The London show will take place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, from 7 to 9 November before relocating to Paris a week later and to New York next February. The event focuses on live demonstrations, workshops and seminars and is for business and consumers. Last year’s inaugural event was held at the much smaller London venue, the Brewery, attracting 4,000 visitors and show founder Kerry Hogarth said that following feedback from the show’s attendees 15,000 tickets were going on sale for 2013’s exhibition. Optimism this year reflected burgeoning interest in this expanding sector, she said. “Last year a lot of conventional printers came to the show to see if they could get involved in 3D printing in future,” she said. “So this year we expect many to be looking at how to bring a 3D printer to their business for prototyping. “The likes of Amazon are looking at 3D printing and as we see this technology getting bigger in retail it is likely to impact resellers of machines who may look at developing distribution of 3D print. Large-format and large corporate printers may start to look at 3D print modelling.” Exhibitors include 3D printer suppliers MakerBot, Mcor and Ultimaker, software firm Autodesk, Laser Lines, the supplier of lasers, rapid prototyping kit and vacuum casting gear, EuroPac 3D, supplier of scanners, printers and measurement software and consultant Econolyst. Live demonstrations would play a core part of this year’s event, she said. Workshops will show off scanners, 3D printers and art applications, while a new design and art gallery will be the world’s biggest, displaying work from 50 creative professionals, she said. Also new will be a consumer home and food hall, decked out in 3D printed wallpapers. The first day of the show will be targeted at high-end print applications, the second will feature a conference for brands keen on the technology, with the last day aimed at consumers. Visit www.3dprintshow.com...

Wyndeham has printed the FT‘s magazines for more than 15 years and under the new agreement is set to continue until at least May 2016. The group has also secured the contract to print FT titles Financial Adviser, Money Management, Professional Wealth Management and Investment Adviser, which are currently printed at Polestar Colchester. Printing will be split between its Heron and Peterborough sites and will begin in September. The titles will join Wyndeham’s existing FT portfolio, comprising FT Weekend Magazine, This Is Africa, The Banker, How To Spend It and Investors Chronicle. Printing is split between its Heron, Roche and Peterborough sites. FT head of operational procurement Denise Macklin said: “We are pleased to have consolidated our magazine printing portfolio with Wyndeham Group and look forward to continuing our successful partnership in the future.” Wyndeham chief executive Paul Utting said: “The Financial Times has a very happy relationship with us and they felt the levels of service and our vision for the future was preferential to their current options. “We are really pleased to have agreed this bigger deal. Our success with this contract shows that our strategy is appropriate for the market we serve and that we are well placed for the long term.” This latest contract win follows Wyndeham’s announcement in May that it has extended its contract to print The Economist for a further three years. The title is printed at its Peterborough site....

Wyndeham has printed the FT‘s magazines for more than 15 years and under the new agreement is set to continue until at least May 2016. The group has also secured the contract to print FT titles Financial Adviser, Money Management, Professional Wealth Management and Investment Adviser, which are currently printed at Polestar Colchester. Printing will be split between its Heron and Peterborough sites and will begin in September. The titles will join Wyndeham’s existing FT portfolio, comprising FT Weekend Magazine, This Is Africa, The Banker, How To Spend It and Investors Chronicle. Printing is split between its Heron, Roche and Peterborough sites. FT head of operational procurement Denise Macklin said: “We are pleased to have consolidated our magazine printing portfolio with Wyndeham Group and look forward to continuing our successful partnership in the future.” Wyndeham chief executive Paul Utting said: “The Financial Times has a very happy relationship with us and they felt the levels of service and our vision for the future was preferential to their current options. “We are really pleased to have agreed this bigger deal. Our success with this contract shows that our strategy is appropriate for the market we serve and that we are well placed for the long term.” This latest contract win follows Wyndeham’s announcement in May that it has extended its contract to print The Economist for a further three years. The title is printed at its Peterborough site....

The devices are the third offering in the Videojet 1000 series of inkjet printers. “Typical applications include beverage and canning and other high-code content demands, such as the dairy sector,” said Videojet business unit manager Jose Gomez. The new UHS printers were over 40% faster than their predecessor technology, the Videojet Excel UHS, he added. Several companies, including Britvic, have trialled the kit on their packaging. Single line maximum speed of the kit is 508m per minute; dual-line top speed is 212m per minute, while tri-line capacity is 179m per minute. Other key features include CleanFlow technology to resist ink build-up, reducing downtime and offering intervals of up to 14,000 hours between maintenance cycles, according to the manufacturer. There is no difference between the speed of the printers, however the 1650 UHS has an advanced user interface including a 10.4in touchscreen. It also has code-assurance and on-board productivity tools to help reduce coding errors. “The introduction of the 1620 UHS and 1650 UHS now provides customers with an answer to the traditional problem of balancing the need for high-content codes and high-quality print at ever increasing production line speeds,” said Gomez. He added: “We are dedicated to continuously working toward reducing the frequency and length of both planned and unplanned downtime so our printers are performing at maximum ability and readiness.”...

The devices are the third offering in the Videojet 1000 series of inkjet printers. “Typical applications include beverage and canning and other high-code content demands, such as the dairy sector,” said Videojet business unit manager Jose Gomez. The new UHS printers were over 40% faster than their predecessor technology, the Videojet Excel UHS, he added. Several companies, including Britvic, have trialled the kit on their packaging. Single line maximum speed of the kit is 508m per minute; dual-line top speed is 212m per minute, while tri-line capacity is 179m per minute. Other key features include CleanFlow technology to resist ink build-up, reducing downtime and offering intervals of up to 14,000 hours between maintenance cycles, according to the manufacturer. There is no difference between the speed of the printers, however the 1650 UHS has an advanced user interface including a 10.4in touchscreen. It also has code-assurance and on-board productivity tools to help reduce coding errors. “The introduction of the 1620 UHS and 1650 UHS now provides customers with an answer to the traditional problem of balancing the need for high-content codes and high-quality print at ever increasing production line speeds,” said Gomez. He added: “We are dedicated to continuously working toward reducing the frequency and length of both planned and unplanned downtime so our printers are performing at maximum ability and readiness.”...