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contents volume eleven issue three

05 - News

Updates from the trade and the wider applications of print and graphics products

10 - DNP Photo Imaging

Mark Buewlow, European Marketing Manager of DNP, discusses the future of print

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One In-Store Printer: A Whole New Business

As Fujifilm and IDT roll out instant personalised phone ‘Case Stations’ to retailers across the UK, we ask – how can it help boost business?

18 - FESPA Africa

Feedback positive from FESPA’s debut in Africa

21 - Launchpad

All the latest products in the print world

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FotoInsight Takes Over Smaller Rival Website Personalised photo print company Printing-1 has been taken over by FotoInsight.

Printing-1 offered personalised photo books, canvas prints and photographic wall calendars. It had a web presence in a number of European countries, with translations in seven different languages.

The business has now been

taken over by FotoInsight Ltd. for an undisclosed sum and the www.printing-1.co.uk websites redirect to www.fotoinsight. co.uk.

FotoInsight Limited was founded in Cambridge in 2003 and runs a photo processing service for Windows, Mac OS and Linux users. It offers an extensive array of awardwinning photo print and photo

A 3D Printer for Eight-Year-Olds

Printeer, a 3D printer for children, is set to be in full-scale production by July. What started out as a project on funraising site Kickstarter, has now become a reality after attracting over a thousand dollars of fundraising money.

Children can use a drawing app on their iPads to paint a design before it comes to life in 3D before them. They can then send it to print over WiFi, where the Printeer layers plastic strands to form the programmed shapes. Due to the clear plastic design, the children can watch the process inside.

The California-based startup Mission Street Manufacturing is marketing the device as an educational tool, helping children to express their creativity while equipping them with all important technology and design skills.

On their Kickstarter page, the company writes: “Our hope is that Printeers will find their ways into schools we’ve never heard of, in towns and cities across the country. We are committed to bringing this technology into the classroom.” www.printeer.com

gifts as well as photo books, calendars, photographic posters and photos printed on canvas.

Curious Matter – Multi-Sensory Papers Antalis UK, distributor of paper, packaging solutions and visual communication products for professionals, has unveiled a new multi-sensory swatchbook called Curious Matter.

The papers are designed to ‘stimulate the senses’, offering different textures and ultrapigmented papers in seven colours. All the papers are made of potato starch, with each colour named after a specific potato variety, including Adiron Blue, Purple Majesty and Desiree Red. Emma Linley, Antalis Creative Papers Product Manager, said: “Until you experience the tactile uniqueness of Curious Matter through touching and feeling the substrate, you really can’t appreciate the extra dimension this innovative paper can bring to your finished product.

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LumaJet ‘one of most promising digital companies’

CeWe Wins Online Shopping Award

Digital print innovator LumeJet has been selected as ‘one of the most promising digital companies’ in the UK and has been invited to showcase its technology at No.10 Downing Street. The list of 10 presenting companies was selected by an independent panel of advisors representing Britain’s digital sector.

Paul Anson LumeJet’s CEO said: “It is fantastic to be selected as part of a group of fast growing and successful British digital technology companies. The growing success of high tech manufacturing in the UK is a testament to a variety of supportive government schemes.

CeWe, Europe’s leading online print and photo book service, has won the Online Shopping Award at the UK Mobile and App Design Awards 2014.

The award, which was presented at a black tie ceremony in London, was won

by CeWe for its ‘sophisticated’ and ‘well-designed’ photo book app technology. The app was praised by judges for being easy for consumers to use and purchase goods from through its mobile platforms.

The event was attended by hundreds of IT and mobile app specialists who came together to recognise the achievements made by those within the industry.

Sarah Brockhurst, marketing

manager at CEWE, said: “We are absolutely thrilled that CEWE has been recognised in such a prestigious manner.

We have long been at the forefront of pioneering product innovations and technological developments in the digital world, so to have our work recognised in this way is very exciting.”

