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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 whats happening in the world of Perfect Colours.

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Printer maintenance during closures

Apr 23, 2020

Due to the current situation with coronavirus (COVID-19), many businesses have had to close their doors and put a hold on work, including printing. If your business uses a large format printer, we have put together some of our top tips to help you maintain it during these closures.

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Distribution Agreement with Blackman & White

Dec 04, 2012

Perfect Colours are proud to announce a new distribution agreement with Blackman & White, for the VersaTech and Mastercut ranges of digital cutters.Unlike other digital cutters all devices are precision manufactured in the UK and are available in a large number of different formats. The 1.6M x3.2 devices can be made bespoke to individual customer requirements.Staring at just £50,000…

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Objet reveals its largest-ever 3D printer

Nov 30, 2012

Manufacturer Objet has launched its largest-ever 3D printer, which boasts a 1000 x 800 x 500 milimetre wide=format build envelope.Eurekamagazine.co.uk reports that the Objet1000 has been made with the defence, aerospace, automotive, industrial machinery and household appliances sectors in mind. Over 100 materials can be used in conjunction with the model.The printer will probably…

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InfoTrends says a move to textile priting is inevitable

Nov 23, 2012

An industry insider at worldwide digital imaging and document solutions consultancy InfoTrends says that textiles printing will be the 'next big thing' in the wide and large format printing sector.Barney Cox, a senior consultant at InfoTrends, makes the prediction in light of his work on a new report studying the trends of printers moving from screen printing to digital for textiles,…

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Spineless Classics announce sale of poster novels at John Lewis

Nov 21, 2012

Spineless Classics has announced a deal to sell its Book On One Page posters at John Lewis stores over Christmas. The London-based firm prints whole novels on sheets of B1 or A40 paper, with past titles including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Hound of the Baskervilles', William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland'.A special print of L. Frank…

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Shortened Drupa to remain every four years

Nov 05, 2012

Drupa is to stick to a four-year cycle, after bowing to exhibitor feedback, printweek.com reports.Discussions have taken place regarding the regularity the renowned Drupa print media trade show. Organiser, Messe Dusseldorf was considering a three-year cycle, however at a committee meeting on Friday (November 2nd), it was decided that the event should continue to be staged once every…

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Longest composite photo in the world on display in Spitalfields

Oct 31, 2012

Spitalfields market in London is now home to the longest composite photo in the world - which is entitled 'Jump4London', according to a report from printweek.com.The photograph is actually made up of 81,663 smaller images and is over a kilometre long; demonstrating exactly what wide-format printing can achieve. Its creation was first organised by Clare Newton, an artist from Hackney…

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Debate fires up over future of Drupa

Oct 22, 2012

A debate has begun raging in central Europe over how regular the iconic Drupa print media fair should be held in the future, exhibitionworld.co.uk reports.Drupa's director, Manuel Matare, is in the process of retiring and has left organisers with something to consider. Addressing the 22-strong committee next month, Matare is expected to call on them to cut the large format printing…

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InPrint event set for new date and location

Oct 19, 2012

The inaugural InPrint Industrial Print Show will now take place in Hannover following a rejig, printweek.com reports.The event, which was originally scheduled to take place in Cologne during 2013, has now been moved to Hannover and will take place between 8 - 10 April 2014 instead.Organised by FM Brooks, the event is being billed as the first of its kind to dedicate the whole event…

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Survey reveals optimism for print's future

Oct 17, 2012

A new survey has found that those in print are more optimistic for the industry's future than previously, printweek.com reports.Xerox Premier Partners Global Network surveyed 485 of its members and discovered that 70 per cent felt strongly that print would remain a strong part of the 'marketing communications mix'. This comes after recent speculation - wrongly - that the print industry…

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Bristol-based sign maker goes from strength to strength

Oct 03, 2012

Bristol-based sign maker Creative Signs is taking the wide-format printing world by storm.According to largeformatreview.co.uk, the company's investment in a wide format printer/cutter is taking the firm to places it would have never thought possible without the technology.The education sector in particular has been a ripe market. Its need for 'engaging and sophisticated' backdrops…

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