Illustrator and University of Huddersfield Graphic Design Course Leader, Brent Hardy-Smith has a raft of Mimaki technology at his hands when he needs to assist students with bringing their creative concepts to life through the medium of print. A devoted fan of the innovative brand’s LED UV technology (read more here) he uses the university’s UJF-3042 A3 flatbed to demonstrate everything from core colour principles right through to empowering students with competition entries, portfolio pieces and artistic work that helps them push their creative boundaries.

Like a large format equivalent of Real Madrid a leading signage & display specialist is celebrating its multi £m ‘all star’ production line up.

High quality hoardings printed to an exceptional standard at superfast speeds – that’s our latest hoarding story as we complete a project for prestige Midlands’ New Homes builder Sidley Piper Homes.

Canon will ignite visitors’ imaginations at FESPA 2020 (24th-27th March, Madrid, Spain) to show how they can fuel growth into new markets. At the Canon booth (hall 7, stand A60), signage and graphics producers will be motivated to boost operational efficiencies and drive business success with more creative applications.

Roland DG will take digital printing to the next level and reaffirm its leading position in Sign & Graphics, Textile & Décor, Retail & Personalisation at FESPA Global Print Expo in Madrid. The buzzing booth will showcase Roland's very latest innovations and established solutions. Find Roland at Hall 7 Booth C60.

Mimaki Europe has announced that its brand-new hybrid digital textile printer, the Tx300P-1800 MkII, will headline their product line-up at FESPA 2020 (Madrid, Spain, 24-27 March, Stand 7-C20). Uniquely designed with versatility at its core, the new printer enables both direct-to-textile and transfer printing, with interchangeable platens and three different ink combinations – providing unrivalled flexibility within a single system and opening new doors for print service providers.

Créavi, a leading French sign & display printing company, recently added a Jeti Tauro H3300 4-color printer from Agfa to the 6-color version they had already been using for two years. A third one is likely to follow…

CMYUK has installed an EFI-VUTEK h3 digital printer at DIS in Wolverhampton. The new printer will support this multi-award winning company with industrial-level productivity, superlative print quality, rock solid reliability and greatly expanded capacity.

Mimaki Europe, a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, today announces that it will exhibit its broad portfolio of cutting-edge digital print technologies at Salon C!Print (4 – 6 February, Lyon, France). This will include the first showing in France of the company’s brand-new SWJ-320EA large format solvent printer, JFX200-2513 EX large flatbed UV inkjet printer and two models of the recently launched Plus series.

Excel Plastics is creator of in-store visual merchandising products and fixtures for major USA customers such as Target and Sephora. Excel also has an Anapurna printer from Agfa in their prototype shop for the design and lower volume print work, but would outsource the higher-volume print jobs. The addition of the Jeti Tauro will allow them to bring some of their high-volume print work back in-house to better control the quality and production schedules for their customers.

printMAX are delighted to announce the launch of an exclusive ‘Workflow Bundle.’ This ultimate production combination is comprised of the Mimaki JFX200-2513 LED-UV flatbed printer and the Summa F1612 flatbed cutter. Paired for productivity, printMAX are offering the chance to acquire the two machines for under £100k or from just £67* per day.

Greenhouse Graphics, based in Bramley in Hampshire was first established in 1993 as a digital artwork and pre press business with the aim of providing a more sustainable print service than anything readily available in the market at the time.

Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd. Japan, today announced the release of a dedicated RIP software solution for its UV LED direct to object flatbed production printers, called Digital Factory UV – Mutoh Edition.

Graphicolor Printing, Inc., a Milwaukee-area based full-service commercial printer has doubled year-over-year wide format revenue with its line-up of Acuity digital inkjet presses from Fujifilm, including the Acuity Select 26, a versatile and high quality flatbed press offering print service providers like Graphicolor opportunities to expand output capabilities on rigid and flexible substrates.

Mutoh Europe nv, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, today unveiled two new compact 6 colour UV LED direct to object (DTO) flatbed production printers, called XpertJet 461UF and XpertJet 661UF. The new digital inkjet printers are an addition to Mutoh’s existing DTO printer models, the popular ValueJet 426UF and 626UF.

Ricoh USA, Inc. announced the overwhelming success of its participation in the first-ever PRINTING United which has resulted in growing business with existing customers and forging alliances with new ones, ultimately, closing multi-million dollars in new business. At the show, Ricoh's commitment to help customers thrive today and keep growing tomorrow took centerstage, through interactive booth experiences, as well as throughout the educational sessions at BRAND United and the Digital Amphitheater. Beyond the show, Ricoh and Heidelberg teamed up to give back to the larger community. Collectively raising nearly $7,000, Ricoh's charitable donations went to the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that supports wounded veterans and service members, and Heidelberg's to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Every year trade associations like FESPA and SGIA organize vehicle wrapping championships during their trade shows. Prepping the car surface, picking the right kind of vinyl, dealing with all the nooks and crannies while avoiding bubbles or lifting: wrapping is a challenging job and watching those wrappers completely transform a car is always fun.

swissQprint says it will be presenting all-new application possibilities in flatbed and roll to roll printing at Fespa 2020, Madrid, from 24 to 27 March 2020, hall 7, stand B10.

Harrogate printer, Platinum HPL has invested in Agfa’s Jeti Tauro H2500 LED print engine, offering speeds four times faster than the machine it replaced.

The UV flatbed Inca OnsetX1 from Fujifilm with white ink transforms operations at Identity Group, a Brunswick, Maine-based manufacturer of visual décor, signs and office products.

Mimaki Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Mimaki Europe, will take visitors to viscom 2020 (Düsseldorf, Germany, 7-9 January 2020) on a journey through its comprehensive portfolio of cost-effective and profit-generating inkjet printing solutions. Under the theme ‘Join the colourful experience’, the leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems will demonstrate how sign makers, textile and digital print service providers can use Mimaki technology to produce an unrivalled range of eye-catching print applications and enter new profitable markets. This diverse solutions and applications line-up will also attract visitors from PSI and PromoTex Expo, tradeshows held at Messe Düsseldorf concurrently with viscom 2020.