed in-house by ErgoSoft, integrates seamlessly with ErgoSoft’s RIP software. A RIP software solution coupled with a high-end profiling tool can reduce the number of misprints, reduce the amount of ink usage, while maximizing output gamut and quality. More information:
www.ergosoft.net |
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3) ColorGATE: PROOFGATE plus PROOFPAPER ISOPROOFColorGATE PROOFGATE Version 5.01 Technology now delivers the turnkey system solution with even more optimized performance to satisfy the most exacting demands in practical application. And there’s more, ColorGATE also now offers the new, professional proof paper to pave the way to perfect results: PROOFPAPER ISOPROOF275g. ColorGATE PROOFGATE Technology 5.01 is rich in new functional highlights: certified digital proofing based on ISO standard (ISO 12647-7). The new ISO 12647-7 proofing standard is now fully supported in Generation 5.x (e.g. FOGRA wedges updated with control wedge evaluation). The FOGRA media wedge and proof evaluation are included. ColorGATE PROOFGATE Technology 5.01 is available at ColorGATE sales partners in brilliant plug ‘n’ play as the PROOF Module, the power add-on to the platform-independent center management of PRODUCTIONSERVER and the PHOTOGATE Creative Suite. ISOPROOF275g meets all the proof-relevant criteria of ISO standard (ISO 12647-7), its white point hits the FOGRA standard virtually dead-on and effectively eliminates the need for any paper simulation. PROOFPAPER ISOPROOF275g is available in retail outlets as sheets or rolls. More information:
www.colorgate.com 4) RATIO: PLOTBASE|PM supports new plottersPLOTBASE|PM, the intelligent outputmanagement- and cost control software for large format devices offers with the new service pack full support of the color devices from Canon and Hewlett Packard. The Canon imagePROGRAF devices 510, 610, 710, 5100 and 6100 as well as the HP Designjets T1100 and Z6100 can now be easily integrated into a PLOTBASE|PM environment. Many improvements regarding the handling of supported file formats guarantee better performance and higher output quality. Plotters, scanners, folders and copiers from different manufacturers can easily be combined and controlled out of one Client/Server application. Features include load balancing between devices, batch plotting of DWG, DWF, PDF, PS, PLT and other CAD file formats, accurate accounting and invoicing for full cost recovery and fast, reliable RIPing of both color and b&w plots. More information:
www.plotbase.com 5) JM: More brilliant colors with Mediatex Lightbox
Heimtextil: hall 4.2, booth G 61 More information: www.jm-techtex.com 6) Berger: New Popupvelours FR +wPopupvelours FR +w from Berger is the revolution for pop up display production, the company says. The fabric is 200g/sqm with a special “fleece back” which sticks to all standard velcro. You just have to print and trim the image and apply it to the Pop up System. Sewing or other converting is no more needed. Popupvelours FR +w is printable with all direct and transfer sublimation printers and available in 240cm. Ask for sample rolls. More information:
www.bergertextil.com 7) 3P: Set apart with user-friendly textile advertising3P InkJet Textiles Corp.'s media solutions are designed to
facilitate daily printing business. 3P offers specific premium lines
developed for particular ink technologies which make production of vibrant,
detailed images effortless and favorable. A wide collection of TruColor media
was specially designed for optimizing output with solvent and eco-solvent
printers to achieve the ideal printing result. 3P InkJet Textiles Corp.
fulfills consumer demands like user-friendly production of high resolution
images with brilliant colors, quick turnarounds, flame resistance and outdoor
usability. The product range varies from blended Canvas and pure cotton
fabric to polyester fabrics in different thickness, look and texture. 3P
InkJet Textiles assists companies to become more sustainable in their sales
promotion by offering the green but economical Value line. It is recommended
for either direct or transfer sublimation printing for achieving vibrant
colors, clear contours and authentic color reproduction. 3P won the DPI
Product of the Year 2007 Partner award with Value Display FR printed with the
sublimation printer TexPress DSS 1800II. Value fabrics are 100 % recyclable,
free of harmful substances and the entire production chain is environmentally
friendly. 3P InkJet Textiles offers Value fabrics with the quality and
variety that is required today; nine different Value products are available
up to 122 inches wide. The UV-optimized fabrics meet the highest demands in
quality and are easy to use with UV-curable inks. All UV-optimized products
are recyclable and UV-optimized Cotton FR, the flame retardant natural cotton
is bio-degradable. 3P offers different textiles, for each application the
right cloth: robust outdoor materials and flame retardant indoor fabrics
which meet US and More information:
www.3p-inktextiles.com 8) MACtac: New Printing and Application Guide DVDTo offer support to their Customers, MACtac Europe is launching a new guide to printing and application on DVD. This practical guide gives technical advice to digital printers for trouble free printing on IMAGin self-adhesive films and for the protection of these prints. It also gives practical tips for vinyl application, even for the most difficult applications: total car wrapping, large corrugated surfaces and king size substrates like parts of windmills. Demonstrations are made by professional applicators. The MACtac application guide also clearly demonstrates the benefits of the unique bubble free B-Free constructions within the IMAGin range. The new MACtac printing and application guide DVD is presented in 12 languages including Chinese and Arabic and can be obtained from local subsidiaries or from the new digital section www.mactacdigital.com of MACtac Europe web site. More information:
www.mactacdigital.com or www.mactac-europe.com 9) Gandinnovations: National billboard campaign for VodafoneGandinnovations lands telecom giant Vodafone after an
intensive month-long process of sampling and product testing. Gandinnovations
well-earned reputation for innovative product engineering and superior
performance helped to land Vodafone, and the impressive campaign now
positions Gandinnovations as a true global leader in the wide-format digital
arena. Glow Advertisers in More information:
www.gandinnovations.com 10) EFI: Niggemeyer installs the World’s first EFI’s VUTEk QS3200rEFI announced that Niggemeyer Bildproduktion GmbH & Co
KG is taking delivery the first VUTEk QS3200r, launched in the USA at the
SGIA exhibition in Orlando a few weeks ago and in Europe at the Sign Italia
exhibition in Milan in November. The brand new high-speed roll-to-roll UV
printer from EFI produces images up to 3.2 meters (10.5 feet) wide at 1,080
dpi with High Definition Print (HDP) technology, at the rate of up to 171.9
sqm/h. So keen was company president, Roland Niggemeyer, to view the new
machine that he traveled the 8000 km to More information:
www.efi.com or www.niggemeyer.de 11) Mimaki installs first JV5-320 in EuropeMimaki Engineering is proud to announce the first European
installation of its recently introduced new JV5-320 solvent inkjet printer by
More information:
www.mimakieurope.com 12) HP: Acquisition of NUR Macroprinters Ltd.
