Rob van den Braak
IPEX is niet alleen een vakbeurs om de nieuwste apparatuur en software in actie te zien, maar heeft ook een uitgebreid conferentie- programma.
Zo zal Dscoop een aantal seminars hosten en organiseert Digital Printer de Smart Directions Conference, waar grafische bedrijven inspiratie voor nieuwe toepassingen, en kansen voor groei en meer winst, kunnen opdoen.
Op de Centre Stage worden met Q&A sessies, panels met experts en keynote speakers, nieuwe technieken en trends voor het voetlicht gebracht.
Bezoek de IPEX site voor inschrijving en meer informatie over het Conference Programme via deze link.
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IPEX is not just a tradeshow where you can see the newest machines and software live. It also has an extensive conference programme.
Dscoop will host a series of seminars and Digital Printer organises the Smart Directions conference where the print industry can find inspiration for new solutions and opportunities for growth and profit.
The Centre Stage hosts Q&A sessions, expert panels and keynote speakers who highlight new technology and trends.
Visit the IPEX site for registration and more information about the conference programme via this link.
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The seventh edition of GlassPrint, Europe’s only dedicated event for the decoration of glass, returns to Düsseldorf, Germany on 29-30 November 2017.
Attracting an international audience of glassmakers, decorators, end-users, suppliers and brand owners, the recently announced conference programme is now available at www.glassprint.org. Covering the latest advanced solutions for decorating all types of glass, highlights of the two-day programme include:
An extensive series of technical presentations covering digital and screen processes that will detail the latest cutting-edge technologies for glass decoration, including revolutionary developments in 3D printing etc.
Keynote presentations covering global printed glass market information, as well as topical addresses by industry figureheads representing leading bodies such as BV Glas, FEVE, Glass for Europe and Messe Düsseldorf / glasstec.
GlassPrint LIVE! panel discussion, featuring a specially selected panel of glass decoration experts answering questions from the audience about topical issues. Previous panelists include representatives from Nestlé, O-I, SAHM, SCHOTT and Bormioli Luigi.
Current programme updates are published at http://glassprint.org/programme
EARLY-BIRD OFFER EXPIRES 30 JUNE
Until 30 June, delegates can take advantage of discounted early-bird registration rates at www.glassprint.org, inclusive of all conference presentations, networking dinner/lunches and a table-top exhibition area featuring leading suppliers of inks, pre-press technology, printing equipment and supplies. Taking place at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, space is limited so early registration is highly recommended.
Limited table-top exhibition space is also still available for companies wishing to promote their products and services to a captive audience of existing and potential customers.
PROVEN TRACK RECORD
GlassPrint 2017 follows the 2015 event that was deemed an outstanding success by a record audience of 200 attendees from 26 different countries in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. In recognition of its importance on the global glass event calendar GlassPrint is powered by glasstec and sponsored by glassglobal.com, Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft (DGG), SGCDpro and the SGIA.
The event is jointly co-organised by ESMA, the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association, and Chameleon Business Media, publishers of Glass Worldwide and Specialist Printing Worldwide magazines.
GlassPrint will be staged immediately after the Direct Container Print conference that will introduce printers, packaging manufacturers and brand owners to the potential of direct to shape container decoration on plastics: www.dcp2017.org
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C.P. Bourg, developer and supplier of on-demand document binding and finishing equipment today announced several territory changes designed to strengthen relationships with customers and partners across North and South America. These changes ensure that C.P. Bourg Inc. will not only retain its leadership position in the Americas, but also add to the increasing success of the company, its customers and its many partners in the future.
Regional Sales Managers Named
“Each of our Regional Sales Managers will assist customers by working closely with the company’s array of strategic partners to design Bourg finishing products as part of broader product and workflow solutions,” says James Tressler, Vice President of Sales.
“The Regional Sales Managers can offer customers a wide variety of options — including who they buy C.P. Bourg products from and where they can obtain service and repair parts — making every engagement with our team seamless.”
The four Regional Sales Managers are:
– Donald Schroeder, Executive Regional Sales Manager, who is responsible central Canada and the central United States.