The Magic Touch and Listawood Pioneer ‘Game Changer’ Print solution specialist The Magic Touch and Europe’s leading ceramics coater/ decorator Listawood have teamed up to launch what they describe as a ‘game changing’ technology in the world of dark product printing.

Previously, individual personalisation of ceramic mugs had been dominated by ‘white’ coated mugs decorated using a traditional sublimation transfer process. By using a new white toner-based printer technology, the company can for the first

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time print personalised designs and logos on dark coloured products.

The initial range comes in eight colours, with a white version also being suitable for either toner or sublimation decoration.

Jim Nicol, Managing Director of The Magic Touch, said: “Our own research has confirmed the market for white mugs into the B2B market has become

very competitive. This new opportunity will give everyone a good chance of making money and creating new business opportunities” The company is also launching printable mug boxes, which will assist in promoting this personalised concept and add value to what is already regarded as a higher value product. The finished mug costs £2.

news Underperforming IT Systems Cost Europe €24 Billion Research commissioned by Espon Europe has revealed that mismanaged IT and printing technology causes a huge financial loss to businesses due to reduced productivity According to the findings, an average of one working week a year per employee is lost as a result of hardware downtime.

This equates to an annual productivity cost of around €24 billion annually.

Of this €24 billion total, almost a third can be attributed to printers – that’s an overall loss of €7 billion due to unreliable or mismanaged printers.

The research was conducted by a team from Coleman Parkes, who investigated 1,250 medium and large businesses across Europe, looking at the way they buy, use and manage technology (in particular print).

Product Procurement The investigation revealed that over half of businesses (55%) expect their budgets for IT investment to increase over the coming year, with 53% planning to upgrade their office technology within the next 6-12 months, and 43% of those citing the reason as ‘a need’ for functionality that current IT systems cannot support.

However, most companies said the bulk of their IT budget would go towards technology maintenance, ad-hoc upgrades and unexpected failures. Only a quarter would go on strategic

review and replacement of IT systems.

When asked how they decide which products to invest in, almost half (48%) of businesses said they did not have a dedicated specialist IT department making informed decisions about product selection. Considering how important IT systems are to a business’ efficiency and productivity, it’s no surprise that ‘lack of suitable IT’ was cited by 76% of respondents as a general issue. This ‘issue’ was topped only by ‘lack of clear business objectives’ and ‘lack of employee motivation.

Frustrations When it came to printing, some of the main problems included frustrations with maintenance issues, queue times and having to leave work spaces to retrieve print outs. All of these issues effect employee time, ultimately reducing productivity within the office.

Rob Clark, Vice President of Marketing, Epson Europe, said: “The centralised print model is not ideal for every business and has clear limitations.

Modern workplaces and smaller workgroups are more suited to the flexibility that distributed print models offer, removing frustrations associated with queue times and the need to leave workspaces to retrieve prints. All of these factors impact employee motivation and productivity, and ultimately business efficiency - meaning that small changes to printer type and fleet structure can deliver a big change to the bottom line.

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the need to regularly replace consumables, meaning that concerns over consumables management can be alleviated.”

Plans for improvement When businesses were asked what they thought the main advantages of getting an IT and systems upgrade were, 80% cited ‘improved employee productivity’, second only to ‘improved IT security’.

While 72% of businesses said

they owned their own printers, 60% said they planned to move to a managed print solution, and 44% said they planned to implement this within the next two years.

Rob Clark said: “The expectation that 60% of businesses will move to managed print services is interesting. We strongly recommend that as part of this move, they think carefully about the print technology and fleet

distribution model most suitable for their organisation.

“EU businesses must consider carefully how increased IT budgets are spent, in order to address the vast loss in productivity they currently face. The current IT spend on immediate and short term issues needs to be reviewed and more focus should be put on strategic development that can deliver longer term cost and time efficiency.”

