KIT & MEDIA / NEWS email: news@signlink.co.uk 12 Issue 248 - August / September 2023 www.signlink.co.uk Your Print Partner (YPP) has purchased a second HP Stitch S1000 in less than a year. The Lincoln-based company made the purchase to produce high-quality jobs and fulfil large, custom orders in shorter lead times. Offering a range of textile printing such as flags, event merchandise, exhibition displays, and banners, YPP needs its print quality to be of the highest standard. That being said, less than a year after investing in its first HP Stitch S1000 which was installed by RA Smart, YPP purchased a second at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023. YPP purchases second HP Stitch S1000 Very Displays invests in first Agfa kit for dye-sub Very Displays has invested in its first Agfa printer with the machine having been installed in February. The demand for dye-sublimation has always been a big part of Very’s print arm which is partly due to the growing trend for soft signage and has become a core area of Very’s own print expertise too. Simon Boswell, managing director of Very, adds: “Buying a new dye-sublimation printer was the biggest single investment I had made since I joined the business four years ago, so our diligence during the buying process was robust.” Mimaki Europe has announced the launch of its new Tiger6001800TS sublimation transfer roll-to-roll inkjet printer. Shown for the first time at ITMA 2023, the machine has been designed to accelerate the analogue to digital transformation within the textile print sector. Key features include a maximum printing speed of 550sq m/hr, which places it 14% faster than the previous model due to a renovated high-speed printhead. The printer’s size has also been halved, with the paper mounting and winding system both now located at the back of the machine to allow for a smaller footprint. Mimaki launches new sublimation printer Nettl has taken order of a new Veloblade Nexus from Vivid Laminating Technologies as part of wider investment in infrastructure and equipment. Having previously outsourced most CNC and cutting work, Nettl decided to invest in a Veloblade Nexus to keep control of its own production with in-house services and to fulfil the growing sector of sustainable print and signs. Having been a customer of Vivid for many years, Nettl had investigated other manufacturers for flatbed cutting and CNC and having tested the Veloblade Nexus in action, decided its build quality, range of functions, and value for money was the best option for the company. Ben Gregory, director at Digitprint Nettl, describes the technology as a “robust, versatile, and affordable piece of kit”. Nettl Digiprint has invested in a Veloblade Nexus to bring its CNC and cutting work in-house Nettl Digiprint takes on a Veloblade Nexus Trade supplier Brownings has announced a new partnership with German start-up MAGNWALL which provides magnetic lighting solutions for retail and exhibition spaces. The unique technology from MAGNWALL allows the magnetic positioning of lights, monitors, shelving, and more on a range of textile surfaces without the need for a grid or any wires. The technology has previously been showcased by Service Graphics at the VM & Display Show 2022 where it was exposed to retailers and marketing companies. Brownings and MAGNWALL will now collaborate on the development and marketing of a new line of tension fabric systems that includes this unique technology. MAGNWALL will now be incorporated into Browning’s TexSign tension fabric system, turning what was originally a predominately 2D structure into something more 3D. Brownings forms new partnership with MagnWall The new MANGNWALL tension fabric systems are expected to be available from August 2023 Stibo Complete, a graphic company based in northern Europe, is the first customer of Vanguard’s new VK3220T-HS printer in collaboration with Antalis. The high-production LED UV digital flatbed printer with 15 printheads was first unveiled at FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich this year. Installed at the Stibo Complete headquarters in Horsens, Denmark, the deal with Vanguard Europe and local partner Antalis is predicted to ‘significantly increase’ sales and reduce outsourcing for Stibo. Providing up to 70% higher output, Stibo went for three rows of CMYK and three white printheads with its new machine. Henrik Mølgaard, production manager at Stibo Complete says the VK3220T-HS came out strong in all tests – quality, productivity, and on the drying characteristics at high output. [L to R] Henrik Mølgaard, Complete Production Manager and Andreas Balleby, print operator of Stibo Complete Vanguard VK3220T-HS 1st customer revealed Vivid Laminating Technologies unveiled a brand new Easymount Hybrid flatbed laminator at FESPA Global Print Expo. Lewis Evans, product and sales manager of Vivid describes the new launch as a “multi-patented innovation with unique hover technology and roll-to-roll technology for long-run and roll-fed laminating”. A modular system, the hybrid laminator can be configured according to specific production needs and incorporates both a traditional rollfed laminator and a flatbed applicator. “This combines the benefits of both applications into one easy-to-use flatbed laminator and saves the need for two systems,” says Evans, adding: “The patented floating rollers on the Easymount Hybrid laminator save time and keep substrates in perfect condition.” Vivid also demoed its VeloBlade Nexus range and the award-winning Matrix systems for lamination, foiling, and special effects. Vivid launches hybrid laminator at FESPA 2023 Vivid unveiled its new hybrid laminator at the FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 in Munich
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