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Quick Print Pro • Contents

June 2019

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CONTENTS What’s in this issue of Quick Print Pro

June 2019

Comment Doing it digitally

4 News Front 10 New Products 18 Digital Imagery 20 People In Print 21 Print Enhancements 26 The Print Show Build Up Hot news in print for quick print pros

What’s new to print and finish with?

Martin Christie – pixel prophet

Peeps into print

Xerox Iridesse production guide

Personalised books showcased

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28 Showtime 30 Green Issues 32 2020 Print Vision 34 New Profit Centre 38 Readers Scribes 40 Finda Product / Supplier 43 PrintersXchange Trends and connections

Practice responsibility in print Look into my eyes...

Best practice shared

These jokes are on you

QPP preferred suppliers in print

We have recently been producing sample editions of magazines on a variety of digital presses for the QPP audience to consider their next upgrades.

This has been so well received that we are going totally digital over the summer months. Leading by example and by popular demand, digital printed magazines will also be produced inhouse by our readers wanting additional copies for circulation within their print businesses. PDFs in two versions will be sent with the e-zine to all 15,000 + subscribers.

Hard copy subscribers will receive a proper printed version in the post as usual, for the residual it will be PYO over the summer editions.

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Sign-up for free to our newsletter and discover all the latest news in print, upcoming events, special offers, new product launches and innovative trade and end-user campaigns. Just visit: www.quickprintpro.co.uk The law on workplace pensions has changed and every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it.

This is called ‘automatic enrolment’.

It’s important that you understand what you need to do — and when you need to do it. This will depend on your circumstances and those of your employees. To work out what you need to do and when you need to do it contact our auto enrolment scheme advisers on:

0800 132100 or email alan.hudson@meridan.co.uk

Help is on hand from the Printing Industry Pension Scheme which has been running since 1986.

Meridan Financial LLP is the appointed advisers for the Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) and are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Not all Auto Enrolment services are regulated by the FCA.

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DIGITAL IMAGING & PHOTOGRAPHY: Martin Christie MAGAZINE PRODUCTION: Dean Cook, The Magazine Production Company. www.magazineproduction.com PRINTING: Newman Thomson

Quick Print Pro (QPP) — ISSN: 2050-5140 — is published monthly by Colourfast Group Limited, 36 Cheltenham Place, Brighton. BN1 4AB. A company registered in England Number: 2517164. Entire contents within this publication Copyright © 2019 Colourfast Group Limited. Quick Print Pro is an independent publication and not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or suppliers. Quick Print Pro print quantity is 6600 copies and is distributed directly, by mail, to Digital Printers, Copy Shops, On-Street Instant Printers, In-House Print Room Managers, CRDs (Corporate Reprographic Departments), PSPs (Print Service Providers), Sign Businesses, and CAD Bureaus.

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Quick Print Pro • News

June 2019

Xerox Iridesse wins digital press award

Xerox IridesseTM has won a top prize at the 2019 European Digital Press Association Awards, taking home the EDP Cut Sheet Printer Award for Innovation in Digital Production.

The Iridesse is the only digital press that can print up to six colours in a single pass with precision and the ability to embellish with decorative metallic, clear and white inks. This provides more design opportunities for digital printers while making it easier for small-sized businesses to embrace special finishes on limited print runs.

Selected for achieving a trifecta of industry achievement — cost, efficiency and quality — EDP honoured Xerox Iridesse during Europe’s largest specialty print exhibition, FESPA Global Print Expo, on Wednesday, May 15 in Munich.

“As a creative branding agency our biggest asset is our ideas,” said Ben Glazier of creative agency Glazier Design. “The Xerox Iridesse gives us many opportunities to take new and fresh ideas out to fashion companies, retailers and other industries, who love the impact they can give to their clients, helping them to stand out and make their product better.

It offers fantastically quick turnaround time,

which enables us to do swift and efficient work, thereby saving client cost and time.”

IPW1 in London was one of the first clients to test the press and the successful trial has been followed by installations across Europe including leading UK commercial printers Hickling & Squires and Hobs Repro, Italy’s Furlan Grafica, Spain’s Adaequo and ByPrint Madrid, Switzerland’s ILG Druck and Benelux’s Printsalon.

“The Iridesse is Xerox innovation at full throttle,” said Tracey Koziol, senior vice president of Global Offerings for Xerox. “The Iridesse gives designers and digital printers the ability to diversify their offerings and grow their business with more features, better quality and greater flexibility at lower costs.”

Discover more at www.xerox.com

Compass points to FESPA UK Compass Business Finance has announced that they have become members of FESPA UK. Having met with the UK team at FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich this week, Compass sees this as a move to build stronger relationships with the wide format print, packaging and converting markets in the UK. Carol Swift, Director of FESPA UK Association, said, “We’ve had some great conversations with Compass this week and are excited about the benefits they will be able to offer our member base.”

Danny Simpson, Sales Manager for Compass Business Finance, said, “FESPA UK is a well respected organisation, and having already worked with a number of their members, I believe there is more we can do to help them. Initially, we’re offering their members free consultations regarding the financing of any investments they are currently considering.”

As a specialist and independent lender, who have provided finance to these markets for some time already, Compass now plan to provide further benefits to FESPA UK members. One such benefit is access to the

British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Scheme, which Compass became an accredited lender for in 2018.

About Compass Business Finance — Compass Business Finance is an independent

company specialising in the provision of assetbased finance to the print, packaging and engineering sectors. Compass has seen year on year growth since they were established in 2005, by brothers, Mark and Jamie Nelson.

Working with a wide range of companies, Compass guide their clients through the financial decision making landscape. They are committed to providing a consistent service and complete peace of mind, through ongoing business relationships.

Compass Business Finance is a member of the Finance and Leasing Association. www.compassbusinessfinance.co.uk www.fespauk.com

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Poplar Services Printers flexible production Poplar Services Printers Ltd has enhanced its landscape booklet production capabilities and increased its application flexibility with a Horizon SPF-200L bookletmaker and two VAC 1000 10 station collators from IFS. Established in 1986 as a B2 litho company, five years ago Poplar Services Printers Ltd switched to fully digital print production. Today the long established high quality commercial printer, specialises in retail and point of sale and offers trade printing as a white label service.

Martin Winders, Managing Director, comments: “We invested in a stitch fold trim line when we went completely digital but it became clear we needed something faster that enabled us to be more flexible. We wanted to produce landscape and smaller sized booklets quickly and easily in-house. We also needed something that could smoothly handle laminated booklets.

He continues: “We are a forward thinking company and are always considering how we can ensure we are as dynamic and responsive as possible to the needs of our customers. Last year we grew our turnover by 9% and we are hoping to achieve something similar this year.

“Investing in the new system means we can complete more work in a faster timescale.

For example when we were hand finishing landscape books we could work at about 100 to 150 an hour. Now that figure is around 3,000 per hour. We had one job recently that would have taken seven hours before. This time it took just half an hour.”

As for return on investment he states: “It will pay for itself very quickly — between two

to three years — because it allows us to cost effectively handle a lot more work.”

Martin did look at what was on the market but chose the Horizon system for its ability to combine stitching and folding as well as handle sheets up to 640mm in length. He also liked the ability to instantly set-up via a large icon based colour touchscreen and the storage of up to 200 jobs.

The 4,500bph Horizon SPF-200L joins a

SPEED Campaign ‘SPEED is Canon’s latest campaign to ‘fuel emotion with print’. A real life example, SPEED tells the story of how to amplify artistic exposure through digital print. Centred on photojournalist Horst Friedrichs, the campaign demonstrates how printing powered the creation of his high-quality book and two photographic exhibitions, which celebrated a two decade journey of British subcultures. Friedrichs used this content to create merchandising from magazines, postcards, and posters, to engage audiences and monetise his work.

The SPEED campaign offers an inspiring window into what can be achieved with varied implementations of print; harnessing both the emotive resonance of large scale real life images and the intimacy of a book to capture audience imagination.’ www.canon.co.uk

Horizon BQ-270 single clamp perfect binder, Horizon AFC-546 folder and a Foliant Vega 400 laminator at Poplar Services Printers Ltd. “We also have a good relationship with IFS and trust both them and Horizon,” states Martin. “We know the Horizon will do what we want it to. It will run and run. The IFS after sales service is good too.” www.ifsl.uk.com

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Quick Print Pro • News

June 2019

CreaseStream challenge to Quick Print Pros The creator of the CreaseStream range of digital finishing solutions is putting out a challenge to global digital print solution manufacturers in the form of a free trial of his new product, the Card Creaser Deluxe.

Graham Harris wants to find new dealers and is willing to take away any risks and costs of organisations who might be interested to test drive his new product.

The Card Creaser Deluxe, according to Graham, outputs around six times faster than any other manual creasing solution in the world market and even reaches output speeds that match many automated solutions. And the real benefit is that it is only priced at around the

£1,000 mark.

The UK print innovator, who currently holds over 80 patents for his technology is convinced that the Card Creaser Deluxe will serve as a great creasing solution alternative for those

who are faced with spending several thousands of pounds for a solution they won’t make full use of.

He said, “My offer to digital print manufacturers and dealers who don’t have good entry level creasing options to offer their own customers, is to test drive our Card Creaser for free, if it doesn’t work we will get it shipped back to us, it is as simple as that.”

Graham Harris can be reached on 01455 5544 91 or by email graham.harris@technifold. co.uk Please see new video of the Card Creaser Deluxe racing against traditional technology through this link www.technifold.com

Colourpoint lifts lamination with Foliant Taurus Bourne End’s Colourpoint is the latest commercial printer to invest in a Foliant Taurus with a Foliant Multi-functional Inprinting Unit for foiling from Intelligent Finishing Systems.

Design agencies account for around 80% of the work produced by the ISO9001 and ISO14001 accredited operation that offers both litho and digital print. The remainder is for corporate end-users.

“We had an older lamination system and it was time to upgrade,” explains Colourpoint director Karl Hnat. “We reviewed the options on the market and we liked the Foliant for a number of reasons. It is robustly built, can handle a wide range of substrates and is easy to run. It fitted the bill.

“We looked at the machine at various trade shows, tested it in the IFS demonstration suite and saw it running at another printer who is producing quality work similar to ourselves.”

He continues: “We were regularly sending work out to be laminated.

We have reduced that now so it has started paying for itself. People want work completed faster and faster, sometimes next day is not enough. It helps us offer a more responsive service.”

The 30 m/min B2+ Foliant Taurus 530 NG features a rising pile back separation stream feeder and a suction paper feed head. Its compact design incorporates feeder, laminator, and a sheet separator in a single construction.

Colourpoint is going to build into its service delivery foiling from the Foliant Multi-functional Inprinting Unit. It makes foiling and spot varnish fast and affordable for short run and personalised print. It transforms

output by applying foil or varnish to a pre-printed black toner. The sheet can then be reprinted mono or four colour. It runs a wide range of colours including gold, silver, red and green and a clear gloss for spot varnish.

Comments Hnat: “We have traditional foiling capabilities, but the foiling unit allows us to offer cost effective digital foiling on fast turnaround short runs. We can respond to what customers want.” www.ifsl.uk.com

Mimaki Tiger-1800B MkII scoops two awards Mimaki has celebrated winning two awards at the European Digital Press Association (EDP) Annual Awards ceremony, held at FESPA 2019. Mimaki’s Tiger-1800B MkII was the champion of the day, earning its first award in the category of ‘textile printer roll-to-roll more than 100 sq m/h’, and the second for its Rimslow TR Series complete solution, in the category of ‘pre- and post press-treatment solutions’.

As part of the Tiger Pro Series, the

Tiger-1800B MkII is a high-volume textile printer for direct printing or paper transfer

with a print speed of up to 385sq m/h.

This versatility and speed paired with the printer’s ability to print at up to 1,200 x 1,200dpi enables users to produce extremely high-quality products without the need to compromise on production and throughput.