– Dick Bennett, Western Regional Sales Manager, whose territory extends north and west from Arizona to Montana including Alaska, Hawaii and western Canada;
– Paul Byrne, North Eastern Regional Sales Manager is responsible for New York city, New Jersey the six New England states and Easter Canada.
– James Tressler, Eastern Regional Sales Manager & Vice President of Sales whose territory extends from New York State to Florida including South America.
“Every member of our team exemplifies the best the industry has to offer, from their dedication to customers and their knowledge of print finishing production, to their professional interaction with our strategic partners,” says James Tressler.
“The combination of their experience with the flexibility and versatility of C.P. Bourg’s binding and finishing equipment gives our Regional Sales Managers the widest range of choices and capabilities to help customers solve print finishing problems and gain the greatest advantage in addressing the most compelling business and market opportunities.”
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Bamboo is, zoals Laurel Brunner in haar Verdigris Blog schrijft, een voor velen onbekende, maar waardevolle, grondstof om papier te maken. Lees op onze artikelenpagina hoe bamboo niet alleen het milieu kan sparen, de economie in derde wereld landen kan steunen, maar ook nog bijzonder papier en karton kan leveren.
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Mimaki had een zeer succesvolle FESPA 2017. Niet alleen het aantal bezoekers aan de twee stands die Mimaki innam was boven de verwachting, maar ook ook de twee EDP Awards, voor de beste Object Printer en de beste Textile Printer waren volgens Ronald van den Broek, General Manager Sales van Mimaki Europe, de hoogtepunten van deze buitengewone beursdeelnamen. Lees er meer over in onderstaand persbericht.
PERSBERICHT
Mimaki reported that it had its biggest and most successful presence ever at FESPA 2017, with two stands totalling 534 square meters. In addition to interest from visitors in Mimaki’s sign & display graphics, industrial print, 3D printing and digital textile printing, visitors also took FESPA’s theme for the show to heart. The “Dare to print different” theme elicited many discussions about different and interesting applications that are not common in traditional business, but for which Mimaki solutions are ideal. This includes printing on innovative and unusual substrates.
EDP awards Mimaki 2017
Mimaki Europe also received two prestigious awards during the show:
● Best Object Printer for the Mimaki UJF-MkII Series.
● Best Textile Printer under 100 sq./h for the Mimaki Tx300P-1800 with its dual ink capability.
At the show, Mimaki Europe also introduced Yuji Ikeda as its new Managing Director. After spending seven years at Mimaki Europe, Ikeda returned to Japan to take on the role of Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning, where he served for several years before returning to lead Mimaki Europe.
Demonstrating new technologies
“We were especially pleased with attendee interest in the technology demonstration of our 3D printer, the Mimaki 3DUJ-P,” says Ronald van den Broek, General Manager Sales at Mimaki Europe. “Based on Mimaki’s advanced UV inkjet technology, the 3DUJ-P offers high definition modelling with a maximum size of 500 x 500 x 300 mm. It is the world’s first truly full-colour modelling solution and supports up to 10 million different colours with the ability to achieve 84% of the FOGRA39L colour gamut with high definition printing.” The Mimaki 3DUJ-P, which also includes clear ink for stunning effects and a water-soluble support material that can be simply washed away, is expected to be commercially available later this year.
Digital stand Fespa 2017
Van den Broek also reports that Mimaki’s new high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B printer was also well received. It was the first time that Mimaki showcased the printer with sublimation ink after demonstrating the machine with reactive ink in previous shows. “In fact,” Van den Broek adds, “textile company Estampados Hermanos Perez located in Mataró, Spain, and supported by Mimaki distributor Digidelta, purchased the printer from the show floor.”
In the Textile Hall, where the high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B with sublimation ink took centre stage, Mimaki also had on display the award-winning Tx300P-1800 and Tx300P-1800B direct-to-textile printers, updated to simultaneously load both textile pigment and sublimation dye inks. This enables the use of a single printer to print directly on a wide range of textiles, without the need to change out ink systems. This new technology, not possible until now, is a breakthrough that will improve productivity and increase flexibility for these Mimaki textile printers. Digitally printed textile examples ranged from apparel and accessories to home décor. “In the textile market,” Van den Broek states, “there is growing demand for shorter run and customised textile products. The Mimaki line of textile printers will enable fashion designers and interior decorators to quickly and cost-effectively meet these needs with very high quality. The printers are also being used for sampling, speeding time to market without breaking the bank.”