HP
announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NUR
Macroprinters Ltd., a manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet
printers. Based in More information: www.hp.com 13) Caldera and Durst Photoechnik announce a partnershipCaldera, award winning French software editor specialized
in large format printing solution and Durst Phototechnik, provider of
wide-format inkjet printers, announce a partnership in order to provide added
value solutions for large format printing activities. By this alliance, Durst
will be able to propose to its users workflow printing solutions based on
Caldera GrandRIP+ package to run their Durst Rho printer series. “Durst
printers represent the state of the art in UV printing technology and we are
naturally committed to support these printers in our production workflow
solutions”, says Joseph Mergui, General Manager of Caldera Graphics. Caldera
Graphics is a software company specializing in color management, imaging and
driving solutions for large format peripherals. Caldera software packages are
"production oriented" with an emphasis on color quality. With 16
years experience in developing imaging solutions and technology, Caldera
Graphics has thousands of corporate customers worldwide. Durst Phototechnik
manufactures large-format imaging machines utilizing photo and inkjet
technology in two factories, one in More information:
www.caldera.eu and www.durst-online.com 14) STARFLEX installed Industrial Knitting MachinesSTARFLEX Co. Ltd. has successfully installed Industrial
Knitting Machines in the new factory. The polyester fabric production from
Starflex factory is now self-sufficient up to maximum 647cm width. Polyester
fabric is one of the most important raw materials in the procedure of
flexible PVC production. Thanks to the self-sufficient supply of the fabric,
Starflex has extended the quality control coverage up to the initial point of
the production and, at the same time, assured the constant fabric supply, as
it is being preceded as real-time on demand. Currently, STARFLEX Co. Ltd is
moving to a larger facility located in More information:
www.star-flex.com 15) KEE Consultants Network: Worldwide LaunchElie
Khoury, founder and President of Alwan Color Expertise, announces the
creation of KEE Consultants – a resource network which will actively promote,
contribute to and be instrumental in implementing industry standards and best
practices. KEE Consultants will offer on-line and on-site consultancy,
training and services exclusively related to ISO standards implementation and
certification. The debut of this exciting new resource network was announced
during Alwan Color Expertise Partners Event in More information:
www.keeconsultants.com 16) Visual & Graphic Symphony 2008Symphonie Visuelle et graphique is a Visual Expression Exhibition in all its aspects: Digital Printing – Wide Format (DIGIPRINT EUROPE), Screen and Pad Printing (SERI EXPO), Textile Printing and Decorating (TEXPRINT) and VILLAGE dedicated to Signage and Engraving Technologies. Visual and Graphic Symphony has been targeting for 16 years a wide audience such as: sign makers, industrial screen printers, advertisers, textile printers, pad printers, graphic designers, digital printers, advertising agencies, engravers, embroiderers, large-scale distributors and many more... because emergent trades based on new technology and new technical combinations have not all been identified and assessed yet. This highly visitor-friendly event is the industry's showcase and provides a unique opportunity for professionals to meet, exchange information and develop or bring projects into shape. This exhibition will be a most important event for Graphic Arts professionals early next year. The 2008 event will feature a large number of equipment manufacturers and distributors for Sign Making, Signage and Portable Exhibit Structures. Visual & Graphic Symphony
2008: 13 to 15 February, 2008 in Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles, hall 5.1 More information:
www.semp-france.fr 17) FESPA Digital promises a breath of fresh air in GenevaPrinters
looking for inspiration, ideas and insights into the exciting possibilities
offered by wide-format digital technologies need look no further than FESPA
Digital, which opens its doors at Geneva’s Palexpo from
1st to 3rd April 2008. FESPA is offering visitors yet more
opportunities to explore what’s new in the world of wide-format digital. With
over 200 digital exhibitors concentrated in a unified 15000 sq. m. space in More information:
www.fespadigital.com 18) Sign & Digital UK 2008 comes to the NEC BirminghamSign Sign and Digital UK: 22 to 24
April, 2008 in Birmingham More information:
www.signanddigitaluk.com 19) GBC appoints Arnout Janssen
More information: www.gbcfilm.com Good bye,
see you next year Yours
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