PrintIT! Awards Attracts Young People to Industry This year’s annual PrintIT! Awards were hosted at the Xerox Innovation Centre, attracting a host of top industry figures, print professionals and schools that made it onto the finalist list.

The event, now in its ninth year, is held to raise awareness of the print industry and encourage enthusiasm and interest from young people to ensure its future.

The finalists were chosen by a panel of print, media and graphic experts who judged thousands of participants on their individual projects.

All students were asked to research the print and paper industries and look at the environmental issues as well as technical issues whilst designing a print-based item to promote Fairtrade products. The entrants designed a wide variety

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of end products, from posters, floor decals, aisle banners and stands to shoe boxes and mobiles.

All finalists’ students were presented with a certificate and a top of the range digital camera donated by Fujifilm, along with an array of prizes donated by sponsors and supporters of PrintIT! Jonathan Ledger, Managing Director at Proskills Academy, said: “The Proskills Schools Into Industry programmes are

about inspiring young people to look at careers in print and paper industries, and yet it is participating students and teachers themselves who are the absolute inspiration.

“Their enthusiasm to participate and to produce such high quality entries is hard to contain. Watching the winners and finalists collect their prizes was a real honour and it’s always good to see such dedication being justly rewarded.

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DNP Photo Imaging‘Liberating’ Photographs for 20 years Mark Buewlow, European Marketing Manager of DNP, discusses the future of print Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), under the original name of ‘Shueisha’, was established 138 years ago as Japan’s first full-scale printing company.

Today, DNP has over 40,000 employees worldwide across 58 plants, making it one of the largest diversified printing and coating technology companies in the world. DNP’s policy since the 1950s has been to keep expanding printing technology, and they have done this throughout a number of sectors including packaging, printing, decorative material, business forms, electronics and information media supplies. However, perhaps the most notable milestone was the company’s invention of dye sublimating technology for photo finishing. The durability and speed of these printers made them a commercial hit worldwide, and today DNP is the world’s largest manufacturer of dye sublimation ribbons.

Of course, changes in technologies and consumer habits have affected the industry over the last few years. Thanks to digital photography and, more recently, smartphone photography, images are more likely to be stored amongst thousands of others in a file on a computer, social media site or cloud system than in a physical photo album on a shelf. Inevitably there has been doubts over the last few years about whether people will still want to print their photos when it is so

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easy – and free, to share them online with friends and family with a few clicks or swipes. As well as meeting customer demand, print companies are now having to create that demand by launching creative marketing strategies.

DNP in particular seems to be rising to the challenge, adapting to these new technologies and finding even more creative ways to encourage people to keep printing their photographs. Contrary to ‘dying out’, it seems the industry is only just starting a new lease of life.

“We see reports that show clearly people like their images on paper,” said Mark Buelow,

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European Marketing Manager of DNP. “There are more options today than five years ago to get photo products, and consumers catch on to these, including photo books and other high value items as additional merchandise. And there are “new” and growing markets like event and attractions photos, where we help consumers to get pictures they can’t make themselves.

“We try to encourage everyone to print more, to make sure valuable memories get conserved for the future, when hard drives fail and forget our logins to Facebook in 10 years time. Retailers across Europe are doing a good job at the moment revitalising their stores and making it more attractive to come in and stay, and the print areas in the stores are becoming a centerpiece. I believe this is the right direction without alternative.”

It’s common knowledge that customers search

for convenience, and instant photo services offers the key to customer satisfaction: instant gratification – something that online photo product services simply can’t offer. DNP offers a number of in-store print ‘solutions’ to help retailers boost their business’ value and attract customers through the shop door.

In 2006, the company launched SnapLab, a mini kiosk system that can be used either in shops, or on the move at events. The compact device takes USB sticks and a wide range of SD cards. It features a touch screen interface and produces high quality prints in a range of sizes and styles. For busy customers time is of the essence but luckily the SnapLab can produce a 10x15 print in about eight seconds, reducing any potential queue times. More than 10,000 SnapLabs are in use across Europe and their popularity is in part down to the fact that they offer a high turnover for a relatively low investment.

