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WORLDThe Big One!
The complete show guide inside
Adding Value with InnovationPrint companies explain what
innovation means to them
Corporate SponsorInnovation SponsorGlobal Technology Partner Platinum SponsorsDigital Textile Sponsor
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3 amazing shows – 1 spectacular event
Ink Experts at Your SideMarabu’s motto for Fespa 2010 refl ects its dedication to provide tailor-made solutions and customer proximity to the screen, digital, and pad printing community.
Screen novelties include new graphic, sign, and special effect inks and the world premiere of the new ink dispenser, MCD Micro. Marabu takes pride in showing live screen printing together with its cooperation partners Sakurai and Screen X.
Screen Products in Hall A1/320
Digital highlights include new UV & mild solvent-based inkjet inks and the global launch of our UV-curable range of Liquid Coatings shown live on a Bürkle coater.
Digital Products in Hall B1/440
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03 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
Editor’s Letter
WORLD
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EditorVal HirstTel: +44 1623 88 23 98E-mail: [email protected]
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The membership magazine of the Federation of European Screenprinting Associations
Spring/Summer 2010
Nowadays, whenever anyone is called upon to describe an exhibition, it’s become customary for them to claim that it’s ‘the biggest and best ever!’ Well this year, it really is! When FESPA 2010 opens its doors in Munich on 22nd June, visitors
will be able to see more than 600 international exhibitors showing in five halls.
Using as its theme ‘Catch the new wave of innovation’, FESPA 2010 is the biggest and most comprehensive FESPA show ever staged and is designed to provide print companies from around the globe with an opportunity to see all the latest screen digital and textile printing advances and enhancements, as well as the necessary inspiration they need to make their businesses more innovative and profitable.
Notably, this show also serves to underline the increasing growth and popularity of digital printing technology, offering three dedicated Digital Halls, which between them cover all aspects of the digital process, from pre-press to finishing and everything in between. In addition, the Screen Hall showcases the best that the manufacturers and suppliers of screenprinting equipment, materials and ancillary products have to offer. In the fifth hall, FESPA offers a new innovation its own, in the form a FESPA Fabric, a ‘show within a show’, which groups together all of the companies who are involved in garment decoration. FESPA Fabric will also be the home of FESPA Fabric Live, an exciting daily fashion show that will illustrate all of the latest effects that can be achieved using some of the equipment and materials on display.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy a host of other special events, which include Fresener’s Fabrics, a FREE seminar programme led by respected screenprinting and garment guru Scott Fresener, a Digital Debate, Innovation Debates and a one-hour Innovate! Workshop. These are in addition to all of the many stand surprises that exhibitors are planning on their own account.
Full information on all of these events can be found in the Show Introduction on pages 38-47, which is followed with a preview section, comprising of a résumé on all of the exhibitors and their plans for the exhibition. For ease of use, this has been broken down into the separate halls, each of which is prefaced with its own A-Z exhibitor listing. For last minute show news see the Stop Press section on page 94 and as the event draws closer, visit the FESPA website (www.fespa.com) which will yield day by day updates.
Elsewhere in this issue, you’ll find our regular news pages, together with some of the information obtained from FESPA’s latest World Wide Survey (page 22), a report from PIRA on the growth potential of digital textile printing (page 24-25) and a pictorial Master Class from Charlie Taublieb on garment dipping (pages 26-29). However, our main feature reveals how six print companies have added value with innovation – start reading on page 32 –and is preceded, on page 30, by an innovation overview from the exhibition’s sponsors.
On pages 16-19 you can see why the winners of FESPA’s Digital Print Awards, were deserving of their accolades and if this inspires you to show-off work that you have completed during the last three years, turn quickly to page 41 to see how you can enter the FESPA Awards, which will be judged during the exhibition.
Of course, FESPA exhibitions always provide a wonderful meeting point for everyone operating within the screen and digital sectors and I hope that all FESPA readers will make a point of visiting the FESPA stand (Hall A1/ 269) either to take part in the daily Innovation Debates, or simply to have a chat and a well-earned breather. I look forward to seeing you all in Munich in June!Val Hirst
NEWS ROUND-UP
4 Supplier NewsThe latest news from
around the industry
6 Product NewsNew launches and
innovations
12 Chris’s ColumnFESPA General Assembly,
Lisbon
13 Association NewsFESPA and Association
News
16 FESPA Digital Print Awards 2009The Winners
INFORMATION
15 Diary Dates
20 The 60 Second InterviewElena Knight of Xaar in the
hot seat
22 Full Steam Ahead!FESPA’s third World Wide
Survey results
24 The Next Big ThingPira’s lowdown on digital
textile printing
96 FESPA Contact List
98 And FinallyMichel Caza explains why
screenprinters must innovate
SPECIAL FEATURES
26 MASTERCLASS Charlie Taublieb
demonstrates the art of
garment dipping
30 INNOVATION FESPA 2010 Sponsors
discuss innovation
32 ADDING VALUE WITH INNOVATIONSeven print companies
explain what innovation
means to them
THE BIG ONE!
38 FESPA 2010 Preview – Introduction
42 FESPA Fabric
44 Fresener’s Fabrics Seminar Timetable
46 Speaker Biographies
50 Overall Hall Plans
51 Digital Hall B1A-Z Exhibitor Listing
52 Digital Hall B1 Exhibitor Preview
60 Digital Hall B2A-Z Exhibitor Listing
62 Digital Hall B2 Exhibitor Preview
70 Digital Hall B3A-Z Exhibitor Listing
72 Digital Hall B3 Exhibitor Preview
80 Screenprinting Hall A1Exhibitor Listing
82 Screenprinting Hall A1Exhibitor Preview
88 FESPA Fabric Hall A2Exhibitor Listing
90 FESPA Fabric Hall A2Exhibitor Preview
94 Stop Press – New Exhibitors and Hall Changes
95 Stop Press – Screen Innovation – NS Systems gets automated!
SUPPLIER NEWS
04 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
FUJIFILM Europe GmbH has appointed
Ryuta Masui as Senior Vice-President,
Graphic Systems Business Domain. He
replaces Naohiro Fujitani, who has
a new assignment as successor of Mr.
Hiroaki Tada, the president of FUJIFILM
Medical Systems USA at Stamford, CT.
Ryuta Masui, who has spent the last two years at FUJIFILM
Sericol in Broadstairs, Kent, UK, has over 15 years experience
within the Graphic Systems Business Domain, including a
period spent at Fujifilm’s Headquarters in Tokyo, where he
served as Manager of International Marketing.
(left to right) William Rollfs with Michel Mateu,
President Hexis Group
Hexis S.A has appointed William Rollfs of Roelofs as its
International Business Development Manager in a move
to strengthen the company’s presence on international
markets. Wim, who has an outstanding experience in the
field of materials for visual communication gained from
his work with PSA media manufacturers worldwide, will
be in charge of the development of major accounts on an
international level.
Screen has appointed Valkanov Trade Equipment (VTE)
as its exclusive distributor in Bulgaria and Macedonia. VTE
will sell and support Screen’s digital range of products,
including the Truepress Jet2500UV wide format printer.
VTE is a division of Valkanov Trade Company (VTC), the
largest supplier of graphic arts consumables in Bulgaria
and has a 37 percent share of the full spectrum of graphic
arts consumables and equipment sold there. The company
became a Screen distributor two years ago and has a
turnover of 1.5 million in machine sales.
Appointments Grapo and Orafol introduce new print system
New ink partnerships for Xaar
Grapo Technologies, a manufacturer of UV large format roll-
to-roll and flatbed UV printers based in the Czech Republic,
has entered into an agreement with Orafol Europe GmbH, the
manufacturer of self-adhesive graphic products, special tape
systems and reflective materials.
The companies have agreed to develop an application
package that uses Grapo’s Octopus UV digital printers with
inks that have been especially developed by Orafol to digitally
produce reflective traffic signs, when used in conjunction with
Orafol`s microprismatic reflective film systems, thus replacing
traditional screenprinting technology for many sign applications.
Traffic signs are a very specific application with critical
specifications and cannot be produced digitally using normal
CMYK inks. In partnership with Orafol, Grapo Technologies has
modified its Octopus UV printing system to the ORALITE UV traffic
sign printer, whilst Orafol has developed the seven, flat colour,
special inks, which are a pre-requisite for traffic signs. The inks can
be printed directly from one head on the sign printer, enabling
traffic sign manufacturers to cost-effectively handle short runs and
print signs on demand to meet market needs, especially those that
require special directions and other variable information.
Although Grapo is permitted to sell the print system under the
terms of the agreement, Orafol will be the primary coordinator
of sales activities and will also be leading the necessary colour
certification process, based on its relationships, reputation and
experience in this market.
Commenting on this new venture, Radim Kralik, CEO of Grapo
Technologies said: “This is only one of the niche markets we have
recently been investigating, and we are extremely pleased that
our nimble and flexible R and D organisation was able to respond
to the needs of this market.”
For further information visit: www.grapo.com and www.orafol.com
Xaar has appointed new
ink partners, who are active
within the ceramics market.
With headquarters in Italy
and production facilities
worldwide, Colorobbia
Italia Spa and Colorobbia
Espana S.A. specialise in the
production and distribution
of material and technologies
for traditional and advanced
industrial ceramics industries.
The companies have been
collaborating since 2008 and
Colorobbia’s high quality inks
for the ceramics market are
now fully Xaar-approved.
Xaar’s second new ink
partner is Ferro, a major
global supplier of technology
based performance materials
for manufacturers and a
worldwide leader of frits,
glazes, pigments and inks to
the ceramic tile decoration
market.
For further information visit:
www.xaar.com and
www.colorobbia.com
www.ferro.com
SUPPLIER NEWS
05 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
MACtac sponsors polar protection
Inks get Nordic approval
Inca expands technical support
In line with its
environmentally conscious
policy, vinyl manufacturer
MACtac has co-sponsored
The “(Ant)Arctic Matters”
exhibition, which presents
an artistic view of the
fascinating but precarious
beauty of the North and South
poles.
The brainchild of the
Belgian polar traveller
and global observer, Dixie
Dansercoer, who invited artists
to describe the mystery and the
infinite beauty of the wildlife
inhabitants and landscapes
of the (Ant)Arctic circles, the
exhibition features many
stunning digitally printed
Both EFI and HP have
announced that their inks
have been approved by the
Nordic Ecolabelling Board
and thus, print companies
may now refer to the approved
inks when documenting
their application for a Nordic
Ecolabelling license.
Established in 1989, the
Nordic Ecolabel’s goal is a
sustainable society through
sustainable consumerism.
Commonly known as the Swan
logo, it is the official ecolabel of
the Nordic countries and covers
66 product categories, including
print businesses. Over 200 print
companies throughout Sweden,
Norway, Iceland, Denmark
and Finland are now ecolabel-
licensed.
Efi’s VUTEk QS Series r
Ink and five HP Scitex Inks,
including the XP222 UV curable
ink used by the HP Scitex XP5100,
XP2100, XP5300 and XP2300
printers when used in standard
mode, plus the HP Scitex TJ200
and HP Scitex FB221 inks,
which are used respectively in
HP Scitex TJ8550 and FB7500
printers, have all been added to
the approved list
In addition, the HP Scitex
WB300 water based ink and the
PT10 and PT20 pre-treatments
for use with the HP Scitex
FB6700 printer have also been
accepted as meeting the
chemical requirements of the
Nordic Ecolabel.
For further information
visit: www.efi.com/products/
production/superwide/vutek/
inks/ and www.hp.com.
Inca Digital is expanding
its regional technical
support network to enhance
its service to Inca users
throughout Europe. In the first
phase, several new engineers
will be based in key locations
in Germany, France and
England, with more to be
deployed over the next few
months.
They will work with Inca’s
European Customer Centre in
the UK and provide first line
technical assistance to support
the growing installed base of
Inca Onset, Turbo, and Spyder
digital flatbed printers. This
newly strengthened team will
be in regular contact with their
local customers and will be
able to provide quick response
on-site service and technical
support, backed by Inca’s
application engineers and
telephone response team.
For further information visit:
www.incadigital.com
CLEAR FOCUS Europe has launched a new website that
features detailed information on its complete line of
One Way Vision perforated window graphics films and
overlaminates.
The new site features a user-friendly format for
streamlined navigation and incorporates a tech support
section with helpful printing, lamination and installation
tips, as well as downloadable data sheets and other
information to help customers choose the best Clear Focus
products for their application.
Registered users also have access to media profiles,
transportation and fire certificates and other documents.
For further information visit: www.clearfocus-europe.com
Agfa Graphics and Shenzhen Brothers have signed an
agreement under which they will combine their Greater
China and ASEAN activities to create a joint venture to be
known as Agfa Graphics Asia.
Agfa Graphics will be the majority shareholder with a stake
of 51percent, with Shenzhen Brothers owning 49 percent of
the company. Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics,
will take on the role of Chairman, while Mr. Huang, CEO of
Shenzhen Brothers, will become the new company’s CEO.
In its first full year of operations, Agfa Graphics Asia is
expected to achieve sales of 200 million.
For further information visit: www.agfa.com
Clear Focus launches new website
New Asian joint venture for Agfa
graphics, for which MACtac
supplied the self-adhesive
films and overlaminates. It was
installed in twelve containers
and will travel the world during
the next three years.
For further information visit:
www.mactac.eu
PRODUCT NEWS
06 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
Metallic magic!
Mutoh launches new disperse inkMutoh Europe has launched
a new series of water based
Direct Disperse inks, which
have been specifically
designed for use with Mutoh’s
existing direct to fabric Viper
TX and Viper TX Extreme
series printers.
The fast drying four-colour
inkset, which is free from harmful
VOCs, offers excellent colour
gamut and nozzle stability. The
inks, which may be used for the
volume production of soft signage
and double sided flags, are
an addition to Mutoh’s existing
water based dye sublimation
inks for use with transfer paper
printing, and the aim is to offer
print companies who produce
polyester flags and banners with
a direct print alternative to the
sublimation process.
The new inks are suited for
outdoor use, offering excellent
washing and perspiration
fastness, according to
applicable ISO standards.
The outdoor UV durability is
rated up to one year. Similar to
dye sublimation inks, the new
inks will require fixation via
a pressure free heat fixation
system or a calender.
Available in one-litre bottles,
the inks are compatible with
BIS, Mutoh’s continuous ink
supply system for the Viper/
Viper Extreme and Viper TX
Extreme series printers. BIS
has been developed to suit
the needs of speed intensive
volume oriented users who
require a high end, high
volume ink delivery and refill
system offering long unattended
printing capabilities, along with
minimum user intervention.
Three models are available:
a four-bottle system and two
eight-bottle systems. Each BIS
inkbottle can hold up to 4.3
litres and can be refilled whilst
printing. The new Mutoh Direct
Disperse inks are available
through Mutoh’s network of
authorised resellers.
For a detailed specification
sheet and UV, perspiration
and wash fastness scores
visit: www.mutoh.be/01/
MyDocuments/Mutoh-Water-
Based-Direct-Disperseinks_
Durability.pdf
Roland DG has introduced the
1.6m wide VersaCAMM VS-640
inkjet printer/cutter, which
features up to eight colours,
including the DPI award
winning metallic silver
ECO-SOL MAX ink.
Roland DG’s largest and
most versatile printer/cutter
to date, the VersaCAMM VS-
640 combines the industry’s
latest printhead technology
with Roland’s renowned print
and cut system and can be
equipped with an advanced
take-up unit to facilitate
unmatched printing quality
and unattended production
capabilities. A new Roland
Metallic Colour Library,
which includes more than
500 metallic and pearlescent
colours, enables VS-640 users
to add eyecatching metallic
effects to the full gamut of sign
and display applications and
enjoy the premium prices that
such output commands. In
addition, the VS-640 is quick
and easy to use and combines
an affordable price tag with
low operating costs.
It features a new generation
of printhead technology,
with the heads firing droplets
of seven different sizes with
unmatched accuracy for
smooth gradations, beautiful
photographs and flawless
solid colours, whilst Roland’s
Intelligent Pass Control ensures
the highest levels of print
quality, even when the print is
running in high speed modes.
Other features include
‘Roland On Support,’ a new
online customer support system
that enables users to remotely
track the status of the VS-640’s
activities. The system sends
e-mail or text messages directly
to a PC or mobile phone
notifying users of important
information, such as when a
job is completed or when ink is
running low.
Users can chose from three
different ink set configurations:
CMYKLcLm+Mt+W, for
the added versatility of
metallic silver and white ink;
CMYKLcLmCM, for enhanced
blues and reds, flawless skin
tones and improved image
quality across lighter colours
or CCMMYYKK for high speed
production.
The VS-640 includes
VersaWorks 4.0, the latest
version of Roland’s colour
management RIP software,
which supports the Roland
Color system that accurately
reproduces spot colours from
colour charts and swatch
books. The Roland Metallic
Color library in VersaWorks
features 512 colours, including
gold, silver, bronze and other
metallic colours that can be
incorporated into graphics.
VersaWorks also offers a
wide range of print options,
including a high-speed mode
for production banner printing,
the MAX Impact preset for
vivid outdoor graphics and the
Artistic mode for exceptional
indoor graphics that can be
viewed up close. In addition, it
automatically estimates the ink
usage and print time for each
graphic.
For further information visit:
www.rolanddg.eu
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PRODUCT NEWS
08 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
Uvistar heralds a new era
The European launch of the
Uvistar series of UV inkjet
roll-to-roll printers from
Fujifilm has the potential to
alter the way that material
for both billboard and POP
applications is prepared in the
future.
Using Fujifilm Sericol’s
specially developed Uvijet QK
inks the Uvistar can print on rolls
up to five metres wide. As an
industry leader in the constantly
evolving UV inkjet marketplace,
the company is introducing
the range in response to
the predicted demand for
traditionally pasted billboards to
be replaced with frame holders,
housing a poster printed on to
woven polyethylene (PE), which
can be clipped or stretched.
Several systems are already on
the market, and the demand
from media sites is set to grow
exponentially.
3M announces Guarantee updates
New Discproducer opens up revenue streams
3M is continuing to increase
the number of OEM piezo
inkjet printer and ink
combinations covered by its
3M Performance Guarantee
when used in conjunction
with a wide range of
approved 3M media.
The latest additions include
the HP Designjet L25500 printer;
the Seiko ColorPainter H-74s/H-
104s printer and the Durst Rho
320R printer. The Guarantee
already applies to printers
manufactured by EFI-VUTEk,
Epson, Gandinnovation, HP,
Mimaki, Mutoh, Roland and
Seiko.
3M’s qualified media
portfolio for these printer
and ink combinations
incorporates a broad range
of its products, including
Controltac Graphic Film,
Controltac Graphic Films with
Comply Adhesive, Scotchcal
Graphic Films and Scotchlite
Reflective Graphic Films,
all of which are designed,
engineered, developed,
tested and manufactured for
optimal compatibility and
performance.
Approved 3M media and
over laminates are guaranteed
to be free of media induced
artefacts that can cause
misprints and to adhere to
recommended substrates.
However, the duration of any
given Performance Guarantee
varies according to the
material combinations and
applications, as detailed in 3M
Product Bulletins available on
3M’s website.
For further information visit:
www.3M.eu/graphicsolutions.
Epson has introduced a new
addition to its Discproducer
series. Targeted at companies
wanting to personalise pre-
burnt CDs and DVDs, the new
Epson PP-100AP Autoprinter
delivers quick and cost
efficient large batch printing
of professionally designed
digital media.
CD and DVD discs are
frequently used in the
entertainment and imaging
industries, but there is an
increasing demand from many
other businesses that need discs
with a professional look and
finish for their digital handouts.
The fully automatic
Autoprinter has four trays,
enabling up to 100 discs in
two trays to be processed
continuously in one print run.
It combines excellent print
quality and speed to process
up to 95 discs per hour in fast
printing mode, and 50 discs in
photo quality mode.
