490 exhibiting companies are already confirmed to participate at FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo and Personalisation Experience 2023, including 95 suppliers who were unable to attend the events in the last two years due to travel restrictions, including DP Solutions, eurolaser, INX, Lüscher Technologies, Marabu, SPS TechnoScreen, Vastex International and Vivid Laminating Technologies. The line-up also features 78 new exhibitors, including Aerolam Decoratives, CarbonQuota, Duveholm Stallbacken, Magon, Newtown Packaging, Ronchini Massimo, Scandinavian Print Group, Toscana Systems and XEIKON.
CMYUK has upgraded to the new Spectro LFP qb Textile edition automated reflection and transmission spectrophotometer from Barbieri. Designed specifically for the automatic colour measurement of digitally printed textiles, this device shares the same technology root as the original Barbieri Spectrophotometer but with new dedicated software and accessories.
Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers, cutters, milling machines, and other advanced digital imaging technology, announced today that it has appointed Amado Lara as its new president. Andrew Oransky, formerly Roland DGA’s president and CEO, will continue to serve as CEO, providing strategic input while serving on the board of directors of its parent company, Hamamatsu, Japan-based Roland DG Corporation.
Turkish company, Makroser Tekstil specialises in manufacturing digitally printed carpets and over the years has become one of the leading suppliers in the sector. Utilising Mimaki’s high-performance TS300P-1800 sublimation transfer printer since 2020, the company has optimised their production potential to meet increasing customer expectations in this growing digital textile carpet market.
Durst has received a new ink certification that completes the overall sustainable package of the P5 TEX iSUB printer: the P5 Sublifix sublimation inks now have the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX®.
Mimaki, the leading brand of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting plotters, will exhibit its new and most demanded solutions in the market by participating in FESPA Eurasia on December 1-4. Mimaki Eurasia booth, consisting of three islands in the Hall 8 of the IFM exhibition area, with a total size of 648 m2, will both show technology to the visitors and provide visual pleasure with the exhibition area where user products are located. Mimaki Eurasia will focus on inspiring new printing applications and give a strong unity message to all visitors and printing professionals, especially its users.
Telford-based TF Signs has installed an Epson SureColor SC-F6300 (hdK) dye-sublimation printer from CMYUK. Together with a platen heat press, it was purchased initially to aid production of team apparel for the British male and female teams competing at this years’ FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious off-road motorcycle competitions.
CMYUK has announced its last Open House double day event for 2022. On 23rd and 24th November, the company will open the doors of its Shrewsbury-based demonstration and training facility to new and existing customers eager to explore the profitable possibilities of digital wide format print production.
For the seventh consecutive year, PRINTING United Alliance and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) will jointly present the Digital Textile Printing Conference, taking place Dec. 7-8 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, North Carolina. With education led by industry experts, the Digital Textile Printing Conference connects leaders and innovators in the digital textile printing community. PRINTING United Alliance and AATCC members receive discounted registration to the event, which can be completed online.
Sign & Digital UK (SDUK) today announces registration is open for its annual return to the NEC, Birmingham, with Roland DG, Epson UK, Premier, Hexis UK, The Magic Touch, Tecna UK, Vivid Laminating Technologies and swissQprint, amongst the brands confirmed for the show.
PRINTING United Expo, the largest event in printing and graphic arts in 2022 —representing all facets of the industry — opened its doors last week to gather attendees and exhibitors from around the world for the first time under one roof since 2019. Held Oct. 19-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the global event drew registrants from 121 countries, and was deemed an overwhelming success by attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and partners.
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group® has continued its substantial and longstanding relationship with digital print technology provider Electronics For Imaging, Inc., choosing the premium-quality capabilities of the EFI™ VUTEk® FabriVU® 340+ soft signage printer to meet surging demand for dye-sublimation soft signage graphics. The new printer now running at Orbus’s Las Vegas facility marks an important milestone for EFI, as it is the 300th EFI VUTEk FabriVU printer installed worldwide. EFI and Orbus executives held an Oct.19 ceremony to commemorate the installation at North America’s largest graphic arts tradeshow, PRINTING United, in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Mimaki has added the TS330-1600 sublimation transfer inkjet printer to its headline ‘330 Series’ platform. Enabling both volume production and high image quality printing for the textile and dye sublimation industry, and equipped with new functions to improve stable operation, the TS330-1600 can achieve a print speed of 69sq m/h in high speed mode, with its fastest mode reaching up to 135sq m/h.
As print shops continue to see demand for transfer printing applications, Epson today announced two new 44-inch wide-format dye-sublimation printers – the SureColor® F6470 and SureColor F6470H. Designed to maximize productivity for print businesses, the versatile 4-color SureColor F6470 and 6-color SureColor F6470H generate fast output for quickly and efficiently producing high-quality transfer images. The new models will replace the renowned SureColor F6370 and join Epson’s expansive line of SureColor F-Series dye-sublimation printers.
Specialist large-format printer Colour Graphics has revealed its decision to begin using DuPont™ Artistri® XITE S2500 Series Ink, on the back of a recommendation from Quality Print Services (QPS), has led to significant improvements in the quality of printed work.
Companies that exhibited at The Print Show 2022 have spoken extremely positively about their experience of the event, while organisers have confirmed the dates for next year’s show.
PRINTING United Alliance and the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) are pleased to present “Ink Your Future,” a special day dedicated to the industry’s next generation being held Thursday, Oct. 20, during the PRINTING United Expo. Taking place Oct. 19-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, PRINTING United Expo will reunite all segments of the industry under one roof since 2019.
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces the newest members of the association’s board of directors for the coming year. Comprising the foremost leaders in the printing industry, the 2023 board — with extensive insight and expertise — will continue to advise on PRINTING United Alliance’s mission in providing unparalleled industry education, training, events, EHS and HR support, economics, research, and more, to members and the industry at large.
PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., today announces the recipients of its second annual Premier PRINT Awards program. With 71 categories, the renowned international competition honors excellence in printed products spanning different segments and processes across the industry.
Blackburn-based MaD Chair has invested in a dedicated roll-to-roll Epson SureColor SC-F6300 from CMYUK. This 44-inch-wide dye sublimation printer is a replacement for an older Epson printer.
Roland DG Australia, a leading manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and printer cutters, today announced a final round of 2022 dates for the company’s successful Roland Academy Online courses.
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