Capable of handling all kinds of fabrics and papers, the printer can be used for a wide range of applications including interior decoration, fashion and apparel. www.hybridservices.co.uk

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Soyang DESARDI wall coverings Printable media supplier, Soyang Europe has announced it is to become the UK distributor for creative wall coverings manufacturer, DESARDI®, as it looks to expand its creative material portfolio to meet demand for highend, bespoke interior décor.

“The DESARDI® wall covering ranges bring tremendous creative potential in the form of a blank canvas,” comments Mark Mashiter, Managing Director at Soyang Europe. “Bespoke interior décor is a growing industry and print plays a massive role in this, for both the domestic and commercial sectors. We have seen a big increase in the number of printing companies looking for printable wallpaper options for high-end hotels, restaurants and corporate environments, as well as for individuals looking to put their stamp on their home with a feature wall.”

Soyang Europe has stock of a number of DESARDI® products available on a next day delivery service from its Lancashire distribution centre. DESARDI® Classic paper based

wallpaper is a UV, latex and solvent compatible wall covering and Soyang Europe will stock two finishes; DESARDI® Fine has a matte, fine, gritty vinyl coated embossing making it an ideal product for colourful and high-resolution wall decorations whilst DESARDI® Rough is a paper-backed textured vinyl coated printable wallpaper with a classic bold stucco like texture that will change any interior.

“DESARDI® paper backed wall covering media are fire retardant making them a safe and economical choice for homes, retail and hospitality environments,” continues Mashiter.

“In addition to the paper based wall coverings, we will be stocking a selection of DESARDI®’s Classic non-woven wallpaper range, including DESARDI® Tex Smooth, Fine, Linen, Rough and Brush. These creative textures give so many options and the entire Classic range is durable, washable, flame retardant, has excellent image quality and is Bio-Pruf™ treated, giving longlasting antimicrobial protection for applications in clinical settings.”

DESARDI® Walltex will also be available through Soyang Europe. This luxurious range of wall coverings with a textile backing is highly durable for environments such as those for the healthcare, leisure and hotel industries.

“WallTex is a dimensionally stable PVC-free printable textile wallpaper with a matte finish especially made for applications like seamless wall coverings, trade show graphics, backdrops, roll-up displays and front-lit framing systems,” explains Mashiter. “It complies with the OekoTex® 100 and B1 fire retardancy standards, which is crucial.”

DESARDI® has recently attended FESPA in Munich where the company took part in the Printeriors showcase. Printeriors 2019 took the form of an interactive visitor experience, demonstrating a multitude of interior décor applications and gave visitors a good introduction to DESARDI® wall covering products and their application in a unique décor setting. www.soyang.co.uk

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Renault F1 Team chooses TrueVIS VG2 When you’re one of the best car racing teams in the world, you need the very best graphics. That’s why Renault F1® Team has chosen Roland DG’s new TrueVIS VG2, the second-generation eco-solvent print and cut device, to produce its race leading Grand Prix prints.

Renault F1® Team has relied on Roland TrueVIS for many years, using the reliable and high quality systems at its Technical Centre in Enstone, Oxfordshire, to produce stickers for its racing cars, livery for its support vehicles, displays for its hospitality areas, and much more. Grand Prix events can attract worldwide audiences of more than 400 million viewers, and sponsorship is as competitive as the races themselves. High end sponsors demand the highest precision in their brand colours and immediate replacement of any damaged advertising graphics; Renault F1® Team always travels with 30 identical versions of every sticker, totalling around 1,400 stickers for every race.

Roland has now upgraded the award winning TrueVIS VG Series with over 40 incredible enhancements, allowing Renault F1® Team to push its boundaries for accuracy, reliability and turnaround speeds even further.

Those who have seen the VG2 in action describe it as both ‘best printer/ cutter’ and ‘best print device in the industry today’. Designed to meet and exceed the needs of today’s most demanding print professionals, and already proving incredibly popular, the Roland TrueVIS VG2 was expected to attract significant attention at FESPA Joe McNamara, Head of Paint and Graphics at Renault F1® Team, has praised the extended colour gamut, now with bold orange for vibrant colours, natural skin tones and exceptional colour replication.

“One of the first things we noticed was the improvement in the colour matching, because a lot of what we do covers an entire season,” he comments. “It gives us a good opportunity to have a consistent colour.”

He adds: “It also comes with the new orange swatch which has about a hundred colours in there — yellows and oranges. It really makes our life easy when it comes to matching colours exactly for our corporate sponsors, and also for our own branding on cars, on garages, and on everything we take to races with us.”

A video featuring Joe and his review of the new TrueVIS VG2 is available to watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=URjA-6sT6Wk. In the video, he notes that the new TR2 inks deliver brilliant bonding and stretching abilities for vehicle wrapping applications, and their fast-drying time allows his team to print, laminate and ship graphics to Renault F1® Team colleagues across the world on the same day. He adds that the VG2’s perf-cut feature is making work “much easier” when producing multiples

Get back on the bus It’s been called one of the greatest comebacks in football history: Liverpool FC’s home win against Barcelona, overturning a 3-0 first leg deficit to win 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League competition. And while Barça may not have been the stars of the show the team’s bus was; wrapped using materials from Drytac® Covering the entire team bus including the windows, the vehicle wrap - featuring FC Barcelona’s colours and crest — was printed by Astra Signs onto an innovative PVC material from Drytac’s Polar range, using an HP Latex 570 printer. Based in central Manchester, Astra Signs creates, supplies and installs the highest quality signage for businesses all over the UK and internationally. www.drytac.com

of the same sticker, while the new media clamp system is “a really clever piece of engineering”.

“What’s really impressive about this machine is what it can do for the price it’s pitched at,” he says. “To have that colour gamut for that price point is really amazing. I just don’t know how Roland does it.”

Find out more about Renault F1® Team at www.renaultsport.com To learn more about Roland’s award-winning TrueVIS VG2 series wideformat printer/cutters, visit www.rolanddg.co.uk/products/printers/ truevis-vg2-series-printer-cutters

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New Mimaki JFX200-2513EX Hybrid Services, the distributor for Mimaki inkjet printers and cutting systems in the UK and Ireland, has announced the launch of the new Mimaki JFX200-2513EX — an 8’ x 4’ flatbed LED UV printer that adds additional features and increased productivity to the current line-up.

“Mimaki’s JFX200 range has always offered sign makers and print providers the perfect flatbed printing solution, hence its enduring popularity in the UK and Ireland” comments Hybrid’s Chief Operations Manager, Brett Newman. “With the launch of the JFX2002513EX, Mimaki has made substantial speed improvements, as well as adding some highly useful functionality.”

Thanks to a new print head configuration, the JFX200-2513EX doubles output speeds when printing with white ink in all print modes and with the addition of a new draft mode, a 280% speed increase, resulting in a maximum speed of 35sq metres per hour. “Higher print speeds take the pressure off time sensitive jobs and help our customers reduce lead times,” states Newman.

“With the majority of existing JFX200 printers being commissioned with white ink, the new ‘EX’ model will deliver a powerful solution that will make a difference right at the heart of the graphics printing industry.”

Renowned for its high quality of output and the creative potential it offers, the JFX200 Series utilises a combination of white, clear and process inks to print to a vast array of rigid substrates

using Mimaki’s pioneering LED UV curing technology. Its 2.5m x 1.3m print area maximises the potential for printing to industry standard 8’ x 4’ boards and with a head gap of 50mm and maximum media weight of 250kg, it is capable of printing to a wide variety of materials.

New features incorporate several of Mimaki’s Core Technologies — proprietary innovations designed to deliver optimum print quality and usability with the minimum user intervention.

These include the integration of its NCU and NRS systems for automatically detecting and resolving nozzle firing issues and the company’s MAPS system that through the use of an advanced algorithm, prints optimum gradation patterns on each pass, significantly reducing any ‘banding’ effects in the print. A foot pedal has been added to control the table

vacuum and ethernet connectivity allows remote job messaging and the simultaneous connection of multiple printers. The new JFX200-2513EX will also feature a new ‘2.5D Emboss Print’ mode, enabling multiple layers of ink to be printed to add a three-dimensional effect to the print — adding creative, textured finishes that combine colour and smooth, raised surfaces.

“The Mimaki JFX200 is the flatbed of choice for many reasons,” Newman remarks. “The new model is faster, even more reliable and even easier to use and looks set to continue the range’s dominance in the sector.”

The Mimaki JFX200-2513EX was launched in Europe at FESPA. For further information about any of Mimaki’s products visit www. hybridservices.co.uk

Brand new paper matching tool Wigston Paper has launched its ground breaking ‘Paper Lookup Tool’ — a brand new online way for designers to identify the perfect paper match for brand identities and corporate colours.

Instead of endlessly searching through myriads of paper swatches or employing a scattergun approach to requesting samples, designers and marketers can simply upload a logo or brand visual identity to the ‘Paper Lookup Tool’ on Wigston’s website. Its software then searches the company’s coloured paper ranges for the closest match against the three dominant colours in the image that has been uploaded.

It shows up to three paper colours from each of the different ranges available, including Senses Paper, Gmund Colors and Kaskad Folio.

Designers can work from the information given, or can fill in an online form asking for one of the Wigston colour experts to run a human assessment of the brand to complement the results of the Lookup Tool, and send out the most appropriate samples.

Wigston Marketing Manager, Kieran Dallow said: “It can be difficult judging colour across different media, but our Paper Lookup Tool takes away the guess work. It’s able to look at electronic copies of logos and brand identities to judge which colours of papers and cards in all our ranges match the colours in the logo, and indicate those matches to the customer.

“Customers can then contact us via an online form if they’d like further guidance from our experts or they can request samples direct.”

The aim of the Paper Lookup Tool is to reduce the time and energy designers need to spend on matching and choosing materials and also help them keep up to date with the options as and when Wigston adds new our ranges.

Sales Director, Rob Walker said: “Colour is an essential part of brand identity so we want to do all we can to make the paper matching process as easy and as accurate as possible for our customers. By narrowing down the options we can also ensure we only send out the relevant samples, cutting down on unnecessary wastage.

Try it out: www.wigstonpaper.com/paper-lookup-tool

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Quick Print Pro • New Products

June 2019

HP Stitch S launch The new HP Stitch S series is a portfolio of digital textile printers that deliver fast, precise colour matching, alongside efficient, simplified processes. It is HP’s latest innovation designed to accelerate commercial digital print adoption.

“Décor and fashion application trends, on demand production and personalisation are boosting digital print growth,” says Santi Morera, Head of Graphics Solutions Business at HP. “The digitally printed textiles market is experiencing double digit annual growth, forecast to reach $5.5 billion by 2023, according to Smithers Pira. We look forward to more digital print transformations being realised with the arrival of the new HP Stitch S series.”

The portfolio of printers couple HP thermal inkjet technology with industry standard dyes for superior colour durability. The first ever built-in spectrophotometer enables Stitch’s fast and exact colour matching. The introduction includes three new printers from 64 inch to 126 inch wide: the HP Stitch S300 64 in Printer, the HP Stitch S500 64 in Printer, and the HP Stitch S1000 126 in Printer.

The HP Stitch S300 Printer holds the first user replaceable printhead, resulting in reduced down times and service costs. The HP Stitch

S300 Printer was designed specifically for new to dye sublimation professionals, prototyping departments, and growing print providers.

“Our experience with HP Stitch S300 has been much easier and faster than other dye sub printers we’ve previously used. Most printers require manual action in terms of head maintenance and alignment,” says Teunis Roos, Colour Concepts. “The HP Stitch S300 is more proactive and automated when it comes to performance. We’ve experienced a 50 percent reduction in time with the HP Stitch solution.”

HP Stitch S500 Printer enables predictable dye sublimation colour and less media waste for production environments. With symmetrical 2xCMYK printhead configuration and Optical Media Advance Sensor, this 64 inch printer

allows for saturated and reliable one pass mode for true top speed. The HP Stitch S500 Printer was designed specifically for high production sites.

New HP Dye Sublimation Paper HP has also launched a set of new dye sublimation papers for the new HP Stitch S Printer series. These papers are designed and tested as a system with HP dye sublimation inks and the HP Stitch S Printer series to achieve excellent image quality and colour consistency.