Using six high capacity
individual ink cartridges,
Using technology that has
been developed following a
relationship that was initiated
by Fujifilm with inkjet printer
manufacturer Matan at FESPA
Digital in 2009, the Uvistar series
can print single skin posters to fit
the new format.
One of the most flexible,
cost efficient printers in its class,
it is available in four different
models, producing high quality
output at throughput speeds in
excess of 300m2/hour. A proven
multi-roll system with a highly
intuitive user interface, it provides
fast and efficient start up with
low media wastage, and has
the ability to handle rolls of
varying widths up to five metres.
In combination with the new
Fujifilm Sericol Uvijet QK inks,
the printers can produce jobs
on a very wide range of flexible
media, including PE, with no
curing or ink starvation issues
and with excellent inter-coat lay
down for backlit and solid prints.
The Uvijet inks are also low in
odour, thus making the Uvistar’s
output suitable for both indoor
and outdoor applications.
Customers will be able to
print huge outdoor banners
on PE media, which is already
starting to overtake PVC, since it
is much more environmentally
friendly and also weighs much
less, which brings attractive cost
saving benefits to end users. As
solvent inks do not adhere to
PE materials, printers will need
to adopt a UV offering to stay
ahead in the marketplace.
For further information visit:
www.fujifilmsericol.com.
the PP-100AP achieves an
incredible print capacity of
over 1,000 prints per set of ink
cartridges and uses Epson Total
Discmaker intuitive software
to ensure easy and efficient
production of professional
digital media.
For further information visit:
www.epson.com
ASSOCIATION NEWS
10 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
Chris’s ColumnChris Smith provides his regular round-up of FESPA and Association news
It has been quite a while since the
last edition of FESPA World and
since space is limited, and you
will find information on FESPA
2010 elsewhere in this issue, I
want to concentrate on the FESPA General
Assembly, which was held in Lisbon
last September, as well as recent FESPA
supported activities.
FESPA General Assembly Delegates from most Associations attended
the General Assembly (unfortunately
Austria, China, Greece and Philippines
were unable to attend), but a total of 31
Associations were represented in Lisbon.
President’s AddressPresident Anders Nilsson delivered a
welcome speech and address, which
highlighted FESPA’s remarkable growth,
in terms of both its membership and
exhibitions since its formation in 1962,
growth that has enabled it to reach new
markets and to stage more events all
around the world, whilst, at the same time,
having more stakeholders, press and
exhibitors to keep happy!
Anders said: “There has always been a
lot of talk about the FESPA family and like
any good family, FESPA allows its members
to find their own identity by providing the
support that enables them to develop.
“However, in order to remain a family
unit, FESPA must continue to evolve if
it is to remain relevant and successful.
We have already seen some dramatic
improvements in performance from some
of you and we would like all members to
replicate this!”
He then referred to the need to
implement new member guidelines,
to establish new membership criteria
for Associations and to increase the
performance of member Associations,
as previously discussed in both Oslo
and Athens, initiatives that are currently
underway.
Anders concluded: “In the final year of
my Presidency, I want to increase the value
that FESPA receives from our membership.
In order to be successful we must become
more professional and accountable and
increase our performance. The future
success of FESPA is not just about its
exhibition successes, it is also about your
success, your professionalism and your
contribution to the FESPA family.”
All delegates I spoke to were
enthusiastic about this approach and I
am certain that when the new procedures
are introduced, they will make FESPA even
better.
Next President I was personally delighted to see Gyorgy
Kovacs, President of our Hungarian
Association, being nominated and
unanimously elected as the next FESPA
President. Gyorgy will take over from
Anders at FESPA 2010. Hungary was one
of the first Eastern European countries to
join FESPA and Gyorgy was instrumental in
organising the first mini FESPA in Hungary
in 1993. In 1996, he was elected to the
FESPA Board on which he has served ever
since. During this time, he has helped
many member Associations and has
shown considerable support to our Eastern
European members by attending their
events, participating in their activities and
supporting their ideas and initiatives. He
told me that he has been so proud to serve
as a Board member for 13 years, but that
to serve as FESPA’s next President is the
greatest honour he could possibly receive.
He said: “I will endeavour to serve my term
with diligence, honesty and integrity and
will strive to help all members, wherever
they are geographically located, to fully
participate in FESPA”. He also wants to help
strengthen the FESPA family values, which
will enable all members to further develop
their Associations and to realise their
aspirations and objectives.
New membersThe General Assembly provided the
opportunity to welcome new members
to our family, namely Amerographics of
Mexico; Nepal Printers Association;
Sri Lankan Printers Association and
VWP of Switzerland. (The former Swiss
member, VSDS, had recently merged to
form this new Association.) This now takes
our total membership to 36 members,
with 26 full members and 10 associate
members. Contact details of all members
can be found on the FESPA website:
www.fespa.com
New and departing representatives As in many organisations, people move on
for a variety of reasons, so it was with some
sadness that we bade farewell to a number
of FESPA representatives during the last
year. Thea de Both (Croatia), Jitka Zelena
(Czech Republic), Janos Buranyi (Hungary),
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Suzi Matti (Switzerland) and John Keith (UK)
have all moved on to do other things.
However, we have also welcomed
Svetlana Mikhailova (Russia), Mohan
Kaikini and Sanjay Vora (India), Dag Knepr
(Croatia), Kaj Flick (Sweden) and Emese
Gyuricza (Hungary). We wish them all
success and happiness in their work with
their Associations and with FESPA.
In Lisbon we also bade farewell and a
big thank you to Jon Halvorson, who retired
from his role as secretary of the Norwegian
Association at the end of last year. Jon
served his Association and FESPA for 29
years (yes, he did start in 1980!) and will be
replaced by Karen Lind. It was fitting that
another Scandinavian, President Anders
Nillson, was able to pay tribute to Jon’s
work over the years and make a formal
presentation on behalf of FESPA to great
applause. Jon responded by stating how
important the FESPA family had been to
him and how privileged he felt to have
been a part of it for so many years.
Other activitiesMy recent travels have taken me to a
number of countries and exhibitions
where I have had an opportunity to
meet with our Associations (and their
members) and to speak about FESPA and
the New Planet Friendly Guide. What I
have found most interesting is that printers
are now beginning to wake up to their
environmental responsibilities and to the
fact that some of the large global buyers
of print, such as Coca Cola, IKEA, Shell and
McDonalds, insist that printers who work
for them are ISO 14001 or EMAS accredited.
It is a fact, that although businesses will
have to invest to obtain environmental
accreditation, they will be able to
make savings in accordance with their
environmental policy, which will offset the
cost within a couple of years. All printers
should be aware that the environment
is not just an EU driven initiative, but also
has the force of the UN behind it, so new
environmental policies, procedures and
agreements will be globally applied and
most likely enforced.
Batelov In September I was a guest at the 18th
Anniversary celebrations of the Czech
Screen Printing Association (Sitotiskovy
Svaz), which were held at a beautiful
lakeside setting in Batelov. Probably about
100 members, mainly from Czech Republic,
were in attendance, but a group from
the Slovak Association also participated,
along with Svetlana Mikhailova and
myself. I can honestly say that I have never
laughed as much nor had such a happy
time as I enjoyed over those two days!
This was a fun event, based on printing,
but with an element of team building
and teamwork involved. It would take too
long to relate all that happened, but each
team had to undertake a series of tests or
challenges that included a printing quiz,
an environmental challenge, a printing
challenge, squeegee throwing and target
hitting, a substrate counting challenge,
making a fancy dress costume from
material provided and a fork lift trolley
challenge, to name but a few!
If all our Associations were able to
generate as much interest from their events
as this one achieved, I am certain they would
provide incredible networking opportunities
and help to forge new friendships, which
would be very helpful for business. To see
photos of this event, visit: http://picasaweb.
google.com/sietotlaciari/BATELOV200903
Slovakian International SeminarIn October, the fifth International
seminar, organised by Slovak Association
(SIE OTLA OVY ZVÄZ SR), took place in
the SPA town of Dudince in Slovakia and
once again, it welcomed Michel Caza as
the main speaker. Vice President Gyorgy
Kovacs drove from Hungary to take part
and my colleague Marcus Timson flew
in from Germany to make a presentation
on revolutionary marketing. Over 100
delegates attended this two day event,
during which time Michel revealed
some fascinating information about
print companies in China following a
recent visit. One company, Shenzhou
in Ningbo, China, which has 28,000
employees, and a 200,000m2 headquarters,
has a screenprinting department that
employs 1,600 staff working in a 20,000m2
factory. It has 24 automatic carrousels,
four kilometres of ‘long tables’ and
prints 350,000 items per day! It seems
unbelievable, but it is true. You can read a
brief report about this event on the FESPA
website at: http://www.fespa.com/images/
stories/projects_update_pics/Dudince_
report_pdf2.pdf
Romanian SeminarI was delighted to participate in the first
ever FESPA supported event in Romania,
which was held in Bucharest in February
and which, despite heavy snow and
temperatures of -20°C, attracted 30
delegates. They all seemed to find the
experience a valuable one and many
stayed to chat to Peter Kiddell and myself
about a whole range of issues.
As this edition goes to press, I will once
again be with my good friend, Michel
Caza, at a FESPA supported seminar in
Moscow.
FESPA 2010Whether you are a manufacturer, supplier
or printer, you are virtually guaranteed
to find something of interest at FESPA 2010
in Munich and this is where you will find
me, along with the rest of the FESPA team,
between 22nd and 26th June, where we
look forward to seeing as many of you as
possible.
And don’t forget, as FESPA members,
you are eligible to enter the prestigious
FESPA Awards for screen and digital
printing. You’ll find more details on the
FESPA Website at www.fespa.com so select
some samples of your best work from the
last two years, download an entry form
and follow the instructions.
Good luck!
Chris Smith
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The first FESPA Global Summit,
which recently took place in
Miami, Florida, USA, called for
stronger business leadership
and a strategic commitment
to innovation for print service
providers, in order for them
to grow again following the
downturn.
Designed to provide
attendees with an open
environment in which to tackle
the challenges affecting the
wide format printing industry,
it was the first such forum to
connect so many leading
innovators from Europe
and the United States and
Canada. Attended by over
100 delegates, sponsors and
speakers, drawn from across
the US, Canada, Central
and South America, the
event provided the perfect
opportunity for them to share
ideas, knowledge and insights
with some of Europe’s foremost
wide format entrepreneurs.
The programme featured
inspiring speakers from trend
spotting, marketing and
creative agencies, mixed with
leading print innovators from
Europe and the US. In addition
to the plenary sessions,
attendees also participated
in group discussions to assess
the opportunities and threats
confronting the modern print
business as it recovers from
recession.
Frazer Chesterman, FESPA’s
Managing Director, explains:
“The Summit was initially
designed to support and
motivate business leaders, but
it has also provided us with
some fascinating insights into
the challenges our market
is facing and enabled us to
summarise the global trends
that it now confronts.”
Delegates responded
enthusiastically to the
conference programme
and open discussion forums,
describing the event in glowing
terms as: ‘Inspirational’,
‘Informative’, ‘Visionary’, ‘ Very
thought provoking’ and ‘Very
impressive!’
VP of Corporate Marketing
at EFI, Frank Tueckmantel
comments: “We were thrilled
to be part of the event which
provided an excellent venue
with engaging speakers and
relevant, thought provoking
topics. As an event sponsor,
EFI truly benefited from the
innovative strategies, collective
intellect and customer
partnerships. We are looking
forward to the next Summit and
hope that it will become an
annual tradition!”
FESPA Sales & Marketing
Director Marcus Timson
concludes: “Print still has
a strong place in the
communication mix, but it’s
clear that traditional market
structures have altered forever,
and emerging techniques and
trends are forcing a change
in how we deliver print. Print
service providers need to
properly understand these
forces for change in order to
continue to provide value for
their customers.”
A collaborative white
paper entitled ‘Innovation - the
Way Forward’ is currently being
produced, based on insights
gained at the summit and will
be available for the whole
community.
For further information visit:
www.fespa.com
FESPA Global Summit connects transatlantic innovators
FESPA expands its familyFESPA has recently welcomed
four new associations into
the FESPA fold, including
the recently merged Swiss
Association Verband
Werbetechnik + Print
(VWP), who joins the global
community of member
associations and the Mexican
Association, Amerografics,
the Sri Lanka Association of
Printers, (SLAP) and the Nepal
Printers’ Association, (NPA),
which have all joined as
associate members.
All four associations will
benefit from a variety of FESPA
educational resources and
training initiatives, as well as
participation in a growing
number of international
projects and events.
The new member
association, VWP, is the result
of last year’s consolidation
of Verband Sieb-und
Digitaldruck Schweiz (VSDS),
and Verband Werbetechnik
(VWT). The VWP brings
together businesses in
Switzerland that are engaged
in advertising and print
production, embracing both
screen and digital processes.
Founded in December
2008, Amerografics currently
comprises screen, signage,
digital and textile printers. With
an office located in the District
Federal of Mexico and another
in Guadalajara, its undertakes
a wide range of activities and
its primary aim is to improve
the relationship between
manufacturers and suppliers,
as well as to promoting the
exchange of knowledge and
information amongst industry
peers.
Founded in 1956, SLAP has
288 printer members and 125
suppliers. Based in Colombo,
Sri Lanka, it is firmly committed
to training the country’s youth
in all aspects of printing
work, and providing career
guidance and employment
opportunities.
First established in 1978
and based in Kathmandu,
Nepal, the NPA has 211
members comprising digital,
offset, and screenprinters,
print suppliers and pre- and
post-press related businesses.
It organises various training
schemes and runs a range of
interactive printing workshops
and seminars.
For further information visit:
www.amerografics.org;
www.srilankaprint.com
Like an F1 racing car, when it comes to speed, the Rho 1000 is in a class of its own.The Rho 1000 is a continuous UV board printer perfect for integrating into existing production systems. It is uniquely capable of achieving a production output of up to 600 boards per hour (125 x 80 cm), without interruption, around the clock, whilst ensuring optimum quality. The further development of the revolutionary Quadro Array printhead technology along with double the number of nozzles and Durst’s efficient workflow configuration, have opened up exciting new production possibilities. It is designed for 24/7 production as standard with the highest reliability in the market.Add to that minimum set up times and maximum media flexibility (sheets, heavy boards and roll media) with fast cleaning and long periods between service maintenance, and you have a cutting-edge production machine.
To see how the Rho 1000 could help make your business a winner with customers, visit www.durst-online.com
Engineered for the ultimate high speed performance
Durst Rho 1000continuous inkjet production system
See the Rho 1000 in action at FESPA22-26 June 2010Munich, Germany
Hall: B1, Booth: 260
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London is the host city for FESPA 2013
FESPA’s next flagship global
event will be hosted at
London’s ExCeL exhibition
centre in the City’s Docklands,
and will run from 25th to 29th
June 2013.
The move to London in
2013 is expected to attract new
English speaking audiences,
particularly as London is
widely recognised as a hub
of creative excellence and is
also the home of many leading
design, media, advertising and
communications businesses.
The 2013 venue, ExCeL
London, is part of a 100-acre
waterfront campus, which
includes three onsite DLR
(Docklands Light Railway)
stations, with easy access to
the London Underground
Jubilee Line and London’s
City Airport. The site also offers
parking for 2,600 cars, has five
on-site hotels and numerous
bars and restaurants. London’s
transport infrastructure and
visitor services are undergoing
significant investment and
expansion prior to the London
2012 Olympic Games and
thus visitors to FESPA 2013 can
expect to benefit from world
class facilities.
Since 2005, FESPA’s
peripatetic events have
moved around a number of
European cities, including
Munich, Amsterdam, Berlin
and Geneva, with the FESPA
2010 exhibition taking place
at Messe Munich, Germany
this June. In addition, future
FESPA Digital exhibitions
will be held in Hamburg,
Germany (2011) and
Barcelona, Spain (2012).
For further information visit:
www.fespa.com
www.excel-london.co.uk or
www.visitlondon.com
FESPA publishes first reinvestment reportFESPA has published its first
official Reinvestment Report,
which provides detailed
insights into the projects that
have benefited from FESPA
reinvestment funding since
2005.
The eight-page report
outlines its reinvestment vision
and gives details of 1.6 million
worth of financial support
extended to FESPA’s national
associations and global
associate members over the last
four years. In total, 175 projects
have been funded, and the
report offers numerous examples
from around the world.
A specific focus for
reinvestment has been
knowledge sharing and
networking, mainly in the form
of seminars, conferences and
workshops. Over 70 such FESPA
funded events have been held
in the last five years, in the 26
countries where FESPA has a
presence.
Reinvestment funds have
also been deployed in the
production of exclusive
educational tools, such as the
FESPA Sensations book, the
development of e-learning
courses in multiple languages,
and the relaunch of FESPA’s
Planet Friendly Guide. The
central FESPA website has also
been enhanced to become a
first port of call for advice and
information.
All applications for
reinvestment funding are
evaluated by FESPA’s Projects
Committee, who assess
the potential benefits to
members. The Committee
also encourages members to
supplement FESPA’s financial
support with self-funding,
commercial sponsorship or
subsidies from local businesses
and national or regional
government.
To obtain a copy of the FESPA
Reinvestment Report, visit
www.fespa.com to access
and download a PDF version,
or email Chris Smith at chris.
FESPA expects to run the first FESPA Americas in Orlando,
Florida, from 24th-26th February 2011, alongside Graphics of
the Americas, pending final confirmation of an agreement
with the Printing Association of Florida.
The first FESPA exhibition on US soil is designed to provide
visitors from the US and Central and South America with a
pan-regional, high quality event that will showcase the world’s
leading manufacturers and inspire the region’s screen, digital
and textile printers.
Commenting on this new addition to the FESPA show
calendar, FESPA Managing Director, Frazer Chesterman, said:
“In response to strong demand, FESPA Americas, taking place
alongside the Graphics of the Americas show at the Orlando
Orange County Convention Center, will provide exhibitors with
a new opportunity to reach an audience of printers with a
pan-regional perspective, whilst visitors from the US, Central
and South America will be able to take part in a unique
educational programme and visit a world class exhibition.”
This innovative new event will complement the Graphics of
Americas show and will give visitors an even more compelling
reason to make the trip to Orlando in February. Building on
the continued success of FESPA Mexico, FESPA Americas aims
to unite all of the region’s printers in digital and screenprinting
and garment decoration, to attend one comprehensive
exhibition for wide format that will sit alongside Graphics of the
Americas, which is focused on commercial print.
For further information visit: www.fespa.com
Launch of new FESPA of the Americas show
DIARY DATES
15 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
FESPA 2010
22nd-26th June
Messe, Munich, Germany
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
Fax: +44 1737 233734
www.fespa2010.com
FESPA FABRIC 2010
22nd-26th June
Messe Munich, Germany
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
Fax: +44 1737 233734
www.fespafabric.com
FESPA MEXICO 2010
26th-28th August
Centro Banamex, Mexico D.F
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
Fax: +44 1737 233734
www.fespamexico.com
FESPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2010
16th-17th September
Hamburg, Germany
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
e-mail: [email protected]
FESPA AMERICAS 2011
24th-26th February
Orlando, Florida
Organiser: FESPA / Graphics of the
Americas
Tel: +44 1737 240788
e-mail: [email protected]
FESPA DIGITAL 2011
24th-26th May
Hamburg, Germany
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
e-mail: [email protected]
www.fespadigital.com
FESPA ASIA 2011
26th-28th October
Singapore
Organiser: FESPA
Tel: +44 1737 240788
e-mail: [email protected]
www.fespaasia.com
FESPA Diary Dates 2010/2011
FESPA DIGITAL PRINT AWARDS 2009
16 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
The Best of the Bunch!
Following the judging of the
2009 FESPA Digital Print Awards
by an independent jury, prizes
were duly presented to the
winners on the eve of last year’s
FESPA Digital Europe 2009 Exhibition in
Amsterdam, with German print company
Stiefel Digitalprint GmbH winning both the
coveted Platinum Award, for the best entry
overall and the Exterior Category Award.
