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Publishing Company: CREACT KG, Linau; editor in chief: Susanne Aschoff

Wednesday, 22. October 2008

 

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Dear readers,

 

here you will find something about interesting innovations and news about Large Format Printing.

 

1)     viscom frankfurt 2008: 30 October to 1 November

It will be the biggest viscom ever held in Frankfurt. The International Trade Fair for Visual Communication will open with more than 260 exhibitors at the end of October. Enlarging the exhibition area by ten percent had already become necessary back in June; now the space occupied by the companies is more than 60 percent larger than at the previous event held in 2006 (at that time still under the name PRO SIGN). “With this excellent result, viscom emphasizes its function as the leading trade fair for visual communication,“ explains viscom Director Petra Lassahn. Meanwhile, the driving forces are not only the ‘classic’ fields of advertising technology, light advertising and large format digital printing, but also new fields such as digital signage and industrial inkjet printing. A special Industrial Inkjet Printing show with the theme “Industrial meets Materials“ will demonstrate the large range of different materials that can be printed on nowadays: Whereas PVC sheets and textiles are already regarded as the classics of printable substrates, glass, wood or ceramic materials are frequently still considered exotic, although mature printing and ink technology is meanwhile available for these media as well.

More information: www.viscom-messe.com

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2)     viscom Italia celebrates its 20th birthday

viscom Italia, organized by Reed Exhibitions Italia, attracts every year leading suppliers from all over the world as they are sure to meet their future customer in Milan. With more than 500 suppliers already booked and more than 13,000 visitors pre-registered viscom Italia is set to break all records. From large format digital printing and imaging to promotional articles and wear, from signs and sign making to digital signage and communication tools, from screen printing to pad printing, from engraving to laser technologies, from Point of Purchase solutions to event technologies and services. Technologies, Applications and Services that meet the need of new marketing strategies. And still, viscom Italia is more than just an exhibition, it's a place where people come to learn about the impact that new communication technologies and marketing strategies will have on their business. Highlight of the Forum will be the presentation of the market research carried out to find out how digital communication and signage will change the marketing strategies of the big spenders. The Forum will also see the launch of the first edition of the ViscomLab, a hands on demonstration area where communication professionals meet and work together to develop new communication solutions. The ViscomLab will be joined for the first time by “Spazio 2010“ a dedicated exhibition area where suppliers of new communication means exhibit communication tools that will be market driving tomorrow. Pre-Registration is open till November 5th and allows for free entry to viscom Italia.

viscom Italia: 13 to 15 November, Milan

More information: www.visualcommunication.it

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Sincerely Yours

Susanne Aschoff

 

 

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1)    viscom frankfurt 2008: 30 October to 1 November

2)    viscom Italia celebrates its 20th birthday

3)    Inca Digital: New high-speed Spyder V

4)    HP: New printer for the sign and display market

5)    Océ: New Arizona 350 GT UV curable flatbed printer

6)    EFI showcases technology portfolio at Graph Expo 2008

7)    Neolt workflow solutions at viscom italia 2008

8)    GCC: User-friendly AAS II contour cutting

9)    SEAL Graphics: New SEAL 600 MD and UV Sol Lam laminates

10)  SETeMa: A complete new developed modular washing line

11)  Caldera: FLOW+ - A new Business Automation Workflow solution

12)  Mutoh Europe releases two House RIP solutions Grip and Grip+

13)  Gandinnovations presents new RIP software GandiSoft

14)  SAi: New SpotON diffusion algorithm available

15)  Contex: Nextimage 1.5 with TWAIN, Scan-to-Email and DWF format

16)  BARBIERI electronic with 3 novelties

17)  JUST Normlicht presented JUST LED proofControl

18)  Sihl: Polyester film for top-quality frontprints

19)  MACtac: New StreetRap film and new overlaminate film

20)  POLI-TAPE is expanding its Textile Graphics product range

21)  Junkers & Müllers: True-to-Life Art Reproductions

22)  3P fabrics attracted great attention at Sign Africa 2008

23)  Madico focuses attention on Armani with Lumisty View Control Film

24)  FESPA Digital 2009 bookings already match total for 2008 event

25)  photokina 2008: New Dimensions in Image Communication

26)  INTERGEO 2008: Over 15,000 geo-specialists visit INTERGEO

27)  HumanEyes announces worldwide sales cooperation with Océ

28)  Xaar: Global ink partnership with Aqua Tint

29)  Charterhouse expands further into Europe

30)  POLI-TAPE Klebefolien GmbH undertakes further investments

 