The HP Stitch S300 and S500 Printer series, as well as dye sublimation paper, are available now www.hp.com

FB8000PRO unveiled at FESPA Intec Printing Solutions Limited continues its expansion of unique solutions by introducing the ColorCut FB8000PRO as part of the ColorCut range of digital cutting and creasing equipment.

The picture shows Mark Baker-Homes (right) Intec director of new business development, poised to unveil the FB8000PRO, assisted by Kerry Button, Intec sales director.

The sensational new Intec ColorCut FB8000PRO has been unveiled to the world, at FESPA. This digital flatbed cutter features the ASF8000, high-speed Auto Sheet Feeder and the digital FB8000 digital Flatbed Cutter. Together, they deliver higher-volume production for packaging cutting.

The Feeder can stack up to 25Kg of media to a depth of 22.5cm and automatically feeds and places printed sheets onto the Flatbed’s conveyor cutting table.

The Flatbed Cutter uses a dual tool cutting and creasing head to deliver 1Kg of force on up to 600micron media. Cut jobs are advanced to the collection tray.

Using the bespoke ColorCut Pro3 software, operators get a live view of the process via the onboard video camera — which reads QR codes to retrieve the associated cut file and Smart Marks to compensate for any sheet skew or printer stretch. SmartLine colours are used to determine the specific cutting/creasing/perforating functions and their preferred order. This automation enables the operator to

confidently leave the FB8000 to run unattended and focus on other tasks.

Pre-Order now. The stunning FB8000PRO will be available to purchase, summer 2019. Orders now being taken!

Here is a 47 second video snippet of unveiling and machine in operation: https://youtu.be/o10JDGQ47dI Link to brochure: https://intecprinters.com/wp-content/ uploads/2019/05/ColorCut-FB8000-brochure.pdf www.intecprinters.com

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June 2019

New Roland Versastudio BT-12 DTG Roland DG Corporation — manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and 3D devices worldwide, has announced availability in the EMEA region of the VersaSTUDIO BT-12, Roland’s first direct-to-garment desktop printer for printing directly onto cotton-based* products.

The easy to use, compact BT-12 is ideal for businesses seeking innovative new revenue opportunities, printing full colour graphics, photos, logos and text onto a wide variety of products, such as t-shirts, tote bags and textile interior décor items, to produce high value customised items on demand. The BT-12 integrates seamlessly into retail environments to provide an engaging in-store customer experience and it is the perfect solution for small garment businesses looking to diversify.

Paul Willems, Head of Business Development and Product Management Roland DG EMEA comments: ‘The BT-12 is generating a huge buzz each time we preview it at shows across the region. Users are really excited by the incredible profit making potential and excellent ROI the solution offers, as it’s so affordably priced and economic to run. They’re also

impressed by how easy the BT-12 is to operate — as simple as using an office printer — yet the output is incredibly high quality. It’s the ideal out of the box solution for anyone wanting to start an on-demand custom graphics business from scratch, or for businesses looking to diversify their portfolio with quick printed, high revenue customised products.’

Capable of producing a product from start to finish in just a few minutes, the ultra-compact design and safe, enclosed operation of the BT-12 (and optional stackable HB-12 finishing unit) make it ideal for businesses to offer customer facing personalisation services. The BT-12 is also the ideal solution for home based

start-ups and established businesses looking for profitable new ways to cross sell to their existing customer bases and to target new markets.

When combined with cotodesign, Roland’s latest design and print management software, the BT-12 becomes a complete design order print solution for the in-store customisation of apparel and gift items using customers’ data, such as photos or artwork, from their smartphone.

Plus, users have the peace of mind in knowing that the BT-12 is backed by Roland’s industry renowned reliability, service and support.

Visitors to FESPA, Munich (14th-17th May), will get the chance to try the BT-12 for themselves on the Roland DG stand. The BT-12 will be part of the on stand Coto Bar — an interactive space to explore the exciting opportunities offered by Roland’s wider range of popular digital on-demand customisation print solutions, to experiment with cotodesign software and to create their own personalised mementos to take home. * fabric must be 50 — 100% cotton www.rolanddg.co.uk

HP New Super Wide Stitch S1000 HP introduced the HP Stitch S1000at FESPA, a super wide dye sub production printer designed for high productivity and simplified operation, unleashing new production possibilities for interior décor and soft signage.

The HP Stitch S1000 is a 3.2 metre (126-inch) dye sub printer that brings a new level of innovation to high production companies to meet deadlines more easily by enabling fast speeds, high uptime, and unattended shifts. Fully automatic maintenance ensures optimal image quality without user intervention, while saving time with easy media loading and unloading by a single operator.

The printer made its worldwide debut on the the HP stand.The new HP Stitch portfolio, including the 1.62 m (64 inch) HP Stitch S300 and S500 printers, remove complexity from dye sub printing.

“HP’s expansion into the textiles industry solidifies our commitment to making digital printing accessible to all. The new super wide HP Stitch S1000 removes major complexities from dye sub printing, with industry leading technology and high-quality prints at unrivalled speed,” says Santi Morera, Head of Graphics Solutions Business at HP. “The S1000 truly unlocks the power of colour for production environments through smart technology.”

HP thermal inkjet for dye sublimation ink — The HP Stich portfolio introduces dye sublimation ink into HP’s Thermal Inkjet printing technology to meet rising demand for polyester-based textiles for sportswear, fast fashion, home décor and soft signage. HP Stitch S1000 is ideal for medium and large print service providers to boost production of textile applications in the soft signage market, including back-lits, front-lits, and interior décor such as curtains, upholstery, and sofas.

The HP Stitch S1000 for high-volume production offers: — High-productivity: Meet short deadlines and seasonal peaks of

production with high productivity modes, reaching a maximum production speed up to 220 m2/h and backlit speed up to 130sqm/h.

Image quality: Sharp prints even on high density jobs printing direct to fabric using HP Drop&Dry print zone dryer. Reliable image quality thanks to the Smart Nozzle Compensation System. The optical media advance sensor, the OMAS Plus, controls media advance, for both transfer paper and fabric materials, even when printing at highest speeds.

Superior quality printing: HP Stitch provides 1200 native dpi in thermal inkjet printheads resulting in high quality prints, including deep blacks and vivid colours.

High capacity: High unattended printing capability with 10 litre-capacity supplies and up to 300 kg rolls.

Colour consistency: Distribute jobs across fleets with best-in-class colour consistency from printer to printer thanks to HP Smart Color tools www.hp.com

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Onyx Graphics showcase ONYX 19 At FESPA Onyx Graphics unveiled ONYX 19 at FESPA Digital in Munich. Following the successful sneak preview which impressed visitors at ISA Las Vegas, visitors to the Onyx Graphics stand at FESPA were able to see the full product which introduced the Spark Engine and DeviceLink+, specially designed to reach new heights on all print applications including soft signage and textile.

Building upon the award winning ONYX 18.5 software, winner of several top product awards throughout 2018 for best colour management and best RIP and print workflow solution, ONYX 19 introduces the Spark Engine, a new performance platform built for massive advances in speed, performance and reliability; and DeviceLink+, an all new system of colour management controls to achieve consistent colour across an entire site. “ONYX 19 is the culmination of 30 years of innovation in the

wide format print industry,” Says Kevin Murphy, President and CEO of Onyx Graphics, Inc. “With unrivalled speed and performance from the new Spark Engine, coupled with next generation colour management using DeviceLink+, Print Service Providers can reach new heights using ONYX 19.”

The Spark Engine introduces advanced compression algorithms, a threading pipeline and new rendering technology for RIP speed increases up to 200%, printer performance increases up to 400% and Step and Repeat

performance up to 600%. In addition, visitors will get a first hand view on how to build iccMAX v5 profiles and choose between three new dot patterns for the smoothest output on all wide-format print applications.

Availability — The next major release is expected to be publically available following FESPA Digital this summer. Onyx Graphics, Inc. is recommending the purchase or renewal of an ONYX Advantage subscription which will guarantee upgrade to the new version. The ONYX Advantage programme gives ONYX software users an easy way to keep their software current and secure their investment. It provides product upgrades, new printer drivers and access to on-demand training and support videos. As part of this reveal, Onyx Graphics is offering free attendance to the show through their website. www.onyxgfx.com

Esko launches motorised roll feeder Esko, a global supplier of integrated hardware and software solutions for wide format digital print professionals, has announced the launch of a Motorised Roll Feeder for its Kongsberg C64 digital cutting table, developed to deliver accurate and efficient cutting of soft signage materials.

Eliminating inaccurate cuts on soft signage jobs due to wrinkles, stretch distortion or imperfectly rewound rolls, the new Motorised Roll Feeder incorporates an active material feed. It avoids stretch by actively feeding the material to the cutting table, rather than pulling it. A dancer bar provides the correct tension with adjustable weights and an active edge correction allows for a steady straight feed, even if the roll is imperfectly rewound after printing. A spreader roll is also incorporated as a final checkpoint to smooth out any remaining wrinkles for precise finishing of soft signage jobs.

The combination of the Motorised Roll Feeder and built-in Esko Kongsberg software cleverly compensates for any distortion during cutting. A software algorithm determines the exact cut size, taking into account material properties for shrink, stretch or melting during the print stage, or alternatively the operator can decide to follow what was printed.

Russell Weller, Esko Product Manager, said: “This is the only solution in the soft signage industry that ensures accurate cutting results on tensile materials; from the very first cut through to the end of the roll.

Perfect feed enables our customers to deliver defect-free products, avoid waste and rework and boost their efficiency. The Motorised Roll Feeder is available as a retrofit solution for our Kongsberg range and, when used in combination with the Take-Up Unit, provides the only true roll-to-roll production on the market today.”

The Motorised Roll Feeder handles large rolls to enable wide format converters to keep up with their digital printing capacity. High volumes of large jobs, long print runs and dense materials like PVC require a solution that easily handles heavy rolls. The new Motorised Roll Feeder facilitates rolls up to 300kg/666lbs with a maximum outer diameter of 470mm/18.5”, producing large jobs even when they extend beyond the work area of the cutting table.

Typically, when jobs are larger than the table, a shift in the cutting edge creates a joint where the job is interrupted and then resumed. This step is now eliminated with the new Motorised Roll Feeder when used in combination with a conveyor belt and Esko software to manage the job. www.esko.com/motorized-roll-feeder

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June 2019

PIXEL PROPHET

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME Martin Christie is sure we have all learned to love and loathe the mobile phone in equal measure. There aren’t many inventions that are both incredibly useful and seriously annoying at the same time. It puts an amazing amount of knowledge at your fingertips, but the apparent ease with which all this information is browsed and exchanged can seduce the owner into believing that they are in control and not the device. Instead of it being the servant, it is the user that is in danger of being the slave.

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or print on demand, the main consequence is that customers not only leave deadlines until the last minute, but also expect that we have understood a garbled message cobbled together with typos and predictive text, and printed a dog’s dinner of a file botched with some obscure app. Even if you have emailed them back to tell them you can’t print it, or enquire about a few minor details like what size and how many, they won’t have read it. They’ll be too busy with social media updates or the latest installment on Netflix.

Oh, and I forgot to mention the urgent phone call about the email they sent with an attachment that’s actually still sitting in their outbox. This is all part of the new norm which puts extra stress on the working day. Instant print it is; instant communication it is not.

I could fill this column easily with tales of customer calamities, but as I’m sure you will have endured many of the like I’ll spare you a catalogue of disasters. But I can’t resist mentioning the group of young, excitable Spaniards who turned up mob handed at the counter. Spanish people seem to have an ability to talk in a continuous stream at some volume and without breathing, or actually listening. So four of them together makes the legendary tower of babel sound as peaceful as a library reading room. They are trying to put together a several-sided menu for their restaurant which they are opening the very next day. It’s in English, which they do not speak, so they are trying to put it together through the translator on their phones, while trying to explain to us in a few recognisable words, what they want.

This dialogue is virtually incomprehensible as well as long-winded. In fact, it just needs Basil Fawlty to appear and ask if we can finish it before one of us expires. Eventually we have to send them home to do it properly on a computer, which they duly do.

