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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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Introducing HP 3D as a Service

Feb 07, 2020

Out with the old and in with the new – and never more so than with this new high concept offering from HP. With the advent of the new decade, 3D print is really taking off, and now HP has combined it with the latest way of marketing products. Voila! HP 3D as a Service, or HP 3DaaS, is an innovative way for you to move forward into the big market of the future.

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FESPA Digital 2012 kicks off

Feb 22, 2012

FESPA Digital 2012 has officially kicked off in Barcelona, Spain; attracting thousands of print professionals from around the world.According to Graphicrepro.co.za, the fifth annual conference from the Federation of European Screen Printers (FESPA) has also attracted some 350 exhibitors; each of which aiming to share their experience with the industry experts attending.The managing…

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Commercial printer invests in Xerox 770 to increase output

Feb 15, 2012

Short-run digital colour printing just got a lot faster for one commercial printer from Rochester, Kent, reports Print Week.24Hour Printline have invested in a Xerox 770 digital press which is set to increase the output of the company considerably. According to business-owner John Browne, over 50 per cent of company turnover can be directly attributed to its digital output.With…

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SMEs will drive print sector sales, claims BPIF labels chairman

Feb 10, 2012

Wide format printing sales companies should look to owner-managed small and medium sized companies (SMEs) as a key market for business growth.John Bambery, labels chairman of the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), told industry representatives at an open house event that SMEs today present a better sales opportunity for printers and labellers than big companies; contrary…

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Rugby star claims print is the more challenging vocation

Feb 08, 2012

The print industry is "more challenging" than an international rugby career, claims England's Phil Dowson.Juggling a high-profile sporting role and being a director of a print firm isn't easy, however, Dowson believes that the print side is harder, according to booktrade.info, a claim that could interest those in the large format printing business.Comparing the two in Print Week,…

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Keep it simple, writer suggests

Jan 30, 2012

Those supplying printing services should keep their offering simple, not bamboozle clients with complicated technology.That's according to writer Jenny Roper, a regular commentator for Print Week. She explained that increasingly, print businesses are turning to innovative technology or web-based systems to facilitate their work.This could "represent a dangerous turn of events" though,…

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Trade show calls for industry input

Jan 18, 2012

The opinions of print industry experts are being sought for the first Digital Print UK trade show, Large Format Review writes.Taking place from 18th -20th September in Birmingham, the organisers of this new show want to provide visitors with a "unique and valuable" experience while demonstrating how the industry can become more profitable. Hence they are asking peers and providers…

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Planet Friendly Printing Guide released

Jan 11, 2012

A guide designed to help companies understand environmental best practice in printing has been released by the Federation of Screen and Digital Printers Associations (FESPA).According to Whattheythink.com, the guide should help to "interpret and distill" the many regulations concerning environmental practice. It labels itself as the most informative source available on this topic,…

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Summa's V-Cut tool to be revealed at FESPA trade show

Dec 23, 2011

An innovative new cutting tool is to be unveiled at the FESPA Digital 2012 wide format print trade show, reports Output Magazine.Manufacturer, Summa is to use the event to showcase its V-Cut tool, amongst other tools that are associated with its F series flat bed cutter.The V-Cut device will allow wide format printing specialists to cut materials at angles of 45, 30, 22.5, 15 and…

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Japanese reveal next generation of high-speed printing

Dec 22, 2011

Researchers in Tokyo have come up with a new method of fast printing that could completely revolutionise the world of graphics printers.Engineers from the Institute of Technology at Kyoto University claim that they can achieve a switching (printing operation time) of 200 nanoseconds (2/10 millionths of a second) using a piezoelectric thin film.The achievement, which researchers…

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FESPA to issue guide to non-members

Dec 14, 2011

FESPA has announced it will issue a revised 'Planet Friendly Printing Guide' to non-members, in an attempt to tackle growing sustainability concerns, Large Format Review writes.The Federation of Screen and Digital Printers Association's guide, which explains the myths surrounding "environmental best practice" for those using commercial and wide-format printers, was first published…

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