Avery Dennison films go green at Fespa
The substrate specialist said its TrueImpact 7000 series of self-adhesive graphics substrates were free of PVC and phthalate and therefore have a smaller environmental footprint than conventional products. “TrueImpact is for indoor use such as retail displays, sports promotions and point-of-sale material,” said a spokeswoman. “The large-format graphics industry is based on PVC, which is not the most environment-friendly material. “These films offer a bespoke five-year-life prescription for digital – solvent, eco-solvent, UV and latex – and screen – solvent and UV – printing applications. They are suitable for flat and slightly-curved surfaces.” She said the new films represented a “viable sustainable alternative to polymeric calendered PVC films” and were available with gloss or matt overlaminate, and the choice of permanent and removable adhesives. Also on show from Avery Dennison is a new Supreme Wrapping Films range of 19 colours and finishes for vehicle wrapping, a sector billed by the company as “possibly the most fashion-orientated self-adhesive graphics market today”. Another newbie is an addition to the company’s range of cast films for multi-purpose inkjet print. MPI 1950 Latex Cast, a stand-alone film for the HP Latex inks and printer platform, comes in high gloss and matt overlaminates. Finally at Fespa, Avery Dennison will flag up its online Avery Academy for training professionals in the industry. More than 6,000 registered users include printers, distributors, signmakers, designers and end-user...
read moreAvery Dennison films go green at Fespa
The substrate specialist said its TrueImpact 7000 series of self-adhesive graphics substrates were free of PVC and phthalate and therefore have a smaller environmental footprint than conventional products. “TrueImpact is for indoor use such as retail displays, sports promotions and point-of-sale material,” said a spokeswoman. “The large-format graphics industry is based on PVC, which is not the most environment-friendly material. “These films offer a bespoke five-year-life prescription for digital – solvent, eco-solvent, UV and latex – and screen – solvent and UV – printing applications. They are suitable for flat and slightly-curved surfaces.” She said the new films represented a “viable sustainable alternative to polymeric calendered PVC films” and were available with gloss or matt overlaminate, and the choice of permanent and removable adhesives. Also on show from Avery Dennison is a new Supreme Wrapping Films range of 19 colours and finishes for vehicle wrapping, a sector billed by the company as “possibly the most fashion-orientated self-adhesive graphics market today”. Another newbie is an addition to the company’s range of cast films for multi-purpose inkjet print. MPI 1950 Latex Cast, a stand-alone film for the HP Latex inks and printer platform, comes in high gloss and matt overlaminates. Finally at Fespa, Avery Dennison will flag up its online Avery Academy for training professionals in the industry. More than 6,000 registered users include printers, distributors, signmakers, designers and end-user...
read moreCross Media 2013 aims high on visitor numbers
“Second shows are arguably trickier than inaugural ones because expectations are perhaps a little lower, but with 18 weeks to go we are around 280% up on where we were last year,” said event director Nick Craig Waller, who aims to beat last year’s visitor haul of 2,526 with a target of nearer 4,000 for this year’s event. This year’s show on 23 and 24 October at Business Design Centre, Islington, was quickly gathering momentum, he said. More than 40 print, marketing and publishing suppliers had signed up to exhibit, with another 40 to 60 expected to follow suit. Exhibitors already confirmed for the show include St Ives Group, Kodak, Pensord, Premier Paper, Adestra, Circdata, Data IQ, Headley Brothers, Imprint, Konica Minolta, Layar, LimeTree, Outbrain, Paperhat Consorcio, Papermule, Semaphore Partnership, Shuttleworth, Sitecore, Translate Media, Waggener Edstrom, Woodwing, Workflowz and Xeikon. “This is for printers who want to demystify what cross media means to them and how they can be involved,” said Craig Waller. “Printers are still quite a long way from embracing the concept, but they can no longer rely solely on ink on paper. Cross media will improve revenues and margins. “Our show offers the perfect platform for print service providers, marketers, brands, agencies and designers to engage with suppliers and keep up to date with the latest to help maximise the ROMI on cross media marketing campaigns.” Cross Media 2013 is themed on ‘Joined-up thinking – the power of multi-channel marketing’. St Ives Group marketing director Scott Logie is to talk on leveraging data, while other speakers are being lined up from Canon Europe, Pensord and other big names including Twitter, Fiat, Crew Clothing and British Gas. Logie said: “As the world of marketing develops from single channels into a truly cross-media discipline it is essential to have trade shows that give suppliers, agencies and clients the chance to interact. “We are excited to be part of Cross Media 2013, not just for the chance to show off our group companies, but for the opportunity to meet and learn from a range of different organisations that can help our business develop in line with our clients’ needs.” More than 50 seminars will be held in five dedicated theatres, while the industry’s major print and marketing associations are supporting the show including the BPIF, Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing Association, and the Internet Advertising Bureau UK. The bureau’s director of marketing and communications Kristin Brewe said: “Businesses can leverage digital to meet consumer needs and stay competitive. In today’s connected world it’s no longer a question of whether a business gets digital; it is more about how they adapt.” Around 28% of last year’s visitors to the debut Cross Media show were print and marketing services providers, 59% were brand owners or agencies, and 13% were publishers or other content creators. Organiser Informa Print & Media Group is part of Informa Exhibitions, which runs over 150 business exhibitions a year including Ipex. The group employs over 8,000 people across 150 cities and says it is the world’s largest publicly owned organiser of shows, events and training. To pre-register for Cross Media 2013 visit...