The competition, which is supported
by HP, was open to printers from across
Europe, the Middle East and Africa and
attracted more than 200 entries. In addition
to the winners featured below, the jury also
named a runner up in each category and
highly commended a further 11 entries, as
further detailed on page 19.
Commenting on the growing popularity
of the competition, Nigel Steffens, FESPA
CEO, said: “Year on year, the response
that we receive never fails to impress and
it’s great to see that print companies are
producing such high quality and creative
solutions for their customers. We look
forward to seeing this trend continue at the
next FESPA Digital Print Awards in 2011.”
The Winners
Platinum Award and Exterior Award
Bernhard Stiefel (left)
accepts the Platinum
Award from Francois
Martin, HP
Stiefel Digitalprint GmbH was declared both the
overall Platinum Award winner and the winner
of the Exterior category in respect of its digitally
printed banner, Bild Rhinefall, which replicated
Swiss artist Beat Toniolo’s artwork depicting the unity
of the European countries taking part in the 2008
UEFA European Football Championship.
Printed on Stiefel Digitalprint’s HP/NUR Expedio
5000 printer, using UV inks, one of the project’s key
challenges was ensuring that the banner was
correctly tailored. It needed to be tightly stretched,
so as to demonstrate a crease free motif to its
best advantage and also had to float on water!
The company selected a 300gsm wide meshed
substrate, which was flexible enough to float and
durable enough to withstand the whitewater of the
Rhinefall basin, Europe’s largest waterfall. Stiefel
Digitalprint also produced special fixtures on
uniquely designed airbags, thus ensuring that the
banner remained both firmly fixed and afloat!
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Textile Award
Packaging and Manufactured Goods Award
Jason Holmes, Bonar Floors
(left), receives his award
from Las Barrow, FESPA
Board member
Nico Veenendaal (left)
receives his award from
Laurence Vermeire, HP
The UK based flooring solutions provider Bonar
Floors (who is now trading as Forbo Flooring Systems)
was named Textile Category winner, beating stiff
competition in respect of its innovative floor solutions.
Milan based architectural practice Sottsass Associati
approached Bonar Floors to produce a range of
original designs using Bonar Floors’ flocked flooring
– a unique, velvety, minimalist textile floor cladding.
The Milanese company had never worked with the
material, so Bonar was presented with an interesting
design challenge!
In order to demonstrate the fine, photographic
detail of the designs and incorporate brilliant,
contrasting colours, as well as achieving a three-
dimensional visual effect, Bonar’s Reggiani Giano
machine, a clothing textile printer, had to be
especially adapted. The flooring’s flock, which is
2mm long, had to be dyed and fixed to its roots,
as Bonar Floors has a 10-year quality guarantee
that had to be met. Its design team and colourist
research technicians worked with Reggiani’s experts
for 18 months in order to achieve the desired results.
The machine also needed a specially acclimatised
chamber, which meant that the entire facility was
moved from one part of the factory to another to
achieve the optimum operating environment.
The winner of this award was Netherlands
based Personal Media Solutions, in respect of an
innovative packaging solution it developed for its
product MyChewingGum.com. The main aim was
to produce a customised premium brand category
packaging at an affordable price, which also had
universal appeal.
Personal Media Solutions’ most important
consideration was finding good blister packs for the
chewing gum, which it filled manually, although
the company has since invested in an automated
machine for filling and sealing the packs. After
selling more than 50,000 packages, it partnered
with cutting edge chewing gum brand Cadbury
Stimorol. Printed on the Xerox iGen3, customers
are able to order packs via the company’s website
(www.mychewinggum.com) or affiliates’ sites.
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Vehicle Award
Fine Art Award
Karl Rutschi (left) accepts
the award from Michael
Seidl, Print & Publishing
Torbjörn Johansson (left)
receives award from
Christian Duyckaerts, FESPA
Board member
Zurich based printer Rutschi AG, was named as
the winner of the Vehicle Category, one of the
most popular award categories and also the one
that attracted most entries. Its eye catching ‘Night
Trains’ vehicle wrap, produced for client ZVV
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, which was used before,
during and after the 2008 UEFA European Football
Championship, featured changeable text with
‘night’ as the overall theme of the project.
The main challenge was the quick turnaround
necessary. Printed on the Mutoh Spitfire Extreme
and the Roland Soljet Pro VII, the 2000m2 wrap was
turned around within six days, including printing
and application onto two trains, each comprising
26-metre wagons.
With a tight time frame that left little margin for
error, the company only had one attempt to fit the
graphics on and around the windows and doors, a
difficult task given the length of the trains. This was
further complicated by the special effects created
on the doors, which illustrate two bats kissing when
the doors open on one carriage and a bat eating a
fly on a second carriage!
Celebrating its third win in three years, Swedish
company Tobex AB picked up the Fine Art Category
Award. It was approached by textile designer Liz
Nilsson to digitally print a photographic image,
called ‘Letting Go’, onto a silk/viscose velvet fabric
for an exhibition called ‘Pink Thursday’ at the
Trelleborg Museum in Sweden.
Having never previously printed on to this fabric,
Tobex discovered that it was difficult to achieve
good ink penetration and to replicate the desired
colour combinations accurately. Accordingly, it
had to manipulate the file extensively to achieve
satisfactory results.
It then used its Mimaki TX2 combined with
pigment inks, to produce a print that actually
looked even better than the original photo! Better
still, when Liz Nilsson entered the fabric in the
Royal Dublin Society’s Craft Exhibition, Digital Print
Category in 2008, she walked away with first prize!
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FESPA DPA 2009 Runners-upCategory Company Country Project
Exterior Sanca Spain Lona Fiat
Fine Art Print &
Display
Belgium Protect 7-7
Interior Dereumaux
XL
The
Netherlands
Zuiderkerk
naar RAI
Packaging and
Manufactured
Goods
PlotFactory
AG
Switzerland Gamebox
Textile Niggemeyer
Bildproduktion
GmbH & Co KG
Germany Upgrade
Office
Atmosphere
Vehicle AST Signs Ltd United
Kingdom
Eddie Stobart
Fleet
Highly Commended
Exterior Category
> X-Treme Creations, Belgium, for
Tomorrowland
> Print & Display, Belgium, for De Meuter
Construction
Fine Art Category
> Ine van der Horn, The Netherlands, for
Joint Composition
> Dereumaux XL, The Netherlands, for
Breda Photo 2008
> Ormo Print GmbH, Germany, for Glass Painting
Interior Category
> Colour XL, The Netherlands, for Floor
Graphics
> En-Ca, Italy, for Ing Puzzle commissioned
by Best Solution Agency-Siena
Packaging and Manufactured Goods
Category
> Rex Pubblicità, Italy, for Rubbish
Containers
Textile Category
> Glasgow School of Art, United Kingdom,
for Mackintosh Reinterpreted
Vehicle Category
> Presentation Creative and Production
House, Egypt, for Vespa Ads, Vodafone
> Mycrom Srl, Italy, for 500 Diabolika
Limited Edition Design Collection
Interior Award
Phil Holt, VCG Colourlink
(left), accepts his
award from Barney Cox,
Haymarket.
VCG Colourlink triumphed in the Interior Category,
beating the competition with its Birmingham
Post: Fort Dunlop project for interior architectural
practice MMoser Associates and its client BPM
Media.
VCG Colourlink worked closely with the
MMoser Associates’ creative team to develop
high impact graphics across a wide range of
substrates to radically redesign the client’s open
plan office, creating artwork for the walls that used
a combination of historical, contemporary and
abstract images. The key challenges were ensuring
complete colour consistency across a diverse range
of printed materials and also that the resulting
images truly complemented the surrounding
furniture and fittings, whilst clearly defining the
workspace into specific zones. As the client’s
business is newspaper publishing, a ‘newsprint dot’
theme was used for the images, which were printed
on VCG Colourlink’s trademarked Digital Wallpaper,
using an EFI VUTEk QS2000.
FESPA DPA 2009 WinnersCategory Company Country Project
Exterior Stiefel
Digitalprint
GmbH
Germany Bild Rhinefall
Fine Art Tobex AB Sweden Letting Go
Interior VCG
Colourlink
United
Kingdom
Birmingham
Post, Fort
Dunlop
Packaging and
Manufactured
Goods
Personal
Media
Solutions
The
Netherlands
MyChewing-
Gum.com
Textile Bonar Floors United
Kingdom
Sottsass
Collection
Vehicle Rutschi AG Switzerland Night Trains
INFORMATION
20 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
The 60 second interviewIn the first of this occasional series, where FESPA’s Marcus Timson gives industry personalities a one minute grilling, Elena Knight, Xaar’s Marketing Communications Manager, is the lady in the hot seat
How did you get involved in the industry?I was recommended for the job, so I sort of
fell into it I guess.
What do you enjoy about this market?It is a hugely dynamic market. It is
challenging, innovative and there is no
time to get bored.
What do you dislike about this market?Not much I must admit. If you’d asked me
years ago, then I would have said that I
believed it to be quite a traditional industry,
very static and very slow. However, with
digital stirring things up and companies
such as FESPA getting creative and driving
innovation, things are changing rapidly.
What was the biggest challenge of your career so far?In my role as Marcomms Manager I think
the biggest challenge was getting to grips
with the most effective way of marketing
a ‘component’. It is a lot easier to market a
complete solution.
What has been your greatest achievement?Passing my Postgraduate Diploma in
Marketing while working full time.
If you weren’t in this industry, what would you be doing?I would have probably ended up being a
translator. What put me off most was the
thought of having to translate instruction
manuals!
What do you think is the biggest challenge facing our industry?I see one of the biggest challenges being
the competitive nature of the printing
industry. Specifically looking at the inkjet
printing market for wide format graphics,
print producers constantly have to find
new ways to satisfy customer needs
competitively in this highly commoditised
market sector. This situation is obviously not
being helped by the state of the current
economic climate and low cost offerings
from other countries are not helping
either. For this reason, it is incredibly
important to constantly focus on service
levels and identify and offer value-added
opportunities for customers.
What do you think the biggest opportunity for this industry? Print buyers constantly need to look for new
ways of staying competitive, of increasing
efficiency and boosting profitability. Inkjet
technology has gained huge momentum
and credibility over the last few years as
a viable and cost effective method for a
whole range of industrial and commercial
print applications. We have seen inkjet
technology making massive inroads into
certain areas, such as the wide format
market, with more than 40 percent of
printers in Europe using inkjet technology
over the traditional screenprinting
technology. This shows that certain
segments have proven to be ideally suited
for digital and the improved reliability
and productivity we are seeing from new
printheads coming onto the market is
providing printers with huge opportunities,
especially as there is a demand for high-
quality graphics on a variety of substrates,
short print runs and all this at a low cost!
There are lots of opportunities out there, not
only in wide format, but also in packaging,
ceramics and décor for example. These
markets are all driven by the same
motivators: on demand, short run, reduced
costs, faster speeds and above all, greater
flexibility and responsiveness. Printers
can harness the innovations in inkjet
technology to generate more up time on
machines and a much faster ROI, while
at the same time adding value for their
customers.
What does innovation mean to you and how important is it to your company and the industry as a whole?I think innovation is key, especially in hard
times. The companies who innovate have
more chance of surviving the downturn
and the rate of innovation will also
determine how quickly they will recover
once we come out the other side. For
Xaar, innovation is all about giving our
customers the tools to be at the forefront
of their market and it enables them to set
themselves apart from the competition,
whilst also helping them to build a
sustainable, profitable business.
What would be your best piece of advice for someone joining the industry?My advice would be to be innovative and
not to shy away from trying out new things.
Last year’s FESPA was all about revolution
– it’s all about being bold, being different
and going the extra mile.
When will we hit full recovery?Good question! Officially we are supposed
to be out of the recession now, I believe, with
the economy growing at an estimated 0.4
percent during the last three months in 2009.
I’m an optimist, so I would very much hope
that we will be properly recovered by Q1
2011 – but your guess is as good as mine!
Who is your favourite sports team and why?I hang my head in shame! I must admit
that I am not an avid follower of any
sports team. However, when put on the
spot, I’d officially have to say Liverpool.
My hubby is a fan and if I supported
anybody else, my life would be a lot less
comfortable! Unofficially I’d say Real
Madrid, as my family is from Madrid and I
am easily bored when watching football.
The Spanish make for a much more
interesting game – their playing style is
very passionate.
Thank you Elena Knight.
The past year has been one of many challenges, yet sign and print service providers (PSPs) have demonstrated resilience and innovation in coping with the altered financial world.
The launch of the HP Scitex FB7500, the HP Scitex FB6050 and the HP Designjet L25500 Printers further extended HP’s wide format portfolio and delivered new capabilities to its customers. The introduction of the Planet Partners take-back programme in Europe as well as the launch of new, recyclable media enables HP PSPs to offer services and applications that address the environmental concerns of their customers as well as improving working conditions in their own facilities.
To be successful a PSP needs a sound digital strategy which enables it to develop specialty niches, for example, versioning and variable data print jobs that increase the value of output - extending wide format applications to new sectors, attracting business from new markets, and printing with the environment in mind.
“There is no need to think in terms of sectors or segments any more: they can all be part of the same business model. New business paradigms based on the characteristics of digital text and image data – and not output technology – are being developed,” said François Martin, marketing director, Graphics
Solutions Business EMEA, HP. “The patterns of print buying and production are shifting. Digital technologies have made it possible for enterprises, agencies, photographers, design companies and manufacturers to undertake their own printing.”
HP Latex Inks Technology has meant that wide format equipment, like the HP Designjet L25500 and L65500 Printers can be installed in non-industrial environments, throwing open the possibilities of innovation that this technology brings, to a wider audience.
Printworks-Mediatech, of the UAE, used its latex printer to print graphics for a novel application. “We branded the inside of elevators including three sides and the internal doors, as well as the safety doors on six different levels,” said Karim Saad, managing director, Printworks-Mediatech. “The potential odour in a 3.8m2 space with 16m2 of solvent prints was a problem we were able to eliminate with the L66500 printer.”
The ability to carry out short runs draws new customers into the market. Small retailers, educational institutions and other businesses that never before would have been wide format print customers are able use digital technology to promote themselves in innovative ways.
One exciting development for brand owners and sign and display PSPs is the availability of HP SmartStream Designer software that processes data Variable Data Printing (VDP) or wide format applications. Improved productivity, internal cost reduction and immediacy are among the key benefits. VDP offers electronic collation (the sequential printing of graphics for a specific destination) and versioning (tailoring graphics for a region or venue). Creating jobs with templates and fixed data or variable text and image
elements for merging with data lists can lead to time and cost savings as well as increased versatility for increased marketing capabilities.
Image Options, of Foothill Ranch, California, has produced back-lit posters with 20 different price categories for 134 test stores in the Del Taco fast food chain with its HP Scitex TJ8500 Printer, using HP SmartStream Designer. Each print had two price versions and all 134 stores had unique ID numbers. Image Options had switched this job from manual versioning to VDP, resulting in 10 hours of layout/prepress time being cut to approximately two hours.
Making it happenHP Financial Services (HPFS) has a variety of programmes to help companies finance their new equipment and has continued to lend throughout the period of uncertainty. HPFS finances customer acquisitions using HP’s own resources: it does not borrow on the market. This gives customers and HPFS more flexibility in negotiating terms.
Imaginative thinking in conjunction with new HP printers to be launched at Ipex means that PSPs can say “Yes!” to requests never possible to fulfil until now.
Digital innovation has no boundaries
For further information about the HP range of printers for sign and display applications, visit www.hp.com/uk/go/contactus or www.hp.com/go/graphicarts
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Full Steam Ahead!Opportunities arising from the shift to digital production are keeping printers optimistic for the future of their individual businesses, despite the downturn, according to FESPA’s third Worldwide Survey, the results of which have just been published.
On a scale of one to 10,
where 10 is ‘very optimistic’,
the mean for respondents’
individual businesses was
7.6, compared with 6.9
for the wide format industry as a whole.
This is consistent with the equivalent
survey results in 2007 and 2009. Worldwide
Survey 3 clearly underlines how client
demands for shorter turnaround, just
in time delivery and shorter runs are
driving wide format print companies
towards digital technology. Close to 70
percent of respondents are seeing these
trends increasing. The greatest pressure
appears to be on faster turnaround, with
81.5 percent stating that this is a growing
requirement from clients.
Versioning and/or personalisation,
online ordering and integration with other
marketing collateral, such as direct mail,
are also client priorities, with around half
of print companies reporting a trend in
demand for these capabilities.
Conducted in partnership with
InfoTrends, the latest FESPA Worldwide
Survey involved the largest research
sample to date, attracting online responses
from dozens of countries in Europe, Asia
and North and Latin America in February
and March 2010.
All of the 582 respondents affirmed that
the percentage of their revenue coming
from digital projects will increase in the
next two years, rising to close to 50 percent
of income for businesses with fewer than
100 employees.
This expected revenue growth
is stimulating robust demand for
new equipment, with 37.4 percent of
respondents planning to purchase a new
wide format printer in the next 12 months,
and a further 33.8 percent still undecided
about such a purchase. More than half of
respondents expect their spend on digital
wide format media and consumables to
increase in the next 12 months.
Print service providers are seizing
positive opportunities to grow and
diversify using digital, with 78 percent
of survey respondents expanding the
range of applications they produce. 68
percent of respondents have looked at
new market opportunities or developed
innovative processes or products to tackle
the impact of the economic downturn
and nearly a quarter of respondents see
the future success of wide format print
service providers as being able to deliver
marketing solutions for the client.
FESPA Sales & Marketing Director
Marcus Timson comments: “With just three
months to go until FESPA 2010 opens its
doors in Munich, this latest FESPA survey
profiles a global community of print service
providers that has remained resilient
and adaptable in the face of significant
economic challenges. Our recent series of
FESPA Economy Surveys has highlighted
the dramatic commercial impact of the
2008/9 downturn on wide format printers.
However, they remain optimistic, alert to
opportunities and focused on pursuing
new applications or niche markets to
generate growth for their businesses.
The dynamics between clients and print
service providers are clearly changing,
but the most successful printers are
adapting resourcefully, embracing digital
technology and blending it creatively with
other processes and value added services
to deliver the right solutions to clients’
challenges.”
Banners, posters, signs and POS/POP
continue to be the leading applications for
most respondents, with demand remaining
stable across these product categories
despite the economic downturn. A notable
decrease was in backlit displays, with
the percentage of respondents regularly
producing these falling from 46.2 percent
in 2009 to 26.4 percent in 2010. Increased
demand was reported for billboards,
photographic applications, decals and
presentation graphics. Growth is also
evident in emerging application areas such
as textile, interiors, flooring and fine art.
Thinking ahead to their next print engine,
almost a quarter of respondents are most
likely to purchase a UV curable inkjet device,
though interest in technologies such as
eco-solvent and latex inkjet is beginning
to overtake that for more established
solutions such as aqueous and solvent inkjet.
Technology choice still seems to be a source
of confusion for many printers, with almost 16
percent of respondents undecided on their
next purchase.
The survey shows a converging
community of businesses servicing
their clients with wide format printed
products. 22 percent of respondents state
that the term ‘digital printing specialist’
best describes their business, followed
by 12 percent who define themselves
as ‘screen printers’ and a further 12
percent preferring the more generic
‘commercial printer’. The remaining 54
percent of respondents also included
graphic designers and advertising
agencies, ‘quick printers’ and corporate
reprographic departments, photo
labs and reprographic businesses,
exhibition builders and sign shops.
To read the full results of
FESPA Worldwide Survey 3,
visit www.fespa.com.
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Based on a new study
published by Pira
International and supported
by FESPA. The study, entitled
‘The Future of Digital Print for
Textiles: market forecasts to 2014’, breaks
down the global market by end use sector,
print process, region and country, with five-
year forecasts to 2014.