This may be a slightly exceptional episode, but it is typical of how reliant customers have become on immediate communication, and it being transformed into print in the same time frame. And it’s not only words, but pictures. By the very same logic they expect images in print to look exactly like they do on their high resolution, intensely illuminated, colour saturated mini screen, which they are also viewing at a distance, not with their nose buried in the paper.

Yes, it’s not very clear, and no, the colour isn’t the same, that’s because what you are viewing on your phone isn’t the real file, but an illusion created by the phone company to justify the outrageous claims they made for the camera, and the ridiculous price you paid for it. What you see in print is the real image. Even if the original snap was quite reasonable, all those filters you applied to make it look ‘better’ have completely trashed any real quality or resolution. So the best solution is often the advice to leave well alone.

This applies across the board, whether photography or design, when customers are advised their file is unsuitable for print because of the app or program they have used, and they ask which one you use. Advising them to

use Photoshop or InDesign is probably the worst piece of advice because, unless they have more than basic experience, it is likely that the dog’s dinner will end up as a complete banquet.

Ironically, this is the one glimmer of hope on the horizon if customers can be educated to know not to waste their time, or spoil their photography and begin letting the experts do the work for them. As the general public has moved away from desktop computers, and even laptops, to more handy mobile devices, their professional editing capabilities are considerably reduced. While most people will have heard of an Adobe product, very few will now be subscribed to get the very latest applications, and that will separate the professional from the purely amateur. Even those with an old standalone Photoshop 5 disc (that’s a circular thing with a hole in the middle for anyone under 30) will not have anything like the tools now available. And if they have, they still have to be smart enough to use it.

There’s no question that Adobe’s Photoshop has got a lot more complicated, and while most features are retained from previous versions, anyone without recent experience is likely to find it quite daunting, and may fail to appreciate its full potential. As the updates slip in online, almost on a monthly basis, it’s easy to miss new features unless you follow the

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information trail and unleash their possibilities.

Because the look of the workspace doesn’t change, you might not notice something significant that’s been added.

Following several fine tune additions, May saw a clever new tool for both Camera Raw filter and Lightroom, which share similar editing actions.

The Camera Raw filter can be used in Photoshop on all picture files, not just those in the title, so it’s a really useful extension to the basic exposure, colour and contrast options. Adjustments to Clarity and Dehaze were already available as a more subtle alternative to sharpening or softening the detail in an image, but the disadvantage was that both would affect the colour and density of the image to some degree.

Now Texture has been added and that is able to enhance any surface detail in a non-destructive way. This really is a magic bullet as previously making digital images crisper meant just increasing the contrast between one pixel and another to ‘sharpen’ the picture artificially. But while this may make it look better on the small screen, it usually looks horrible in print. There is no reason this trick can’t be applied to improve any image, but it’s particularly useful for images that require detail.

I photograph a lot of original artwork, and other items that can’t be scanned on a flatbed because they are too big, or too complicated, and the trick has always been to capture as much detail as possible to reproduce a replica of the original in print.

Shooting a good, evenly lit hi-res photo in the first place is essential, but then being able to improve on the file in post production without affecting the quality and actually enhancing it, is a major step forward in preparing a digital file for print. It’s just a matter of juggling the sliders to get a perfect balance between them.

I’ve exaggerated the effect in the sample shots so the difference shows up clearly printed in the magazine, but you can get the idea.

The February update of Camera Raw did include an Enhance Details feature but this had a flaw with Windows 10 in that it relied on a bit of AI from Microsoft that was held back — something that should be fixed in the next update if it hasn’t been already. Essentially all of these improvements allow a more intricate manipulation of all the digital information contained in a file, as long as it hasn’t been beaten up by someone who thinks they know what they are doing with a Mickey Mouse

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So it raises the game for images that have already been taken professionally, but it also means that the average customer’s image may be expertly enhanced as long as they haven’t tried to do anything to it themselves. You can only do so much in post production if you don’t have a reasonable quality file to work with, but as most modern cameras, and even phones, are quite capable of taking a good picture at least now and again, there is a chance you may be able to improve it for print. The advice has to be don’t try and edit it yourself, bring us the original and we can see what we can do.

Although Photoshop and Lightroom perform similar editing tasks, the way they do them is quite different in operation. Lightroom has a smoother workflow and better for handling multiple files. You can import all from a particular folder and easily batch process the same edits across the selection before exporting as a modified file. As it’s a non-destructive process, the original image remains untouched, and you are working with a copy.

Photoshop, and particularly the Camera Raw filter, are a little more pedestrian in that you work on one file at a time, and unless you specifically save the image as an edited file you are in danger of overwriting the original with changes you may regret. Always better to save an option, or better in Lightroom, you can save several options and Create Virtual Files and print them all to compare.

It’s always very easy to lose your way editing picture files if you don’t have a reference for where you started, so both Lightroom and Camera Raw have a Before and After view. In Photoshop itself you need to save a Snapshot

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through the History dialogue box. This is better than trawling back through the history log itself, as saving a lot of history actions is very memory hungry, and you can only back track in the sequence you created.

In the updated Photoshop, and all other Adobe programs, you can now step backwards in sequence using Control Z which is a lot quicker than scrolling through the boxes. That’s just one of the several minor improvements which speed up editing, along with the big ones that improve performance. It’s well worthwhile, assuming you are subscribed to the Adobe Cloud, to check out exactly what’s in the updates to k eep yourself up to date as well as your software.

And if you are not into Adobe, we should stress, other software is available, and for next month I will be re-visiting an old friend, CorelDRAW. It never really went away but like the once popular designer choice Quark, got rather overshadowed by the more comprehensive alternatives. Can it still cut the mustard? I’ll let you know once I’ve remembered how to use it!

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Quick Print Pro • News

June 2019

PEOPLE IN PRINT Domino Printing Sciences appoints new CEO After 22 years of success at technology manufacturer Domino Printing Sciences — including managing the sale of the FTSE250 company to Brother Industries in 2015 — CEO Nigel Bond, 61, has passed on the management baton following his retirement at the end of March 2019. Robert Pulford, previously Managing Director of Domino’s Digital Printing Solutions Division, has been appointed by the company to take over the CEO role.

Speaking about his appointment, Pulford says: “I’m honoured to be taking up the position of CEO and look forward to carrying on Nigel’s legacy. My goal is to support the wider team to drive business growth in all areas and build on Domino’s reputation as a leading provider of coding and marking and digital printing equipment.” www.domino-printing.com

Hannah and Hannah Promotional writing instrument specialist, The Pen Warehouse, and Snap Products, a leader in digitally printed merchandise, have continued their expansion with the appointment of two new Field Sales Managers for Scotland, Northern England and the South-West of England. The appointments form part of the companies’ strategic drive to recruit from outside the industry, with a focus to strengthen their commitment to customer relationships in the regions and widen their business development footprint.

Both companies are proud to announce the appointment of Hannah Bonell as the new Field Sales Manager for Northern England and Scotland. Based in South Yorkshire, Hannah holds a BA (Honours) degree in Textile Buying, Management and Retailing and brings significant

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purchasing and account management experience acquired in challenging retail environments.

Her initial focus will be to develop a commercial understanding of her customers’ needs whilst developing an insight to explore opportunities using new technology and innovation. Hannah adds: “I am looking forward to meeting my customers, listening to their needs and building

Hybrid expands sales and technical teams UK and Irish Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services has added three new staff to its sales and technical teams as it continues to expand its reseller and end user support capabilities.

Matt Reid-Jones has joined Martin Southworth as Hybrid increases its Reseller Account Managers, Marc Busby joins the Technical Services Team as the company’s service engineer quota continues to expand and Ashley Carr has been appointed as Showroom Technician.

Newly appointed Reseller Account Manager, Reid-Jones sports a strong print industry background coupled with significant channel management experience. “Matt’s appointment is a great addition to the sales team and brings years of sign and print industry knowledge to the role,” comments Hybrid’s Chief Operations Manager, Brett Newman. Busby shares a similarly long and well-regarded history in the industry with a focus on wide format technical support. “We are delighted to welcome Marc to the Hybrid Technical Services team where his significant experience will be of great benefit to

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our customers,” continues Newman.

Carr’s design qualifications and previous wide format print operator experience stand him in good stead for his new role supporting showroom manager, Richard Williams, who states, “Providing an imaginative and visually inspiring environment for visitors to Hybrid is an essential part of the experience when auditioning a new piece of technology and Ashley’s creative and technical skills will play a key part in that.” www.hybridservices.co.uk

strong, profitable relationships as we move forward.”

The Pen Warehouse and Snap Products are equally delighted to confirm the appointment of Hannah Whitman as the new Field Sales Manager for the South-West of England. Hannah has enjoyed a successful international sales career across the retail, food and beverage and automotive industries. In her most recent role as Regional Sales Manager, she was responsible for driving sales growth and business development in a tough retail sector, managing retailers across the South West. Hannah, based in the Cotswolds, comments: “I am excited to meet the real people behind the accounts in the South West region and look forward to cultivating new relationships to help and support them grow their businesses.”

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IFS promotes Gareth Read Intelligent Finishing Systems has promoted Gareth Read to Technical Services Manager with effect from June 1 2019.

Gareth, 39, joined IFS in 2013 as Technical Specialist and later took on the role of Service Engineer.

In his new position he will be responsible for developing a whole raft of IFS technical services from preventative maintenance visits to operator training as well as regular call out and breakdown cover. He will help by improving response and fix times while reinforcing the IFS culture of customer care with good installation and back up processes delivered by a highly trained team.

Managing Director, Bryan Godwyn, says: “We are delighted to be able to promote from within and Gareth has consistently shown himself to be knowledgeable and hardworking as well as a great ambassador for IFS. www.ifsl.uk.com

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HD EA Metallic Dry Inks: The sparkle of HD EA Silver and Gold metallics can be used on their own or layered with CMYK to deliver new, stunning iridescent palettes that create more “wow” in less time. It’s never been easier to offer customers the embellishments they want, cost-effectively, with the speed, personalisation, and turnaround advantages of digital print.

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Supports even greater speed and reliability across a wide range of media and applications.

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Rapidly transfers energy more efficiently using a silicon-coated Teflon belt that fuses a wide range of stocks up to 400 gsm at rated speed.

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Cools prints for optimum finishing and stacking.

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Provides a gateway to a wide variety of finishing alternatives.

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Delivers flat sheets optimised by media type using belt and roller technology for productive inline and offline finishing.

Produces professionally folded pages for flexibility in finished output.

22 PRODUC TION RE ADY (PR) BOOKLET MAKER FINISHER*

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Some of these automatic adjustments can be batched together and scheduled at the start of a shift or before essential jobs using the EZ Press Check function.

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Further extends pick point options with an additional tray, maximizing flexibility for complex jobs using specialty or pre-printed media.

Produces stapled sets of up to 30 sheets with one or two staples at variable positions.

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Provides production stacking capabilities (available in single and dual combinations) by supporting all media regardless of size and weight. Removable cart adds unload-while-run capability maximizing press time.

TRIMMER MODULE*

Provides higher-value finished documents with full-bleed trim and square fold spines.

Iridesse™ takes the work out of delivering the “wow.”

Just as important as the “wow” is the “how.” Iridesse™ delivers all of its capabilities with superior production advantages, so you can accept higher-value work easily.

TA K E O N N E W O P P O R T U N I T I E S WITH CONFIDENCE

This is a press that is built to run. Four colours. Five colours. Six colours. A rainbow of iridescent palettes. Mixed media. Heavy stock. High-value inline finishing. Iridesse™ is synonymous with new capabilities and new levels of production confidence.

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Automated, advanced technologies combine to take costly human touch out of press setup and colour maintenance. And, complementary workflow solutions further simplify key processes so you get the most from your investment. Combined with a robust print path, versatile finishing options, and up to 120 pages per minute, it all adds up to brilliant new opportunities for high-value print production – and new revenue sources.

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Technologies integrated throughout the press ensure superior performance for mixed or specialty stock jobs up to 400 gsm.

This Mixed Media Xceleration capability means you’re ready for the most challenging job requests.

