Graphic Display World - EFI launch Fiery Dashboard cloud-based service

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Pixartprinting becomes a member of the Italian Stock Exchange’s ELITE

Italian web-to-print provider Pixartprinting has been chosen by the Borsa Italiana (Italian Stock Exchange) to become part of ELITE, an initiative founded last year and designed to drive unlisted SMEs to pursue a path of entrepreneurial growth that is aimed...

Caldera reports strong business growth

Wide format RIP software solutions provider Caldera is preparing to make strategic investments building on a period that has seen the company's turnover increase by 90% since 2008. Due to recent diversification into complementary markets such as workflow and digital...

Canon’s forward-thinking journey to help PSPs become more profitable works

Canon UK has delivered a successful series of open days at its new customer-centric experience called Horizons. The Horizons experience has been designed as a distinctive move away from the traditional, more 'vanilla' showroom experience to take customers on a...

EFI acquires printLEADER MIS

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Just Falafel hires LightBrigade Media to drive UK expansion

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Bubble Free Applicator for Mida

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Mimaki CJV30 printer puts Hope 'Tete de la Course'

Hope Technology - the Barnoldswick based manufacturer of high end bicycle components - put its recent decision to invest in a wide format Mimaki inkjet printer/cutter down to a desire...

GPT to distribute Esko Konsberg digital finishing equipment

Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) has signed a reseller agreement with Esko Graphics UK to sell Konsberg cutting tables and software products to the UK market.Paul Bates, UK and Eire Business...

Mimaki CJV30 series printers now available from Design Supply

Mimaki’s exclusive UK & Ireland distributor Hybrid Services has appointed London-based Design Supply as a distributor of Mimaki’s multi-award winning CJV30 series of integrated print and cut solutions for stickers,...

Mutoh gracias Colourgen

Colourgen is launching three brand new Mutoh printers on stand H50 at Sign & Digital 2013.The Mutoh ValueJet 2638, the Mutoh RJ-900X and the new Mutoh ValueCut come together to...

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Color-Logic release ‘Goodies’ DVD to help users with marketing

Color-Logic has released a ‘Goodies’ DVD containing more than 70 images and a diverse assortment of artwork samples and marketing materials that licensees of its Process Metallic Color System process can print out and use to promote their capability.Included on...

GMG commits to support Fogra Process Standard Digital (PSD)

GMG has committed to supporting the Fogra Process Standard Digital (PSD) that some 13 members of the global GMG Professional Services Team have already completed the internationally recognised certification DPE, Digital Print Expert of Fogra e.V. (Graphic Technology Research Association).The...

Increase productivity with HP SmartStream Production Center

HP has announced the worldwide availability of its HP SmartStream Production Center designed to help increase the productivity and efficiency for PSPs across entire print production operations.“PSPs today manage a high volume of short run jobs that incorporate multiple web-to-print...

Roland rolls out global service excellence scheme

Roland DG’s head office in Japan has initiated a global accreditation scheme to create a clear standard of excellence for all RolandCare service engineers to formalise Roland’s standard of technical and engineering excellence.In the UK the team of RolandCare service...

UK display printer deploys GMG colour management

One of the UK’s largest wide format printing companies, Service Graphics, has rolled-out GMG ColorServer colour management across the whole of its Surrey based production site to streamline and simplify production - regardless of the particular digital printing device used. Part...

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PaperlinX extends its reach

PaperlinX has come up with an online web storefront solution to help customers within its Commercial Print Division take advantage of a fully optimised customised online platform to sell packaging, paper and other media to their existing clients.A bespoke branded...

Antalis goes Olin

Antalis has extended its exclusive premium uncoated Olin paper range with the launch of Olin Digital papers.The new Olin Digital range has been certified compatible with HP Indigo and dry toner presses with sizes specifically cut for HP Indigo presses....

PaperlinX UK adopts single brand identity

International merchant group PaperlinX is introducing new corporate branding within its UK and Ireland business. The Group, which includes Howard Smith Paper Group, Robert Horne Group and PaperCo, will all now trade under parent company PaperlinX’s banner.The company says it...