According to the study, market demand
for inkjet printed textiles is growing as
demand continues for shorter print runs
for printed fabrics and customised and
personalised garments and upholstery
fabrics.
The economic recession has reduced
the rate of growth as consumption of
products using printed textiles has also
Digital textile printing – the next big thing?The greater selection of relatively inexpensive digital textile printers now available is opening new possibilities for the production of soft signage, customised clothing, corporate and home furnishings as well as a wealth of promotional items. Stephen Hill of Pira International* provides an overview of digital printing for textiles, highlights some of the market trends, provides a snapshot of technology developments and a review of specific market opportunities for suppliers.
declined. The recession has impacted all
sectors, but direct inkjet garment printers
continue to acquire placements at a faster
rate than other textile inkjet printer devices.
In part, this is due to lower average capital
cost required to purchase them. Customers
can more readily afford or obtain credit for
them with the price range of $14K to $20K
for single platen units, as contrasted with
wide format adhesive belt textile printers in
excess of $120K.
Inkjet equipment sales should increase
in 2011 and 2012 as digital systems replace
analogue devices and China, India and
other dominant textile print players adopt
inkjet solutions. The study also projects an
increase in soft signage and some textile
print applications in North America, and
Europe.
The more professional printers are
experiencing the greatest success. Devices
based on the Epson 2200 have lost favour
to new printers using the Epson 4800 and
4880 print systems. The Brother T-shirt
printer has enjoyed considerable success,
due to its higher print speed as compared
to most Epson-based printers. Brother’s
recent introduction of a white ink is also
likely to aid Brother’s market success. Kornit
garment printers using Dimatix Spectra
Nova AAA printheads offer the highest
throughput speeds for this market segment,
along with a price tag about six to eight
times greater than other robust print
devices. We have also begun to see direct
and indirect garment print devices using
Ricoh’s 384-nozzle Gel Sprinter.
A significant portion, about 50 percent,
of both direct and indirect textile inkjet
adhesive belt and special roll-to-roll
tensioning print devices produce flexible
signage and banners. Inkjet is also finding
application for printing gaming tables,
wall decoration, automotive, home and
office upholstery and decoration.
Use of inkjet printing for proofing
and sample applications for the fashion
design market has expanded to embrace
short run production applications. The
arrival of new and larger printheads will
also enable single pass textile printing at
throughput speeds that will begin to rival
analogue printing.
Inkjet carpet printing primarily
serves for the decoration of commercial
carpeting. Inkjet has reached a growth
plateau for these segments. The recent
housing and construction contraction
will negatively impact demand for inkjet
printed carpeting.
Similarly, the recent contraction in
automotive sales is negatively impacting
inkjet printing of automotive upholstery.
Excess inkjet capacity and the arrival
of faster and more powerful textile inkjet
printers will constrain the growth of textile
inkjet as compared with previous years,
but textile inkjet printing will continue
to gain market share as compared with
analogue textile print methods.
The current worldwide production
of printed textile fabric is dominated by
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rotary screenprinting. However, recent
technology developments are making
inkjet printing a viable alternative for
a growing percentage of this market.
Extensive patent filings and developments
point to an increasing role for digital
printing in the textile industry.
Markets for digital textile printing
include:
> Sampling and proofing
> One-offs
> Short runs
> Production (long runs).
Like most digital printing, this market
has adopted the customised and short run
concept and is finding new and growing
market segments.
Digital textile printing has been driven
by display/signage. Digital printing of
textiles has been in effect since the mid
1990s with electrostatic (e-stat) and early
wide format inkjet printers, either by
direct printing, in the case of inkjet, or
via dye sublimation transfer (inkjet and
e-stat). Direct-to-fabric printers, combined
with growth in textile applications such
as soft signage and apparel/garments,
are driving the market for digital textile
printing.
The major change between 2009 and
2014 will be the growth of the apparel/
garment printing market. Because display
and signage have been among the
first markets for inkjet printing, they are
naturally the largest today. Certain textiles
ran through these machines, especially
UV-printed canvas and certain synthetics.
It is only since 1999 that dedicated fabric
printers have evolved and started to affect
the apparel/garment and other markets.
Sampling requires printing on the
fabric with accuracy and conformity
to the screenprinting that will be used
for final production. Digital printing
dramatically reduces turnaround time for
sampling when compared with traditional
technology, from six to eight weeks to a
few days. Reduction of sampling costs and
turnaround improve time to market.
The second major application area is
strike-off, or one-offs, producing a single,
saleable customised item. In conventional
textile screenprinting, the development
cost for one-offs is 2,000–9,000 per design
and it takes two to five weeks, with the cost
based upon the number of spot colours.
Short run, also referred to as agile
manufacturing, is the production of
custom products in runs of two units to
about 100 units, or one to a few hundred
square metres. Full production runs would
involve more units and square metres, but
traditional rotary screenprinting will still
have the advantage for long runs. About
14 percent of all textiles are printed as part
of the manufacturing process. Some 24.9
percent of all textiles are manufactured
with no, or very little, colour and are
printed after manufacture. Blank canvas
for signage is an example.
Automated workflow is one of a number
of opportunities for suppliers into this
market. There is a difference between
creative originators and textile printers
based on a variety of factors, including
the software used to create designs, font
and colour preservation, proofing, and
transfers from one to the other. We see
the development of the equivalent of
an Adobe PDF for textiles. Textile printers
should not have to adjust colour at the
printer because of workflow limitations.
Workflow is more than digital front
end and RIP functionality and should
incorporate all activity from origination to
final production.
An increasing change in apparel
retailing is the rising success of
e-commerce. National apparel chains
are employing ‘bricks and clicks’ together
successfully. They have managed to
create synergies between active websites
and their retail stores. There has also
been a rise in internet only retail apparel
outlets. One such company is Bluefly.
com, which sells apparel via the internet
only and is often able to sell at discount
prices. Catalogue retailers have found
that operating a website to support their
printed catalogue campaign has proved
to be a profitable venture. Automated
workflow also encompasses the selection,
customisation and ordering of garments
and other items over the internet; this is
known as W2F (web to fabric).
Digital printing created the on demand
book market and now wide format printers
are discovering the opportunity for fabrics
on demand. Fashion designers or regular
consumers can upload a design or
photograph via a special website and it
will be printed direct to cotton or linen. The
fabric is then shipped to buyers.
Two companies are among the
pioneers: Fabric on Demand and
Spoonflower. Stephen Fraser and
Gart Davis worked together as the
executive team at books on demand
site www.Lulu.com. Looking for a new
market that could incorporate similar on
demand approaches, they took on textiles.
Embracing the do-it-yourself movement
and offering yet another tool for people to
produce their own content, Spoonflower
has automated the upload, imposition
and printing process to offer reasonably
* First established in 1930, Pira
provides strategic and technical
consulting, testing, intelligence and
events to help clients gain market
insights, identify opportunities,
evaluate product performance
and manage compliance.
For further information visit:
www.pira-international.com
printed fabric by the yard. Spoonflower
has five Yuhan-Kimberly printers and
prints with pigmented water based
NanoColorant inks. Spoonflower is typical
of new businesses that are expanding
from printing services to marketing and
production consulting.
The Future of Digital Print for Textiles:
Market Forecasts to 2014 is available
now for 3,950. FESPA members are
eligible for a special 15 percent discount
and can purchase the report for 3,555.
For more information, please contact
Stephen Hill on +44 (0) 1372 802025,
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26 WORLD Spring/Summer 2010
Colour it BeautifulThere is no doubt that when it comes to garment printing, print guru Charlie Taublieb is an undisputed master. In order to provide a tantalising foretaste of what visitors to FESPA 2010 can expect when they visit ‘Charlie’s Hub’ in the FESPA Fabric Hall, Charlie has agreed to share some of his very special skills in the form of an easy to follow Master Class in garment dipping.
Fill the five gallon bucket with about three gallons of water and add about a third of a gallon of RFU base.
1
Add in a small quantity of fixer.
2
Most screenprinters do the same things over
and over again and don’t always get very
excited about another print, because for
the most part, they’ve been there, done that
and worn the T-shirt, both figuratively and
literally speaking! Decorating a garment that hasn’t yet been
printed certainly creates a little more interest and excitement,
especially if it’s easy, fun, separates you from the crowd and,
most importantly, also generates additional funds without much
in the way of expenses. Dipping and spraying garments can do
all of those things and really gets the creative juices flowing and
what’s more, it’s really easy.
To start with, you’ll need a number of different items:
A Two five gallon buckets
B Three to four smaller buckets
C RFU Water base – optional, fixer, softener
D Water Based Pigments
E Paint Rollers
F Drop Cloth
G Rubber Gloves
H Hangers
I T-Shirts, Light Colours
J Paint Brushes
K Paint Rollers
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Add in a small quantity of softener and stir the mixture.
3
Pour the mixture into several containers and stir.
4
Take the buckets to a worktable covered with a drop cloth and add the pigments.
5
When doing this for production, all components should be weighed out on a digital scale and records should be kept, so
that exact colour matches can be replicated in the future, if desired.
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Stir up the mixture until the pigments are dispersed.
7
Dip the collar of another shirt into the black solution and then the rest of the shirt in the clear solution and wring it out.
Spread the shirt out on the drop cloth.
10
Roll up a shirt and dip it into the water and RFU base solution, then wring it out.
8
Dip the shirt into the black pigment solution and wring it out. Drip some solution with the purple pigments in it, onto the
shirt, using a sponge, paint brush or roller. Hang the shirt up to dry.
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My grateful thanks go to Carlene Zierfuss and Brenda Tomeo
of Networks School for the Entrepreneurial Sciences in Newark,
Delaware, USA for the use of their facility and associates.
Using a small paint roller, apply some of the black solution to the shirt, in various areas.
11
When done, take the shirt to an empty bucket and wring it out and hang it up to dry.
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Once dry, the shirt is ready to either be printed or worn as it is.
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Contact Charlie Taublieb of Taublieb Consulting at
e-mail: [email protected]
or visit:www.taubliebconsulting.com
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Catching the Wave
As the theme of FESPA 2010 is ‘Catch the NEW Wave
of Innovation’, it seems appropriate to invite the
show’s sponsors, Durst, EFI, HP and Xaar, to define
what innovation means to them.
As a leading technological innovator, EFI supports and drives innovation in a number of different ways; in the first instance, by focusing on the development of new products, services and solutions that help to drive customer success and also by constantly enhancing its products to help customers maximise their profits and extend their range of applications.
This is aided by EFI’s customer first, market-led approach to
product development, that is typified by its ESP programme, a
structured service that provides customers with a predictable cost
of ownership and increased uptime. In addition, new machines
are regularly introduced to help customers broaden their range
of applications and capabilities. These include the enhancement
of the GS5000r, which has morphed from being a traditional 5m
billboard printer, into a UV machine that can
be used to output high quality POP, thus
opening up new revenue streams. The 3m
GS3200 is another example of a printer that
offers the game changing output quality
and speeds that facilitate a quick turnaround.
“We are proud of the complete UV product
portfolio that we have developed, and FESPA
2010 will offer the perfect audience to showcase our
capabilities,” says EFI president Fred Rosenzweig. “All of our
UV digital inkjet printers are designed to help our customer base
reach new levels of competitiveness, profitability and growth.
“In addition to our digital inkjet technology, we will also
be demonstrating integrated digital workflow solutions that
cover everything from job acquisition and management, to
preparation and production. We believe that by offering fully
integrated printing solutions we can take care of all of the
practicalities, thus enabling our customers to fully focus on
innovation and the production of graphic output that exceeds –
and often surpasses – their clients’ most exacting specifications!”
For further information visit: www.efi.com
Since Xaar is FESPA’s Global Technology Partner, innovation is very much at the core of its philosophy. “It’s what drives our business and that of our OEM partners,” says Xaar’s Marketing Director, Mark Alexander.
He continues: “We constantly seek to develop and deliver
technology that enables service providers to create printed
products faster, better and more cost
effectively. With the significant focus on
environmental issues and cost efficiency,
innovation is being driven by companies
who are looking for recyclability and
low environmental impact alongside
higher productivity. As a result, I would expect
innovation throughout the industry to be related to
environmentally friendly inks, such as UV, and printers,
plus the steady addition and growth of value added
digital processes that are replacing traditional methods, such as
the ability to print whites, metallics, varnishes and so on.
“A huge array of creative applications are now possible and
commercially feasible thanks to piezo, drop-on-demand inkjet
printing technology, not just within the display, packaging, coding
and marking and decorative sectors, but for products as disparate
as mobile phone covers and video display screens. There are
more and more opportunities for PSPs with the vision to enter new
areas, all driven by inkjet innovation.”
Xaar printhead innovation and OEM printer innovation go
hand-in-hand and the industry has been quick to implement
Xaar’s selection of binary and greyscale printheads, each
matched to a specific application. Many groundbreaking printers
based on Xaar technology have been introduced in recent
years, and today Xaar enabled machines are used in a variety
of applications, including large format graphics, narrow web
label and package and ceramics printing. Many companies will
be showing Xaar enabled printers at FESPA 2010, including those
featuring roll-to-roll and flatbed printing, variable data and single
pass printing, which will be shown outputting onto a wide range
of different substrates and objects.
Of course, Innovation needs flexibility and Xaar’s open ink
policy ensures manufacturers and end users are able to meet the
needs of a diverse range of markets and applications. To this end,
Xaar works with many of the world’s leading ink companies to
develop a wide range of inks that are matched to its printheads
and optimised for performance.
For further information visit: www.xaar.com
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As one of the leading printer manufacturers, Durst is a company
well acquainted with innovation. Sales and
Marketing Director Michael Lackner explains its approach.“To us, innovation is all about increasing customer
value and presenting our technologies in a way that will be
of real value to the user. It isn’t just about introducing brand
new developments; rather it involves finding new applications
for existing technologies and new ways to solve customers’
problems.
“Currently, we see inkjet technology moving into four new
areas of application: ceramic tile decoration, wood decoration,
glass decoration and printing directly on to textiles. These
textural applications all provide new creative possibilities for the
mass customisation of new objects at a reasonable price. We are
already seeing this potential being successfully harnessed within
the corporate interiors sector. For example, hotels are now able
to create personalised designs for the different areas of a resort
by using a wide range of different substrates. In the longer
term, we believe that innovation will continue to occur in these
niche areas.
“Of course, an economic downturn makes for a tough
market, but I think it has also encouraged innovation
too. Companies have to respond faster in order to remain
competitive. I have seen many wonderful applications that
have been achieved on our machines, across a whole variety
of different locations. At FESPA 2010 we are aiming to showcase
some of these applications on our stand to illustrate new and
exciting possibilities.
“Innovation is part of the economic landscape, being both a
source of competition and a key success factor and companies
that don’t innovate are less likely to survive in the short-term.
We believe that the market is now splitting into two distinct
camps: companies that offer high volume printing and are
able to compete on price, thanks to the economies of scale and
those who occupy niche markets and offer specialisation and
customisable print. Companies who fall between these two
positions will need to choose one or other of these areas and
those that don’t are likely to find it harder to survive in the
longer term.
“Obviously, there are always some companies who are
reluctant to change and don’t want to invest in the equipment
that enables them to expand their offering. We try to inspire,
encourage and educate them by highlighting applications in
our monthly newsletter, as well as hosting regular events, such
as our Design Symposium and user’s meetings where there is an
open exchange of information.”
For further information visit: www.durst-online.de
According to HP, digital innovation has no boundaries and in order to be successful, PSPs need to have a sound digital strategy, which enables them to develop specialty niches.
These include versioning and variable data print jobs
that increase the value of output by extending wide format
applications into new sectors; attracting business from new
markets, and printing with the environment in mind, while at the
same time, carrying out more routine, day-to-day, jobs.
François Martin, Marketing Director, Graphics Solutions
Business EMEA, HP, comments: “There is no need to think in
terms of sectors or segments any more: they can all be part
of the same business model. New business paradigms based
on the characteristics of digital text and image data and
not output technology are being developed. In addition, the
patterns of print buying and production are also shifting. Digital
technologies have made it possible for enterprises, agencies,
photographers, design companies and manufacturers to
undertake their own printing in house.”
At the same time, the introduction of HP Latex Inks Technology
has meant that wide format equipment, such as the HP Designjet
L25500 and L65500 Printers can be installed in non-industrial
environments, throwing open the possibilities of innovation to a
wider audience.
For example, Printworks-Mediatech, of the UAE, used its latex
printer to print graphics for the inside of elevators, including the
internal doors, together with safety doors on
six different levels.
The ability to carry out short runs also
attracts new customers who are able use
digital technology to promote themselves
in innovative ways. Bluetree Design & Print,
of Rotherham, UK, used its HP Scitex FB7500
printer to introduce a cost-effective, high quality
digital printing service for small shops, who now use
the professional quality, wide format marketing collateral
that enables them to compete with larger retail chains in the
marketplace.
Another exciting development is the availability of HP
SmartStream Designer software, which processes data Variable
Data Printing (VDP) for wide format applications. Improved
productivity, internal cost reduction and immediacy are among
the key benefits. VDP offers electronic collation (the sequential
printing of graphics for a specific destination) and versioning
(tailoring graphics for a region or venue). Creating jobs with
templates and fixed data or variable text and image elements for
merging with data lists can lead to time and cost savings, as well
as increased versatility for enhanced marketing capabilities.
François Martin concludes: “Innovative thinking, when used
in conjunction with digital solutions, enables PSPs to say ‘Yes!’ to
requests that they have not been able to fulfil until now!”
For further information visit: www.hp.com
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Adding Value with Innovation
Global Technology Partner
What do we mean when we refer to a company as being ‘innovative’? The dictionary defines innovation as being the introduction of something new, so logically, an innovative company is one that adds something novel to its usual mix of products and services. Over the next several pages we highlight six companies from around the world who have done just that and, in the process, made their businesses more viable and profitable as a result, starting here with Big Image.
With headquarters in Sweden and
Germany and a sales office in the USA,
Big Image modestly describes itself
as the purveyor of large format visual
experiences, which it designs, prints and
installs, however, that description belies
the undisputed magnificence of its work.
The company specialises in producing
spectacular digital prints, which provide
the stunning backdrops that are used in
theatres, museums and at concerts and
exhibitions and thus, since the whole raison
d’etre of Big Image’s work is to astonish
and astound, it’s not surprising that it is also
the very essence of innovation. However,
although the company is working within
a sector where creativity is less fettered
by the more prosaic demands of tight
marketing budgets and corporate
sensibilities, it still believes that print
companies operating in more pedestrian
spheres could profitably adopt some
elements of its overall philosophy.
Founded by Werner Schafer, an
industrial photographer who was quick
to see the advantages of printing images
on to fabric rather than paper, Big Image
has demonstrated true innovation at
every stage of its evolution. Having
originally bought and used custom built
airbrush printers, Werner Schafer realised
that in order to achieve the quality of
reproduction that he deemed necessary,
he would have to develop his own
equipment, which he did with the help
of students from Sweden’s Royal Institute
of Technology. Now some 30 years after
its inception, Big Image is frequently
commissioned to produce the graphics
for such prestigious assignments as the
Shanghai World Expo, which is predicted
supported by Xaar
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to attract 70 million visitors when it opens in
China later this year.
Although the company’s Managing
Director, Andreas Skantze agrees that it
has the advantage of working in an area
where there are few competitors of similar
calibre and where the innate creativity
of its output can command a higher than
average premium, he also feels that
all print companies could enjoy more
profitable levels of business if they followed
a few basic rules.
He says: “A lot of companies seem to
take a pride in being the cheapest, rather
than being the best. This might give them
an illusion of busyness but it isn’t something
that is sustainable, because however low
you go, there will always be someone who
will be prepared to go even lower! And,
in order to keep costs down, corners have
to be cut, which means that customers
don’t really get what they want. They
may initially be delighted with a budget
price, but if any aspect of the job fails to
deliver, they won’t be so happy and will be
reluctant to place repeat business.”