Textile stand FESPA 2017 – Dare to print different
Van den Broek also reports, that many visitors to the stand were seeking solutions that would enable them to print on natural fibres with solutions like the Tx300P-1800 with textile pigment ink. In addition, visitors were interested in using sublimation printing for Fast Fashion and soft signage. “We also spoke with many companies wishing to repatriate processes they are currently outsourcing to different countries in order to gain more control by bringing them in house,” he comments. “Mimaki’s highly versatile, flexible and affordable solutions offer a pathway to accomplish that goal.”
In addition to learning about the Mimaki printers on display, visitors to the Mimaki stand discovered the wide range of applications that Mimaki printers are able to produce. The applications displayed on the booth included printed notebooks, dresses, pillows, shoes … Mimaki aimed to inspire FESPA visitors by showcasing all these possibilities – daring them to “print different.”
Van den Broek concludes, “We are very pleased about the results we achieved at FESPA 2017. It was our most successful edition to date, and the show continues to exceed our expectations every year. It is the perfect opportunity to get in touch with visitors from all over the world and to discuss what Mimaki can do to take their businesses to the next level.”
Mimaki reported that it had its biggest and most successful presence ever at FESPA 2017 with two stands totalling 534 square meters. In addition to interest from visitors in Mimaki’s sign & display graphics, industrial print, 3D printing and digital textile printing, visitors also took FESPA’s theme for the show to heart. The “Dare to print different” theme elicited many discussions about different and interesting applications that are not common in traditional business but for which Mimaki solutions are ideal. This includes printing on innovative and unusual substrates.
EDP awards mimaki 2017
Mimaki Europe also received two prestigious awards during the show:
● Best Object Printer for the Mimaki UJF-MkII Series
● Best Textile Printer under 100 sq./h for the Mimaki Tx300P-1800 with its dual ink capability
At the show, Mimaki Europe also introduced Yuji Ikeda as its new Managing Director. After spending seven years at Mimaki Europe, Ikeda returned to Japan to take on the role of Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning, where he served for several years before returning to lead Mimaki Europe.
Demonstrating new technologies
“We were especially pleased with attendee interest in the technology demonstration of our 3D printer, the Mimaki 3DUJ-P,” says Ronald van den Broek, General Manager Sales at Mimaki Europe. “Based on Mimaki’s advanced UV inkjet technology, the 3DUJ-P offers high definition modelling with a maximum size of 500 x 500 x 300 mm. It is the world’s first truly full-colour modelling solution and supports up to 10 million different colours with the ability to achieve 84% of the FOGRA39L colour gamut with high definition printing.” The Mimaki 3DUJ-P, which also includes clear ink for stunning effects and a water-soluble support material that can be simply washed away, is expected to be commercially available later this year.
Digital stand Fespa 2017
Van den Broek also reports that Mimaki’s new high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B printer was also well received. It was the first time that Mimaki showcased the printer with sublimation ink after demonstrating the machine with reactive ink in previous shows. “In fact,” Van den Broek adds, “textile company Estampados Hermanos Perez located in Mataró, Spain, and supported by Mimaki distributor Digidelta, purchased the printer from the show floor.”
In the Textile Hall, where the high-speed direct-to-textile Tiger-1800B with sublimation ink took centre stage, Mimaki also had on display the award-winning Tx300P-1800 and Tx300P-1800B direct-to-textile printers, updated to simultaneously load both textile pigment and sublimation dye inks. This enables the use of a single printer to print directly on a wide range of textiles without the need to change out ink systems. This new technology, not possible until now, is a breakthrough that will improve productivity and increase flexibility for these Mimaki textile printers. Digitally printed textile examples ranged from apparel and accessories to home décor. “In the textile market,” van den Broek states, “there is growing demand for shorter run and customised textile products. The Mimaki line of textile printers will enable fashion designers and interior decorators to quickly and cost-effectively meet these needs with very high quality. The printers are also being used for sampling, speeding time to market without breaking the bank.”