“We try to encourage everyone to print more, to make sure valuable memories get conserved for the future”

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TIMELINE

1876 Shueisha, predecessor to Dai Nippon Printing, established 1935 Corporate name changed to Dai Nippon Printing after Shueisha merges with Nisshin Printing 1959 Successful development of prototypes of photomasks for semiconductors 1968 New York office established 1971 Began printing security holograms 1973 DNP sales distinguished the firm as the world’s largest comprehensive printing company 1978 Large 3D holograms developed 1993 Mihara Plant established in Hiroshima, specializing in electronic components 1999 Developed Environmentally Friendly decorative papers 2001 DNP celebrated 125 years in the printing business and introduced “P&I Solutions DNP” as their vision for the 21st century 2005 DNP received the Minister of the Environment Prize in th 14th Global Environment Awards 2006 DNP acquired the photo division of Konica Minolta Holdings Inc

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Mark revealed the DNP’s key products currently include the DS40 printer offering a compact body that takes up minimal space in retail environments where every square metre counts, as well as the DS80 for larger formats and the RX1 for system integrators and retail.

“What is important is ease of operation,” said Mark. “In addition to good in-store communication, and a visible location. With these ingredients, retailers will enjoy the benefits of a service that promises good margins, positive customer experience, and repeated footfall.”

“The key for DNP is quality and reliability, and at the same time our products are affordable. We provide a standard 2-year warranty on the above printers. Our ID photo solution DS-ID400 provides a wireless and easy solution for high-street retailers and studios according to national and international requirements.”

More recently, the company launched a new software called Party print, which can be installed on a PC and used in tandem with a DNP printer on location to print images directly from guests’ smartphones via a simple app. This allows wedding and event photographers to tap into a new source of income from party snapshots. Using the app, guests can easily transfer the candid photos they take during the day to the printer via WiFi. Because the software archives every photograph sent, the event hosts can receive copies of all the digital files if they wish. For

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all-important personalisation, guests can even customise their prints with graphics and borders.

Mark said: “Party Print is going really well. We are able to provide solutions directly for event photographers through our distribution network, which adds good value. We’ve been showing this also to some new target groups involved in events, and we’ve got some interest there.

“We believe direct printing from smartphones and smart cameras will continue to grow. Party Print is not the only way we intend to provide a good way to liberate those pictures directly after capture. There will be more on our roadmap coming out in the future.”

Wherever digital technologies take us in the future, it appears forward-focused print companies like DNP will always find a way to follow. www.dnpphoto.com

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One In-Store Printer: A Whole New Business As Fujifilm and IDT roll out instant personalised phone ‘Case Stations’ to retailers across the UK, we ask – how can it help boost business?

The print and photographic industry is, as we all know, changing. The first six months of this year saw a 25% value decline in the digital camera market according to analysts at GfK, and fewer people print their photographs now that they can share them so easily online.

However, it seems retailers are finding ways to diversify their in-store offerings, with more creative options available to encourage customers to print.

IDT Systems, a leading provider of 2D and 3D surface printing, recently signed a deal with Fujifilm to distribute its ‘Case Station’ technology to photographic retailers across the UK. Case Station enables users to create personalised smartphone and tablet cases in less than six minutes.

Customers can upload personal photographs, add designs and text, and arrange multiple images in any way they want. The machine then moulds and prints the case there and then, allowing customers to

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leave the store with their own personalised phone case in hand, without having to wait for delivery or return at a later date.

With smartphone ownership in the UK currently standing at 59%, and tablets existing in one third of households, there’s no doubt that the demand for cases made specifically for these devices exists. The rise of photobooks and other personalised photo product services means customers increasingly expect to be able to personalise their devices with their own photographs and designs.

For retailers, the Case Station can attract a broader range of customers in-store – especially younger people who want instant gratification and the ability to stamp their mark on their devices without spending too much money.