Rather than selling ‘down’ Andreas
believes that print companies should take
every opportunity to sell ‘up’ in order to
ensure that their customers get the best
possible value from their work. He explains:
“I’m not suggesting this is done in a cynical
way, by selling a customer products or
services that he doesn’t need, but if you
are going to produce a graphic, make it
the best possible graphic you can provide.
Ask yourself, would a finishing process,
such as laminating or sealing add extra
value for the client? Would it make the
output more durable and aesthetically
pleasing? Does it need a frame to show it
off to its fullest degree? And what about
environmental factors – does the situation
call for an eco-friendly material and/
or printing process? Maybe the graphic
needs some illumination to make it more
visible? These are all extra services that you
can suggest in order to make the job more
valuable and effective for your customer,
as well as more profitable for you, and, if
this leads to a better result, the customer
will undoubtedly place more business. By
taking this approach you have ceased
to be merely another vendor and have
become someone who is actively working
in partnership with the client to ensure that
his graphics really deliver. And when you
do this, price is less of an issue, because if,
for example, your enhancements lead to
the creation of a superior POP item or retail
display, which positively impacts on sales,
any extra costs are more than justified.”
Andreas adds that such a strategy
also benefits print companies in another,
equally important way. He says: “When
you stop being fixated by price, you
can commit more energy to developing
the creative side of a business and find
more imaginative ways of solving your
customers’ problems. This, in turn, makes
work a more exciting and satisfying
experience for everybody and promotes
good energy throughout a company.”
He continues: “Because of the sheer
scope and scale of the projects we are
involved in at Big Image, we often face
horrendous logistical and practical
challenges every day – but that’s what
makes it all such fun!
For further information visit:
www.bigimagesystems.com
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increased productivity and improved
quality, more environmentally friendly
processes and a liberal dollop of creativity.
Image Factory uses a combination of
printing technologies, including digital
screen and litho, depending on the volumes
required. When asked how customers’
priorities have changed, Geoff Banks replies
that price is often the first consideration and
he adds that although the adage ‘people
buy from people’ still holds true to some
degree, in recessionary times, customer
loyalty is becoming a rarer commodity.
Originally a screenprinting company,
Image Factory first adopted digital printing
technology when it was threatened by low
volume digital providers on the one hand
and commercial printers on the other, but
having done so, it has not only put itself
back into contention; it has also been able
to significantly expand the scope of its
operations. Digital technology is ideal for
printing the short runs of 3D items that have
become an Image Factory special and
it has further enhanced its offering with
the addition of an inline cutting facility,
which means that it can produce the often
intricate component parts that make up
various POP items and special promotional
displays. Geoff says: “investment has
helped us to broaden our scope and open
up new revenue streams, thus justifying the
original cost – in short a win-win situation!”
For further information visit:
www.imagefactoryuk.com
Based in the UK, where it specialises in the production of retail promotions, displays, POP, special effects and cardboard engineering, Image Factory explains what innovation means to its customers.
According to the Image Factory’s Geoff
Banks, innovation comes from combining
the latest technology and materials, with
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Impression Portugal is a large format and POS printer for the out of home market, whose most recent innovations involve providing more eco-friendly solutions for its clients.
To the company’s CEO, Pedro Jacques de
Sousa, the term innovation is consistent with
a company providing something different
and offering more than its competitors. He
says: “We have been strategically innovative
in many different areas, which relate both to
our commercial operation, the technology
we use and our environmental and
sustainability practices.”
He continues: “We have a special
commercial approach to the market, in
that we are very close to our advertisers,
and the whole creative sector generally, a
position that has been strengthened via our
involvement in various associations, such
as APAN, the National Advertiser Association
and sponsorship arrangements, including
the CCP (Creative’s Portuguese Club) and
the Cannes Lions Festival, where we have
founded TUGA Beach, a meeting point
for Portuguese delegates and their guests.
We are also a founder member of POPAI
Portugal.
“In technology terms, we have invested
in all of the latest equipment spanning
the three main printing technologies we
use, screen, digital and litho, by acquiring
machines from HP, Thieme and Manroland.
Pedro acknowledges that the demand
for greener alternatives to traditional
printing methods is becoming more
commonplace. He says: The environment
is becoming increasingly important and
accordingly, we became the first Portuguese
company to receive the Environmental
Certificate (AMBIGRAF) from APIGRAF,
Portugal’s National Printing Association and
are also members of the Business Council
for Sustainability Development (BCSD). In
addition, we are currently working with a
sustainability consultancy so that we are
better able to help our clients to achieve
more eco-friendly campaigns.”
He adds that naturally, all of these assets
still have to be supported by top notch
customer service and product quality,
Impression attributes that clients such as the
Portuguese olive oil producer Oliveira Da
Serra and the Portuguese Post Office (CTT),
are happy to attest to.
Last September, Impression became only
the second company in Europe to use the
new High Definition Outdoor (HDO) billboard
that uses a single sheet of polyethylene silk
(PE), a material that is completely recyclable
at the end of its useful life. The HDO, which
Impression has introduced in partnership
with JCDecaux, comprises two patented
concepts: the American QF billboard system
and the British product PE, which are used
in combination with a locally applied
corona pre-treatment, prior to solvent free,
UV printing. The result is an aesthetically
pleasing and more eco-friendly billboard
that is attracting companies who wouldn’t
normally consider using the outdoor option
to promote their products and services.
Impression has followed this innovation
with another new introduction in the form
of an outdoor advertising campaign that
uses a 50:50 FSC certified paper made
from recycled fibre and produced at a mill
owned by the Austrian company Lenzing.
This national campaign, City Lights, which
is mounted on street furniture and called
for the production of more than 4,700
posters, was created by McCann Portugal
for Oliveira Da Serra. Impression will use
the same recycled paper for a similar
campaign that is being launched by CTT,
who has stated that it wants to use this paper
for all of its future campaigns,
In addition, the company has launched
the new Traxx system, which provides its
customers with an effective way of mounting
advertising messages on truck sides, while
also helping to increase the demand for
Impression’s banner printing operations.
The willingness to adopt new operating
methods, materials and practices has
enabled Impression to grow year on year
and build a solid reputation which in
turn, helps it to attract more business. In
conclusion Pedro says:
“We always try to be ahead of the crowd
and so far it’s always worked well for us!”
For further information visit:
www.impression-global.pt
Based in Wilmington, Maryland, USA, Screenprint Dow, which was originally founded in 1969 to serve the needs of a rapidly growing electronics industry, now employs 85 people and is widely recognised as a leading manufacturer of identification products, specialty graphics and membrane switch technology.
According to Bob Boileau, the company’s Vice President and
General Manager, the main key to innovation is purpose and
he echoes Andreas Skantze of Big Image when he says that print
companies need to have a good idea of what they can do to
produce tangible results for the clients. Bob feels that this vision is
best achieved through working closely with customers in order to
understand the demands that their customers make upon them
and to appreciate the challenges that are involved along the way.
He says: “I see Innovation as having two aspects – the true
goal of any innovative product or service ought to be to reduce
the costs to the end user, while at the same time, widening
the gap between the cost and selling price for the producer.
Innovation isn’t something that should be done purely for
its own sake, it must have a performance based purpose,
without that, it is just another neat concept. The goal must be
to improve some aspect of a business and all innovations must
lead to increased revenue.”
He cites, as an example of this, Screenprint Dow’s investment
in inkjet technology. The company’s stable of EFI VUTEk UV
printers, are helping it to reduce costs as well as enhancing
the quality of its output, due to higher print speeds and a
much lower level of downtime, but since UV inkjet printing
is a relatively new experience for the membrane switch
and overlay market, Screenprint Dow has had to come up
with innovative ways in which to use this new capability in
relation to its existing clients. Bob continues: “As it happens, the
machines speed is something of a blessing and a curse, as
customers have got used to a two to four day turnaround on
many items and now expect it as a given! However, as digital
printing enables us to be much faster than our competitors, it’s
something that we have really been able to capitalise on. As
far as we are concerned, that makes it a perfect innovation!”
For further information visit: www.screenprintdow.com
Global Technology Partner
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Iruna Serigrafia from Pamplona in Spain is a screenprinting company that specialises in the production of printed T-shirts.
Established in 1996, Iruna Serigrafia,
who now employs 20 people, describes
its strategy as providing its customer
with excellence, in terms of service and
quality, coupled with differentiation. To
further underline the quality of its work,
the company has become ISO accredited
and invested in the latest technology,
including all forms of e-Commerce. In
addition, working closely with a leading
printer manufacturer, it has helped to
create a new machine, which is some 20m
long, comprises 44 tables and offers 14
colour screenprinting! However, this has
also meant that it has had to develop new
methods of colour separation and research
and test new inks.
But perhaps even more importantly,
Iruna Serigrafia has adopted a more
proactive approach; rather than merely
reacting to demand, it now uses all of
the modern marketing communication
methods available to reach both current
and potential customers. As the company’s
Managing Director, Gabriel Virto Esparzo
explains: “ Nowadays, in order to gain
business, companies must, in effect,
become their own advertising agency!”
He feels that this is especially important at
a time when globalisation and Asian imports
are providing all print companies with
increasing levels of competition, along with
rising labour costs in their home markets.
He has also noted that in order to survive
profitably, companies have to be flexible
enough to handle lower volume orders and
meet tighter deadlines. He feels that during
the economic downturn of the last two years,
customers are taking much longer to pay
their bills with credit periods of between 90-
120 days becoming very much the norm.
Gabriel continues: “When times
are good, it’s easy to invest in the latest
equipment, but when things are tough,
companies have to look more at the
intangibles; such as enhancing their own
corporate image and using all of the
marketing tools at their disposal to win and
secure new business.”
He adds that staff training also plays
a part saying: “We set new goals for the
different departments – sales and marketing,
production and logistics – so that the whole
company can work together to improve the
overall offering. I think it is the deployment
of these strategies that have saved us over
the last two years. Yes, we have seen a dip in
profits, but nothing like as bad as we might
have expected, simply because we decided
to take this more proactive approach.”
For further information visit:
www.irunacomunicaciontextil.com
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The Grant Sign Group is a Canadian company that specialises in large format printing, sign installation and the provision of message and digital video displays.
Founded in 1969, primarily as a sign
installation company, the current owners
purchased Grant Signs in 2000 and added
a large format printing facility and the
provision of three message displays to its
repertoire. In 2009 it became the Canadian
Representative for Yesco, the North
American leader in Digital Sign Displays.
The company currently employs 50 people
in Toronto, and a further 40 In Vancouver,
with both facilities offering a sign
installation and digital printing facility. It is
also planning to open several new offices
in Canada during the coming year.
On the recent innovation front, it has
carved out a unique niche for itself by
offering its clients, who are in the main,
outdoor companies and advertising
agencies, large three dimensional displays,
which it produces in house and which are
generally installed on existing billboards,
in parking lots, or in the front of large office
buildings. Once installed, these displays,
which can be used in conjunction with
traditional media, enable Grant Sign’s clients
to deliver an eye catching statement that
makes them stand out in the crowd. Grant
Sign’s Steve Gallow, reports: “During the
recession, all clients cut advertising budgets
and demanded the largest possible impact
for their investment. By using a 3D display
we can generate a lot more interest and
excitement and, in some cases, the sign itself
has created additional media hype too!”
Steve admits however, that it often
takes a while for clients to warm to this
new medium. He says: “As 3D displays are
sometimes expensive to make, clients are
reluctant to commit a limited marketing
budget to something new and, as far as
they are concerned, untested. On the other
hand, the demand is growing organically
and clients who have seen them in action
elsewhere now often request that we use
them for a new campaign.”
Commenting on the advantages that
this new innovation has brought to Grant
Signs, Steve says: “ As the 3D business grows
it’s attracting new clients and has also
provided us with a reason to approach old
clients too. Happily for us, we now seem to
be the first company that clients call when
they have a new project in the offing, so
in that way it has brought us unexpected
business benefits!”
Grant Signs’ future plans include
adding further novel products to its
portfolio, such as a new banner hanging
system that originated in Finland and
digital displays from Yesco in the USA. Steve
concludes: “We will continually search the
world for new products that we can market
in our area, and devise new and better
ways to service the clients we already have
– for us, that’s what innovation is all about!”
For further information visit:
www.grantsigngroup.com
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IT’S THE
BIGONE!
Last year’s FESPA Digital show focussed on
‘Revolution’, which reflected the dynamic state of
the digital sector and the spirit of the wide format
community. Revolution spurs progress, and the key to progress
is innovation: the theme for this year’s flagship event FESPA 2010,
taking place in Munich from 22nd to 26th June.
As the global economy emerges from a recession, the key to
sustainable growth lies in our ability to innovate and FESPA 2010 is
thus designed to provide fresh perspectives that we hope will help
you to capitalise on the growth opportunities in our sector.
You will see that innovation is not necessarily about investing
in new technologies. It’s also about creating new niches, exploring
unusual applications, devising fresh approaches to old processes
and challenges, developing new business models and go to
market strategies. FESPA 2010 will provide the forum for you to
experience all of this first hand.
The biggest and most comprehensive FESPA exhibition ever
and a focal point for global digital, screen and textile printers,
FESPA 2010 is the place to find new information and inspiration
and to discover exciting innovation. Filling five halls at Messe
Munich, the show is ‘zoned’ into digital, screen and textile areas
and fields over 600 international exhibitors, including a sizeable
number who are showing at a FESPA event for the first time.
Many will use the show to introduce cutting edge products and
technologies, ensuring that you will be among the first to witness
these new innovations. We are also delighted to have the ongoing
support of our loyal sponsors HP, EFI, Kiian and Xaar, and are
pleased to welcome Durst as FESPA’s first ever Innovation Sponsor.
FESPA Fabric will enjoy the
sponsorship of Falk & Ross,
Gildan and Kornit, and D.gen
will be FESPA’s Digital Textile
sponsor.
As well as access to
all of the leading industry
manufacturers and suppliers,
you will also be able to take
advantage of a world class
programme of events that will
detail how innovation can
be effectively incorporated
throughout your business,
together with many other extra
attractions, as described over the following pages.
We are certain that the combined digital, screen and textile
elements of FESPA 2010 will provide everything that you need
to maximise your opportunities for innovation and
profitable business growth.
The FESPA team and I look forward to seeing you
in Munich!
Frazer Chesterman
FESPA Managing Director
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RegistrationFESPA 2010 will take place on 22nd-26th
June 2010
Opening times:
Tuesday 22nd June 10.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 23rd June 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 24th June 10.00 – 18.00
Friday 25th June 10.00 – 18.00
Saturday 26th June l0.00 – 16.00
It is FREE to visit FESPA 2010 if you register
before the event.
Free registration will close on 15th June
and if you register online after this date
there will be a charge of 30. Registration
at the show will be 60.
ThemeUsing as its theme ‘Catch the new wave
of Innovation!’ FESPA 2010 will be the
biggest and most comprehensive FESPA
exhibition ever staged, filling five halls at
Messe Munich, with over 600 exhibitors
representing all aspects of digital, screen
and textile printing.
The VenueServed by an excellent public transport
network, the Messe München exhibition
centre is less than an hour from the airport
by underground and boasts 17 exhibition
halls, covering a massive 180,000 m2 site.
The Digital HallsThree halls will be dedicated to digital
technologies forming the largest event
available for digital wide format
production in Europe this year, being
nearly 30 percent larger than last year’s
FESPA Digital in Amsterdam. Many of the
major digital manufacturers and suppliers
are using the show as a platform for global
product launches, further underlining its
perceived importance in the international
show calendar.
The Screen HallThe screen zone of FESPA 2010 will be
the biggest and best representation of
screenprinting worldwide for the next three
years, and thus provides visitors with the
ideal opportunity to sample all of the latest
screen developments and enhancements.
FESPA FabricThe trend towards printing onto textiles
for a wide range of sign, graphic and
industrial applications will be in evidence
throughout all zones of FESPA 2010, but in
particular, in the Textile zone, under the
new FESPA Fabric banner, which will serve
as an inspirational ‘event within an event’.
By grouping these like exhibitors within
a dedicated hall, FESPA Fabric will be
able to highlight the latest developments
and trends in garment printing and
embellishment, whether they are achieved
digitally or via the screen process.
Special EventsFESPA 2010 will be further enhanced with
a busy schedule of live events within the
FESPA Innovate! Programme, which have
been designed to ensure that visitors take
maximum value from their time spent at
the show.
The timetable of free events is
summarised in a surf themed pocket
guide that combines details of the
various Innovate! Sessions, together with
some simple tips that can help visitors to
really embrace innovation. All Innovate!
events are designed to help print service
providers unlock the innovative drive that
is key to their success as the economy
begins to recover.
Events will run throughout the five
day show, starting with a live Keynote
Address from TrendONE’s media
convergence guru and trend
researcher Nils Mueller, which will
be screened around the show.
FESPA’s own stand (Hall A1,
Stand 269) will host the Great
Innovation Debate, and provide
visitors with an opportunity to
suggest how innovation can help
the industry move forward, and
a Digital Debate in the Innovate!
Showcase Theatre will narrow the
focus to digital technologies.
For visitors looking for specific
practical pointers on how to apply
a more innovative approach in their
business, Frazer Chesterman and Marcus
Timson from FESPA’s own leadership team
will run a one hour Innovate! Workshop.
Around the show, delegates will find
many other attractions, including FESPA’s
Wrap Cup, sponsored by Avery Dennison,
which will showcase the brightest and best
in vehicle decoration, culminating in a
showdown on the last day of the exhibition.
The gallery of entries to FESPA’s 2010
Awards, presented in the main lobby area
of the show, will give visitors a chance
to see prize winning work from screen,
digital and textile printers from
around the globe.
Signage applications
will be the focus of
the European
Sign Summit
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organised by FESPA in partnership with
the European Sign Federation, and
the market’s increasing concern with
sustainability will be the topic of a Planet
Friendly Summit, a companion event to
FESPA’s own Planet Friendly Guide.
The FESPA Innovate! programme will
straddle both the main show and the
FESPA Fabric event, with a FESPA Fabric
Live! fashion show designed to stimulate
the creative juices of textile printers and
garment decorators. Screenprinting and
garment gurus Charlie Taublieb and Scott
Fresener will also be on hand to inject
inspiration and dispense practical business
and production tips to FESPA Fabric visitors.
For further information about the
FESPA Innovate! Programme visit:
www.fespa2010.com.
Travel to MunichBy Air
Munich Airport is the second busiest airport
in Germany and has direct connections to
73 countries and 244 destinations.
By Car
Since October 2008, Munich has been a
low emission zone and red, yellow and
green Emission Stickers are required when
driving in the low emission zone.
Messe Munchen GmbH and DEKRA
Automobil GmbH have set up a service
point for visitors and stickers may be
purchased for 5.00.
If using a satellite navigation system,
the New Munich Trade Fair Centre and
the ICM are listed under the categories
‘Exhibition Centre’, ‘Trade-fair Centre’ and
under the German keyword ‘Messe’. Select,
if possible, the West entrance option: Am
Messesee, 81829 Munchen.
Road Signs
Follow the Messe Munchen signs from the
outskirts and throughout the city to the
Messe (MMG).
By Train
Messe Munich is 20 minutes from Munich
Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) by
underground. There are direct connections
to Munich from all European cities.
AccommodationMunich offers a wide variety of hotels,
which are priced to suit every budget.
The various options, together with dates
and availability are detailed on the FESPA
website.
For further information visit:
http://www.fespa2010.com
Visas Depending on your nationality, you may
require a visa to enter Germany. If you
require FESPA to supply a letter of invitation,
please complete the Visa Application Form
on the FESPA website. This request should
be made as soon as possible, to ensure you
receive your visa in time.
