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Energy generating pavements
EnGoPlant has introduced four smart street lamps in Las Vegas. The street lamps are being fed energy from specially constructed paving stones. The lamps are also equipped with solar panels so the street lamps will be able to generate their own energy on most days in Las Vegas. For the days that there is not…
Lees meerSonja Angerer: It seemed like a good idea at the time – Wild Format 2.11
Large format prints are increasingly becoming the corner stone of any media campaign. Super format prints and car wraps are proven to get more attention than social media and TV ads. In the 11th article in the Wild Format article series Sonja Angerer takes a closer look at this trend and talks about solutions. Read…
Lees meerGenerating electricity with street advertising
JCDecaux is developing sustainable electricity generating street furniture. With this furniture it contributes to a smart electricity network in Utrecht in which electric cars are used as temporary battery for energy. The street furniture manufacturer of these energy generating bus shelters has seized the opportunity to contribute to the vehicle-to-grid system in the Lombok area…
Lees meerSonja Angerer: The secret of super fine inkjet drops – Wild Format #2.10
In the 10th article of the Wild Format series LFP and inkjet expert Sonja Angerer reveals the secret behind the very fine inkjet drops which make this print technology unique. In her article “The Art and Science of Very Fine Drops” she also explains that, although the average print buyer isn´t interested in technology, it…
Lees meerOcé researching new inkjet technology
Océ, together with the Technical University Eindhoven, the University of Twente and the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM), will start developing new inkjet technology. The official start of the project ´Fundamental Fluid Dynamics Challenges in Inkjet Printing´ was 27 September in Venlo. Goal of the project is to get new insights into the…
Lees meerDigitally Printed Packaging Is Future
Fachpack Nuremberg (September 27th to 29th, 2016) saw 40,000 visitors and a growing demand for digital printing solutions. Already in 2015, digitally printed packaging has been accounting for 122 million sqm, and the number is expected to grow to around 520 million sqm through 2020. At least according to an estimation by Smithers Pira consultants quoted by Mondi at their…
Lees meerInkjet technology, this is only the beginning
The success of inkjet as digital print technology, see the enormous sales at drupa, causes a tsunami of new technology which proves that this is only the beginning. Not only Landa´s nano inks will decide the future of inkjet in the coming years. Companies such as Canon with their new UVGel inks and Xaar with…
Lees meerCanon UVgel competition for latex and nano inks
Canon has announced a new inkjet ink, Canon UVgel. This new ink promises superfast drying times, a wider color gamut and is said to be more environmentally friendly than other or UV inks. The ink comes with a new ¨next generation¨ piezoelectric printhead with acoustic sampling technology that monitors nozzle performance on the fly during…
Lees meerComplete textile printing solution from Mimaki
Mimaki launched its Tx500P-3200DS, a 3.2m wide direct sublimation printer. This new printer significantly shortens production time because of the simultaneous performance of printing and colour fixation. Two steps become only the one. With printing speeds of up to 130m2/hour the Tx500P-3200DS is not only ideal for the production of samples, but also for bigger…
Lees meerAgfa Graphics wins three Product of the Year awards for second year in a row at SGIA EXPO 2016
Agfa Graphics has won a total of three Product of the Year awards at SGIA Expo for the second year straight. The brand new Anapurna H3200i won in the UV Hybrid category ($100-500k), the Jeti Mira won in the UV Flatbed ($200-500k) category and the Jeti Tauro won top honors in the UV Hybrid High Volume Production…
Lees meer3 million HP DesignJet printers in 25 years
HP launched it’s net inkjet large format DesignJet printer in 1991. The machine replaced pen plotters and revolutionized the way architects and engineers designed large format technical drawings. The original monochrome model made printing easier, faster and cheaper. Later on new colour models came to market and made new applications such as printing of GIS…
Lees meerSonja Angerer: The Importance of Media Selection – Wild Format #2.7
In the seventh article in the Wild Format series Sonja Angerer writes about the importance of choosing the right medium. The choice will not only influence cost price and quality of a wide format print, but also first impressions. Read her article on our articles page about the difference between PVC and non-PVC films, which…
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