Wide-format manufacturers commit to The Print Show Wide-format manufacturers swissQprint and Agfa have both committed to The Print Show for the first time this year. It’s been a busy couple of months for Agfa with the company launching three new machines and revealing refreshed names for its portfolio at FESPA 2024 in March. Utilising the tagline ‘Powerful by Nature’, Agfa has given its machines the names of “formidable animals” reflecting each machine’s strengths. Making their global debuts at FESPA 2024 were three new inkjet machines: the Jeti Condor RTR5200 HS, the Jeti Bronco H3300 S, and the Anapurna Ciervo H3200. Speaking to SignLink at FESPA about Agfa’s decision to exhibit at The Print Show this year, Mike Horsten, senior president PR manager for Agfa, says: “We are very, very excited to come to the UK for a local UK show. It is going to be an opportunity for people to talk to us at The Print Show in Birmingham, look at the samples, and the quality of output that we are producing. “Agfa hasn’t done any shows in the UK in recent times so this is the right place and the right moment. See you in Birmingham.” Agfa will show the Anapurna Ciervo in the UK for the first time at The Print Show. Agfa will be exhibiting on Stand D10. SwissQprint has also taken the decision to exhibit at The Print Show this year and will be showing its new Kudu flatbed model at a show in the UK for the first time. Launched at FESPA 2022 in Berlin, the Kudu is a 3.2 x 2m high-end UV LED printer incorporating the latest printhead technology resulting in a resolution of up to 1350dpi. Like all the models offered by swissQprint, the Kudu is expandable with a roll-toroll option but is the first swissQprint model to feature ten colour channels, increasing application diversity. Commenting on swissQprint’s decision to exhibit at The Print Show for the first time, Erskine Stewart, managing director of swissQprint UK, says: “This will be the first show in the UK that we demonstrate the new Kudu flatbed printer. This high-end machine has been a game changer for businesses seeking high productivity and quality as well as expanded capabilities. “We will demonstrate a range of applications on the printer including roll-toroll production, neon, and varnish effects, and other specialty applications. It’s a great opportunity to present our equipment’s capabilities to a new audience. Exhibitions, like The Print Show, are incredibly important to swissQprint.” Besides introducing the Kudu, Stewart says the company’s presence will be used to highlight its industry leading supported reliability in the form of its newly launched 36-month warranty which covers the entire swissQprint range. SwissQprint can be found on Stand C10. SwissQPrint will show the Kudu at a UK show for the first time CMYUK to showcase Canon, JWEI, and Fiery A major name to confirm its presence at The Print Show 2024 is the UK’s largest supplier of wide-format digital printers, cutters, and materials, CMYUK. Exhibiting for the first time since 2017, CMYUK will demonstrate the Canon Colorado M5W 1.6m-wide modular and configurable printer featuring Canon’s own UV Gel technology as well as the JWEI JCUT 1625 digital cutting table, and Fiery Prep-it software. Andrew Day, Large Format Graphics – Channel Manager at Canon UK, says: “With the new Colorado M-series, which has our UVgel technology at its core, we’re helping our customers to do just that by providing a fully modular printer platform capable of effortlessly handling high-value, white ink applications. “The unique FLXfinish+ technology as well as the new white ink option will demonstrate the extensive range of applications it can print from bright and bold wallpapers to window graphics and high-impact front and back-lit signage. It’s truly amazing to have partners such as CYMUK, showcasing our technology at the biggest print trade event in the UK.” The JWEI JCUT is available in three sizes: 1600mm x 2500mm, 2100mm x 3100mm, and 3200mm x 3000mm with the latter supporting superwide digital printed textile cutting production. Featured on the JWEI JCUT are an automatic feeding conveyor, 1800kW liquid cooled router for powerful milling, Auto Tool Changer (ATC), Universal Cutting Tool (UCT), Kiss Cut Tool (KCT), Electric Oscillating Tool (EOT), Crease Wheel Tool (CWT), V-Cut Tool (VCT), and a modularised cutting head for up to three sets of tool combinations simultaneously. Specialists from Sheppex Asset Finance will also be on hand on the CMYUK stand where they will be advising visitors throughout the show on the best funding options when investing in new technology. Sue Hayward, Commercial Director of CMYUK, says: “We are delighted to support this year’s Print Show, the most significant and best-attended print industry event in the UK. Our participation underscores the event’s theme of ‘Print Without Barriers’, a perfect reflection of the exceptional Canon Colorado M Series, the positive disruption of the JWEI JCUT digital cutting tables, and the innovative benefits of the Fiery Prep-it software.” CMYUK will be located directly opposite the entrance on Stand A01. [L to R] Chris Davies, Event Director of The Print Show and Sarah Neate, Group Marketing Director of CMYUK Agfa launched three new machines at FESPA in Amsterdam EVENTS - THE PRINT SHOW / NEWS 14 www.signlink.co.uk Issue 253 - June / July 2024
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