Apex Digital Graphics, which is hosting the event on 1-3 and 8-10 October at its Hemel Hempstead showroom, hopes to better last year’s show, which drew some 148 companies. The event includes demos and seminars and is themed on industry, innovation and inspiration. Apex managing director Bob Usher said: “The event is one of the largest kit installations in the UK at the moment: it’s a massive site with a lot of showroom space and a huge variety of equipment from image creation to output devices that range from inkjet to litho. “We have also added peripheral suppliers to the mix at the front- and back-end. This is one of the largest shows this side of Ipex.” He said more than 50 companies had registered to attend but the build up was accelerating and the organisers hoped to “mirror or exceed” last year’s figure. The last show was at IFS in Perivale, but this year’s venue is more easily accessible, near the M1 and M25 motorways. This year marks the third outing for Print Efficiently, following 2011 and 2012, and is focused around five zones: pre-press, MIS, web2print and workflow; CTP and litho print; digital print; post-press and mailroom; and photobooks and value-add. Usher said: “We deal with Ryobi and Konica Minolta: many customers who go digital find it hard to match colour output with their offset kit. We will be presenting software from CGS enabling the two machines to be calibrated to give similar outputs, so printers can sell both to the same account.” Major highlights include the arrival of the UK’s first Ryobi 760E press, unveiled at Drupa 2012. Kodak will demonstrate a Nexpress SX digital colour Press and Prosper inkjet heads, while Horizon will demonstrate its quick and cost-effective PUR perfect binding alongside its new entry-level BQ280 kit. Kodak marketing manager for the UK and Nordics, David McGuiness said: “This is the only real working print show, or open house, that is being run this year, so you can see jobs from start to finish, from filing through to finishing. Visitors can see our Prosper heads, which can be blended with litho kit. “That said, not everyone wants to go to shows to buy kit. But people do want to learn, and you can do so here without feeling pressure to buy thanks to seminars on every day. Everything that goes on in the print room comes under the spotlight including recycling and humidification.” Prepress, press and post-press suppliers will be on-hand to show off technology across key sectors of the short-run, commercial printing sectors. The seminars this year are focusing more heavily on interactive Q&A sessions. Speakers include Kodak digital print marketing director Erwin Busselot,...

The specialist in static control, air technology and web cleaning systems is enjoying “healthy” year-on-on-year sales growth. It has leased a nearby 400sqm building to use as a production plant for Web Cleaners, IonRinse and JetStream product ranges. The company has also taken on three more staff, taking its total UK roll-call to 42, and added distributors in Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Peru to its rota of 50 companies. Chief executive Chris Francis said: “Production demand played a big part in our expansion. TakClean and the CyClean products have performed well because they are suitable for so many different markets and applications, such as labelling, converting, packaging and plastics.” “Being in the unique position of offering four different technologies in our web-cleaning system range has been key in helping us grow this side of our business both domestically and abroad,” he said of the new block with admin offices and mezzanine dedicated to R&D. Francis added: “Static has always been a key focus for our business, while we are constantly working on the development of new solutions in air technology. A new test room allows us to conduct checks on our equipment and showcase Meech’s products to visitors.” Meech has developed a strong presence in the static and web-cleaning markets across the world and has offices in Central and Eastern Europe, China, India and the USA. It also serves Israel, Australia, Brazil, Japan and South Korea. The company, founded in 1907, employs close to 100 staff worldwide and holds a Queen’s award for enterprise in international sales....

The firm will sell the 50m/min device in 10 countries across Europe, including the UK. Dantex chairman Richard Danon told PrintWeek that the first machines would be installed at customers in key markets of UK, Germany and France early next year. He said reliability would be a key differentiator for the Screen machine in the crowded inkjet label press market. “There are a lot of machines out there, but reliability is where we will score. We’re talking about 95% uptime. Five-colours with single pass white is also very important,” Danon said. The Truepress has a 322mm print width and Screen said the special ink set used would result in it being able to match 80% of the Pantone colour range. It uses 600dpi Kyocera printheads. The press costs from €600,000 depending on configuration. The white ink option will be available at the year-end. The Dantex deal provides Screen with a springboard into the labels market, where the distributor already has a significant existing customer base. “We are a leading supplier of plates and equipment to the packaging sector, especially labels, and we have considerable expertise in this area,” Danon added. Tim Taylor, Screen Europe vice president of solutions and technology, said that although Screen was a new entrant to the label printing market, the firm’s inkjet know-how in other areas of printing would stand it in good stead. “This is a real, industrial solution. We have more than 500 high-speed continuous inkjet presses installed in the market and those skills are not something that is easily acquired. The capacity to build reliable, consistent machines is a key part of the Screen offering,” Taylor said....

The firm will sell the 50m/min device in 10 countries across Europe, including the UK. Dantex chairman Richard Danon told PrintWeek that the first machines would be installed at customers in key markets of UK, Germany and France early next year. He said reliability would be a key differentiator for the Screen machine in the crowded inkjet label press market. “There are a lot of machines out there, but reliability is where we will score. We’re talking about 95% uptime. Five-colours with single pass white is also very important,” Danon said. The Truepress has a 322mm print width and Screen said the special ink set used would result in it being able to match 80% of the Pantone colour range. It uses 600dpi Kyocera printheads. The press costs from €600,000 depending on configuration. The white ink option will be available at the year-end. The Dantex deal provides Screen with a springboard into the labels market, where the distributor already has a significant existing customer base. “We are a leading supplier of plates and equipment to the packaging sector, especially labels, and we have considerable expertise in this area,” Danon added. Tim Taylor, Screen Europe vice president of solutions and technology, said that although Screen was a new entrant to the label printing market, the firm’s inkjet know-how in other areas of printing would stand it in good stead. “This is a real, industrial solution. We have more than 500 high-speed continuous inkjet presses installed in the market and those skills are not something that is easily acquired. The capacity to build reliable, consistent machines is a key part of the Screen offering,” Taylor said....

The specialist in static control, air technology and web cleaning systems is enjoying “healthy” year-on-on-year sales growth. It has leased a nearby 400sqm building to use as a production plant for Web Cleaners, IonRinse and JetStream product ranges. The company has also taken on three more staff, taking its total UK roll-call to 42, and added distributors in Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Peru to its rota of 50 companies. Chief executive Chris Francis said: “Production demand played a big part in our expansion. TakClean and the CyClean products have performed well because they are suitable for so many different markets and applications, such as labelling, converting, packaging and plastics.” “Being in the unique position of offering four different technologies in our web-cleaning system range has been key in helping us grow this side of our business both domestically and abroad,” he said of the new block with admin offices and mezzanine dedicated to R&D. Francis added: “Static has always been a key focus for our business, while we are constantly working on the development of new solutions in air technology. A new test room allows us to conduct checks on our equipment and showcase Meech’s products to visitors.” Meech has developed a strong presence in the static and web-cleaning markets across the world and has offices in Central and Eastern Europe, China, India and the USA. It also serves Israel, Australia, Brazil, Japan and South Korea. The company, founded in 1907, employs close to 100 staff worldwide and holds a Queen’s award for enterprise in international sales....