For further information visit:
http://www.fespa2010.com
Out and about in MunichThe capital of Bavaria, Munich is the
largest city in southern Germany and
provides the perfect complement to
FESPA’s innovation theme, as despite
being hundreds of miles away from the
nearest beach, it has successfully created
a thriving surfing community! During the
warm summer months – temperatures
can rise to 30oC -it provides visitors with
a host of different things to see and do
during their well-deserved ‘down’ time,
offering many beautiful parks and rivers,
an exciting nightlife and interesting
architecture that combines the ultra
modern with a picturesque old town.
The English Garden by the River
Isar, is the place to go for a quiet
drink in a beer garden, or for a more
authentically Bavarian experience, there
is the Hofbräuhaus, the most infamous of
Munich’s many beer halls, which features
wooden benches, lederhosen and a
traditional Bavarian Oompah brass band!
Restaurants are also plentiful and hearty
Bavarian fare can be enjoyed at the
Wirtshaus zur Brez’nm in the Schwabing
district, or for those who want to go with
the flow of FESPA’s surfing theme, there is
the Outland Bar, which serves traditional
Australian cuisine! Whichever restaurant
is chosen, tipping isn’t required, as service
charges are included in the bill.
For the culture vulture, Munich has
45 museums, numerous churches,
palaces and art galleries, including the
Residenz Palace, which once housed
Germany’s Bavarian royal families but
is now a museum with 120 public rooms.
Marienplatz, in the heart of the old town
is the home of the famous Rathaus, which
features an 85 metre high tower that
chimes every day with 42 bells at noon
and five in the afternoon, during which
32 copper statues re-enact the marriage
of Duke Wilhelm V in 1568. Adjacent, is
one of Munich’s most symbolic churches,
Frauenkirche, a fine example of medieval
architecture.
FESPA 2010 also co-incides with the
city’s opera festival, the Münchner
Opernfestspiele (Jun 24th – Jul 31st) and
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Don’t miss out on the chance
to win up to 5000!
FESPA 2010 AwardsWith FESPA 2010 almost upon us, it brings with it the eagerly awaited and
highly prestigious FESPA 2010 Awards.
The FESPA Awards competition, open exclusively to members of FESPA
Associations*, are designed to reward print excellence and celebrate best
practice. Members have the chance to enter their best work across the 22
categories, which will be on display during FESPA 2010 in a dedicated awards
showcase.
The FESPA Awards originally designed for screenprinters covering general
screen, textile and industrial applications, now also includes six digital
categories to embrace FESPA’s digital wide format members.
To celebrate its ninth year, FESPA has added some generous new cash
prizes and award categories to the competition, providing even more reasons
to enter! Besides the gold, silver and bronze awards in each category, there is a
Premier Award for ‘Best in Show’, the lucky winner of which will receive a 3000
cash prize, the winner of the runner-up Platinum Award will receive 1000, and
the People’s Choice Award winner, which will be voted for by the visitors to
FESPA 2010, will also collect a 1000 cash prize.
So if you’re an Association member, take the opportunity to win a prestigious
FESPA Award and all the benefits that go with it!
For further information and to download an entry form, visit:
www.fespa.com/awards
* Four industrial categories are open to all printers, whether or not they are
Association Members
the Filmfest München (June 25th – July 3rd)
which attracts more than 10,000 visitors
annually. However, perhaps the most
radical attraction to be found is surfing
and would-be surfers can try their hand
at riding the Eisbach and Floßlände river
waves Emerging from tunnels under
the city, at 1m high and 12m wide, the
Floßlände wave is suitable for even
novices, while the larger Eisbach wave
should only be tackled by experienced
surfers. Each year the waves, nicknamed
Munich’s Malibu, attract world-class
competitors to its annual competition.
For further information visit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2HR eikWj5Y
Local TravelTravelling around Munich is easy and
convenient, since it offers a tram and
U-Bahn (subway) system, as well as the
S-Bahn for connections to suburban
Munich. With a variety of ticket types
available, the transport system meets
visitors’ individual requirements, and there
is the added option of exploring on foot or
by bike.
For further information visit: www.mvv-
muenchen.de; www.s-bahn-muenchen.de
Further informationThe exhibition’s own website
(www.fespa2010.com) provides
information on every aspect of the show
and is also the place to go for breaking
news as the event draws closer, but
over the next 60 pages, you’ll find a
comprehensive showguide section,
which includes further news on the
show’s many features, plus Hall
Plans and a resumé on each of the
exhibitors, which briefly details the
many delights that you can expect
to find on their stands. Each of these
exhibitor entries are accompanied
by the stand number and a website
address, thus enabling you to
undertake a little pre-show research if
you wish.
So, don’t delay – if you haven’t
already done it, register today
to see the biggest ever
collection of screen and
digital printing
equipment!
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FESPA Fabric – a show within a showFESPA 2010 will see the launch of a brand new show feature, FESPA Fabric, a comprehensive ‘show within a show’ that will focus exclusively on garment decoration.
O ccupying a whole hall
at the exhibition, FESPA
Fabric is designed to
provide textile print
professionals, garment
producers, fashion technicians, retailers
and apparel brand owners with access to
all of the latest news and developments,
together with a chance to see innovative
techniques, technologies and
consumables that will help them to add
value to products, while also increasing
their productivity and profitability.
The screenprinting process, which
offers unique creativity, flexibility and
productivity, still heavily dominates the
area of garment decoration and, since
FESPA has long been associated with
screenprinting, FESPA 2010 is the perfect
place to host a themed event of this kind.
Visitors will also get a lot more ‘bang
for their buck’, since FESPA Fabric will
be more than 30 percent bigger than
previous garment decoration zones,
offering around 8,000m2 of dedicated
show space. All of the leading movers and
shakers operating within this sphere will
be exhibiting, including event sponsors
Falk & Ross, Gildan, and Kornit Digital, as
well as other leading industry names, such
as Heinz Walz, Polyone Wilflex, Quaglia,
San Roque and
Sawgrass.
Visitors will thus
have the opportunity
to see the latest
advances in manual and automatic
screenprinting, digital direct-to-garment
technology, drying and heat transfer
technology, laser cutting, design software
and much more besides. In addition, they
will be able to take inspiration from the
many ink innovators, garment producers,
and embroidery and flocking specialists
who will be available to help them to take
their businesses forward.
FESPA Fabric will be further
complemented with the addition of
Fresener’s Fabrics, a series of FREE
master classes, which will be held in
the Innovate/Screen Theatre, every day
from 10:00 a.m to 14:00 p.m. Hosted by
acknowledged industry expert Scott
Fresener, who will be aided and abetted
by fellow experts and practitioners
from the world of
fabric printing and
digital printing, the
sessions will cover
everything from
shirt treatments for
garment screenprinting to competing
in the competitive embroidery world.
A timetable and speaker details are
provided overleaf.
A second exciting feature will be
FESPA Fabric will be more than 30 percent bigger than previous garment
decoration zones
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The FESPA 2010 Youth CompetitionOnce again, FESPA is holding a competition for students and apprentices in screenprinting, which will be judged at the same time as the FESPA 2010 Awards.
The competition, which is open to schools, colleges and training centres where screenprinting is taught on either a
part-time or full time basis, as well as companies with apprentices training as individual students or in groups, seeks to
encourage both technical ability and creativity amongst young practitioners of screenprinting while also recognising and
rewarding their superior skills.
Entrants are required to produce a screenprinted graphic measuring 500 x 700mm, which must incorporate some
compulsory elements, such as various FESPA logos, with a freestyle design. They are also permitted to choose two
additional colours and if they wish, a full or partial overcoating with a gloss, semi-gloss, flat or textured finish. Each
entrant is invited to submit a maximum of two entries, and must also supply l0 prints of each entry, in order to demonstrate
consistency of quality.
The Judges, who will also be judging the FESPA 2010 Awards, will be looking at both the print quality of the graphic as
well as its aesthetic qualities and will take into account any special technical difficulties posed by the entrant’s chosen
substrate.
Three main prizes will be awarded: a gold, silver and bronze and entries that receive the highest points will also be
displayed at FESPA Munich, together with the entries to the professional FESPA Awards Competition. The closing date for
entries is 28th May and winners, who will be notified on 22nd June, will be invited to attend a glittering Awards ceremony
to be held on 25th June, in Munich.
For further information visit: www.fespa.com
Fabric Live!, a daily fashion show
featuring show sponsors Falk & Ross and
Gildan. A live commentary will provide
expert insights into the textiles, inks and
processes involved, and the audience
will also have a chance to network with
industry insiders, whilst also enjoying a
little liquid refreshment at the Fabric Bar
located within the Fabric Live! area.
And as if that wasn’t all enough,
visitors will also have the opportunity to
learn from a maestro at Charlie’s Hub,
where world renowned garment printing
expert Charlie Taublieb will be providing
practical demonstrations and valuable
insights to help printers hone their
techniques and get the most out of their
equipment.
In addition, event supporters
IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association
International) and WRAP (Worldwide
Responsible Accredited Production) will
also provide valuable input to ensure that
FESPA Fabric visitors can access the latest
information about topical issues, such as
environmentally sustainable garment
production and compliance.
For further information visit:
www.fespafabric.com.
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Fresener’s Fabric This series of Masterclasses, which will be hosted by Scott Fresener, with the help of other luminaries drawn from the world of digital textile printing, will be held each day in the Fabric and Screen Innovation Theatre
Tuesday, 22nd June 10.30 – 11.10 Manual Colour Separations in Photoshop for GarmentsSpeaker: Robert Deppner of Karl Gröner
Focus: Garment to Screenprinting
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
There are a lot of automated colour separation programmes
on the market, but nothing beats practical know-how. In this
short session, Robert Deppner will describe basic techniques for
creating channel separations in Adobe Photoshop, including the
creation of under-bases and highlights. In addition, Robert will
reveal dozens of Photoshop tips and tricks.
11.25 – 12.05 Screen Making Pitfalls to Avoid when Printing Water Based and Discharge InkSpeaker: Dave Dennings
Focus: General Screenprinting
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Screenprinting with water based and discharge inks presents a
new set of problems to the average printer. Dave Dennings will
advise how print companies can avoid common mistakes, make a
durable stencil and reproduce fine line halftone dots. He will also
talk about proper mesh selection, emulsion choice and coating
technique, exposure and how to burn fine lines and high line
count halftone dots, as well as how to increase the life of the screen
and much more.
12.20 – 13.00 Special Effects for Garment ScreenprintingSpeaker: Charlie Taublieb of
Taublieb Consulting
Focus: Any Garment Decorating Company or Method
Level: Beginner to Advanced
The days of the plain T-shirt are over! Shirts with specialty inks are
in and Charlie Taublieb will explain how to use gels, discharge,
high density, burn out and more, in this fast paced seminar, that
will help to take prints to the next level using these great special
effects.
13.15 – 13.55 Computer-to-Screen Speaker: Geoff McCue of Kiwo
Focus: Any Screenprinting Company
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In the last few years, computer-to-screen (CTS) has become all
the rage. Geoff McCue, an expert screenprinter and one of the
leading innovators in the industry, is also the original patent
holder of this process. He explains how to use it most effectively
and will cover the various machine types, potential problems and
solutions, maintenance issues and more, all liberally dosed with
his customary wit and humour!
Wednesday, 23rd June 10.30 – 11.10 Making the Move from Screenprinting to Direct-to-GarmentSpeaker: Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network
Focus: Garment Screenprinter
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Does all of the negative talk about digital direct-to-garment discourage
printers from making the move? Scott Fresener will reveal how he
persuades screenprinters to talk digital and embrace the challenges they
face when adopting digital technology in a garment screenprinting shop.
11.25 – 12.05 The Top Ten Secrets of Halftone ScreenprintingSpeaker: Mark Coudray of Coudray Graphic Technologies
Focus: General Screenprinting
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Widely acknowledged as the master of high end screeprinting and
the king of halftones, Mark Coudray is going to share his secrets. In
this short session, quick topics include separation techniques, halftone
shape and angles, proper screen preparation, press set-up and more.
12.20 – 13.00 Cause and Effect – Machine Maintenance for Direct-to-GarmentSpeaker: Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network
Focus: Digital Direct-to-Garment
Level: Beginner to Advanced
In retail it’s location, location, location! In digital direct-to-
garment it’s maintenance, maintenance, maintenance! Scott
will talk about simple daily, weekly and monthly things that print
companies can do to keep direct-to-garment printers productive
and making money.
13.15 – 13.55 Multi-Colour Screenprinting on Dark ShirtsSpeaker: Charlie Taublieb of Taublieb Consulting
Focus: Garment Screenprinting
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
For anyone who has marvelled at the amazing photorealistic images
on dark shirts and wondered how it’s done, Charlie Taublieb will
explain how such jaw dropping images are created and provide tips
on colour separation; screen making; press set-up and ink usage.
Thursday 24th June 10.30 – 11.10 High Production with Direct-to-GarmentSpeaker: Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network
Focus: Digital Direct-to-Garment
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
How do the large companies, such as Zazzle, Café Press, Spreadshirt
and others, gain high production when using digital direct-to-garment
machines? What is the magic ingredient? Scott Fresener will share the
secret techniques he uses to quickly fix the artwork, get it to the machine
and out of the door, with very little human interaction.
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11.25 – 12.05 Shirt Treatments for Garment Screenprinting – Part OneSpeaker: Greg Gaardbo of Shockwaves Apparel
Focus: Garment Screenprinter
Level: Beginner to Advanced
This seminar should be entitled ‘Rockin’ in the USA’! Speaker Greg
Gaardbo is an award-winning printer who will share the secret of how
he wows customers. To get the most of this programme, attendees
are advised to take Part One and Park Two back to back. Greg will
take them on a thrill ride and get their creative juices flowing when
he talks about multi-media shirts that combine shirt treatments and
special effects, using foil, flock, glitter, discharge and a lot more.
12.20 – 13.00 Shirt Treatments for Garment Screenprinting – Part TwoSpeaker: Greg Gaardbo of Shockwaves Apparel
Focus: Garment Screenprinter
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Part Two of ‘Rockin’ in the USA’! More great stuff from Greg as he
shows attendees how to make the entire shirt a work of art and a
walking graphic.
13.15 – 13.55 How to Compete in the Changing Competitive Embroidery WorldSpeaker: To Be Announced
Focus: Any Garment Decorator
Level: Beginner to Advanced
This session is designed for anyone who is struggling to make
money out of embroidery and covers niche markets, suggests
ways of improving productivity and reducing downtime, plus
much more. This informative seminar will inspire attendees to
devise innovative ways to profitably capitalise on their embroidery
expertise.
Friday, 25th June 10.30 – 11.10 The State of Direct-to-Garment – Today and BeyondSpeaker: Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network
Focus: Digital Direct-to-Garment
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Where are we today and what does the future hold? What are
the lessons of the last five years? Scott Fresener provides a resumé
of what the past has taught us and how digital direct-to-garment
printing will become the mainstay of garment printing companies.
Learn how to increase speed, reduce ink costs and overcome past
obstacles.
11.25 – 12.05 Other Opportunities in Digital Textile PrintingSpeaker: Sophie Matthews-Paul
Focus: Digital Textile Printing
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Are companies missing opportunities in digital textile printing?
Sophie Matthews-Paul suggests ways in which print companies can
increase their market share with innovative thinking. She will also
discuss the potential for digital textiles, not only when using dye
sublimation and acid and reactive dyes but also in conjunction
with other current machines and ink technologies. Attendees will
learn how fabric can be used for a whole range of signs, displays,
banners, theatre and film sets, back-drops, furnishings and so
on. Sophie will also explain why polyesters are logistically and
environmentally more attractive than PVC based media.
12.20 – 13.00 Profitability in a Changing worldSpeaker: Mark Coudray of Coudray Graphic Technologies
Focus: Any Industry Business
Level: Beginner to Advanced
The world economy has changed and print companies need to
change with it. Mark Coudray will provide tips and ideas on how
to survive in the new business world.
13.15 – 13.55 Plastisol Ink – Changes, the Environment and the LawSpeaker: Charlie Taublieb of Taublieb Consulting
Focus: Garment Screenprinting
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Plastisol ink has recently come under fire from environmental
groups and government legislators. Charlie Taublieb will provide
a quick overview of the changes that companies have had to
make and how they have had to re-educate their customers
on both the real and perceived risks and hazards when using
plastisol. Learn the current state of plastisol ink usage and what
the future holds.
Saturday, 26th June 10.30 – 11.10 Advances in Ink and Pre-treatment for Direct-to-GarmentSpeaker: Scott Fresener of T-Biz Network
Focus: Digital Direct-to-Garment
Level: Beginner to Advanced
Learn all about the latest advances in ink and pre-treatment
chemistries for digital direct to garment printing and discover
what ink companies are doing to minimise or eliminate pigment
settling. Learn all about the latest pre-treatments that can
enhance washability and much more.
11.25 – 12.05 The State of Digital Fabric Printing Today and BeyondSpeaker: Vince Cahill of Industrial Printing Solutions
Focus: Digital Textile Printing
Level: Beginners to Advanced
Vince Cahill has his finger on the pulse of digital printing and will
talk about the state of the industry and the future. Topics include
fabric pre-treatments, ink developments, machine improvements
and more.
12.20 – 13.00 The Future of Printhead Technology for Digital TextileSpeaker: Vince Cahill of Industrial Printing Solutions
Focus: Digital Textile Printing
Level: Beginners to Advanced
With printhead resolutions increasing and major changes
happening very rapidly, Vince Cahill will discuss the
enhancements and improvements that digital inkjet printheads
have undergone and future developments in this informative
seminar.
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Who’s WhoA brief resumé of some of the speakers who will be sharing their experience and knowledge of the textile printing sector during the Fresener’s Fabrics seminar programme.
Scott Fresener has been in
the industry since 1970 and is
the co-author of How To Print
T-shirts For Fun And Profit and
The Encyclopedia of Garment Printing. The
1996 recipient of the SGIA’s Parmele Award,
which recognises lifetime contribution to the
industry, he has also produced dozens of
video and DVD training programs, created
the automated separation programs T-Seps
and FastFilms, and is considered a pioneer
in the direct-to-garment printing segment.
A former CEO of U.S. Screen Print & Inkjet
Technology, and currently Director of T-Biz
Network International, LLC, which runs the
popular website www.T-BizNetwork.com,
Scott also speaks at trade shows, contributes
to leading trade magazines and has served
as a consultant to small and large print
shops worldwide. A former Chairman of the
Academy of Screen Printing Technology and
a Board member of SGIA, Scott and his wife
Pat founded The U.S. Screen Printing Institute
in l979.
Charlie Taublieb is a technical
screenprinting consultant
with over 30 years experience
and has worked in all
aspects of the industry, from
designing facilities to resolving technical
problems. He owned an automated
screenprinting company in Brooklyn, NY
and a screenprinting supply house in
Denver, Colorado. He has consulted with
companies of all sizes and is recognised
as an expert in the field. Charlie has been
conducting workshops and seminars
for over 25 years for the Imprinted
Sportswear Shows, FESPA, SGIA Shows,
DAX Shows and others in the US and
elsewhere. A contributor to several industry
publications in the US and overseas,
including IMPRESSIONS magazine, he is a
member of the Academy of Screen Printing
Technology.
Greg Gaardbo, President
of Shockwaves Promotional
Apparel, has been in the
decorated apparel industry
for more than 20 years. His award winning
company specialises in automatic and
manual screenprinting, specialty sequins,
embroidery and innovative shirt treatments
employing a large variety of mixed media
effects. Greg attended the Illinois Institute
of Art in Chicago and is a former United
States Marine. A popular speaker at industry
trade shows, he has gained a reputation
for creating cutting edge shirt images and
treatments with many of his garments being
worn by celebrities. In his spare time Greg is
a body builder.
Vince Cahill has served
in the printing Industry in
many different capacities
for over thirty two years. He
is currently the President of VCE Solutions,
a consultancy that provides technical
and marketing consulting and planning
services for digital and analogue printing
and imaging manufacturers and users.