3)     Inca Digital: New high-speed Spyder V

Inca Digital Printers announces the introduction of the Inca Spyder V, a new, faster printer based on the design of the popular and highly successful Spyder series of flatbed inkjet printers. The Spyder V printer has a unique Inca designed printhead array to achieve a higher throughput than other Spyder 320 printers. Print speed is up to 93qm/hr in production mode with a maximum speed of 130qm/hr. The Spyder V has a print area of 3.2 x 1.6m on substrates as thick as 30mm. While the standard colour set of the Spyder V is four colour CMYK, a six colour version is also available with the option of using Fujifilm Sericol's Uvijet Ultratone colour system. Its colour management flexibility and easy file set-up with the RIP, plus exceptional white ink opacity make it a highly adaptable system for the display printer producing a range of close viewing point-of-sale materials, external displays, backlit/frontlit displays and graphics.

More information: www.incadigital.com

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Alphabetical index:

 

3P (22), BARBIERI Electronic (16), Caldera (11), Charterhouse (29), Contex (15), EFI (6), FESPA Digital 2009 (24), Gandinnovations (13), GCC (8), HP (4), HumanEyes (27), Inca Digital (3), INTERGEO 2008 (26), Junkers & Müllers (21), JUST Normlicht (17), MACtac (19), Madico (23), Mutoh Europe (12), Neolt (7), Oce (5), photokina 2008 (25), POLI-TAPE (20) (30), SA International (14), SEAL Graphics (9), SETeMa (10), Sihl (18), viscom Frankfurt (1), viscom Italia (2), Xaar (28)

 

 

1)     HP: New printer for the sign and display market

HP presented at SGI three new printers for the sign and display market: The HP Scitex FB7500 printer is an ideal solution for close-view POP/POS applications, exhibition graphics, signage, backlit displays and posters. The FB7500 printer is built on the proven HP Scitex TJ Series printing platform and offers the added benefit of HP Scitex X2 Printhead technology. The FB7500 printer will be available for purchase worldwide in May 2009; The HP Scitex FB950 printer is a robust flatbed UV printer that delivers high-quality prints and high productivity on virtually rigid or flexible media for the production of durable outdoor and indoor applications, including POP/POS signage, tradeshow graphics, interior decorations, banners and street furniture. The FB950 printer will be available for worldwide general purchase on November 15, 2008 and the HP Scitex TJ8550 printer, it features up to a 50% increase in print speed and up to 20% lower cost per print compared to the preceding HP Scitex TJ8500 printer. With the new TJ8550 printer, PSPs can confidently respond to a wide range of customer requests for the high-speed production of indoor and outdoor applications, including sheet-to-sheet or double-sided applications with the built-in HP Scitex Double-sided printing upgrade. To complement the new TJ8550 printer, HP also introduced HP Scitex TJ200 Ink, a UV-curable ink that delivers improved quality and reliability while lowering operational costs. The TJ8550 printer will be available in February 2009.