read moreCross Media 2013 aims high on visitor numbers
“Second shows are arguably trickier than inaugural ones because expectations are perhaps a little lower, but with 18 weeks to go we are around 280% up on where we were last year,” said event director Nick Craig Waller, who aims to beat last year’s visitor haul of 2,526 with a target of nearer 4,000 for this year’s event. This year’s show on 23 and 24 October at Business Design Centre, Islington, was quickly gathering momentum, he said. More than 40 print, marketing and publishing suppliers had signed up to exhibit, with another 40 to 60 expected to follow suit. Exhibitors already confirmed for the show include St Ives Group, Kodak, Pensord, Premier Paper, Adestra, Circdata, Data IQ, Headley Brothers, Imprint, Konica Minolta, Layar, LimeTree, Outbrain, Paperhat Consorcio, Papermule, Semaphore Partnership, Shuttleworth, Sitecore, Translate Media, Waggener Edstrom, Woodwing, Workflowz and Xeikon. “This is for printers who want to demystify what cross media means to them and how they can be involved,” said Craig Waller. “Printers are still quite a long way from embracing the concept, but they can no longer rely solely on ink on paper. Cross media will improve revenues and margins. “Our show offers the perfect platform for print service providers, marketers, brands, agencies and designers to engage with suppliers and keep up to date with the latest to help maximise the ROMI on cross media marketing campaigns.” Cross Media 2013 is themed on ‘Joined-up thinking – the power of multi-channel marketing’. St Ives Group marketing director Scott Logie is to talk on leveraging data, while other speakers are being lined up from Canon Europe, Pensord and other big names including Twitter, Fiat, Crew Clothing and British Gas. Logie said: “As the world of marketing develops from single channels into a truly cross-media discipline it is essential to have trade shows that give suppliers, agencies and clients the chance to interact. “We are excited to be part of Cross Media 2013, not just for the chance to show off our group companies, but for the opportunity to meet and learn from a range of different organisations that can help our business develop in line with our clients’ needs.” More than 50 seminars will be held in five dedicated theatres, while the industry’s major print and marketing associations are supporting the show including the BPIF, Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, Direct Marketing Association, and the Internet Advertising Bureau UK. The bureau’s director of marketing and communications Kristin Brewe said: “Businesses can leverage digital to meet consumer needs and stay competitive. In today’s connected world it’s no longer a question of whether a business gets digital; it is more about how they adapt.” Around 28% of last year’s visitors to the debut Cross Media show were print and marketing services providers, 59% were brand owners or agencies, and 13% were publishers or other content creators. Organiser Informa Print & Media Group is part of Informa Exhibitions, which runs over 150 business exhibitions a year including Ipex. The group employs over 8,000 people across 150 cities and says it is the world’s largest publicly owned organiser of shows, events and training. To pre-register for Cross Media 2013 visit...