At the end of the day, Iridesse™ is more than a smart investment. It’s brilliant.

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Two chained Dual Advanced High Capacity Feeders, coupled with our Bypass and Inserter options, let you run up to eight different stocks in a single job – or a maximum of 12,500 sheets. The press has been designed to handle multiple stocks, imaged with up to six colours, and finished at rated speed so you can offer complex digital embellishments with supreme confidence.

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June 2019

TRADE EVENTS

THE PRINT SHOW BUILD UP Explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, boxing legend Chris Eubank and Masterchef star Gregg Wallace will all appear to speak and sign copies of their books at this year’s show.

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isitors can also have their photograph taken with the celebrity and, using print and finishing technology at the show, The Print Show will work with exhibitors to produce a replacement front cover for the book featuring their picture — showcasing the qualities of personalised print.

“We’re celebrating five years this September and we wanted to do something a little bit different to thank visitors and exhibitors for their continued support of the show,” event director Chris Davies said.

“To welcome such iconic names to The Print Show will be fantastic for everyone in attendance. Sir Ranulph, Chris and Gregg are some of the most recognisable faces in the UK and I’m looking forward to hearing what they have to say to our visitors in September.

“The idea behind the new feature is to showcase the value of printed media in the modern, fast-paced world, as well as the power of personalisation and print. The Print Show 2019 is the only place where you can not only meet your icons, but also take away a gift that money simply cannot buy.”

Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE

Meet the celebs

Accredited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the ‘world’s greatest living explorer’, British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE is undoubtedly a national treasure.

Born in Windsor in 1944, Sir Ranulph served in the British Army for eight years before switching his attention to adventuring. Among his many achievements are unsupported expeditions to the North Pole, the famous Artic solo expedition, seven marathons in seven days on seven continents and scaling Mount Everest at the age of 65.

Sir Ranulph now commits much of his time to writing, public speaking and using his expertise and skills in adventuring to raise money for various charities.

Chris Eubank is seen as one of the best middleweight and super-middleweight boxers of all time.

Chris was born in Dulwich, South London, in 1966, before moving to New York to live with his mother at the age of 16. It was in the US where Chris began boxing, learning his trade in

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local clubs before making his professional debut in 1985.

From this debut victory, Chris went 46 fights without defeat, picking up the WBO Middleweight and WBO Super-Middleweight titles in the process.

After retiring from boxing, Chris went on to work in television and can now often be seen supporting his son Chris Eubank Jr., who is also a professional boxer.

Gregg Wallace is one of the most recognisable faces on British television, best known for copresenting MasterChef on the BBC. Gregg was born in Peckham, South East London, in 1964 and began his culinary career working in the famous Covent Garden Fruit and Veg Market. In 1989, he started George Allan’s Greengrocers, a company that built up to an eventual turnover of £7.5m.

Based on this success, Gregg was invited

Gregg Wallace

to co-present Veg Talk on BBC Radio 4 with Charlie Hicks, before going on to co-present on MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and Professional MasterChef. In addition to filming commitments, Gregg has written a number of cookbooks.

Expanding exhibitor lList

In addition to adding exciting new features to The Print Show 2019, organisers have released an updated list of companies that will be exhibiting at the event in September.

Among the major brands that have signed up so far are HP, Epson, RISO, Vivid Laminating Technologies, Xeretec (Xerox), Renz, Intec Printing Solutions and Premier Paper Group.

Fore more updates and news about The Print Show, follow the event on Twitter @theprintshow www.theprintshow.co.uk

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June 2019

INDUSTRY TRENDS

THE SIXTH DRUPA GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa, Messe Duesseldorf, commented, “The report shows that with a little more than a year to go to drupa 2020, the global industry is in robust health overall.

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learly, there are significant differences in prospects across different regions and markets as demand rapidly changes with economic conditions and evolving uses of print. That is the real value of this drupa Global Trends series. It allows readers to track those trends over time and identify how printers and suppliers alike can best invest to secure a strong future within the industry.”

Globally 40% of printers stated their company economic condition was ‘good’ in 2018 versus 13% who described their condition as ‘poor’, the rest were ‘satisfactory’. This gives a positive net balance of 27%. For suppliers the positive net balance was 19%. Both groups remain optimistic with c.50% expecting things to be better in 2019.

Conditions vary between regions and between markets. So North America continued to enjoy strong growth in 2018, Europe and Australia enjoyed steady growth, whilst Asia, the Middle East and S/C America were cautious and Africa was in decline.

The findings come from the 6th major annual survey issued last autumn to the drupa Expert Panel of senior decision takers recruited from printers and exhibitors at drupa 2016 and run by Printfuture (UK) and Wissler & Partner (CH). Over 600 printers and 200 suppliers participated with all regions well represented.

Richard Gray, Operations Director at Printfuture stated, “Most panel members are positive overall about the future, despite very clear concerns about the economic and political prospects for 2019 and beyond. It is striking that many show an increasingly confident grasp of how to exploit the rapidly changing opportunities for print, as the wider markets make increased use of digital communications.“ Conventional print volumes continue to decline but slowly. In 2013, 23% of printers reported that digital print was more than 25% of turnover. In 2018, the proportion of printers had increased to 29%. Nevertheless,

sheetfed offset remains the most common form of print technology, present in 66% of all printers. Sheetfed offset volume continues to grow in packaging but there was a clear decline amongst commercial printers for the first time.

Web to Print volumes are climbing, but slowly. In 2014, 17% of participants with W2P installations reported more than 25% of turnover came from that source. By 2018, that proportion of participants had increased to 23%. Yet the proportion of printers with W2P installations is static — 25% in 2014 and 25% in 2018.

In terms of Capital Expenditure, 41% of printers spent more in 2018 than 2017, while just 15% spent less and expenditure grew in all regions except Africa. Those in packaging and functional markets were very bullish while those in commercial and publishing markets were more cautious. It was broadly the same pattern amongst suppliers. For printers, finishing equipment was the most common target in 2019, followed by print technology and then PrePress/Workflow/MIS. As for print technology, digital toner sheetfed colour was the most common target for investment in 2019 for all markets, except for packaging where sheetfed offset took first place. Yet the packaging market saw a 5% growth in the proportion of SKU’s specifying digital print across all applications, except for labels where the figure is already 40%.

The full report is available for sale from www.drupa.com

IPIA joins Newtech Following Newtech’s first event for 2019 at the RAF Museum Hendon where at least one exhibitor had over £250k in orders on the day, the IPIA has announced that it is joining the Newtech group.

“The IPIA is very happy to be working with Newtech to reach out to the industry and support an initiative that is based on collaboration for the greater good of all those involved in it. We urge the industry to investigate Newtech and its events throughout the year so they can discover interesting technology and solutions to their production and workflow challenges,” explains Brendan Perring, General Manager, IPIA. The IPIA is a Print Industry, Not for Profit, Membership Association.

It is deeply committed to supporting its members and helping them excel by expanding their business horizons, grow using targeted member collaboration, adapt to ever evolving market forces, and

thrive through mutual support.

Newtech aim to: CONNECT likeminded people across the print industry to strengthen the long-term health of the sector and create new business opportunities; INSPIRE through thought provoking conferences and events so that our members businesses can adapt and thrive; Brendan Perring, and AMAZE by showcasing General Manager, IPIA innovation in products and services to support our members and the wider industry. www.coactiveevents.com/events/newtech

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The Woodland Trust has two sides

Two Sides were very excited to welcome their new associate member, the Woodland Trust earlier this year. It is always a great pleasure to welcome members on board especially from different industries and sectors and the Woodland Trust certainly shares their passion for the natural environment and trees!

The Trust is the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. Established in 1972, it has more than 500,000 members and supporters and more than 1,000 sites.

The charity’s partnership with Two Sides is a testament to the company’s own commitment to sustainability and the great story that print and paper have to tell.

Stuart Davis, print production manager at the Woodland Trust says “As the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity we produce a lot of printed literature. We feel it is very important that when we communicate with our supporters, we demonstrate that we are serious about where our paper comes from and that it is produced using sustainable and responsible forestry. By joining Two Sides, we can promote paper’s unique recyclable and renewable qualities and also help to dispel common environmental misconceptions that it has a negative impact on the environment.”

Davis continues, “Print and paper has always been and will be a versatile, effective and powerful means of marketing and communication.

It is also one of the few truly sustainable products. Long may this continue.”

Two Sides are delighted to have the Woodland Trust on board working together to inform and educate supporters of the sustainable and environmental attributes of the industry.

By joining Two Sides, the Woodland Trust can now benefit from essential content and communications on the effectiveness and sustainability of print media to help spread positive news about the paper industry. www.twosides.info/why-join-two-sides www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

June 2019

Renz plastic-free A4 eco binding covers

Last year more than eight million tons of plastic was dumped into our oceans.

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These new Eco Covers also have the added advantage of being printable through your printer.

Print your own logo or design your own presentation cover to fully customise your plastic free binding covers in house.

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Sprouts are good for you A printed promotional pencil that is good for the planet too.Plenty of brand exposure when using your marketing gift pencil and when finished just plant it into the nearest flowerpot to sprout into a new living and breathing gift. It couldn’t be simpler to get your brand and message on your Sprout pencils. Simply download the hasslefree design templates and follow the instructions. www.sproutworld.com • sales@sproutworld.com

Sprouting success There are three things about Sprout that characterise their team. First up, they believe in sustainability. Secondly, Sprout want more people to care about our natural world. And thirdly, they see their humble Sprout pencils and Sprout®SPOONs as simple and fun ways to make this happen.

By planting a Sprout pencil instead of throwing it out, or by using a Sprout®SPOON instead of a plastic spoon, you can make sustainability visible to others. And inspire them to make changes in their daily life. This is the idea behind the Sprout range. And it’s struck a chord, as these truly unique products are now available in over 60 countries around the world.

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Quick Print Pro • 2020 Print Vision

June 2019

PRINT FUTURE

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Quick print pros are habitual print pioneers. As the nation’s print service providers we are regularly asked for our professional opinion on what kit to recommend to our eight million plus end user customers. Please share your thoughts, experiences and predictions with: forecasts@2020PrintVision.co.uk

Durst launches new P5 printing systems Durst launched the P5 350 and P5 210 new printing systems for large format specialists based on the P5 technology platform at FESPA last month.

Durst presented the P5 250 HS printing system, unveiled in 2018 and now further developed. In addition to the new printing systems, Durst is introducing its own modular software solutions, Durst Workflow, Durst Analytics and Durst Smart Shop, to provide customers with an automated production unit from “pixel to output”. The offering is completed by consulting, training and integration services of Durst Professional Services.

“P5 is Durst’s technology and innovation platform for large format specialists,” said Christoph Gamper, CEO and Co-Owner of the Durst

Group. “In 2018, we set a new standard in print quality with the P5 250 HS, and, in the meantime, we developed new printer solutions to streamline processes for our customers. At FESPA, we showcase the expanded Durst P5 portfolio with new hybrid printing systems, integrated workflow and analytics software, and optional expansion with prepress and webshop solutions.”

P5 350/210: The new versatility — With P5 350 (print width up to 3.5 m) and P5 210 (print width up to 2.1 m), Durst is expanding its P5 portfolio with two new hybrid solutions. The new printing systems set a new standard in flexibility and versatility, as they can print on both roll media and boards. With a unique multiroll option for the P5 350/210, users can even load rolls during printing to reduce set-up times and increase efficiency. The printing systems are equipped with energy-efficient LED technology and are supplied with integrated Durst Workflow Print software and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics. Both print systems offer the highest print quality of up to 1200 dpi, multi-track options for up to six parallel boards, automatic media width and thickness detection, foldable and smooth-running roller tables and a secure ink refill system. Both printing systems can be equipped with peripheral systems for ¾ automation or full automation.

P5 250/200 HS: the new productivity — With the further development of the HS-Series, the P5 portfolio offers two industrial printing systems with print widths of up to 2.5 m. The P5 250 HS and P5 200 HS feature MEMS printhead technology and achieve with 5pl highest print quality at print speeds of up to 600 m²/h. The printing systems can also print on roll media and boards and also enable sensor-

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controlled double-sided printing on roll media.