More information: www.hp.com

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2)     Océ: New Arizona 350 GT UV curable flatbed printer

Océ expands its range with the new Océ Arizona 350 GT UV curable flatbed printer, which includes support for white ink printing and high production print speeds. Designed as a true flatbed system it can print on a wide variety of rigid substrates and features a Roll Media Option for printing onto flexible media. The white ink option enables under-printing for non-white media or objects, over-printing for backlit applications on transparent media and/or printing white as a spot color. The Océ Arizona 350 GT features production print speeds up to 22.2 sqm/hr on rigid media and up to 17.5 sqm/hr using the Roll Media Option. The Arizona 350 GT combines a true flatbed design with a separate, dedicated roll-to-roll system. It can print onto rigid media up to 1.25 m wide x 2.5 m long x 48 mm thick. With the Roll Media Option installed, users can print onto flexible media up to 2.2 m wide. It uses four-color (CMYK) plus white UV curable inks and Océ VariaDot imaging technology with near-photographic image quality. The Océ Arizona 350 GT is ideal for producing a wide variety of display graphics such as event graphics, point-of-purchase displays, limited-term signage, banners, backlit and reflective rigid displays, transit advertising, and directional signage. Contact a local Océ office for availability in your area. viscom frankfurt: Hall 3.0, booth B 46

More information: www.oce.com

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3)     EFI showcases technology portfolio at Graph Expo 2008

EFI will showcase its portfolio of solutions in its largest trade show booth ever at Graph Expo (Oct. 26-29, Chicago's McCormick Place). EFI solutions will be demonstrated in EFI's booth 2000 and in partner booths, including Canon U.S.A., FUJIFILM Graphic Systems U.S.A., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Pitman Company, Ricoh Americas Corp. and Xerox. The newest versions of EFI solutions will be on display including Fiery digital print servers; EFI VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers; EFI Rastek UV wide format printers; EFI Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; and print management, Web-to-print, proofing and workflow solutions. A special CIP4-sponsored "JDF Print Shop Live" product area will also be hosted by EFI. In the company's booth and in partner booths, EFI will highlight Fiery innovation in color management, ensuring accurate color from input to output including Color Profiler Suite (CPS) profiling solution and Graphic Arts Package, Premium Edition, designed to ensure total color quality control in the printing workflow for graphic arts professionals. Fiery is also fully compliant with PDF-X3 and supports the PANTONE Goe System. EFI will be demonstrating award-winning UV, solvent and dye sublimation superwide printing solutions, giving show attendees a first hand look at the product portfolio. Specifically, the VUTEk QS3200 and VUTEk QS3200r UV-curing printers, and VUTEk 3360 solvent printer will be on display. The VUTEk systems will also have connectivity to Fiery XF, the EFI BestColor-driven production workflow and color management solution.

More information: www.efi.com

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4)     Neolt workflow solutions at viscom italia 2008

Italy-based manufacturer Neolt will manifest its drive for innovation at the viscom Italia showcasing a new, 160 cm wide flatbed UV printer and a 320 cm wide roll-to-roll UV printer. For contour cutting and engraving jobs, Neolt has the NeoCNC product line, of which the NeoCNC 1325 will be shown. This machine is even capable of engraving in marble up to 5 mm deep. For solvent workflows Neolt will demonstrate the superfast 12-heads NeoJet-K printer together with the impulse welder NeoWELD and the new NeoEyeletter. Neolt has an online solution for simultaneous horizontal and vertical cutting, the XY Matic Trim 165, enabling an uninterrupted print-and-cut workflow. In addition to this, Neolt will demonstrate the new Vertical Foam Trim 160 with adjustable blade. Designed for the CAD/engineering and repro markets is the Neofold 1100E, which may be installed online with a printer for time-saving printing and folding. An important new feature of this machine, to be shown in Milan for the first time, is the automatic crossfold. Of course, various other Neolt products such as laminators and trimmers will be on show as well.

viscom Italia: Hall 3, booth K11-L20

More information: www.neolt.it

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5)     GCC: User-friendly AAS II contour cutting

GCC, manufacturer in the visual-tech industry, is pleased to introduce the user-friendly AAS II contour cutting for Jaguar IV and Puma III. GCC’s advanced AAS II contour cutting is designed to provide Jaguar IV and Puma III users with accurate tracking capability, which includes four significant functions: 1st-mark auto-detection, 4-Point Position, Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies.