Nazdar introduces a new screen ink for glass and PET

Nazdar has introduced 2300 Series Screen Ink, a newly developed container ink with multiple cure-reacting methods and a wide range of container materials. Formulated for use on glass and PET containers, 2300 Series also adheres to a wide range of...

Solvent based fluorescent inks make their debut at Sign & Digital UK

Colourgen has announced that it plans on making a splash at Sign & Digital 2013 this week with a Seiko ColorPainter W-64S running neon inks aimed specifically at the pub and club market.According to Colourgen the neon effect is visible in daylight,...

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360,000 tonnes of PVC recycled in Europe in 2012

VinylPlus, the European PVC industry sustainable development programme, had a record 362,076 tonnes of PVC recycled last year, keeping it on track to meet the challenge of recycling 800,000 tonnes per year by 2020.A more comprehensive and wider scope for...

Paper giant supports socially responsible forest management

International Paper has joined the Global Forest & Trade Network in North America (GFTN), one of World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s initiatives focused on eliminating illegal logging and promoting environmentally and socially responsible forest management.In the US, International Paper has increased...

Asbestos survey legislation in the UK

On 21 February 2013 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) successfully prosecuted the owner of an industrial property for a series of failings that lead to untrained workers being exposed to asbestos fibres. The owner employed two workers and then...

Eco Ricoh makes it nine in a row for Global 100 listing

Ricoh is rated as one of Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world for the ninth year running. The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is the most extensive corporate sustainability assessment in existence, with 4000 companies...

DSP gains SGP acreditation

The Lakeland, Florida facility of Douglass Screen Printers (DSP) - located on New Tampa Highway - is now SGP Certified. The SGP Certification validates DSP's sustainable print operations, which have helped the organisation to become more lean and profitable by...

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Mimaki Sb300 series dye sub inks gain Centexbel certification

Mimaki’s exclusive distributor for the UK & Ireland, Hybrid Services has announced that Mimaki has received an ECO-passport certification from Centexbel for its Sb300 series dye sublimation inks. This certification, which certifies compliance with the Oeko-Tex standard 100 and the...

Heytex to show new textile printing materials at FESPA London

Heytex counts itself among the leading international manufacturers of coated and laminated textile print media for large format digital print, and at FESPA 2013 in London in just under 8 weeks time, the company plans to show two entirely new...

Digital textile printing open days in May

Hollanders Printing Systems is holding two open days on 28 and 29 May 2013 at its Eindhoven premises where visitors can view two new additions to the company’s range of digital textile printing machines – the ColorBooster DS double-sided system...

Epson launch two new textile dye sublimation printers

Two new textile dye-sublimation printers will be showcased by Epson for the first time at Sign & Digital 2013 next month with the introduction of the SureColor SC-F7000 and SC-F6000 dye-sublimation wide format printers.Epson says its SureColor SC-F models are...

Portfolio Display supplies Six Nations Rugby Tournament

West Yorkshire-based Portfolio Display has been awarded a contract to supply 30kms of printed bunting to the Six Nations Rugby Tournament.The Six Nations is widely regarded as the biggest and best rugby fixture on the European calendar. Teams from England,...

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First UK Mimaki JFX500 goes to Victory Signs

Authorised Mimaki reseller Your Print Specialists (YPS) has sold the first Mimaki JFX500-2131 in the UK to Victory Signs, a diverse sign and display producer with an industrial edge.Based in Cramlington, Northumberland, Victory Signs has built a core of end...

HP Latex printers print Noah’s Ark murals two by two

Texas-based ad agency Rudkin Productions was recently tasked with coming up with custom murals to decorate a 24,600-square-meter children’s educational centre inspired by Noah’s Ark. Two walls higher than 3 meters in each of the Ark’s 12 classrooms called for...

