Welcome to the Perfect Colours Blog section, we use our blog to write about the latest industry developments, provide useful hints and tips about large format printers and keep you up to date on what's happening in the world of Perfect Colours.
Best canvas printers 2026
Aug 04, 2023
In the world of digital art and photography, large-format canvas prints have become increasingly popular. These prints allow artists, photographers and enthusiasts to showcase their work in a visual and impactful way. However, to achieve the best results, it is crucial to select a high-quality large-format canvas printer. What are large-format canvas printers? Large-format canvas…
Caldera Releases v9.20
Sep 02, 2013
Aftercountless product testing and user feedback, Caldera has official releasedversion 9.20. It has a number of significant product improvements, such as:Contour Nesting Tool: Help save ink and media byeliminating the need to print beyond the cut contours, with the addition ofmore efficient nesting according to the external outline of each individual elementto be printed and cut.New…
IS Group buys Durst Omega 1 from Perfect Colours
Aug 27, 2013
After a very successful FESPA 2013, Perfect Colours is proud to announce the sale of a Durst Omega 1 to IS Group.The Omega 1 combines Durst's 10 years printing experience of both roll-to-roll technology and flatbed technology to bring one of the most sought after flatbeds in the printing market. It revolutionised the sign and print market with its UV LED Drying, UV LED Drying technology…
Revival on the cards for wide format print industry
Aug 23, 2013
Market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC) has backed the UK large format print market to recover from a poor second quarter of business, attributing its performance to the state of the economy. According to printweek.com, Britain's large and wide-format printer market shrunk by 22 per cent between year on year. The whole of Western Europe saw a drop of 14.6 per cent…
Car wraps and wallpaper provide new opportunities in wide-format printing
Aug 01, 2013
Printed wallpapers and car wraps could provide a huge new revenue stream for the wide format printing industry, one expert has claimed.In a blog posted on whattheythink.com, printing expert Dan Marx explained that two individual markets could provide a wealth of new opportunities in the printing world: home decorating and vehicle manufacture.Where cars are concerned, Marx cited…
Print debates to focus on efficiency
Jul 30, 2013
Printing efficiently will be one of the main concerns for businesses and printer manufacturers over the coming year, outputmagazine.com reports.A number of speakers from across the print industry have already been lined up to speak on the options and opportunities that more efficient printing should offer businesses. Not only, they are expected to claim, will efficient large format…
HP name Dion Weisler as new head of printing division
Jun 20, 2013
Hewlett Packard has named a former key executive of both Lenovo and Acer, Dion Weisler, as its new head of personal computing and printing. The position was made available after Todd Bradley moved from the post to handle HP's sales strategies in China. Mr Weisler also worked on business in this area as the president for HP in the Asia-Pacific and Japan, but he will now be required…
Canon to launch new flatbed printers
Jun 19, 2013
Canon has announced that it is to add a new range of UV flatbed printers to its Oce Arizona Series, according to printweek.com. Four new models of large-format printers are set to be introduced to the range by the firm. These are the Oce Arizona 640 GT, the Oce Arizona 640 XT, the Oce Arizona 660 GT and the Oce Arizona 660 XT.The new machines, which are the upgraded version of the…
The All New HP Designjet T920 and Designjet T1500
Jun 12, 2013
he HP Designjet T920 and Designjet T1500 was launch worldwide on the 5th of June 2013. Perfect Colours was invited to Birmingham to witness the introduction of these brand new machines.The main features of these machines are their innovative user experience, the ability to print from virtually anywhere, either by ePrint & Share, Email or via your Smart phone. And faster, better…
HP reveals new latex printer
Jun 05, 2013
HP has announced that its next-generation industrial speed wide-format latex printer will be unveiled at Fespa at the end of June.The HP Latex 3000 solves the problem that many manufacturers in the printing market have faced: the printing of latex signs taking too long. According to HP, this is due to the improved curing technology allowing substrates to move through the machine…
Perfect Colours Scoops Top Hewlett Packard Designjet Reseller Award
May 24, 2013
Perfect Colours were invited to the Hewlett Packard Top 100 Summit held at St Andrews in Scotland 21st-23rd May 2013, which is a select event for only the top resellers in Europe the Middle East and Africa. At the event Perfect Colours won the Designjet Business Award having achieved the highest sales growth for the technical product within the UK. Jason Burroughs Managing Director,…