The printing systems are also supplied with the integrated Durst Worflow Print software and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics. In addition to the highest print quality of up to 1,200 dpi, the printing systems offer dualtrack options for boards and a secure ink refill system and can be equipped with peripheral systems for ¾ automation or full automation.

P5 ink systems: Durst offers four ink systems for the P5 printing systems — Durst Rigid LED Ink, Durst Roll LED Ink, P5 Premium WG Ink, P5 POP HS Ink. All ink systems benefit from large colour gamut, high system stability, a wide variety of applications and low ink consumption.

Durst Software Ecosystem — All P5 printing systems are equipped with the new production software solution Durst Workflow Print and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics. This makes the printer into a production unit from day one. Durst also offers a scalable solution for integrating e-commerce with the Durst Smart Shop. All Durst software can be modularly extended and managed via a web-based user interface.

• Durst Workflow Print: A smart and streamlined solution for managing print production.

• Durst Workflow Plus: Expansion with extensive PrePress functionality for fast and flexible data preparation.

• Durst Analytics: Web-based monitoring tool for collecting job statistics and relevant production data.

• Durst Analytics Plus: Server-based monitoring software for networking multiple printing systems and integrating with production planning or ERP systems.

• Durst Smart Shop: Webshop software with calculation tools, realistic 3D preview and print-specific product configuration.

• Durst Smart Shop Plus: Extension with innovative graphical online editor. With the Durst Smart Editor, customers can create print layouts directly in the browser.

Durst, through its Durst Professional Services GmbH subsidiary, offers its customers extensive consulting, training and integration services around the new Durst software solutions to unleash the full potential of process automation and digitisation. www.durst-group.com/p5

Stepping out in 3D printed style When it comes to stamping its creative authority on the world of fashion and design, Emporio Armani certainly knows how to make a statement.

The Italian fashion house, working with Colorzenith and its large format Massivit 3D printer, produced a stunning, giant billboard featuring an enormous, 3D printed version of their newly released trainers.

The footwear gives the impression the model is literally stepping off the full size 78.74ft by 45.93ft (24m x 14m) advertisement into the real world.

The 3D printed trainer, measuring 6.22ft x 3.2 ft x 1.64 ft (2.1m x 1m x0.5m), weighs 20kg. It took just 19 hours to print and was finished with polyurethane paint.

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“We are delighted we have been able to help Emporio Armani create such a show stopping piece. It brings the trainers to life in a dynamic and engaging way that creates excitement.

It adds another dimension to advertising and captures the attention of consumers.”

Massivit 3D solutions are empowering established print shops, like Colorzenith, to produce extraordinary new applications for the visual communication and entertainment markets as well as for a growing number of sectors. www.massivit3D.com

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Canon game-changing large format graphics At FESPA last month Canon shared gamechanging innovations designed to help quick print pros create high margin end-user products and improve operational efficiencies to fuel business growth.

The highlights of the Canon stand included: • the newly launched Océ Colorado 1650 64” roll-to-roll printer featuring new Canon UVgel ink and Océ FLXfinish technology • the Océ Colorado 1640 with automated inline print-and-cut workflow • the first viewing of the Océ Arizona 1300 UV-flatbed printer series at an international event • the Océ Arizona 6170 with High Flow Vacuum (HFV) for precise registration when working with rigid media • the imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 24” large format printer using water resistant media Driving new opportunities — Visitors to the Canon stand found new technologies, stand-out creative applications and seamless end-to-end workflows designed to help them fuel their growth through improved production efficiency and by differentiating their product offering.

To help customers unlock new application opportunities, Canon launched the Océ Colorado 1650 roll-to-roll printer. (The new printer optimises productivity and performance of selfadhesive vinyls, wall coverings, canvasses, soft signage materials, front and back lit graphics as well as non-coated paper, and incorporates Océ FLXfinish technology, giving customers the choice of matte or gloss modes on the same media type without changing ink on one single machine for increased application versatility.

The Océ Arizona 1380 GT model, part of the Océ Arizona 1300 printer series, was shown for the first time at an international event following its January 2019 launch. It can also produce textured applications reliably and cost-effectively using Océ Touchstone, showing visitors how they can offer sophisticated and easy-to-use elevated printing, adding exciting tactile elements to print projects to achieve higher margins. The Océ Arizona 1380 GT is powered by Océ Arizona Xpert, a unique workflow software solution that allows you to create recipes for complex projects that can be repeated for true efficiency, helping customers to improve time to market.

Accelerating operational efficiency — Consistent with its commitment to help customers to optimise operational efficiencies, Canon has collaborated closely with finishing partner Fotoba to design a new automated printand-cut solution for roll-to-roll applications produced using the Canon UVgel printers (Océ Colorado 1640 and 1650). Building on the technology preview shared at FESPA 2018, the

solution — which will be commercially available later in 2019 — integrates the Océ Colorado rollto-roll printer with the Fotoba XLD series cutter, enabling automated finishing of printed output, resulting in full-bleed applications without manual operation.

An auto-loading module feeds the printed media roll from the printer into the cutter.

This enables cutting to proceed automatically, eliminating manual operator intervention and production downtime from manual feeding. The 18 metre-per-minute operating speed achievable with the Fotoba XLD device is well matched to the ultra-fast printing speed of the Océ Colorado printers, enabling exceptional productivity for high-volume graphics applications, such as fullbleed posters.

For customers seeking to streamline production with challenging media, such as corrugated board and plywood, the Océ Arizona 6170 is being demonstrated with High Flow Vacuum (HFV) which keeps substrates flat to the flatbed for precise registration, while reducing preparation time for operators. Linked with Océ ProCut workflow software, it showed visitors how automated cutting can remove the need for manual intervention and speed up production, enabling skilled resources to be redeployed in other areas of the business.

As part of Canon’s extensive large format portfolio, stand visitors were able to see the 24” imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 printing on water resistant media for signs, banners, posters, self-adhesive graphics and pop-up displays.

There is no need for lamination when using Canon’s water resistant media, thanks to its ink-receiving layer that consists of a binder with low water solubility. With a choice of options

including matte polypropylene, self-adhesive and banner vinyl, the water resistant media range offers an easy, quick and cost-effective choice for customers to produce indoor and outdoor prints that can last up to six months.

Visitors to the Canon stand could also explore a range of graphics and retail décor elements which were created to support the promotion of coffee table book ‘Speed’, showing how brands can use print to create consistent and emotionally engaging experiences for their end customers, encouraging new and repeat business. From POS to encourage purchase, through to interior décor to enhance the customer’s brand experience, the ‘Speed’ campaign applications demonstrate print’s role as part of a multi-channel launch.

Michele Tuscano, Vice President, Large Format Graphics, Canon EMEA, comments: “Large format graphics print service providers continue to look for ways to diversify, manage an evolving product mix, and handle growing volumes. With the launch of the Océ Arizona 1300 earlier this year and the introduction of the Océ Colorado 1650 here at FESPA 2019, we’ve focused our innovation efforts on addressing these challenges and helping customers to manage and stimulate growth.”

He continued “At FESPA, customers can see how to achieve operational excellence with new digital print technology innovations, supported closely by our workflow partners. We’re also inspiring visitors with the lucrative possibilities that come from taking existing applications and transforming them into something that offers even more value, with the potential to differentiate and propel their business forward.” www.canon.co.uk

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June 2019

Full Square goes quirky with Décortex

The team at Leicester based Full Square worked in collaboration with local design team, Newenglish Design, who offered Nottingham City Council an exciting and engaging way to lift their new Strelley Road library interior. Part of a new development, the council wanted to create a ‘modern adaptable facility’ and were over the moon with the finished results.

Having introduced Full Square to the concept of wallcoverings (and their industry leading Digimura range) several years previously, Papergraphics presented its new Décortex range of window blind material to Full Square as a harmonious concept to complement their existing interiors offering. The Décortex printable roller blind fabric range, offers designers and creatives new possibilities to expand beyond wall décor; create exciting and interesting graphic designs for interiors utilising window spaces too.

Agreeing she could see this as a potential new market, Full Square owner Claire McFadden seized the bull by the horns and began promoting the concept to several designers and specifiers in the local area. Newenglish Design took up the idea and implemented some clever photographic designs to complement the

colourful wayfinder signage and contemporary look and feel they wanted to create for the new library in Nottingham.

“My design thinking was to turn the idea of a library as a rather uninspiring space on its head.

I wanted to make the library a true community hub that is vibrant interesting and a place for everyone to enjoy and would want to spend time in.” explains Creative Director, Carl Bebbington of Newenglish Design. “In the first week of opening the queues of people wanting to join the library stretched from front to back. The public response to the new library has been incredible, they love it as do the staff who work there.”

“The fire rating for this material, as well as the superior lay flat quality and the natural textile appearance of the blind material sets Décortex apart from anything else that we’ve come across for interior window decoration” says Claire at Full Square. “The help and support given

by Papergraphics has also made this a really straight forward but exciting addition to our product and service offering”.

While Décortex is a wipeable product, the Project Manager for Nottingham City Council was all too conscious of the potential for marks and scuffs to appear on the product with this being installed in a public space.

Full Square highlighted what they see as positive ‘green’ credentials of this solution.

“We explained that due to the quality of the components [part of the Décortex solutions range available from Papergraphics] it means that if the blind material did become damaged beyond day to day cleaning, (or even if they wanted to change the graphics in the future), we could simply print fresh material and replace it, still reusing all of the other components.

Nottingham City Council really liked this, and now has a sleek, engaging set of blinds to complement their new library interior, which also happened to be great quality and functional. A win all round.”

Full Square has also implemented the new window blind concept in the prestigious new head office of a luxury car club as well; using large scale classic car images to create a high end look. While its focus is on the B2B car market, Full Square has also received interest in the blinds for domestic use, which they have offered with a colour matching service, as well as customisable design options through a purpose-built webpage.

For more information about Papergraphics, visit www.paper-graphics.com or telephone 0845 1300 772.

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Quick Print Pro • Readers’ Scribes

June 2019

READERS’ SCRIBES

SOMETHING TO SHARE…?

Just Call Me Hoff

David Hasselhoff walked into a bar and ordered a beer.

The bartender said: “It’s a pleasure to serve you Mr. Hasselhoff.”

“Just call me Hoff,” said the actor.

“Sure,” said the bartender. “No hassle.”

Health issues in Spain

While on holiday in Spain with my wife, I started to feel funny. I had some pain in my chest and felt short of breath. I chalked it up to the long day we had just had, but I continued to feel worse. As we got out of the taxi and walked into the hotel, I collapsed.

It became apparent to my wife and I that I was having a heart attack. I thought for sure I would die because the nearest hospital was 1/2 hour away. Suddenly from the back room came a woman wielding defibrillators. She shouted to the other staff to help and they ripped off my shirt and restarted my heart right there in the hotel.

The ambulance arrived 20 minutes later, but thanks to this amazing woman my life had been saved. I spent the night in the hospital but I got out around noon the next day. I went back to the hotel to thank this woman.

I said, “I’m amazed that a hotel this small has a full time doctor as skilled as yourself!”

She replied, “No one expects the Spanish Inn physician.”

A new mummy

A new mummy has just been discovered in Egypt! It was found covered in chocolate and nuts.

They believe he was called Pharaoh Rocher!

Smart numbers

What did the number zero say to the number eight? NICE BELT!

New car

At the bar, Tom and Bill were talking. “My uncle tried to make a new kind of car. He took the wheels from a BMW, the radiator from a Lexus, and tyres from a Ford,” said Tom. “What did he get?” asked Bill.

“Two years,” said Tom.

More new coffee choices

In our home we tend to get the children to help out. One day our youngest son came in to the living room and asked, “Does anyone want a cup of coffee?”

“Yes, please!” we said.

He replied, “What kind of coffee do you want? Capitated or decapitated?”

Most miserable round

A golfer was enduring the most miserable round. Every shot he tried seemed to end in disaster. He and his caddie had trailed in and out of woodland, deep rough, a lake and countless sand traps. On the seventeenth hole he was left with a shot of 180 yards to the green.