In addition, Vince has consulted for a
range of clients, including digital printing
users, technology developers and
Fortune 500 companies. He has served
as a Contributing Editor for Impressions
magazine, Contributor and Adviser for
Digital Graphics magazine and contributes
to Screen Printing, The Big Picture, and The
RadTech Report magazines. Vince has also
developed digital printing technology and
has been awarded a patent for his work
with Newhill Technologies LLC. He also
helped found and continues to serve as
a principal for Newhill Technologies and
Specialty Materials of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Currently Digital Product
Manager for KIWO, Inc., Geoff
McCue is a well-respected
industry figure, and his
experiences as a graphic printer, textile
printer, supplier and manufacturer give him
a unique perspective. His achievements
include several product inventions,
including a patented registration system, a
die-cut stencil system and many test films,
but he is probably best known for inventing
the ScreenJet, which was marketed by
Gerber Scientific Products as the first digital
screen making system.
A former columnist for Screenprinting
magazine, Geoff contributes to other
industry publications and has also served
on the SGIA education committee. He is
a frequent speaker at SGIA conventions
and other industry trade events and is a
member of the SPTF Academy of Screen
Printing Technology.
Robert Deppner, who has
15 years of experience
in textile screenprinting,
is Business Development
Manager for Groener’s digital prepress
division in Ulm, Germany. With his strong
artistic background, he is an expert in
using graphic programs, such as Adobe
Photoshop and has great knowledge of
colour separations and film output for
T-shirt screenprinting.
Sophie Matthews-Paul is an
independent international
consultant, concentrating
on the wide format digital
print market, its technologies, and its use
in industry today and in the future. She
works with many of the industry’s leading
and fledgling manufacturers, as well as
vendors and end users. Based in Europe,
Sophie contributes regularly to many
specialist publications worldwide. She
is also a photographer and has been
involved with pre-press and the practical
aspects of inkjet production since the
earliest days of its development.
Dave Dennings holds the
position of Technical/Product
Manager, Screen Making
Products for KIWO Inc., one
of the world’s leading manufacturers of
chemical products for screen making
and is also responsible for running the
company’s application’s lab. Dave
has been involved with screenprinting
for over 20 years and has served in
technical sales positions with both KIWO
and Sefar. A frequent speaker and
contributor to industry publications,
he holds a bachelor’s degree in visual
communications technology from Bowling
Green State University and was inducted
into the Academy of Screen Printing
Technology (ASPT) in 2006.
An economic storm has caused rumours of a spectacular swell.
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sense of resurgence in the air.
It is vital that we catch the NEW WAVE OF INNOVATION
to ensure our success for the future.
Visiting FESPA 2010 gives you access to the most exciting
injection of innovation, ideas and inspiration for you, your
business and your customers.
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Hall A1 Sign and Graphic Screenprinting, Pad Printing and Industrial Decoration
Hall A2 (FESPA Fabric)Garment Decoration
Hall B1Sign and Graphics Digital Printing Machinery, ink, Substrates, Pre-Press Print Design, Colour Management and Software
Hall B2Sign and Graphics Digital Printing Machinery, Ink and Substrates
Hall B3Sign and Graphics Digital Printing Machinery, Print Finishing, Display and Pop Solutions
FESPA 2010 Hall Overview
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3M Germany GmbH B1 420
3M Germany GmbH B1 515
3P InkJet Textiles AG B1 570
A. Berger GmbH & Co. KG B1 110
Afford Industrial SA B1 242
Alcan Composites - Alcan Singen GmbH B1 349
AMC Pancke AG B1 330
American Biltrite Inc. B1 245
Arjowiggins Papiers Couchés SAS B1 421a
ATP adhesive Systems GmbH B1 520
Avery Dennison Graphics Europe B1 290
Avery Dennison Graphics Europe B1 390
B Flex Italia Srl B1 161
BARBIERI electronic snc B1 471
Better Presentation Service GmbH B1 462
Caldera Graphics B1 379
Cham Paper Group B1 275
ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH B1 350
Comhan Holland BV B1 190
Cruse GmbH B1 370
Dataplot GmbH B1 481
Dickson Coatings B1 581
Dr. Hönle AG B1 365
Dreamjet Korea B1 155
Drytac B1 375
Durst Phototechnik Digital Technology GmbH B1 260
Eckart GmbH B1 585
EFI- Vutek B1 120
Encres Dubuit B1 465
ErgoSoft AG B1 182
Esko-Graphics NV B1 270
Four Pees B1 567
Fujifilm Sericol UK Limited B1 220
GCC Europe BV B1 480
Georg+Otto Friedrich Wirkwarenfabrik KG B1 470a
Gerber Scientific Products B1 449
Hanky Europe GmbH B1 469
Hebei Runlin International Trading Ltd B1 580
Hexis S.A. B1 325
Heytex Bramsche GmbH B1 100
Inabata Europe S.A. B1 170
Ink Technologies UK Ltd B1 369
InkTec Co. Ltd B1 169
Innova Art B1 583
Integration Technology B1 439
INX Digital International Co. B1 360
Jin Kwang Chemical Co Ltd B1 150
Jinda Corporation B1 130
JUTU Technologies Ltd B1 139
Kiian Spa B1 340
KIP Deutschland GmbH B1 371
Konica Minolta IJ Technologies Inc B1 189
Kunstdunger GmbH B1 486
Magnet Ltd B1 175
Marabu GmbH & Co. KG B1 440a
Marabu GmbH & Co. KG B1 440
Mehler Texnologies GmbH B1 560
Membrana B1 178
MultiPanel UK B1 518
Natura Media Inc B1 322
Nazdar B1 160
Ningbo Yinzhou Sicol Sign Materials Co.,Ltd B1 422
Nuclear Coating Fabric B1 157
Obeikan Technical Fabrics B1 549
Océ-Deutschland GmbH B1 180
Océ-Deutschland GmbH B1 280
Optimus Group Limited B1 184
ORAFOL Europe GmbH B1 240
PALRAM Industries Ltd. B1 374
Poli-Tape Klebefolien GmbH B1 149
Profil Tension System B1 177
Reflectiv Sas B1 241
Rex-Tone Industries Ltd B1 320
Ritrama SPA B1 460
Robart International BV Sign Products B1 177a
RTAPE Europe (Industrial Consultants) B1 421
Sei s.p.a. B1 345
Seiko Instruments GmbH B1 140
Sensient Imaging Technologies B1 575
Shanghai Hanker Industry Co.,Ltd B1 158
SiDream S.r.l. B1 115
SJ-D5 Inc B1 117
Soyang Technologies Co.,Ltd B1 165
StarFlex Co., Ltd B1 135
Stiefelmayer-Contento GmbH & Co KG B1 470b
Superwide Solutions GmbH B1 446
Technoplot GmbH B1 540
Texo Trade Services B.V. B1 445
Theurer.com GmbH B1 381
Ultraflex Europe Ltd B1 119
Wasatch Computer Technology LLC B1 283
WTB Werbe Technik Bedarf GmbH & Co.KG B1 300
X-Film Selbstklebefolien GmbH B1 380
X-Film Selbstklebefolien GmbH B1 380
Yupo Europe GmbH B1 281
Zhejiang Botai Plastic Co., Ltd B1 555
Zhejiang Dejia New Material Co Ltd B1 565
Zhejiang Huasheng Warp Knitting New Materials Co., Ltd. B1 516
Zhejiang MSD Warp Knitting & Coating Co Ltd B1 536
Zhejiang Tianxing Technical Textiles Co. Ltd B1 535
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Hall B1
3M’s Commercial Graphics
Division will be staging live
demonstrations of the many
wrapping solutions that it offers,
as well as its range of films
for decorating windows and
glass partitions, new colours for
electro-cut applications and
brand new films for interior use.
Visit Stand B1/ 420 and 515.
For further information visit:
www.scotchcal.de
On Stand B1/570, 3P Inkjet
Textiles will be showcasing
new fabrics, including the
Value line Value Mesh FR (IQ-IJ
651) and the Value Real Backlit
FR (IQ-IJ687), both of which
present users with greener
options.
For further information visit:
www.3P-inktextiles.com
Afford will be showing its
inkjet and screenprinting
inks on Stand B1/242. In
addition to its solvent, eco-
solvent, UV curable, water-
based, sublimation and
pigmented inks for digital and
screenprinting, it will also be
showing a range of printer
parts.
For further information visit:
www. afford-inks.com
Alcan Composites will be
showing its wide range of
substrates on Stand B1/349
including Dibond aluminium
composites, such as Dilite,
Dibond Digital, Dibond and
Hylite and the Forex range
of rigid foam PVC sheets,
including Forex Classic, Forex
Print and Forex Smart as well as
Gatorfoam and the extensive
Kapa range of foam centred
display boards
For further information visit:
www.display.
alcancomposites.com
American Biltrite will show its
specialty pressure sensitive,
self-adhesive tape, including
its original TransferRite range
and TransferRite Ultra. Visitors
to Stand B1/245 will also see
ProtecRite Digital, a low tack
application tape that provides
scratch resistance for graphics
during transportation.
For further information visit:
www.idealabi.com
ATP Adhesive Systems will
show its ATP Premium Graphic
Products, including over
laminating and laminating
films, as well as solvent free,
neutral pH value, monomeric
and polymeric printable vinyls.
See them on Stand B1/520
For further information visit:
www.atp-ag.com
Avery Dennison Graphics and
Reflective Products will show
under the banner ‘Solutions to
Grow Your Business’ on Stand
B1 290/390. Visitors will be able
to see its Avery Graphics brand
of self-adhesive films, together
with live demonstrations, and
have the opportunity to interact
with its web based services.
For further information visit:
www.europe.averygraphics.com
As a manufacturer of
spectrophotometers
and software for colour
management in digital
imaging, Barbieri Electronic
will be demonstrating its Spectro
LFP, a special measuring device
for media printed on flatbed
and roll-to-roll printers and the
Spectro Swing, its solution for use
with solvent printers. Visit Stand
B1/471.
For further information visit:
www.barbierielectronic.com
Berger will be showing textiles
for use with all digital printing
technologies, including
fabrics for dye sublimation.
It will also show solutions for
use with applications such as
lightboxes, banner displays
and flags, together with
accessories for textile finishing,
such as Flatkeder, loop and
hook tapes and flag belts. Visit
Stand B1/110
For further information visit:
www.bergertextil.com
On Stand B1/379, Caldera
Graphics will be showing its
suite of production oriented
print and print-to-cut workflow
packages that offer colour
management, imaging and
driving solutions for large and
grand format printers.
For further information visit:
www.caldera.eu
Canon Deutschland will
be showing its consumer
imaging product portfolio,
which comprises photo and
video products, binoculars,
printers, copiers, fax machines
and data projectors as well as
large-format printers and IT
solutions. It will also showcase
its imagePROGRAF systems on
Stand B1/285
For further information visit:
www.canon.de
Cham Paper Group, a
manufacturer of coated
speciality papers, will be
presenting its EXTERIO outdoor
papers, which are suitable for
use with solvent, UV and latex
inks and its TRANSJET transfer
papers, for use with digital dye
sublimation. Additionally, it
will also show transfer papers
for traditional screenprinting
usage on Stand B1/275,
For further information visit:
www.champaper-digital.com
ColorGATE will be presenting
its Productionserver 6, a
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flexible RIP software for digital
large-format printing. Visitors
to Stand B1/350 will also be
able to see Productionserver
6 with Ink Saver, ColorGATE’s
GCR technology for CMYK and
light colour half tone printing
systems, that can help to
reduce ink costs by up to 30
percent.
For further information visit:
www.colorgate.com
Cruse, the manufacturer of
premium quality, large-sized
scanning equipment, will be
demonstrating its range on
Stand B1/370.
For further information visit:
www.crusedigital.com
Dickson Coatings’ Evergreen
Fabric is the only eco-friendly
coated fabric range for
use with digital printing
technology. It offers an
extremely matt surface, and is
ISO 14040 certified for use in a
wide variety of applications,
including displays, banners
and decorative panels. Check
it out on Stand B1/581
For further information visit:
www.dickson-coatings.com
Dr. Hönle will be showing its
high-power UV curing units
and peripheral equipment.
The main focus of Stand B1/365
will be the UVAPRINT, a UV
curing unit for inkjet printing.
An easily integrated, compact,
high performance dryer, it
lowers energy consumption
by up to 50 percent. Hönle will
also show LED Powerline for
intermediate curing and final
curing for inkjet printing.
For further information visit:
www.hoenle.com
Printer manufacturer,
Dreamjet-Korea, will be
showing its Dreamjet329
Miracle Series, an easy to use
digital printer range that offers
high resolution. The company
also invites visitors to supply
their own materials for test
printing during the show. Visit
Stand B1/155.
For further information visit:
www.dreamjetkorea.com
Drytac Europe will
demonstrate a wide range
of mounting and laminating
equipment and consumables,
including its UV and aqueous
liquid coating systems, which
provide finishing solutions
for virtually any wide format
printing application. Visitors
will also be able to see its
latest edging equipment,
including the DES-5 and DES-6,
for creating attractive edging
on both curved and straight
graphic boards. Visit Stand
B1/375.
For further information visit:
www.drytac.co.uk
Durst Phototechnik Digital
Technology, who styles itself as
a ‘Leader in imaging solutions
since 1936’, will be showing on
Stand B1/260, where it will be
offering equipment that fulfils the
digital print market’s every need.
For further information visit:
www.durst-online.com
EFI will be showing its industry-
leading VUTEk superwide
format digital inkjet printers,
which span UV curing
flatbed, hybrid and roll-to-roll,
solvent and dye-sublimation
technologies, with output
widths ranging from 2m to 5m
wide on Stand B1/120.
For further information visit:
www.efi.com
EskoArtwork’s will show on
Stand B1/270, as well as on
partner stands. Show highlights
include the SignUp and SignUp
Auto nesting tools, interactive
nesting applications that
reduce preparation time,
optimise press time and
minimise material waste and
its Kongsberg die-less cutting
and creasing tables, which
are equipped with the i-cut
vision control system to match
structural design with graphic
elements. Visitors will also see
Vision Pro 7.0, which offers full
prepress and RIP integration.
For further information visit:
www.esko.com
Fujifilm Sericol will showcase
its UV inkjet printing systems,
plus innovative developments
from its screen systems offering
and its award winning Uvijet
inks. Visitors to Stand B1/220 will
be able to see the Onset, a high
productivity flatbed printer and
the Spyder, a versatile mid-
range flatbed platform with
production speeds up to 93m2/
hr. Also on show will be the
Acuity Advance HS, the latest
addition to the Acuity printer
series, and the new Uvistar,
which facilitates the production
of billboard banners printed on
woven polyethylene and other
display graphics.
For further information visit:
www.fujifilm.com
GCC Europe supplies a broad
range of hi-tech and high-
performance laser engraving/
cutting/marking systems,
cutting plotters and UV inkjet
printers. It will be showing its
latest products, including the
K72UV, a UV inkjet printer, laser
products such as the X500,
S290-20W and Gaia 100 Watt,
as well as its Jaguar IV, Puma
III and Sable cutters. Visit Stand
B1/480.
For further information visit:
www.gccworld.com
A leading producer of warp
knitted fabrics, Georg and
Otto Friedrich will be showing
a range of textiles that have
been treated with permanent
flame retardant finishes, for
use in conjunction with all ink
formulations, on Stand B1/470A
For further information visit:
www.g-o-friedrich.com
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Gerber Scientific Products will
be showing its Solara ion, the
only cationic UV inkjet printer,
which uses vibrant GerberCAT
inks to offer unmatched
flexibility and adhesion.
Another highlight of Stand
B1/448 will be the M Turbo
Router, for automatic print-to-
cut finishing, which provides a
turnkey system at a reasonable
price.
For further information visit:
www.gspinc.com
Taiwanese manufacturer Hanky
will showcase a combination
of screen and digital printing
equipment, including the
TP-1315 fully automatic flatbed
screenprinting machine,
suitable for use with flexible and
rigid substrates and its UV digital
flatbed series, the FB-500, which
is suitable for large format
printing onto glass, on Stand
B1/469.
For further information visit:
www.hanky.com.tw
Hebei Yuxin Plastic Company
supplies a range of media,
including coated and
laminated banner, self-adhesive
vinyl, mesh, one-way vision
film, PVC foam board, PP hollow
board and ABS Sheet. All will be
available on Stand B1/580
For further information visit:
www.sign-material.com
Hebei Runlin International,
one of the world’s largest
manufacturers of PVC
calendared film and other
printing materials, will be
showing on Stand B1/580
For further information visit:
www.sign-material.com
On Stand B1/325, Hexis will
showcase its line of cast vinyl
films for vehicle wraps and
will also host a series of vehicle
wrap demonstrations, using
carbon cast and cast digital
printing media.
For further information visit:
www.hexisgroup.com
Heytex Bramsche will
showcase its line of new and
improved digital coated and
laminated printing media for
wide and superwide format
digital printing. It will also
launch several new product
developments on Stand B1/100
For further information visit:
www.heytex.com
Hilord Chemical
Corporation’s* catalogue of
products includes a full portfolio
of water, solvent, dye sub,
textile and UV inks, as well as
bespoke options. It will welcome
customers on Stand B1/440
For further information visit:
www.hilord.com
Hongyuan Techtex
(JINDA Corporation), the
manufacturer of coated and
laminated digital printable
media, such as frontlit, backlit,
blockout and mesh, will be
showing its products on Stand
B1/130
For further information visit:
www.jinda.com.cn
InkTec Co will launch a new
dye sublimation ink designed
for mass production on Stand
B1/169 together with a scratch
resistant solvent ink for use with
Roland and Mutoh printers and
a one litre cartridge for the HP
Designjet 9000S. Additionally,
InkTec will showcase the JETRIX
2513FRQ and 3015FQ printers,
plus a further new JETRIX
model.
For further information visit:
www.inktec.com
On Stand B1/369, Ink
Technologies UK will exhibit
its range of wide format, grand
format and desktop digital
inkjet inks.
For further information visit:
www.itlgb.com
Innova Art will be using the
show to launch its Décor Art
ES and Décor Velvet ES eco-
solvent fine art papers for use
with Roland, Epson, Mutoh,
Mimaki and HP printers. It will
also be launching JetMaster,
a new range of gallery wrap
systems, which requires neither
stretcher bars nor glue, thus
making it the ideal solution
for photographs, signs and
exhibition displays. See it on
Stand B1/583
For further information visit:
www.innovaart.com
Intercoat will be re-launching
its NATURE range of indoor/
outdoor, self-adhesive vinyls on
Stand B1/330, including new
products for use with, eco, low
and mild solvent inks, as well
as phthalate free or PVC-free
products, which comply with
REACH regulations. It will also
be showing its complete range
of PROTEC overlaminating
films.
For further information visit:
www.intercoat.de
Jutu Technologies will
show its range of flex vinyl,
self-adhesive vinyl and PVC
foam board, which offer
excellent results when used in
conjunction with wide format
digital printing systems. See it
on Stand B1/139
For further information visit:
www.jutu.com.cn
Kiian offers a wide choice of
products, including solvent
based and UV inks, overprint
varnishes for screenprinting,
water based and plastisol inks
for textile printing, sublimation
inks, various digital solutions for
textile, industrial and graphic
applications and specialty inks
for the security market. It will be
launching many new products
on Stand B1/340.
For further information visit:
www.kiian.com
Konica Minolta IJ
Technologies will be
exhibiting its latest industrial
inkjet products for textile
and industrial applications
on Stand B1/189, as well as
Nassenger, a high-speed
inkjet textile printer equipped
with newly developed, high-
performance printheads.
Another highlight will be the
Colourprint 288, developed
by Industrial Inkjet, which
incorporates Konica Minolta
KM 1024 printheads and
reduces energy consumption
by 50 percent.