Textile stand Fespa 2017 – Dare to print different
Van den Broek also reports that many visitors to the stand were seeking solutions that would enable them to print on natural fibres with solutions like the Tx300P-1800 with textile pigment ink. In addition, visitors were interested in using sublimation printing for Fast Fashion and soft signage. “We also spoke with many companies wishing to repatriate processes they are currently outsourcing to different countries in order to gain more control by bringing them in house,” he comments. “Mimaki’s highly versatile, flexible and affordable solutions offer a pathway to accomplish that goal.”
In addition to learning about the Mimaki printers on display, visitors to the Mimaki stand discovered the wide range of applications that Mimaki printers are able to produce. The applications displayed on the booth included printed notebooks, dresses, pillows, shoes … Mimaki aimed to inspire FESPA visitors by showcasing all these possibilities – daring them to “print different.”
Van den Broek concludes, “We are very pleased about the results we achieved at FESPA 2017. It was our most successful edition to date, and the show continues to exceed our expectations every year. It is the perfect opportunity to get in touch with visitors from all over the world and to discuss what Mimaki can do to take their businesses to the next level.”
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Apple´s Advanced Manufacturing Fund will be investing 1 billion dollars in new technology over the coming few years. The first 200 million dollars will go to Corning (see picture), the maker of Gorilla glass used in iPhones and iPads. According to analysts, Corning will be using the money to improve Gorilla glass and to add new features. They are said to be working on adding Augmented Reality and wireless charging features to the glass.
What will happen to the rest of the billion dollars will become clearer in the near future, when it will also become clear how much innovation you can buy for that gigantic amount.
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Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund gaat de komende jaren 1 miljard dollar investeren in nieuwe technologieën. De eerste 200 miljoen gaan naar Corning (zie foto), de maker van het Gorilla glas, van de iPhones en iPads. Corning gaat volgens analisten het geld niet alleen gebruiken om de kwaliteit van zijn Gorilla glas te verbeteren, maar ook om nieuwe eigenschappen toe te voegen aan dat glas. Zo zou er gewerkt worden aan glas met Augmented Reality eigenschappen, en glas dat mobile devices draadloos kan opladen.
Xaar´s new Print Bar System and the more than 65 years of experience of FEI in digital imaging will form the basis of a new generation hybrid production inkjet printers. The cooperation will give OEMs the building blocks for the development of complete production inkjet systems. Components of this unique collaboration are workflow and print management software, ink supply systems and the complete range of Xaar printheads which can work with UV inks from the various suppliers. The new system will be able to process inks and varnishes from high opacity and high pigmented inks to different lacquers, varnishes and cold foil glues. OEMs will be able to build production print systems for any imaginable vertical market.
Read more about this collaboration in the press release below.
PRESS RELEASE
FFEI EXTENDS REACH OF XAAR PRINTBAR TO OEMS WITH ‘PRINTBAR UNCOVERED’
“FFEI to take the lead on responding to OEM requirement
for bespoke digital inkjet printbar design and manufacture”
11th May 2017 FFEI Ltd, the global developer of award-winning digital imaging solutions, today announced that they would be extending their partnership with Xaar to respond to new market opportunities for bespoke printbar systems.
The Xaar Printbar System received a huge response when it was launched at LabelExpo 2015 and not just from label and packaging convertors but also OEMs who recognise the value in including a digital solution in their portfolio. Andy Cook, Managing Director at FFEI commented, “Printbar technology presents a fantastic opportunity for OEMs of traditional flexo and finishing equipment – it presents a new way for them to bring value to customers with a range of both digital inkjet and hybrid capabilities.”
The original printbar project was headed up at Xaar who supported the development, with FFEI taking on responsibility for the design and manufacture. FFEI will now take the lead on OEM support through their specialist inkjet integration service ‘Printbar Uncovered’, whereby OEM clients will be able to brand and customize proven ‘ready-to-market’ inkjet printbar technology for a quick time to revenue.