Fujifilm launches corrugated solution targeting POP display

One of the inherent challenges for printing corrugated board is managing distorted (bowed) substrates. Depending on the severity of the distortion, various methods (skids, rollers, print height adjustment) can be been used to overcome this issue, but all affect print...

Esko i-Cut Automate streamlines Dutch sign company’s production workflow

JMC Signmakers, based in Zeeland Province, The Netherlands, has taken a giant step forward in its ongoing move toward more profitable automation by adding Esko i-Cut Automate to its production platform. This moves the company into the third phase of...

Sign & Digital proves worthwhile just weeks ahead of FESPA London

With FESPA London looming just seven weeks following the closing of its doors, some pundits were expecting that visitors – and sales - at this year’s Sign & Digital UK 2013 show might possibly fall a little flat, but with...

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Tropicana brings sunshine to London rail commuters

It might be overcast and gloomy here in London, but thanks to Tropicana London commuters have been enjoying a splash of sunshine across rail environments at Euston and Paddington Stations.The London-wide rail campaign promoting Tropicana Single Serve includes giant orange...

Heineken Mobile Bar at Twickenham Stadium

This Heineken Mobile Bar was in full use on Sunday 28th April 2013 at Twickenham Rugby Stadium serving thirsty customers for the Heineken Cup semi-final between Saracens and Toulon. It took the Heineken promotions team approximatly five minutes to convert the truck...

London’s digital twin towers launched at chiswick

The Chiswick Towers is a newly launched premium roadside digital advertising site situated on the M4 between Heathrow and central London.Launched by Transport for London (TfL), Clear Channel and Wildstone, the towers feature double sided high quality LED screens projected...

50/50 by JCDecaux

JCDecaux will showcase 50 posters from 50 new designers across its London Cromwell Road Digital Gateway portfolio of digital poster sites this weekend (27 and 28 April) and on Monday 29 April to an estimated 350,000 people.The world’s most promising...

EFI shows SmartSign Analytics Monitoring System at ISA

EFI has used the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas to unveil its SmartSign Analytics (SSA), a system that automatically captures and analyses signage viewership and engagement data.Conceived and shown as a technology demonstration by EFI's Online Print Solutions...

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Ricoh Pro C901 helps transform Platinum’s business operations

Harrogate based Platinum prides itself as being one of the region’s premier design, marketing, print and direct mail companies. Occupying some 18,000sq ft the company recently transformed its business to offer, not just print but also a broad range of...

North Print & Pack scrapes home with show deals being done

After the roller-coaster ride leading up to the event, North Print & Pack went ahead with subdued expectations.North Print & Pack closed its doors on Thursday to relief all round. Visitors had turned up, maybe not the 4,000 that had...

French printer makes a date with Fujifilm Jet Press 720

Calendriers Alexandre, a printer and publisher of calendars and wall planners for both the French national and global markets, has invested in a Fujifilm’s Jet Press 720 and plans to transfer 75% of the work currently produced on its offset...

Ricoh boosts its light production market portfolio

Ricoh is adding two new models - the Ricoh Pro C5110S and Ricoh Pro C5100S digital colour cut sheet production systems - to its portfolio of production printing solutions. The company says these light production models are a versatile choice...

Cash grants available to train for a career in print

The Printing Charity, Unite the Union and the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF) are calling for entries to the annual Print Futures Awards where cash grants of up to £1,500 each to train for a career in printing, publishing and...

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London’s Oxford Circus tube station gets The Great Gatsby wrap

A 360° station domination advertisement promoting Warner Brother’s UK release of the new Great Gatsby movie impressed commuters and travellers as they entered the passenger walkway of London’s Oxford Circus tube station last week.

HP Latex gives Panther Graphics a competitive edge in motorsports

Graphics are a big part of the motorsports industry; a team sponsor likes its logos looking sharp. As a successful IndyCar series team for 14 years, Indianapolis, Indiana-based Panther Racing opened its own in-house graphics company and forever changed its...