read morePOD Iberia to unveil new MTEX dye-sub textile printer at Fespa
The MTEX 5032, suitable for lightboxes, home textile decoration, flags and interiors runs at up to 58sq m/hr and offers a maximum print quality of 1,440 dpi. It costs around €159,900 (£136,400). The company said that the vibrant colours and intense blacks produced by the new machine meant that dramatic lightbox and wall graphics could be produced at “a standard never seen before for the same price”. The new kit, which follows last year’s launch of the MTEX 3200, similarly features an inline infrared fixation unit. Stewart Bell, Managing director of POD’s UK distributor DPI, said: “It’s a one-step process – you don’t have to put it through a separate heat press. This saves between 30% and 40% of production time and there is only one footprint instead of two footprints.” POD has released a series of Fespa preview vídeos on its whole family of pofessional digital textile printers to “whet the apetite” on machines including the MTEX 1800, MTEX 500, MTEX 5032 and MTEX Turbosub, the latter which is set to be unveiled at the event. POD chief executive Eloi Ferreira said: “By releasing these vídeos before Fespa companies will able to see the machines in advance, know what they want, and book a timed one-on-one demonstration.”...
read morePOD Iberia to unveil new MTEX dye-sub textile printer at Fespa
The MTEX 5032, suitable for lightboxes, home textile decoration, flags and interiors runs at up to 58sq m/hr and offers a maximum print quality of 1,440 dpi. It costs around €159,900 (£136,400). The company said that the vibrant colours and intense blacks produced by the new machine meant that dramatic lightbox and wall graphics could be produced at “a standard never seen before for the same price”. The new kit, which follows last year’s launch of the MTEX 3200, similarly features an inline infrared fixation unit. Stewart Bell, Managing director of POD’s UK distributor DPI, said: “It’s a one-step process – you don’t have to put it through a separate heat press. This saves between 30% and 40% of production time and there is only one footprint instead of two footprints.” POD has released a series of Fespa preview vídeos on its whole family of pofessional digital textile printers to “whet the apetite” on machines including the MTEX 1800, MTEX 500, MTEX 5032 and MTEX Turbosub, the latter which is set to be unveiled at the event. POD chief executive Eloi Ferreira said: “By releasing these vídeos before Fespa companies will able to see the machines in advance, know what they want, and book a timed one-on-one demonstration.”...
read moreCWU votes overwhelmingly in favour of DSA boycott
Of the 112,000 CWU members that received ballot papers last month, 74% responded and of those 92% voted yes in response to the question ‘Do you support the boycott of competitors’ mail?’ A CWU spokeswoman told PrintWeek that it was not a ballot for industrial action and that the union would continue to negotiate with Royal Mail. She added: “Ideally we would want to sit down and work on negotiations to reach a resolution first. Direct action is always the absolute last resort and we will do what we can to resolve this first but if we do enter negotiations and they are unsuccessful then it would most likely be sometime during the summer that we would start announcing dates for action.” CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: “Royal Mail workers have shown they understand the threat to the universal service from unfair competition and the race to the bottom on their own terms and conditions. The way competition is being introduced does not benefit customers, small businesses or postal workers in whatever company they work for.” In a statement issued in response to the ballot results Royal Mail said that a boycott would be against the law. It said: “Royal Mail believes that any direction by the CWU that postmen and women should refuse to handle access letters and parcels would be unlawful. “Royal Mail operates in a very competitive market and customers can move their business very quickly. This could result in a significant loss of business.” The ballot, which aimed to bolster the union’s lobbying efforts to improve workers pay and conditions, posed four questions in total. Of the remaining three, 96% of respondents opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail, 92% supported the CWU Pay claim and 92% supported a policy of non-cooperation. Ward accused the government and Royal Mail of alienating the workforce and called for “serious negotiations to find a solution”, otherwise he warned that prolonged industrial conflict was inevitable. He said: “This ballot result is a damning rejection of the tired old government privatisation policy and the actions of the Royal Mail board in support of this. Postal workers have worked incredibly hard to turn the fortunes of the company around. Royal Mail is not a financial basket case and they know privatisation is only benefitting vested interests. “Postal workers are not going to sacrifice their souls for a so-called 10% stake when they know their jobs, pensions and conditions are once again under threat.” Royal Mail’s statement said: “Royal Mail notes the outcome of the CWU consultative ballot and is committed to seeking an agreement with the union on the way forward that equips the business for the future and is fair to our employees.” Ofcom declined to comment on the results of the ballot....