“Do you think I can get there with a five-iron?” he asked his caddie.

The caddie sighed, “Eventually.”

Just as you ordered

“Look at this mess!” roared an angry customer at a local cafe, pointing to his squashed doughnut.

“It’s just as you ordered it, sir,” the waitress replied meekly.

“What do you mean?” barked the customer.

“You told me to bring you coffee and a doughnut and step on it.”

Sound advice

A young man is reported to have approached the renowned composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (one of the great musical prodigies of all time), and asked, “Herr Mozart, I have the ambition to write symphonies and perhaps you can advise me how to get started.”

Mozart said, “The best advice I can give you is to wait until you are older and more experienced, and try your hand at less ambitious pieces to begin with.”

The young man looked astonished.

“But, Herr Mozart, you yourself wrote symphonies when you were considerably younger than I.” “Ah,” said Mozart, “but I did so without asking advice.”

The third degree

“Did you give the prisoner the third degree?” the police captain asked the detective.

“Yeah, we browbeat him pretty good,” nodded the other. “Asked him every question and made every

threat we could think of.”

“And did you get a confession?” asked the sergeant.

“Not exactly,” explained the officer.

“All he’d say was, ‘Yes dear’ and he’d doze off.”

The comforting mother

Daughter: “I don’t like the boy you found for me... his teeth are not in order and he looks ugly when he smiles.”

Mother: “Don’t worry about that.

He will not be smiling after he marries you.”

Counting sheep

Accountant: “Doctor, I just can’t get to sleep at night.”

Doctor: “Have you tried counting sheep?”

Accountant: “Yes, and that’s the problem! I make a mistake and then spend three hours trying to find it!”

The biggest cavity

“Open wider,” requested the dentist, as he began his examination of the patient. “Good God!” he said startled. “You’ve got the biggest cavity I’ve ever seen... the biggest cavity I’ve ever seen.”

“Okay Doc!” replied the patient.

“I’m scared enough without you saying something like that twice.”

“I didn’t!” said the dentist. “That was the echo.”

Road works

One morning a local highway department crew reaches their job site and realises they have forgotten all their spades.

The crew’s foreman calls the office and tells his supervisor the situation.

The supervisor says, “Don’t worry, we’ll send some spades... just lean on each other until they arrive.”

Summer shorts

A guy goes to the doctor.

Guy: “Doc, I think I broke my arm in three places.”

Doctor: “Well, don’t go to those places!”

I moved into a new neighbourhood and put up an electric fence. The next morning I found out my neighbour was dead against it.

My son thinks I set the bar too high for him as a child. It seems like he never got over it.

What does a ghost call his mum

and dad? His transparents.

What is the least spoken language in the world? Sign language.

What do you get when you cross a dog and a lion? You get a really scared postman!

When a man opens the car door for his wife, it means one of two things...

It’s either a new car or a new wife!

Dinner yonight

Eighty-year-old Bessie bursts into the recreation room of the retirement home.

She holds her clenched fist in the air and announces, “Anyone who can guess what’s in my hand, can take me out to dinner tonight!”

A witty, elderly gentleman in the rear shouts out, “An elephant?”

Bessie thinks a minute and replies, “Close enough!”

Four wonderful words

Two young lady friends hadn’t seen each other in a long time and decided to meet for lunch. Their conversation got around to their respective love lives.

Mary confessed there really wasn’t anyone in her life at the moment. Heather started smiling like crazy when talking about her new boyfriend. “He’s perfect. He’s so sweet. Then last night he said those four little words I’ve been waiting to hear.”

“What? He asked you to marry him?” Mary asked.

Heather said, “No, he said ‘put your money away.”

Doctor, doctor

The patient runs into his psychiatrist’s office and says, “Doctor, I think I’m a tepee, no I think I’m a wigwam, no I think I’m a tepee, no I think I’m a wigwam, no I think I’m a tepee, no I think I’m a wigwam!”

The psychiatrist looks at him and says, “Relax, you’re just too tents!”

One liner

The person sitting next to me on a flight was a woman. Ever the charmer, I used one of my pick-up lines on her.

I asked, “Does the airline charge you extra for sitting next to goodlooking men?”

“Yes,” she replied, “but I wasn’t willing to pay.”

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Birthday deal

Child: “Mum, can you buy me a bike for my birthday?”

Mum: “Will it make you behave any better if I do?”

Child: “No, but I’ll misbehave over a wider area.”

Ordering in

My husband and I both work, so our family eats out a lot.

Recently, when we were having a rare home-cooked meal, I handed a glass to my three-year-old and told her to drink her milk.

She looked at me bewildered and replied, “But I didn’t order milk.”

Trike or a bike?

What’s the difference between a poorly dressed man on a tricycle and a well-dressed man on a bicycle? Attire.

Half-hearing

A man goes to a doctor and says, “Doctor, I have a very serious problem. I only hear half of everything.”

“That can’t be,” answers the doctor. “Either you can hear everything or you hear nothing. Tell you what, Let us see. Repeat after me... Ninety Six.” The man quickly replies, “Forty eight!”

Piano tuner

The doorbell rang and the lady of the house discovered a workman, complete with tool chest, on the front door. “Lady,” he announced, “I’m the piano tuner.”

The lady exclaimed, “Why, I didn’t send for a piano tuner.”

The man replied, “I know, but your neighbours did.”

Me: What happened to you?

You don’t look so good.

Is everyone here?

A man was very sick. Doctors feared the worst. He is at home one day, resting in his bed. He looks up and says, “Is my wife here?”

His wife replies, “Yes, dear, I’m here, next to you.”

The man goes, “Are my children here?”

“Yes, Daddy, we are all here,” say the children.

“Are my other relatives also here?”

And they say, “Yes, we are all here...”

The man sits up and says, “Then why in the world is the light on in the kitchen?”

Sporting prowess

A school teacher can’t believe his student isn’t excited about the Cricket World Cup. “It’s a huge event. Why aren’t you excited?”

“Because I’m not a cricket fan. My parents love football, so I do too,” says the student.

“Well, that’s a lousy reason,” says the teacher. “What if your parents were dumb fools? What would you be then?”

“Then I’d be a cricket fan.”

Short shorts

I opened my electric bill at the same time I opened my water bill Needless to say, I was shocked.

I bought some new seeds for my chickens, but they can’t eat it. It’s impeccable.

A local barber in my area just got arrested for selling drugs. Blew my mind; I’ve been his customer for years and had no idea he was a barber!

I invented some new cookware, but the critics panned it.

Friend: I got stung by a brose.

Do you know why the banana put aloe vera on its sunburn? Because it was peeling.

I went into my local bookstore and asked for a book on turtles.

“Hardback?” the assistant asked.

“Yes,” I replied, “with little heads too.”

A man phoned to find out whether he could get insurance if the nearby volcano erupted. They assured him he would be covered.

Which runs faster, HOT or COLD? HOT because anyone can catch a COLD. If a gang of robbers dove into a swimming pool, would that cause a crime wave?

Politeness

Two women are talking in a park.

The first one says, “See my new diamond ring? My husband bought it for me.”

The second one answers, “Oh, that’s nice! That’s really, really nice!”

The first one continues, “And see that shiny new car parked over there? My husband bought it for me.”

The second one replies, “Oh, that’s nice! That’s really, really nice!”

The first one reveals, “And you know that big white house at the top of the hill? My husband is going to buy that for me.”

The second one answers, “Oh, that’s nice! That’s really, really nice!”

The first one apologises, “Oh, I’m sorry, here I am, going on and on about myself! Tell me, what have you been up to?”

Me: There’s no b in rose.

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The second one responds, “Well, I’ve just completed a course on politeness.”

The first one asks, “A course on politeness? Why would you spend time on something like that?”

The second one answers, “Because I used to say, ‘Who gives a damn?’ but now I say, ‘Oh, that’s nice! That’s really, really nice!”

Literacy failure

My books all piled on top of me, I’ve only got my shelf to blame.

Tall order

A customer walked into a bar and said, “I’ll have a pint of less, please.”

“Less?” queried the bartender.

“What’s that?”

“I don’t know either,” said the customer, “but my doctor told me to drink less.”

Writers block

Why did Shakespeare only write in ink? Pencils confused him... “2B or not to 2B?”

Doesn’t even need glasses

John: “My grandad is 98 years old, and he doesn’t even use glasses.”

Jack: “Wow, that is incredible!”

John: “Yes, he drinks straight from the bottle.”

Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto After sitting down, Jupiter says, “I’m the biggest planet, give me the biggest beer you have.”

Saturn says, “I’m the best looking planet, give me the fanciest drink you have.”

Pluto says, “I know I’m not a planet, but give me a shot!

Friend: There was in this one!

FELIX THE COPY CAT

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Tel: 01442 867600 Email: sales@abbotprint.com www.abbotprint.com Manufacturers of business stationery, books and pads.

ALLIED IMAGES

Tel: 01604 670679 www.allied-images.com 53 Tenter Road, Northampton, NN3 6AX Distributor of Contex Large Format Scanners and MFP solutions with touch controllers, Scan Copy Print. Large Flatbed scanners up to A1 size, Microfilm Scanners and Book Scanners up to A2 page size.

ALTERNATIVE

Tel: 0208 498 4100 Unit 1, Trinity Park, Trinity Way Chingford, London E4 8TD www.alternative.uk.com Email: dallen@alternative.uk.com Alternative is a market leading, nationwide independent digital document solutions provider and authorised Canon dealer since 1992.

ART SYSTEMS LTD

Sales: 0870 224 2612 Units 10-12 Glaisdale Parkway, Glaisdale Nottingham NG8 4GP www.artsystems.co.uk Email: marketing@artsystems.ltd.uk Colortac Scanners, HP Designjets, MakerBot 3D printers, Canon wide format printers.

BAKER LABELS

Tel: 01277 281900 Email: sales@bakerlabels.co.uk www.bakerlabels.co.uk Baker Labels can handle exceptionally large or surprisingly short print runs and aim to have your order ready within four days of proof approval. The sales and customer service team can assist you in selecting the most appropriate material, adhesive and finish depending on the end use of the product.

CALF HEY DESIGN

Tel: 01484 542 795 www.calf-hey.com Unit 23, Colne Valley Business Park, Manchester Road, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, W. Yorks HD7 5QG Label manufacturer, trade-only, plain, printed, laminated, barcodes, numbering, one- to full-colour, we do it all, total label solutions at trade prices. Call for free sample pack.

CASLON LTD

Tel: 01727 852211 www.caslon.co.uk, info@caslon.co.uk Lyon Way, Hatfield Road, St Albans Business card cutters, Digital print finishing,, Finishing products and systems, Foiling equipment, Print finishing equipment and Thermographic equipment & supplies

COLOURFAST WEB STUDIO Contact: Becky Foulkes Tel: 01273 674321 Email: becky@colourfast.co.uk

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DUPLO INTERNATIONAL LTD Tel: 01932 263900 Automated Precision House, Hamm Moor Lane, Addlestone KT15 2SD UKmarketing@DuploInternational.com www.duplointernational.com/uk

Everything that you could want from finishing equipment you’ll find the solution within the Duplo range. Duplo provide small, hand-fed desktop machines up to fully automated high quality production systems.

DURAWELD

Salter Road, Eastfield Industrial Estate, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3UP Tel: 01723 584091 Email: sales@duraweld.co.uk www.duraweld.co.uk Manufacturer of presentation products to package, present and protect printed paper and multimedia.

Ring Binders, Tabbed Dividers and Indexes, Files and Folders, Wallets, Polypropylene Boxes, Multimedia Packaging, Self Adhesives and Presentation Ring Binders. Customise to your requirements through screen or litho print, pockets and accessories. Quality service, competitive prices and fast turnaround.

ELMSTOK

Tel: 01945 463434 Email: sales@elmstok.co.uk www.elmstok.co.uk 4-6 Algores Way, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 2TQ A leading worldwide supplier in document presentation systems and finishing equipment including Binding Machines and Supplies, Manual and Electric Guillotines, Laminating Machines and Supplies, Paper Drills and Punches, Folders, Booklet Makers and Shredding Machines.

