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How Green is the Durst Omega 2?
Jun 05, 2022
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Among other exhibits attracting a lot of attention at Sign and digital UK was the Durst Omega 2 Flatbed printer on stand D10, also exhibited by Perfect Colours. The Durst Omega 2 is a 1.6 Flatbed and roll to roll printer also known as a hybrid . The first noticeable thing about both the Omega 2 was the amazing print quality being produced and not just for a Flatbed, for any type…
Print debates to focus on efficiency
Jul 30, 2013
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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…
First 2 Print Purchases First Omega 2 From Perfect Colours
Apr 29, 2013
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First 2 Print a Sunderland based printing firm has purchased the first Durst Omega 2 in the UK from Perfect Colours. With over 25 years industry experience the new purchase joins an already large portfolio of large format printers at First 2 Print and forms a part of their future strategy. The Durst Omega 2 uses industry leading UV-LED drying technology and reproduces Lambda Photographic…
Impika bought by Xerox, extending digital press range
Mar 05, 2013
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Xerox has announced its acquisition of French inkjet manufacturer, Impika, outputmagazine.com reports.According to the company's global graphic communications operations president, Jeff Jacobson, the deal will allow the firm to take advantage of the projected 21 per cent 'annual compound growth rate in inkjet market revenue' and enable the brand to better serve its customers.Impika's…
Delegates respond enthusiastically to FESPA's Global Summit
Feb 15, 2013
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January's FESPA Global Summit has been hailed 'a huge success' by organisers and delegates alike, wideformatonline.com reports.The print body's fifth so-called 'thought leadership event' took place in London; giving digital wide format printing professionals and print service providers the chance to discuss issues, the future and opportunities that exist within the industry.Delegates…
Super-Wide Partners With Perfect Colours
Jan 22, 2013
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Super-Wide Digital partners with Perfect Colours for Caldera RIP SolutionSuper-Wide Digital, a large trade-only digital printer in the North West of England was seeking to consolidate all of the legacy RIPs they had been using into one solution which would be reliable and fast, as well as providing good, consistent colour across a variety of printing technologies. With their experience…
FESPA to run Sign Expo
Dec 13, 2012
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FESPA has announced its intention to run a European Sign Expo in 2013, graphicrepro.co.za reports.With events that typically concentrate on aspects of screen, textile, digital and wide format printing, FESPA is expanding its offering to sign manufacture in partnership with the European Sign Federation.Situated next to the existing FESPA exhibition halls, the new event will occupy…
Sales of last Dandy already in the tens of thousands
Dec 06, 2012
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After hitting shelves for the last time on Tuesday, the final edition of 'The Dandy' has already racked up sales in the tens of thousands.Britain's oldest comic will be moving to digital formats only after 75 years of printing. Publisher DC Thompson had produced 100,000 copies of the last ever physical issue in anticipation of a spike in sales, although the Dundee firm claims there…
InfoTrends says a move to textile priting is inevitable
Nov 23, 2012
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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,…
Longest composite photo in the world on display in Spitalfields
Oct 31, 2012
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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…
InPrint event set for new date and location
Oct 19, 2012
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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…