An entry-level Case Station that produces one smartphone cover in under six minutes costs £6,500. For retailers who want to cater for tablet owners

Neill Harris Fujifilm General Manager Photo Imaging Group

too, there is a larger machine available but, as Neill Harris, General Sales and Technical Manager for Photo Imaging at Fujifilm recently informed us, customers are 50 times more likely to buy a phone case than a tablet case, making the entrylevel station the ‘ideal starter kit’. There are also three more printers available for retailers

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Robert Skelly IDT President, Neill Harris, Fujifilm General manager Photo Imaging, Peter Hayward Fujifilm Product Manager Photo Imaging, Peter Woodd IDT CEO

who expect to sell higher volumes, which can create four, 13, or 29 cases at any one time.

Neill said: “The Case Station offers great margins. For retailers providing an in-store service, a typical clip cover would retail for £19.99, so with an ex VAT retail of £16.66 and a cost price of £4.00 ex VAT, you will see that the margin potential is very good.”

He also believes that, beyond generating income with cases, the Case Station can increase footfall and help

“With smartphone ownership in the UK currently standing at 59%, and tablets existing in one third of households, there’s no doubt that the demand for cases made specifically for these devices exists” expose other products in-store to new customers who might otherwise never have stepped foot inside.

The Case Stations represent a growing interest in personalised photo printing, as people strive to find new things to do with the thousands of photos they

take with their cameras and smartphones.

“I think there will be a growing demand for print again,” Neill added. “Consumers are starting to realise that a digital image on an electronic device is not a long term viewing, storage or archival solution, and those that

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I have spoken to recently are starting to talk about printing again.”

“Products like the Fujifilm Instax camera have really started to get younger consumers thinking about printing and understanding the value of a physical print, and this can only help the industry and retailers with the demand for prints. Also the fact that we have created the ability to print through the Imagine mobile

conventional way.”

The Instax range Neill mentioned is a series of ‘fun’ cameras that print automatically – ideal for younger people who want a basic camera with immediate results. Individualism and creativity are key trigger points for pre-teens and young adults, and the Case Station encourages users to express both of these by allowing them to choose their own pictures before laying out the design themselves.

As well as being a potential hit with youngsters, the Case Station will also target the booming personalised gift market, leaving retailers free to create their own promotional offers around national holidays such as Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Christmas.

Neill said: “We expect to be rolling the first of the units out in the next month or so. The reaction has been great so far and we have a number of key partners interested in the product.”

“Consumers are starting to realise that a digital image on an electronic device is not a long term viewing, storage or archival solution, and those that I have spoken to recently are starting to talk about printing again” app will provide the ability for those with images hidden on smartphones/tablets to print, or create products that can be viewed and shared in the

For more information or to arrange a Case Station demo please contact Peter Wigington t: 01234 572138 e: pwigington@fuji.co.uk

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First FESPA Africa Branded a Success Feedback positive from FESPA’s debut in Africa FESPA Africa, formerly Sign Africa, was held at Gallagher Convention Centre in South Africa from 2-4 July 2014, attracting 5,460 visitors from across the continent.

The trade event covered all aspects of signage, wide format digital printing, garment decoration and screen printing.

Compared with the previous year, the event attracted 11% more visitors from outside South Africa, with the top five countries being Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Statistics showed a bigger turnout than ever, with over 67% of visitors being owners and from senior management and over half having final purchasing authority.

Dyelan Copeland, event organizer, said: “Exhibitors also reported onsite sales, quality leads and positive feedback both on the new venue, and overall feel of the event, which contributed to its success.”

Raymond Waldeck, Managing Director at Antalis South Africa, supports this view. He said: “The show was very dynamic, there was a great deal of energy and many new technologies were shown. We made many sales

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at the expo and generated real leads. The quality of the visitors was very high and we interacted with business people from around the African continent, which shows the credibility of the FESPA brand.”

