HP Expands Large-format Printing Portfolio to Increase Efficiency, Boost Productivity
Written by LFP24HP announced a new HP Designjet multifunction printer (MFP) and scanner to help office users, IT managers and technical design professionals easily shift from a cumbersome, hard copy-based project workflow to a more efficient, integrated digital workflow that boosts productivity and reduces costs.
Introducing ROLLSROLLER® Traffic - the application table that is specially suited for the production of road signs. Reklamidé, a company based in Karlstad, Sweden, recently had a first showing of the new applicator at the Intertraffic fair in Amsterdam, and there was a great interest in the product.
Grapo Technologies and Orafol Partner to Bring New Capabilities to Traffic Sign Manufacturing
Written by LFP24Grapo Technologies, a manufacturer of UV large format roll-to-roll and flatbed UV printers based in the Czech Republic, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Orafol Europe GmbH, a leading manufacturer of self-adhesive graphic products, special tape systems and reflective materials. Both companies agreed to develop an application package that uses Grapo’s Octopus UV digital printers and specially developed inks to digitally produce reflective traffic signs using Orafol`s microprismatic reflective film systems, replacing screen printing technology for many sign applications.
Lets display – the right fabric for exhibition graphics
Written by LFP24Display FR 220g is proving a popular choice for exhibition graphics as its dense structure helps obscure supporting frameworks. Also used for internal and external banners, soft signage, retail display graphics, stretch frame art reproduction, murals, pop ups, display systems, promotional advertising applications and even personalised soft filled products.
Screen appoints Bauer + Bauer as distributor for the industrial inkjet market in Austria
Written by LFP24Screen has appointed independent company Bauer + Bauer as distributor for its range of large format digital print solutions to the industrial screen printing market in Austria.
Tekra Corporation announces the launch of Marnot® AG, an new anti-glare hardcoated polyester with superior optical properties. Marnot AG provides Tekra’s standard scratch, abrasion, and chemical resistance, as well as the flexibility and process friendly characteristics printer’s demand. Tekra’s hardcoats have traditionally enjoyed an advantage in post production processing operations, with reduced scrap during diecutting and embossing.
Wasatch SoftRIP Version 6.7 enhances finishing workflows with expanded support for Zund and Esko Kongsberg cutters, improved Fotoba support, and specialized registration tools for supporting label printing and converting lines.
ISA International Sign Expo 2010: A Beacon of Light following an economic Storm
Written by LFP24In an industry that focuses on visual communications, there was no place better to be than ISA International Sign Expo 2010 in Orlando, April 7 – 10. Nearly 17,000 attendees from around the globe visited hundreds of exhibitors in over 160,000 net square feet of exhibit space on an expo show floor that was the largest it has been since 2008. Seventeen percent of exhibitors were new and/or first time exhibitors, clearly indicating the sign industry is on the rebound following the recent economic downturn. Despite the challenging economy of 2009, 2010 appears bright for the sign industry.
t’s something that we are all familiar with: the selection is wide and varied, the offer extensive – which makes making the right decision anything but easy, particularly when it involves sophisticated or demanding products.
EFI Wins Three European Digital Press Association Awards
Written by LFP24EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has won three European Digital Press (EDP) Association Awards for 2010; "Best Wide Format Printer up to 3.5 Meters" for the VUTEk® GS3200, "Best Industrial (Specialty) Printing Solution" for the Jetrion® 4830, and "Best RIP Solution for Wide Format" for Fiery® XF. This intensive evaluation is performed by a committee of independent consultants, editors, engineers and other related professionals, and is based on innovation and the value of the new technologies these products bring to the European market. This includes improving speed, quality, usability and functionality, or reducing environmental impact as well as cost to the user.