Metro station fully wrapped for The Great Gatsby premiere

For the world premiere of the Warner Bros' film The Great Gatsby, JC Decaux Spain fully wrapped the Callao metro station in Madrid. Great fun. See video below.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ5kdYRFdbQThe company wrapped the station from floor to ceiling including chairs, walls, and...

Rock of Ages taxi wrap

We like a bit of taxi wrapping here at GDW and this wrap in support of the campaign for the smash hit comedy musical Rock of Ages can currently be seen out and about in London’s West End theatre district...

More colour choices for vehicle wrapping

William Smith has announced new colour change choices in the 3M1080 Series and iSee 2 Total Wrap range, enabling vehicle wrappers to offer even more options to their customers.Six new satin and matt colours have been added to the 3M...

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Tamar presses forward with reinvestment strategy

Tamar Labels, the Devon based label manufacturer, is pressing ahead with its plans for expansion with the addition of a Mark Andy LP3000 430mm 8-colour UV Flexo press in a bid to offer high-quality premium labels to increasingly discerning markets....

A digital first for Taiwanese label producer

Taiwanese label and decoration company CymMetrik Group has invested in a Xeikon 3030 Plus to gain the short-run digital advantage that can be used on conventional substrates.Headquartered in Taipei, CymMetrik is a provider of quality labelling solutions for the food...

Roland DGA to showcase packaging solutions in New York City

Roland DGA Corp. is showcasing its latest package prototyping and UV technologies at GMG Color’s New Product Showcase and Color Management Seminar to be held in New York on May 21 at the Ace Hotel, 20 W 29th St.The one-day...

Raising a glass to self-adhesive labels on wines and spirits

Jules Lejeune is managing director of the European self-adhesive labelling association FINAT. Here he outlines the extensive opportunities of the technology in labelling alcoholic beverages.I believe that it is to the whisky and brandy distillers of Europe that we, in...

Packaging today

Kevin Vyse is Managing Director of the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) UK which serves to ensure the best in packaging education worldwide, and provide information and global collaboration at the highest level for all professionals in the packaging business.Vyse...

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Sai develops PixelBlaster software for in-glass printers

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Retro pin up design printed onto wood

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What is industrial printing?

Since launching InPrint I have been part of various discussions where we have spent quite a lot of time thinking, debating and defining industrial print. It seems to be commonly accepted by everyone I meet that industrial printing represents an...

Custom interior graphics transform bar at nhow Milano Hotel

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Call for entries to UV and EB curing Innovations Awards

RadTech Europe, the industry association supporting UV (ultraviolet) and EB (electron beam) curing technology, has announced details of its call for entries to its bi-annual and 6th edition of its international 'Innovations Awards'. Entries are open to all companies with...

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Start taking control of your sales

For my last forty years as a salesman, one fact has stood the test of time. It is rare for a full time salesperson to spend more than 10% of their time doing what they are actually paid to do – i.e. sit in front of their customers, selling products....

Labels and packaging sector looks set to enjoy future digital growth

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A nod is as good as a wink

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Reminiscences of golf

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Gerry Christmas

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Run to the pils! Iron Maiden launches Trooper beer

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Red Head Redemption

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Fanta creates the world's first tastable print advert

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Enjoy lunch with Benny Landa

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Rock star chic

As a rock guitarist I really want one of these but I doubt my wife would approve. From the main stage to the man cave, the Marshall Fridge was born to rock.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67EovwvJrC0Featuring authentic Marshall Amp parts including logos, fret cloth, and a brass-finished faceplate, the ultimate combination of rock and...

Fiery Dashboard

EFI has launched Fiery Dashboard, a cloud-based service that enables owners and production managers to gain 24/7 access to real-time production data from any Internet browser, including mobile phones and tablets.

“From printer uptime and utilisation to media use and paper jams, as well as a host of other metrics, now print shop owners and managers can take better control of their operation with our cloud-based Fiery Dashboard service,” said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing at EFI. “Users don’t have to be in their shop to stay on top of their operations, and don’t need to stop the presses to get the information necessary to make the right, data-driven business decisions.”