More information: www.gccworld.com

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6)     SEAL Graphics: New SEAL 600 MD and UV Sol Lam laminates

SEAL Graphics launched the SEAL 600 MD, a bi-directional, fully-featured machine that is a mounter, laminator and encapsulator. It has a maximum output speed of 4.5 m/min on substrates up to 1550mm wide and 38mm thickness. Pneumatically-operated, the 600 MD provides the ultimate in precision engineering for operator and materials control. The pneumatic nip means that settings are fast, accurate and repeatable; whilst the floating rollers allow for slight variations in the thickness of the substrate to be accommodated within the pressure setting. Being a bi-directional machine, the 600 MD can easily switch from hot to cold applications. Capable of producing a wide range of output types including rigid and flexible indoor displays, floor graphics, backlit, roll-up and rigid outdoor displays, the SEAL 600 MD is set to become the industry's new workhorse and will find favor with both specialist finishing houses as well as inhouse print departments with a variety of output applications. Also SEAL Graphics has added 'UV Sol Lam' laminates to its extensive range of films and digital print media. UV Sol Lam is a range of durable, pressure-sensitive, solvent-based PVC lamination films that provides excellent protection and enhances the finish of the output of all digital print technologies; especially those produced using UV-cured inks. These high quality films are perfect for both indoor and outdoor use, providing a life of five and three years respectively, with the finishes coming in a choice of Matte, Semi-Matte and Gloss. They are available in roll sizes from 1040 to 1540mm wide by 50 or 100 meter lengths.

More information: www.sealgraphics.com

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7)     SETeMa: A complete new developed modular washing line

SETeMa introduces its complete new Porta-Wash roll to roll washing line consisting of a series of 4 different washing modules. These modules can be combined to meet customer demands to wash various cloth- and fibre types. The new Porta-Wash line consists of a base module PW-B, a large module with twice the cloth contents PW-L, a large module with a separation wall PW-LD and a J-Box module PW-J with a maximum content of 40 meter. To achieve good water-, wash- and rub-fastnesses a minimum of unfixed dyestuff in the fibre is the main goal of the washing process. For these diffusion limited washing processes the time, temperature and concentration differences are essential factors rather than amount of fresh water and mechanical force. The requirements of the diffusion wash process are the basis for the Porta-Wash line combining a long dwell time with minimal water content, a minimum of fresh water usage and a moderate mechanical impact. In the Porta-Wash line the separate washing modules use recycled and fresh soft water. The newly developed vacuum system in each module largely prevents polluted water being dragged by the cloth into the next bath. The vacuum is adjustable to accommodate for different fabrics. The first two Porta-Wash lines will be operational before the end of the year at two sites. The Porta-Wash is available in 3 cloth widths: 1.85 m, 2.50 m and 3.40 m.

More information: www.setema.com and www.2-some.com

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8)     Caldera: FLOW+ - A new Business Automation Workflow solution

Caldera has launched at SGIA its new Wide Format Business Workflow solution, FLOW+. The product, an intelligent combination of an MIS (Management Information System), an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and a CRM (Customer Relation Management), is a Workflow software which will interact directly with the RIP spooler. Flow+ is a complete business workflow solution for print professionals who want a tool capable of managing all information from all company departments. The central data of the workflow is the job Ticket, which represents the job to be delivered to a client. FLOW+ will the monitor all the necessary phases of the commercial and production process: JOB card, quote, order, inventory, planning, print, finishing, delivery and invoice. The key innovation is that FLOW+ will get “live” information from Caldera’s Super Spooler directly from the RIP, automatically updating information about the job process: file availability, printing status, planning. Sales, planning and production departments will be able to monitor the job production cycle “live”.

More information: www.caldera.eu

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9)     Mutoh Europe releases two House RIP solutions Grip and Grip+

Mutoh Europe nv announces availability of two “House RIP” solutions, called Grip and Grip+, as an addition to its existing range of Mutoh Edition RIP software. The new Grip and Grip+ solutions for PC and MAC users have been developed by Mutoh Europe in cooperation with the France based RIP developer Caldera Graphics. The new RIP software has been specifically tuned to Mutoh’s entire wide format digital printer and sign cutting plotter portfolio. Grip is an integrated desktop print solution th