Cook commented on the new Printbar Uncovered service “We want to help OEMs deliver digital hybrid print solutions to the labels and packaging market with innovative inkjet solutions – like Graphium and now Printbar Uncovered! FFEI takes the risk out of new digital inkjet product developments. Whether the challenge is to create software functions to enhance workflow or accurately jet billions of ink droplets a second on to exotic materials – FFEI has the capability. Printbar Uncovered is a perfect example because partners have the opportunity to benefit from proven technology, many years of FFEI’s expertise and investments, yet make it their own – embodying their brand values in terms of look and feel, quality, serviceability and support.”
Cook continues “We have worked closely with many OEM partners translating their market knowledge and brand values into the industrial digital inkjet system they envisaged. Indeed our highly innovative and advanced imaging and digital inkjet technology powers a variety of market-leading products throughout the labels and packaging industry. This combined with being the original integrator of the Xaar Printbar System makes FFEI well placed to pursue the new opportunities that have arisen outside of the original specification. “
Xaar’s nieuwe Print Bar System en de meer dan 65 jaar ervaring van FFEI in digital imaging, gaan de basis vormen van een nieuwe generatie hybride productie inkjetprinters. De samenwerking moet voor OEM’ers bouwstenen opleveren om complete productie inkjetsystemen te ontwikkelen. Componenten van deze unieke samenwerking zijn: workflow en printmanagement software, ink supply systems en de complete range van Xaar printkoppen die UV-inkten van verschillende fabrikanten kunnen verwerken. Het nieuwe systeem kan inkten en vernissen verwerken van high-opacity en high-pigmented inkten tot verschillende lakken, vernissen en cold foil lijmen.
OEM fabrikanten kunnen daarmee productie printsystemen bouwen voor elke denkbare verticale markten.
Lees meer over deze samenwerking in het onderstaande persbericht.
PERSBERICHT
FFEI EXTENDS REACH OF XAAR PRINTBAR TO OEMS WITH ‘PRINTBAR UNCOVERED’
“FFEI to take the lead on responding to OEM requirement for bespoke digital inkjet printbar design and manufacture”
11th May 2017 FFEI Ltd, the global developer of award-winning digital imaging solutions, today announced that they would be extending their partnership with Xaar to respond to new market opportunities for bespoke printbar systems.
The Xaar Printbar System received a huge response when it was launched at LabelExpo 2015 and not just from label and packaging convertors but also OEMs who recognise the value in including a digital solution in their portfolio. Andy Cook, Managing Director at FFEI commented, “Printbar technology presents a fantastic opportunity for OEMs of traditional flexo and finishing equipment – it presents a new way for them to bring value to customers with a range of both digital inkjet and hybrid capabilities.”
The original printbar project was headed up at Xaar who supported the development, with FFEI taking on responsibility for the design and manufacture. FFEI will now take the lead on OEM support through their specialist inkjet integration service ‘Printbar Uncovered’, whereby OEM clients will be able to brand and customize proven ‘ready-to-market’ inkjet printbar technology for a quick time to revenue.
Cook commented on the new Printbar Uncovered service “We want to help OEMs deliver digital hybrid print solutions to the labels and packaging market with innovative inkjet solutions – like Graphium and now Printbar Uncovered! FFEI takes the risk out of new digital inkjet product developments. Whether the challenge is to create software functions to enhance workflow or accurately jet billions of ink droplets a second on to exotic materials – FFEI has the capability. Printbar Uncovered is a perfect example because partners have the opportunity to benefit from proven technology, many years of FFEI’s expertise and investments, yet make it their own – embodying their brand values in terms of look and feel, quality, serviceability and support.”
Cook continues’: “We have worked closely with many OEM partners translating their market knowledge and brand values into the industrial digital inkjet system they envisaged. Indeed our highly innovative and advanced imaging and digital inkjet technology powers a variety of market-leading products throughout the labels and packaging industry. This combined with being the original integrator of the Xaar Printbar System makes FFEI well placed to pursue the new opportunities that have arisen outside of the original specification.”
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