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Complete 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 meerNew Xitron Network CTP Interface to be Shown at Graph Expo
Xitron, the leading independent developer of RIP and workflow products for commercial, digital, and high-speed inkjet printing has announced that Graph Expo will be the North American launch venue for two new products. Raster Blaster 4.0, the industry’s first “intelligent” TIFF catcher will make its debut along with the much-anticipated Xitron network CTP interface, known…
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…
Lees meerNew printers/cutters in the Roland DG SG series
Roland DG announced two new eco solvent wide format inkjet printers/cutters in its TrueVIS range: the SG-300 and SG-540. Ideal for start-ups in the wide format production or for companies that want to extend their wide format offerings. The new TrueVIS SG series guarantees vibrant colours and a high gloss finish at a decent price.…
Lees meerFespa Africa: new printers, but, more importantly, new applications
Except for the introduction of the Roland LEF-300 UV object printer and the NSDS Nano Print Plus Screen printing machine, we will not find many product introductions at Fespa Africa. The emphasis of this Fespa will be on practical solutions for sign, display and digital printing. Read about the highlights of what to expect at…
Lees meerLaurel Brunner: Where to Start a wide format project: Wild Format #2.5
In the fifth article for the Wild Format series, Laurel Brunner gives some guidelines on how to start a successful Wild Format Project. She explains that success is not only dependent on technology, but also on the design, quality control, media and good business goals. Read here article here. This is the fifth article in…
Lees meerInbox.photo: a simple app to sell photo prints online
Inbox.photo is a tool for photographers, photo labs and everyone else who has a production printer. A simple app for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets by which amateur photographers with a mobile device to quickly and simply order photo prints. Inbox.photo is not as sophisticated as professional solutions such as Taopix, but it is…
Lees meerVBG Media announces first Photokina presence showcasing Mazina hinged PhotoPaper with FlexBind® Technology
Specialist European paper distributor VBG Media will be showcasing the Mazina range of Lay-Flat paper products incorporating FlexBind® technology at this year’s Photokina 2016 exhibition in Cologne Germany. Visitors to the show who are servicing the professional photographer and consumer markets will be able to see a wide range of papers and finished books…
Lees meerMimaki innovate colour management
Mimaki will release three new software products for the production of accurate, brilliant colours which will stand out in this increasingly colourful world. The company shows its innovative side with three new software solutions: Arista Textile Color Collection, Mimaki Profile Master 3 (MPM3) for powerful printer profiling and RasterLink6 version 5.0. All of these were…
Lees meerViscom 2016: Messe Frankfurt is the place where visual communication specialists will meet
At the start of November the Viscom visual trade show will take place in Frankfurt. All possible forms of visual communications, from print to digital displays will be shown. Viscom´s focus is on applications, but technology also has its place. We don´t expect many news, but the practical applications are sure to be worth a…
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