The show hosted an array of educational programmes to give attendees insight and inspiration.

The Explore Technology Conference delivered 20

sessions covering industry trends, a daily debate and CorelDraw sessions. Attendees could also gain t-shirt printing tips from guru Charlie Taublieb with some hands-on experience to take away a screen printed t-shirt.

The Speedwrap Challenge, delivered by expo Platinum Sponsors Roland and Avery Dennison, was a vibrant feature

events challenges and needs. For Mimaki, it’s really important to be present at FESPA and that is why we were at the expo in full force. We believe in what FESPA does in terms of investing profits from the show into local communities and education for the printing and signage industry.”

“The FESPA Africa exhibition gave us an excellent opportunity to showcase our products and capabilities to the digital market in Africa. We were very pleased with the numbers of high quality visitors who visited our stand and the number of valuable new Africa and have learned so much contacts we made,” said Tony where Vaughn Repsold from in our first year. Exhibitors have Kacoon Vehicle Branding won Cox, Business manager, Sun given us their feedback and the competition, winning a trip to Chemical Limited. the results are encouraging for FESPA 2015 in Cologne to take “The show was fantastic! The next year’s show. Our unique part in the FESPA World Wrap leads are already paying off and reinvestment programme and Masters Final for the global title. we sold out during the show,” Lorraine said Chayce Harrow, Marketing Strydom, Manager at “The show was fantastic! The leads are already Marketing FESPA, said, “It Support, paying off and we sold out during the show,” - and has been a great Modico Africa. launch event.

Chayce Strydom “We thank We have seen the FESPA printers from Africa team unrivalled knowledge of our across Africa and speaking for their brilliant organisation industry gives us the resources with them during the expo has of the event. It was a huge to further strengthen our brand reinforced the reason why success,” said Neal Oliver, IPEX throughout the African continent, FESPA has come to the African Machinery. attracting even more visitors to continent; through our events FESPA Africa next year.” we are able to provide regional Major highlights at the event Mike Horsten, General printers with access to a world include: Marketing Manager, Mimaki class exhibition where they Platinum sponsor Roland EMEA agrees with this can explore a wide display of unveiled the VersaEXPRESS statement: “I’m very happy about RF-640, which prints up to innovative technology and listen the FESPA and Africa Print to educational content to inspire 48.5sqm/h, approximately partnership. I think it’s a great them and their business.” twice as fast as the previous step for the African continent Exhibition Manager, Michael model, and is perfect for banner to have its own FESPA which Ryan, added, “We are pleased production. From signs and addresses the continent’s unique banners to vehicle graphics with the first edition of FESPA

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and wraps of all kinds, the RF-640 delivers exceptional results throughout the longest production runs.

Platinum sponsor Avery Dennison exhibited its Supreme

Wrapping Film with new finishes, including a Satin finish in black, white, Carmine Red, Bubblegum Pink and new Blue Chrome.

Graphix Supply World showcased the latest Fujifilm

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Acuity F Series and the brand new Mimaki JV300- 130/160, which offers customers greater speed, quality and flexibility and its compact design and affordable price make it an extremely attractive option.

Midcomp launched the latest HP Latex 300 series.

The HP Latex 360, HP Latex 330 and HP Latex 310 help sign shops, quick printers and small to medium PSPs to easily expand large-format printing capabilities, offer new application areas and build a healthier production environment.

The next FESPA Africa will take place from 22-24 July 2015 at Gallagher Convention Centre. www.fespaafrica.com.

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Your Essential Guide to the Latest Launches Inca Digital and Fujifilm launch new flatbed printer

Canon launches entirely new series for sign and display

Onset S40i is a 4 or 6 channel UV flatbed printer designed to produce over 3500m2 of print in an eight-hour production period. It is equipped with the latest technology, never before used with UV inkjet, to provide its own onboard artificial intelligence.