With Fiery Dashboard, managers can collect a vast amount of production-level data to monitor and measure what is most important to them. The dashboard view can be customised to focus on specific printers or groups of printers, define targets for print engine utilisation, or choose different date ranges to measure daily, weekly, quarterly or even annual growth. Managers can easily see print engine utilisation and status, jobs and pages printed by media and the split between colour and black and white.

Fiery Dashboard also includes a range of metrics that identify the source of production inefficiencies, from job errors and cancellations to paper jams. Fiery Dashboard also presents system status such as when engines need calibration to ensure colour consistency in addition to identifying current level of software updates.

Fiery Dashboard is available now in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.

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Hybrid Services Ashley Kauer awarded ‘Apprentice of the Year 2013’

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Digital production sales specialist Mike Ryan joins Apex Digital

Following its move into the digital production equipment arena with Konica Minolta, earlier this year, Apex Digital Graphics has appointed digital production sales specialist Mike Ryan as its new digital sales manager.Ryan brings 32 years of graphic arts and digital...

Marabu’s Jon Bultemeyer is new chairman of ESMA

ESMA, the European non-profit association for manufacturers of screen, digital and flexo technology, has appointed new chairman - Jon Bultemeyer of Marabu - to implement a ‘new vision’ for industrial, screen and digital printing.Bultemeyer plans to implement a strategy to...

Roland DG Corp appoints Michael Man as president of East Asia Sales

Roland DG Corporation of Japan has appointed Michael Man to a new position as part of its global senior executive team as president of East Asia Sales HQ and will be in charge of sales of Roland DG products for...

The Printing Charity honours BPIF past president Victor Watson

The Printing Charity has presented Victor Watson CBE DL, a former Trustee and national President of the charity, with a Pro Merito Award in recognition of his tireless work on the charity’s behalf, both locally as president of its former...

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Building blocks to a successful negotiation

Both sides must want something or else there is no point to be negotiated. Usually one side needs the bargain more than the other. The difference in this wants/needs equation is leverage. You may not have leverage, but you don't...

Ten tips for improving business survival and success

Here are ten aspects of business that the majority of business owners should be seeking to avoid or do less of during the year.1) DebtDespite the calls for banks and other funding institutions to lend more to the small business...

Manage your clients’ payment expectations to get paid on time

We all understand that not collecting payments on time has as a severe impact on your cash flow, but let’s not forget also that you are effectively giving your clients, your debtors, interest-free credit, and this also has an impact...

Manage the crisis

In a fast-changing, turbulent, highly competitive business environment, you will have a crisis of some kind every two or three months. You also could have a financial crisis, a family crisis, a personal crisis, or a health crisis with the...

The speed of change

It's been a busy time for sourcing professionals (though, when isn't it?) with potentially highly significant political developments in the UK, US and Europe, the announcement from various corners of the globe of some hefty deals.While more details emerged of...

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IPIA conference focuses on cross media integration

Print industry trade association the Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA), is set to hold its 2013 Annual Conference, AGM and Awards Dinner and Golf Tournament on Wednesday 19th June at The Puckrup Hall Hotel, Tewkesbury, with the title, “Speak softly...

printMAX to offer outsourced social media managed services for PSPs

There’s no getting away from the fact that social media in all its many guises is not just a passing fad and is here to stay. In the business world, millions of people every day are using social media platforms...

4G – the next stage in amalgamating print and online for event use

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has just announced that it has raised £2.34bn from its 4G mobile spectrum auction. This was less than expected, but is nevertheless very good news for the communications industry, because 4G mobile broadband will give smartphone...

Twitter password breach is tip of the iceberg

Nick Besant is a security expert at Panoplia Security Services who says the recent Twitter password breach is just tip of the iceberg and that passwords should be treated like toothbrushes - not shared, and changed reasonably often.Everyone should use...

Win a Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6000L

UK PSPs can benefit from a new social media initiative from Antalis and Konica Minolta who are launching a prize draw to win a Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6000L as the top prize in a draw with a total prize...