GFSMITH

Tel: 020 7407 6174 Email: london@gfsmith.com www.gfsmith.com Paper and card suppliers of prestigious printing and presentation media.

THE MAGAZINE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Tel: 01273 467579 Web: www.magazineproduction.com Email: info@magazineproduction.com Comprehensive cost-effective white label design, production and print solution for independent publishers.

In-house company newsletters, brochures and magazines — we can send print compliant artwork back to you for printing for your customers.

METRO UK

Tel: 01753 884811 Email: hunterslodge@onetel.net A0 Plan Copiers, Plotters and Cad Printers.

Specialists in the supply of quality pre-owned Océ and Xerox plan copiers.

MORGANA SYSTEMS LTD

Tel: 01908 608888 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes Manufacturer of a comprehensive range of finishing products and systems. Booklet makers & Trimmers, Collators, Business Card Cutters, Creasers.

NCR PADS LTD

Tel: 0330 111 5040 Email: lets.talk@ncrpads.co.uk www.ncrpads.co.uk NCR Pads Ltd, 6 Waterside Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY3 9AG Bespoke printing​in the UK for trade NCR pads, sets, books and continuous forms.

NELSON PRESS

IFS INTELLIGENT FINISHING SYSTEMS

Tel: 01794 340100 Email: sales@nelsonpress.co.uk www.nelsonpress.co.uk Unit 5, Home Farm Business Centre, East Tytherley Road, Lockerley, Hampshire, SO51 0JT

A leading supplier of finishing equipment including the Horizon market-leading automated system range in many of the key finishing disciplines — including folding, perfect binding and saddle stitching. 35 years serving the digital and litho print industry.

Now part of the Whitehill Print Group, Nelson Press offers competitive trade prices on Draw tickets and other numbered/perforated tickets & books.

Tel: 020 8997 8053 Email: info@ifsl.uk.com www.Ifsl.uk.com

LISTAWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS Tel: 01553 818818 Email: sales@listawood.com Web www.listawood.com 24 Rollesby Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 4LS UK manufacturer of promotional products including mousemats, ceramics, liquid filled products, usb Flashdrives and magnets. 100% trade only.

LISTAWOOD TRADE SUPPLIES Tel: 01553 818848 Email: tradesupplies@listawood.com Web www.listawood.com 24 Rollesby Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 4LS A one stop shop for consumables and equipment for dye sublimation and chromablast. Authorised distributor of Hix heat presses and parts.

LUCAS FETTES Tel. 020 7392 2800 Email: andrew.thompson@lucasfettes.co.uk www.lucasfettes.co.uk 1st Floor, 13-15 Folgate Street, London. E1 6BX Insurance — CSMA premier business policy.

OCÉ IMAGING SUPPLIES

Wide format materials: 0800 623 623 Small format materials: 0800 212 943 Chatham Way, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4DZ Reknowned supplier of copying and printing equipment to copy shops, carries one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive range of consumables, for both small and wide format machines, from A4 white paper to display graphic materials such as backlit films.

OKI SYSTEMS (UK)

Tel: 01784 274300 Blays House, Wick Road Egham, Surrey. TW20 0HJ Email: ukenquiries@okieurope.co.uk www.oki.co.uk

PDC PRESENTATION SOLUTIONS Tel: 020 8810 5770 Email: sales@pdcuk.com www.pdcuk.com PDC are the UK’s Coil/Spiral experts, we manufacture 45 coil colours in any length up to one metre, in diameters from 6mm up to 50mm and in a range of 45 colours. Call or Email: for free samples and pricing.

PRINT ON www.printonbeermats.co.uk www.printoncoasters.co.uk Email: info@printonbeermats.co.uk New, easy entry, full colour printing system.

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PRINTERSXCHANGE Tel: 01273 674321 Email: advertising@PrintersXchange.co.uk The UK’s trading platform for the print industry

PRODUCTION PRINT Tel. 0333 567 4444 www.productionprintuk.com Independent service and support for Konica Minolta, Oce and IKON variants. Sell and support new and used digital presses — mono and colour. Unique rental scheme — no third party lease companies — 12 month contract — ability to upgrade at any time.

RAFFLE TICKETS DIRECT Tel. 01933 411332 Email: sales@raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Web: www.raffleticketsdirect.co.uk Lower Farm, High Street, Irchester, Northants. NN29 7AB One colour to full colour raffle tickets. Fast free express delivery. Cheapest prices in the UK at the best print quality. All tickets are glued within the stub (no metal staples used to fix books).

RENZ UK Tel: 01707 270001, www.renz.co.uk Hatfield Park Estate,Hatfield,Herts.AL9 5PQ Renz Onepitch® ring wire system now allows binding from just a few sheets through to 350 sheets (1/4”-1 1/2” wire).

ROLAND DG (UK) Griffin House, Windmill Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6UJ. 01275 335540 www.rolanddg.com

PEN WAREHOUSE

Roland aim to help customers feel comfortable and confident when using Roland DG products, and to always be on hand to assist with the continued growth and success of customers’ businesses.

Trade pen supplies.

SHARP ELECTRONICS (UK)

PERFECT COLOURS

Tel: 020 8734 2000 www.sharp.co.uk 4 Furzeground Way, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1EZ

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Tel: 0845 680 9000 Web: www.perfectcolours.com Email: info@perfectcolours.com Unit 2 Glengall Business Centre, 43-47 Glengall Road, London, SE15 6NF HP Preferred Partner specialising in large and grand format printing and finishing solutions, supplying Durst, Jetix, HP, Canon and Epson LF printers.

For more information or to book a free printer demonstration call or Email: us.

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SOVEREIGN (SOV PRINT LTD) Tel: 01443 816414 www.sovprint.com Riverside House, Maple Drive, Dyffryn Business Park, Ystrad, Mynach, CF82 7UA

Screen printing as a trade service onto many materials. Labels, binder covers, estate agent boards, point of sale, plastic business cards, fire & safety signs, vehicle promotional items, etc. For a competitive quotation call now.

STANFORD MARSH

Tel: 01905 458000 www.stanfordmarsh.co.uk Haycroft Works, Buckholt Drive, Warndon Business Park, Worcs. WR4 9ND Official dealer for all main manufacturers, allowing us to supply best fit solutions for all users. Please visit our website.

SUPREME LABELS

Tel: 01924 402111 www.supremelabels.co.uk Unit 6, Valley Road Business Park, W. Yorkshire WF15 6JY Label Suppliers, Roll Labels, Laser Labels, Warning Labels, most formats available.

MAGIC TOUCH (THE)

Tel. 01582 671444 Email: sales@themagictouch.co.uk www.themagictouch.co.uk Unit 4 Apex Business Centre,Boscombe Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU5 4SB Supplier of transfer papers, colour laser printers and heat presses to open up exciting opportunities to print on a limitless range of products.

UMG UK

Tel: 0800 915 4263 www.uchida.uk.com Jasmine House, High Street, Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9HN

VIVID LAMINATING TECHNOLOGIES

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Matrix House, Norman Court, Ivanhoe Business Park, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2UZ Vivid offer a wide range of innovative and exclusive Laminating Systems ranging from Desktop to Wide Format Laminators. Visit the website to view the full range which also includes Binding and Print Finishing solutions.

WASHINGTON DIRECT MAIL (WDM) Tel: 09191487 5148 Email: info@wdmonline.co.uk www.wdmonline.co.uk

Royal Mail Mailmark Partner offering a UK wide full direct mail service, inc. personalised digital printing, litho, print finishing, poly-wrapping, auto enclosing & hand packing, Mailmark reporting, Mailsort, design and data management service — 100% mailout and match-mailing. ISO9001, ISO14001, OHSAS18001 certification with ISO27001 pending.

XERETEC

Tel: 02380 574100 Email: info@xeretec.co.uk. www.xeretec.co.uk Brickfield Trading Estate, Brickfield Lane, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire. SO53 4DR Xerox Technology, Document Consulting, Office Supplies

XEROX UK

Tel: 01895 251133 Bridge House, Oxford Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1HS The Document Company supply a full range of office equipment.

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Renz Binding Wires / Combs / Fastback / Velo and more..................... Vivid Bizhub Pro Production Press.................................... Production Print Booklet Makers ������������������������������������������������������������������� DUPLO Booklet Makers & Trimmers.................................................Morgana Brochures................................... The Magazine Production Company Business Card Cutters.........................................................Morgana Business Card Cutters............................................................Caslon Busienss Card Cutters.........................................................UMG UK CAD Plotting............................................................... Allied Images CAD Printers.....................................................................Metro UK Café Pads......................................................................Abbot Print CD Packaging...................................................................Duraweld Canon Printers................................................................Alternative Canon Wide Format Printers........................................... Art Systems Canon / HP Large Format Printers...............................Perfect Colours ChromaBlast Consumables and Equipment.... Listawood Trade Supplies Coasters.............................................................................Print On Collators............................................................................Morgana Coloured and Textured Media............................................... GFSmith Colour Printing Systems........................................... 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Plockmatic 102 Docubind Booklet Maker

In today’s digital world, Two Sides has one goal - to ensure that print remains one of the most powerful, sustainable and trusted forms of communication for generations to come.

Morgana / Watkiss Spinemaster

Advanced, user friendly and reliable booklet maker.

Great condition. Transforms stitched booklets into square back booklets.

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

Watkiss SlimVac Collator and booklet maker/trimmer

Morgana 8000 Suction Feeder

£1750

£3250

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Ideal for digital and litho collating/ booklet making.

£4250

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Height adjustable suction feeder to any machine.

£2250

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DUPLO DC-545

Multi-Function Cutter Slitter Creaser for Finishing Digital Print

£1750

01273 674321 • lara@printhaven.co.uk

Matrix MX530P

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Matrix MX370P

B2 Semi-auto Pneumatic Laminator with foil unit, 2015 model, good condition

B3 Semi-auto Laminator, 2016 model, very good condition

01779 470606 info@ashgrovetrading.com

01779 470606 info@ashgrovetrading.com

Morgana Major Folder

Sunray 660mm Guillotine

£6495 +VAT

£6395 +VAT

SRA3 Suction Folder, including Perf attachment. Speeds up to 27,000 sheets per hour

Hydraulic Programmatic supplied new by us in 2008.

0191 5674410 sales@glendalepresentation.co.uk

01473 657575 Ricky@guillotineengineers.co.uk

£2795

£5,900 +VAT

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Xerox WorkCentre D110 110ppm Mono with Finisher. Under 300k

£4,000 +VAT

07917 047004 csheppard@limpio-os.co.uk

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HP Latex 570 Trade-in Deal

£2,000

0845 680 9000 info@perfectcolours.com

Ex-Demo Argos L380 Renz P500 Heavy Duty Punch

Complete with 2 piece 3:1 square die for calendar/ book work.

£3995

Cold UV Coating Machine with Multigraf Feeder

Tecnograf ANT-250 PUR Binding Machine 2011 model PUR binder.

£4500

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

Tauler B3 Smartmatic Laminator

Tauler B2 Smartmatic Laminator

Showroom Model, only used for Demonstration, List Price £16,000.00 £9,000 +VAT

01473 657575

Ricky@guillotineengineers.co.uk

RRP £48,990

OUR PRICE £21,995 01707 270001 • sales@renz.co.uk

Ideal 5221-95EP

Showroom Model, only used for Demonstration, list Price £28,000.00

Very clean Guillotine, Programmatic, with little use, spare blade

01473 657575 Ricky@guillotineengineers.co.uk

01473 657575 Ricky@guillotineengineers.co.uk

£16,000 +VAT

£2,995 +VAT

ZIP 10 business card cutter Ideal for digital print

£500

01273 674321• lara@printhaven.co.uk

GBC Magnapunch 1 Great condition complete with 3:1 round and comb dies.

£1295

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

Foldnak 8 and Trimmer

With “digital rollers” to enable processing of difficult stocks.

£3995

01707 333217 info@bindingstore.co.uk

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