EasyCut, a worldwide leading developer of sign-making and specialty graphics solutions, is pleased to announce that its market-acclaimed vinyl cutter software has been fully tested and can be used with Roland CAMM-1 GR and GR2 Series Large Format Vinyl Cutters. For Roland users, this provides the assurance that the latest version of software will seamlessly integrate with their vinyl cutting plotters. EasyCut Pro is designed to maximize the characteristics of cutter and media to enable high-quality printing, cutting and improved efficiency for print-and-cut production.

Web-to-print developer Infigo has bolstered its commitment to helping printers, label and packaging manufacturers significantly reduce costs and waste by partnering with Significans Automation.

Color-Logic will partner with Ricoh at Gulf Print & Pack 2022, to be held at the Dubai World Trade Center, May 24-26. At the exhibition, printers and print service providers from the Middle East and North Africa will see first-hand, and for the first time in this market, how Color-Logic works with Ricoh equipment to produce a full array of metallic designs and embellishments.

Electronics For Imaging, Inc., today announced the availability of its EFI IQ™ suite of cloud and mobile applications with supported EFI VUTEk®, Wide Format, and Nozomi inkjet printers. With this advanced cloud service, EFI™ printer users can monitor production and printer utilisation, including exact device-level consumable tracking data, to reduce downtime, reduce costs and maximise the value of their EFI printer investments. New EFI wide- and superwide-format UV LED printers will include a one-year subscription to EFI IQ. EFI inkjet printer users can also purchase IQ subscriptions for other supported printers.

eProductivity Software (ePS), global leader of critical software technology for the packaging and print industries, announced that it will take part in Gulf Print & Pack exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 24-26, 2022. ePS, formerly the Productivity Software business unit of EFI before being bought by Symphony Technology Group (STG), empowers packaging and print companies across the globe with mission-critical automation software and corrugated control solutions—supporting them from offices in five continents and over 800 team members, a third of which are in R&D.

Agfa has unveiled details of its participation at Empack and Packaging Innovations on 25 and 26 May 2022, at The NEC Birmingham. The company will be unboxing its Amfortis prepress workflow for packaging, along with dedicated workflow enhancers, with experts on hand to discuss Agfa’s Total Solution approach and innovations for the offset packaging market.

French printing software company Caldera has announced the official support of new swissQprint printers for CalderaRIP. These new swissQprint drivers expand CalderaRIP’s extensive list of supported peripherals for wide-format production.

Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, has announced the release of a new workflow automation package that has been tailored specifically for the needs of the wide-format print sector.

Web-to-print specialist Infigo has joined forces with online payments giant Stripe, as the print industry moves increasingly towards a digital payments and e-commerce model. With a dedicated plugin, Infigo’s customers will now be able to offer a range of digital and online payment options.

French printing software company Caldera has announced the official support of the Fujifilm Acuity Prime, with new drivers for CalderaRIP. These new Fujifilm drivers expand CalderaRIP’s extensive list of supported peripherals for wide-format production.

Web-to-print specialist Infigo has smashed its £2500 target after completing a group fitness challenge to raise funds for Ukraine.

Esko, the global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions that digitize, automate and connect the go-to-market process of consumer goods, will demonstrate its latest packaging design, prepress and inspection innovations at next month’s C!Print event in Lyon, France.

Enfocus, the leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, has announced a platform update for its market leading preflighting and PDF editing programme, PitStop, as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary of the software.

Smart graphic designers and prepress personnel already know that Color-Logic offers hundreds of videos detailing how to effortlessly produce sparkling metallics.

Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, announces the 500th customer installation of Durst Workflow Software. This milestone highlights Durst Group's transformation from a press manufacturer to a solutions provider (“Pixel to Output”) in the digital printing industry. Founded in 2019, the Durst Software & Solutions Division now has more than 60 employees and has developed Durst Workflow, the most comprehensive software solution in the market that is also open to third-party providers, and successfully integrated it into its customers' production.

Richard Roth has been appointed to the role of General Manager EMEA for Esko, the global developer of integrated software and hardware solutions that digitize, automate and connect the go-to-market process of consumer goods.

All sectors, from automotive to aerospace to printing are entering into a new era coined “Industry 4.0”, representative of a more streamlined approach to production by utilising state of the art technologies to keep up with the increase in demand. The printing industry has focused in on one aspect of Industry 4.0 in particular, “automation”, to better connect printing technology and allow for a more seamless transition from when a customer places an order to its’ delivery. With its clear long-term benefits, this change is already happening in the industry – in Keypoint Intelligence’s Software Investment Outlook 2020-21, researchers found that more companies were investing in automation in these past two years, particularly to fulfil the large amount of smaller jobs [1].

As part of a recent campaign to demonstrate how neon colors available on the Ricoh Pro 72xx series presses can be used, Ricoh conducted a marketing campaign to showcase the neon colors available with their presses.

Color-Logic--the leader in metallic colors systems and print embellishment--has announced the release of Pattern-FX Volume 6.

Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has selected Four Pees as a key integration partner for the Durst Software & Solutions division. In this position, Four Pees will assist Durst to implement its Pixel to Output strategy and integrate its software solutions such as Durst Workflow or Durst Smart Shop at its clients.

Print MIS provider Tharstern is hiring in North America to help with the growth of the business. Tharstern was founded 39 years ago in the UK and in 2015 they expanded into the North American market.