Embrace Building Wraps in Cheltenham, UK, provides a comprehensive project management, print, installation, maintenance and removal service for large-format scaffold wraps, building wraps and printed graphics for site hoardings. Working closely with high-profile retail brands, leading construction contractors and development specialists, Embrace noticed an increasing interest for environmentally-responsible solutions from these partners as industries work towards sustainability goals, aligning with the company’s commitment to protecting the environment and reducing waste. “Our goal is to reduce reliance on PVC and move to more sustainable printable media solutions as the sector’s leader in environmental positivity,” explains Managing Director Greg Forster.

ADAPT - Amari Digital Printing Technologies, part of the Vink group, has announced a series of free-to-attend, interactive events, dedicated to showcasing the leading solutions from media manufacturer Mactac®, alongside a wide range of accessories and tools.

Designing for digital printing is fast becoming a critical issue for agencies and freelance graphic designers. The ability of digital processes to support variable data printing means that designers for both commercial printing and packaging must learn how to handle the complex files involved. Add metallic printing to the equation, and many designers become overwhelmed with preparing the necessary white ink masks, as well as the peculiarities of merging databases with otherwise simple print files. To address these issues and to vastly simplify the graphic design work involved, Color-Logic has prepared a detailed tutorial specifically detailing the steps involved, using the Color-Logic software with Adobe InDesign to produce print files guaranteed to clear all the hurdles presented by digital presses.

Sun Chemical will present its full portfolio of digital textile inks at the upcoming Innovate 2021 Textile Innovation Week from October 25-29. The event, which is a virtual exhibition for the textile industry, highlights innovative solutions and allows customers to discuss products and requirements directly with the Sun Chemical team.

Domino Digital Printing Solutions has created three videos detailing the unique and sophisticated intelligent Technology i-Tech features that are incorporated within the Domino X630i digital inkjet corrugated press. Based on Domino’s proven Generation 6 inkjet platform, this single pass, aqueous press includes the automated i-Tech ActiFlow, CleanCap and StitchLink components, which combine to create a digital printing system that is altogether more flexible and reliable.

HP Multi Jet Fusion industrial printing systems print build structures that can be filled with hundreds of 3D objects, with the same quantity, size and shape, or with different characteristics. The production costs of a build structure are fixed, regardless of the number of parts it contains. Therefore, by optimizing the parts that constitute the structure, it is possible to reduce the unit production costs. Weerg's facility in Venice, Italy, is now hosting the largest installation of HP Multi Jet Fusion model 5210 3D printers in Europe. The company, which offers online 3D printing and CNC machining through the weerg.com platform, has developed a new product aimed at high-volume production customers, such as professional, service and industrial customers, who can now purchase a 3D Build unit.

A £70m global investment is set to help boost production capacity for 3M Commercial Solutions Division’s clients in the UK.

Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry announces the launch of a completely re-vamped customer portal: My Enfocus. My Enfocus is the portal where Enfocus users can find relevant information specific to them, such as license keys, dashboards and much more. It will also allow customers to download the latest installers, assign subscriptions or log a support ticket.

The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) announces that California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo became the first school to receive a grant from the PGSF Gravure Education Foundation Endowment. With the funding, the Cal Poly Graphics Communications Department acquired a K Printing Proofer from RK Print Coat Instruments Ltd. The new equipment gives Cal Poly staff and students the ability to learn about the strengths of gravure.

Christophe Aussenac has been inaugurated as FESPA’s 18th President at an assembly of FESPA’s national Associations that took place during FESPA Global Print Expo 2021 in Amsterdam. The Presidential term runs for three years.

The Body Shop, WWF, Atom Bonds, True Skincare, and Juni Cosmetics are just some of the big names set to inspire the future of packaging when they take to the stage at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London 2021 at Olympia on 1 & 2 December.