read moreCWU votes overwhelmingly in favour of DSA boycott
Of the 112,000 CWU members that received ballot papers last month, 74% responded and of those 92% voted yes in response to the question ‘Do you support the boycott of competitors’ mail?’ A CWU spokeswoman told PrintWeek that it was not a ballot for industrial action and that the union would continue to negotiate with Royal Mail. She added: “Ideally we would want to sit down and work on negotiations to reach a resolution first. Direct action is always the absolute last resort and we will do what we can to resolve this first but if we do enter negotiations and they are unsuccessful then it would most likely be sometime during the summer that we would start announcing dates for action.” CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: “Royal Mail workers have shown they understand the threat to the universal service from unfair competition and the race to the bottom on their own terms and conditions. The way competition is being introduced does not benefit customers, small businesses or postal workers in whatever company they work for.” In a statement issued in response to the ballot results Royal Mail said that a boycott would be against the law. It said: “Royal Mail believes that any direction by the CWU that postmen and women should refuse to handle access letters and parcels would be unlawful. “Royal Mail operates in a very competitive market and customers can move their business very quickly. This could result in a significant loss of business.” The ballot, which aimed to bolster the union’s lobbying efforts to improve workers pay and conditions, posed four questions in total. Of the remaining three, 96% of respondents opposed the privatisation of Royal Mail, 92% supported the CWU Pay claim and 92% supported a policy of non-cooperation. Ward accused the government and Royal Mail of alienating the workforce and called for “serious negotiations to find a solution”, otherwise he warned that prolonged industrial conflict was inevitable. He said: “This ballot result is a damning rejection of the tired old government privatisation policy and the actions of the Royal Mail board in support of this. Postal workers have worked incredibly hard to turn the fortunes of the company around. Royal Mail is not a financial basket case and they know privatisation is only benefitting vested interests. “Postal workers are not going to sacrifice their souls for a so-called 10% stake when they know their jobs, pensions and conditions are once again under threat.” Royal Mail’s statement said: “Royal Mail notes the outcome of the CWU consultative ballot and is committed to seeking an agreement with the union on the way forward that equips the business for the future and is fair to our employees.” Ofcom declined to comment on the results of the ballot....
read moreDurst to unveil addition to Rho 500R super-wide series
A spokesman said the latest addition to Durst’s Rho 500R Series printers, which are able to print three 1.6m rolls in seperate print queues, would blend the models’ small drop size with high productivity. Further details were not revealed but he said it would be commercially available at the show next week. “It’s very similar to the 500 series and all I can say is it is even higher quality, so you can draw your own conclusions. It is highly productive but ultra high quality so things like backlits are now very possible on a super-wide format printer.” Also on show will be the Rho 1000 Series high-end flatbed printers, unveiled in the USA and mainland Europe in April, he said. “Featured on the stand will be the Rho 1012 with a small drop size of only 12 picolitres which provides high resolution printing while maintaining a productivity of up to 490m² per hour at 1000dpi.” He added: “Visitors will see the latest addition to our Rhotex textile printers. Meanwhile Durst Variodrop and Greyscale will be featured in the Rho P10 Series of printers. The new Variodrop technology provides up to 25% increase in output. “Our application of inkjet technology to industrial applications can be seen with the IP engine, which is a high-speed inkjet engine ideally suited for integration into automated production lines. “It will print directly onto the widest range of media and typical industrial applications including touch panels, tachometer and manometer displays, as well as membrane switches and instrument panels.” Finally, Durst will highlight options for digital interior decoration. Kit is capable of tackling virtually all surfaces within a building’s interior including wallpaper, wood flooring, home textiles, glass and ceramics, he said....
read moreNew J-Teck3 inks target banners and sportswear printers
J-Cube RF40 and KF40 are both available in CMYK and meet the demand for inks to “suit a new generation of printheads”, said the company. The water-based piezo inks in 5kg and 25kg containers will be commercially available at the show. J-Cube RF40 is for use on printers equipped with Ricoh printing heads, while J-Cube KF40 can be used on kit fitted with Kyocera printing heads, said the company, which specialises in digital inks for textile and graphic applications. Business operations manager Rosaria Pozzoni said: “The inks can go on coated paper and direct on to polyester. All the new machines equipped with Kyocera or Ricoh printheads can use the inks.” She said the inks were for powerful industrial digital printers and were targeted at printers of sports kits and those producing banners and flags. She did not give costs and said her company was lining up dealerships in the UK. J-Teck3 was formed in 2003 and is run by technical and production manager Enrico Grasselli, sales and marketing manager Italo Mariani and business operations manager Rosaria Pozzoni, with backgrounds in the screen printing and textile fields. The firm is based in Albese con Cassano in Italy, but has a presence in the US, Australia and Brazil. Other products include J-Feeder, a bulk feeding system for piezo printers and EPS System for direct-to-textile, double-sided printing....
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