The new Onset is available with a variety of colour options, enabling users to modify their machine from a 4-colour configuration to up to 8 ink channels. As their businesses grow, users can adapt other elements of the printer, such as the UV curing lamps, automation and speed modes, to suit their evolving production needs.

Heather Kendle, Inca Digital’s Director of Marketing and Product Management, said: “The new Inca Onset R40i delivers the ideal combination of speed and quality for companies producing a mix of fast turnaround retail graphics.”

Canon recently announced the launch of the new Oce Arizona 6100 Series featuring two printers: the 6-colour 6160 XTS and the 7-colour 6170 XTS. The focus for this series is boosting productivity. Both printers prints at speeds of up to 155m² per hour, making it a good option for companies producing more than 30,000m² of media a year.

The structure has been designed to support a broad range of media, including oddly shaped, heavy, smooth or pre-cut material.

A single operator can service two printers simultaneously, producing almost 50 boards per hour in Production Mode.

Multifunctional printer for ads, offices and reprographics DSales, UK distributor of the Develop range, has launched the new ineo+ 1060L colour production system with a print speed of up to 60 pages per minute in either mono or colour.

The new model is aimed at pay for print providers, offices requiring high-volume, or specialist users requiring high quality colour – such as graphic design and advertising agencies.

The Ineo+ 1060L is designed to be simple and easy to use, with straightforward programming via a large, full

colour operator panel with clear functions and inbuilt quality control.

Commenting on the launch, Jonathan Whitworth, Managing Director of DSales (UK) stated, “With the launch of the ineo+

1060L we extend the availability of high quality, litho-like digital colour printing to the CRD and graphic arts market. These two systems set the standard that competitors will have to aspire to, in terms of colour quality and stability over long print runs, coupled with ease of operation. At the same time the new systems are compact and will fit easily into any office environment and offer a choice of print controller to meet any printing need. We anticipate strong demand.”

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Your Essential Guide to the Latest Launches Selfy CP910 From Canon Canon has launched its latest printer in its wireless, WiFi Selfy range – the CP910.

This latest device is a dye-sublimation printer for prints that are high quality, water and fade resistant. Like its predecessor the CP900, the CP910 features WiFi printing from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets running either iOS or Android operating systems.

It also supports Apple’s AirPrint feature, which enables automatic printing from any Apple device, including Macs, without the need for extra drives or software.

The CP900 will be the first dye-sub printer to support Canon’s new series of RP ink cartridges, which can print up to 54 sheets before drying up.

Top selling points include: • Compact and portablE • Choice of glossy or textured finishes • On screen guidance makes it easy to use for all the family.

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Kodak unveils Prosper 6000 - new colour press

Kodak has launched new digital colour presses with innovations in transport, drying, writing and press management technology.

The two new models are: • Kodak Prosper 6000C – for commercial print applications • Kodak Prosper 600p – for publishing applications (typically using light-weight paper and low to medium ink laydowns).

Both new devices print at speeds up to 1,000ft (300m) per minute with a duty cycle of 90 million A4 high quality pages per month. This makes

it 2.5 times faster than the series’ predecessor, the Kodak Prosper 5000Xli press.

Doug Edwards, President, Digital Printing & Enterprise, Eastman Kodak Company, said: “Today’s printers need tools that enable them to quickly respond to the needs of their customers, as well as the needs of the business. From book publishing to commercial and newspaper printing, the future of the industry will revolve around digital solutions.”

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Improvements on the new VSi include faster drying GREENGUARD Gold certified Eco-Sol MAX 2 inks in CMYKLcLm, white, metallic and new light black, as well as PANTONE colour matching.

Usability has also been improved

with front-loading cartridges.

The new device comes in 64inch, 54-inch and 30-inch models and can produce results across a wide range of applications, including banners, signs, wraps, vehicle graphics, fine art posters, labels, packaging prototypes, decals, POP displays and apparel heat transfers.

Find out more at www.rolanddga.com/products/ printcut/versaVsi/features.asp

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