For further information visit:
www.konicaminolta.com
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Italian company Kunstdünger,
who produces stylish and
contemporary sign and display
systems, will be exhibiting on
Stand B1/486, where it will
be showing a wide range of
options for POS, showroom and
office applications.
For further information visit:
www.kunst.it
Arguably the world’s largest
manufacturer of flexible
magnetic materials, Magnet
will be showing its magnet
receptive printing media,
including sheeting, extrusion
strips, fridge and promotional
magnets, business cards, signs,
die-cutting and inkjet paper.
Visit Stand B1/175.
For further information visit:
www.macosolution.com
Mehler Texnologies will be
presenting its range of high
strength materials for both
screen and digital printing on
Stand B1/560.
For further information visit:
www.mehler-texnologies.com
Membrana’s SuperPhobic
Membrane Contactors
eliminate ink starvation at the
inkjet printhead and foaming
at the filler, by removing gas
bubbles. See its solutions on
Stand B1/178.
For further information visit:
www.SuperPhobic.com
An innovative manufacturer
of inkjet media, Natura Media
from South Korea will show its
backlit, roll-up banner, pop-up
film, photopaper and canvas
and adhesive materials on
Stand B1/322.
For further information visit:
www.naturamedia.co.kr
Nazdar will show its PowerPrint
Series of UV screen inks for use
with rigid and flexible substrate
applications and the new 4000
UV Series single solution screen
ink, which shows excellent
adhesion on all common
substrates. Visitors to Stand
B1/160 will also see the range
of Lyson digital ink for use with
most popular makes of solvent
and UV digital printers.
For further information visit:
www.Nazdar.com
Ningbo Yinzhou Sicol Sign
Materials offers a complete
range of aqueous inkjet
media, vinyl self-adhesive sign
materials and display stands,
which it will be showing on
Stand B1/422.
For further information visit:
www.sicol.cn
Chinese company Nuclear
Coating Fabric offers a wide
range of outdoor media, which
it will be showing on Stand
B1/157
For further information visit:
www.nlsigns.com
Obeikan Technical Fabric
from Saudi Arabia, produces
PVC coated, laminated and
impregnated fabrics and
textiles under the Obeflex,
Lambada, Cybertex and
Stickmatic brand names. It
will introduce new products,
such as an improved BLO520,
offering excellent printability
on both sides and a new
ecologically friendly textile
series. Visit Stand B1/549
For further information visit:
www.obeflex.com
Océ will be showing the
Arizona 550 GT, the latest
addition to the Arizona Series
of UV flatbed printers, which
prints twice as fast as its
predecessors and also offers
superior image quality. It will
also show the ProCut Solution,
for cutting, creasing or routing
acrylic, cardboard, vinyl,
textiles and much more. See
both machines on Stand
B1/180.
For further information visit:
www.oce.com
On Stand B1/184, Optimus will
showcase its new suite of digital
management information
systems, which includes
new modules, incorporating
exceptional speed, flexibility
and minimum key strokes to
transform the efficiency, output
and profitability of digital
customers.
For further information visit:
www.optimus2020.com
ORAFOL Europe will showcase
its new high performance films,
whilst also hosting live vehicle
wrapping demonstrations on
each day of the show. Visit
Stand B1/240.
For further information visit:
www.orafol.com
Poli-Tape Group will display
the product ranges of both Poli-
Tape Klebefolien and Kemica
on Stand B1/149. Its textile
graphics range comprises
high-quality textile transfer
films in almost any colour
and quality, whilst its sign
and digital portfolio offers a
range of paper and film-based
application tapes, as well
as stencil tapes. In addition,
visitors will see Poli-Wall, a
range of digital printable wall
coverings.
For further information visit:
www.poli-tape.de
Profil Tension System will
showcase its tensioning
technology for all kinds of
applications using PVC or
fabric banners, including its
popular TS system, on Stand
B1/177. It will also launch its
new Gripp Soltto, a discreet
and thin system for fabric
applications that complements
the TS range.
For further information visit:
www.profil-ts.com
R Tape will be showing its
selection of application
tapes, including the Conform
series, which offers superior
lay-flat graphics, Digimask
Clear for car wrapping,
Claritex polycarbonate films,
Hotmask transfer film for
thermal garment applications,
Screenprint tapes and the Vinyl
series, a collection of special
effect films. Check it out on
Stand B1/421.
For further information visit:
www.rtape.be /
www.rtape.com
Reflectiv, who will be
exhibiting on Stand B1/241, will
be showing films that can be
applied on any type of clear
glass to provide heat reduction,
privacy, safety and security,
plus decorative effects.
For further information visit:
www.reflectiv.com
Ritrama’s Visual
Communication Division
will present its wide choice
of vinyl, polypropylene and
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polyester materials, including
specialities such as Floor Talker
UL-approved floor graphics,
green products, such as
the ECO-Range, and the Air
Flow Repositionable series
dedicated to car wrapping.
Regular demonstrations on
Stand B1/460 will illustrate
the high performance of
the original RI-JET 50 Cast
Repositionable Airflow, the
RI-VIEW range, perforated
vinyl products and a large
assortment of RI-Mark Etch
Glass Series colours, as well
as the new ASP 30 airflow
adhesive.
For further information visit:
www.ritrama.com
ROBARTinternational will show
its newest roll slitting machines
for use with textiles, banner,
mesh, vinyl and paper. It has
also developed a new feature
for its RG-3300 machine that
enables it to slit 5m widths. Visit
Stand B1/177-A
For further information visit:
www.robartinternational.nl
Seiko I Infotech develops
and manufactures precision-
engineered wide format
printing systems specifically for
the sign, graphic, CAD, and GIS
markets. See its latest product
range on Stand B1/140
For further information visit:
www.seiko-i.com
Sei Laser, a manufacturer
of laser cutting and marking
systems, will be showing its
products on Stand B1/345.
For further information visit:
wwwseilaser.com
Offering specialty inks and
colours, Sensient Imaging
Technologies is a leading
pioneer in the field of
sublimation printing, who will
be showing its products on
Stand B1/575.
For further information visit:
www.sensient-tech.ch
Shanghai Hanker Plastics
offers outdoor digital printing
materials, which include
premium one way vision film,
self-adhesive vinyl, flex banner,
coated materials, mesh, textile
and blockout. It will be showing
its products on Stand B1/158
For further information visit:
www.dpiflex.com
The Italian company Sidream
offers inks for use with Canon,
HP, Lexmark and Epson
printers, which it will be
showing on Stand B1/115.
For further information visit:
www.sidream.com
SJ-D5 will be showing its range
of water based, piezo, pigment,
dye, dye sublimation, solvent
based and eco solvent inks, as
well as its ink cartridges; bulk
ink systems and accessories for
use with most popular makes of
wide format printers. Visit Stand
B1/117
For further information visit:
www.sjd5.com
Soyang Technologies will
be showing its range of high
quality substrates for indoor
and outdoor advertising
applications on Stand B1/165.
For further information visit:
www.soyang.net
Stiefelmayer-Contento
manufactures high quality
laser engraving systems,
3D camera systems for
professional subsurface
engraving and digital printers.
See it on Stand B1/472.
For further information visit:
www.contento.com
Texo Trade Services B.V.
(TTS) will be showing its
TexoTrans transfer papers and
PolyTrans polyester films for
screenprinting with plastisol,
PU and water-based inks,
together with its TexoTrans SX
sublimation transfer papers,
covering all water-based
printing applications for soft
signage and sportswear
applications, hard substrates
and more. See it on Stand
B1/445.
For further information visit:
www.texo-trade.com
Theurer.com will present the
complete ERP/MIS business
software for screenprinting,
digital printing and sign
making businesses. The
software covers every
area of business activity,
from estimating and order
processing, to production
planning and accounting.
Visitors to Stand B1/381 will
also be able to see an online
version of its Shop Floor Control
System.
For further information visit:
www.theurer.com
Wasatch Computer
Technology will demonstrate
the efficacy of its Wasatch
SoftRIP, a sophisticated
software, which is, nevertheless,
easy to use. It offers simple
setup, intuitive workflow, and
powerful printing controls, to
save time and money, while
producing excellent quality
colour. See it in action on Stand
B1/283
For further information visit:
www.wasatch.com
www.Digitaldruckpartner.
de offers media from
manufacturers such as 3M,
ORAFOL, MACtac, Heytex and
hardware from Roland, Mutoh,
Summa and DYSS, as well as
technical service and customer
training. On Stand B1/300 it will
show new applications for a
complete workflow, using the
latest equipment.
For further information visit:
www.digitaldruckpartner.de /
www.farben-frikell.de
X-film Selbstklebefolien will
introduce an extensive range
of polymeric and cast vinyls,
especially designed for car
wrapping applications. Also
on show on Stand B1/380 will
be mounting, laminating and
technical films, as well as a large
choice of application tapes.
For further information visit:
www.x-film.com
Yupo Corporation will display
its YUPOTako product, which
sticks to flat surfaces and can
be removed over and over
again. Neither a self-adhesive
label, nor a static film, it leaves
no sticky residue and is easy
to apply and 100 percent
recyclable. Another highlight
on Stand B1/281 will be YUPO
FPU, for use with screen or UV
digital printers.
For further information visit:
www.superyupo.com
On Stand B1/565a, Zhejiang
Dejia New Material will be
showing its range of laminated
frontlit, laminated backlit,
blackout, blockout, coated
frontlit, coated backlit and PVC
industrial fabrics.
For further information visit:
www.dejiafabric.com
Zhejiang Huasheng Warp
Knitting New Material
specialises in manufacturing
flex banner, tarpaulin, digital
printing media and industrial
fabrics. An ISO9001:2000
certified company, it will be
exhibiting on Stand B1/516
For further information visit:
www.huashengflex.com.cn
Zhejiang Tianxing Technical
Textiles is a digital media
manufacturer supplying PVC
flex banner, mesh, blockout,
self-adhesive vinyl and one-
way vision materials. Visit
Stand B1/535.
For further information visit:
www.tx-tex.com
angelframe is backstage when it comes to presenting large-formats. the structure
holds your banner framelessly. the edges are directly and fi rmly connected to the
extrusions so it is not necessary to mitre the profi les. the threads for wall fi xing
and the banner clips can be clicked in to place even after mounting. the banner
seam is pulled over the frame profi le, thus hiding imprecise cuts or seams. all in
all, the mounting saves time and money, the banner exchange is easy and does
not require tools and is possible at anytime.
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time and effort: one person is enough
to mount and change the banner
WITHOUT dismantling and WITHOUT tools.
Agfa Graphics NV B2 240
All American Supply B2 170
Alphachem Europe GmbH B2 535
Arlon Inc. B2 549
Aslan, Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG B2 200
Beaver Papier B.V. B2 575
Bordeaux Digital Printink Ltd. B2 300
Cgate Solutions GmbH B2 119
Coldenhove Papier Holland B2 370
Colgraphix B2 533
Concordia Textiles B2 157
d.gen Inc B2 388
DRAABE Industrietechnik GmbH B2 179
DuPont de Nemours (Luxembourg) Sarl B2 526
Durafos Inc B2 442
Eastsign Int’l Ltd B2 139
Endutex-Revestimentos Texteis SA B2 110
Epson Europe B2 360
Eurodrop B2 349
Fieldcenter Inc. B2 579
Finestfog GmbH B2 150
Folex AG B2 133
Fotoba International Srl B2 145
Grafityp Self-Adhesive Products N.V. B2 185
Grapo Technologies, a.s B2 460
Guandong Italia srl B2 153
Guangzhou Xusen Coat Material Co., Ltd B2 379B
Haas & Co Magnettechnik GmbH B2 239
Haining Guangyu Warpknitting Co.,Ltd. B2 176
Haining Longteng Plastic Co.,Ltd B2 289B
Hangzhou Hongze New Material Co., Ltd B2 441
Heifei Kaxing Digital Control Equipment Co., Ltd B2 377A
Heifei Signright Numerical Control
Science & Technology Co.,Ltd B2 371
Hewlett-Packard Espanola SL B2 120
HEXACOMB B2 159
Hilord Chemical Corp B2 440
Hongkong K & D Trading Co., Ltd B2 374
Huntsman Advanced Materials GmbH / Textile Effects B2 570
Ibena Technische Textilien GmbH B2 521
Igepa Group GmbH & Co.KG B2 320
Inkwin UK Limited B2 519
Jetbest Corporation B2 489
J-Teck3 S.r.l. B2 140
Junkers & Mullers GmbH B2 449
KABUCO Buro-Systemhaus GmbH B2 545
Kala SAS B2 589
Kimoto Ltd B2 180
Klieverik Heli BV B2 440
Laser Tools & Technics Corp B2 553
LG Hausys B2 480
Linte Digital Fine Art Canvas Industry B2 282
Liquid Lens Europe Ltd B2 288
Mactac Europe S.A. B2 169
MDV GmbH B2 566
medacom graphics GmbH B2 130
Miller Weldmaster Corporation B2 565
Mimaki Europe B.V. B2 270
Molco GMBH B2 142
Monti Antonio S.p.a. B2 365
MS Srl B2 380
Multiplot Europe GmbH B2 390
MUTOH B2 160
MUTOH B2 165
Neschen AG B2 260
Ningbo So-Fine Paper Products Co.,Ltd B2 281
Nite Industrial Co.,Ltd B2 372
Nordson UV Limited B2 385
Onyx Graphics Inc B2 520
ORIENTFLEX B2 375
Photo USA Electronic Graphic Inc. B2 283
Polychromal BV B2 280
Primex GmbH B2 170
Rainbow Pigment Co.,Ltd B2 174
Real Colour Industry Co., Limited B2 373
Regulus GmbH B2 100
Rimslow Global Pty Ltd B2 290
Roland DG Benelux NV B2 340
Sentec International BV B2 382
SETeMa B.V. B2 540
Shanghai Fly International Trade Co., Ltd B2 289a
Shanghai NAR Industrial Co.,Ltd B2 155
Shock Line SAS B2 580a
Signscal (Kunshan) Coating & Lamination Co., Ltd B2 379a
Signtrade GmbH B2 515
Sihl GmbH B2 325
Sioen Digital Inks B2 580
Sioen Industries B2 455
SMI Corporation B2 172
STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co. KG B2 439
swissQprint AG B2 275
T.CH Warp Knitting Base Fabric CO.,LTD B2 378
T.P.M. Co., Ltd B2 419
Tara Materials Inc. B2 465
Taya Canvas (Shanghai) Company Ltd B2 235
Transmatic s.r.l. B2 469
Tulip B2 459
UNIFOL Self Adhesive PVC Films B2 525
Verseidag-Indutex GmbH B2 190
Wonpoong Corporation B2 560
WP Digital AG B2 189
Xaar plc B2 475
Zhejiang Ganglong New Material Co Ltd B2 149
Zhejiang Hailide New Material Co., Ltd B2 377
Zhejiang Huifeng New Materials Co., Ltd B2 377B
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Following its recent acquisition
of Gandinnovations, Agfa
Graphics will be using the
show to demonstrate its
enhanced product portfolio,
which now offers wide format
inkjet solutions for entry level,
mid range and high end
businesses and for the whole
spectrum of digital printing
applications, Highlights on
Stand B2/250 will be the
Anapurna and Jeti printers
and the M-Press digital printing
press.
For further information visit:
www.agfagraphics.com
Arlon will feature its new DPF
6000XRP vinyl film, a 2mil.
gloss white cast film with
bubble release and a tinted,
repositionable, permanent
pressure-sensitive adhesive.
The X-scape system enables
speedy installation while
maintaining a high enough
tack for a long term bond. See
a live demonstration on Stand
B2/549
For further information visit:
www.arlon.com
On Stand B2/200 Aslan
will be showing its Outdoor
Floor Graphic application, a
composite of digital printable
film and laminate. As well
as protecting the print from
abrasion and soiling, the
laminating film also has an
embossed anti-slip texture.
Other stand delights will
include environmentally
friendly self-adhesive PP-
films and films for special
applications, such as black or
whiteboards.
For further information visit:
www.aslan-schwarz.com
Beaver Papier BV
manufactures a complete
range of digital dye-
sublimation papers, in all
sheet sizes and roll sizes from
42cm to 3.2m, for use with
Epson and Ricoh printers and
water, solvent and oil based
sublimation inks. For FREE
samples, visit Stand B2/575.
For further information visit:
www.beaverpaper.com
Bordeaux Digital PrintInk
develops, manufactures and
distributes quality inks for wide
and super wide digital printers
that can be used for the full
gamut of sign and display
applications.. Visit Stand
B2/300.
For further information visit:
www.c-m-y-k.com
Cgate Solutions offers a range
of flexible media products,
including laminated and
coated banners, textiles, one
way vision film, special media
and reflectives. In addition,
it also supplies a selection of
rigid materials, such as ACP
(Aluminium Composite Panels),
including new fluted ACP, Free
Form PVC and foam boards.
Its display products include
snap frames, display stands,
roll ups and a variety of light
boxes, plus a new green line of
bamboo displays. See them all
on Stand B2/119
For further information visit:
www.cgategroup.com
Coldenhove Papier will show
the Jetcol HTR and Highspeed
sublimation transfer papers,
together with its Jetcol OS,
and Jetcol Thermal Adhesive
ranges. See it on Stand B2/370.
For further information visit:
www.coldenhove.com
Colgraphix will show its range
of digital printers from Mimaki
on Stand B2/533, including
the new TX400-1800 D and
JV5-320 DS machines, digital
printing inks from J-Teck3,
digital dye sublimation paper
from Coldenhove Papier
and transfer calenders from
Klieverik.
For further information visit:
www.colgraphix.com
On Stand B2/157 Concordia
Textiles will introduce
SubliTEXCO for transfer
sublimation printing, DisTEXCO,
for printing directly with water-
based pigment or dye inks and
SolTEXCO, a PVC-free range of
fabrics for indoor and outdoor
uses that is printable with eco
solvent, UV weldable polyolefin
fabric for long term outdoor
applications.
For further information visit:
www.concordiatextiles.com
German-based DRAABE
offers a product range that
includes nozzle humidification
systems with high pressure and
compressed air technology,
as well as systems for the
production of standardised
process water. Visit Stand
B2/179.
For further information visit:
www.draabe.com
Based in Korea, Durafos is a
manufacturer and distributor of
premium digital imaging inks,
automatic eyelet machines,
inkjet flatbed printers and
other supplies to the sign and
graphic market. Visit Stand
B2/442
For further information visit:
www.durafos.com
Eastsign has recently
developed PE banner, PET
banner, banner for high speed
UV printing, honeycomb
panel, super-wide PS foam
and PVC foam, plus bamboo
displays and thermal transfer
machines, all of which will be
displayed on Stand B2/139.
For further information visit:
www.eastsign.com
Endutex - Revestimentos
Texteis, from Portugal, will
offer frontlit, backlit, blockout,
mesh, canvas, textiles and
other specialties on Stand
B2/110, where it will also
be introducing its Terratex
Collection, a new range of 100
percent PVC free materials,
including a textile for dye-
sublimation printing.
For further information visit:
www.endutex.pt
Epson will be demonstrating
the versatility of its Stylus Pro
printers on Stand B2/360.
Visitors will see the 64in
Epson Stylus Pro GS6000
demonstrating a range of
creative indoor/outdoor
applications.
For further information visit:
www.epson-europe.com
Euro Drop from Italy
manufactures high quality
polyurethane resins for the
production of self-adhesive
or thermo adhesive domed
labels. It also supplies cost
effective doming machines
and ovens for use in the resin
curing process. Visit Stand
B2/349.
For further information visit:
www.eurodrop.it
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On Stand B2/133, Folex will
showcase its eco-solvent
and pigment inkjet printers
demonstrating the quality and
consistency of Folex inkjet films
and papers. New materials will
include eco-solvent and UV-
curing substrates, together with
fine art, window graphic and
signage products, and Reprojet
P, a nanoporous, water resistant
clear film for screenprinting
film separations.
For further information visit:
www.folex.com
Fotoba manufactures high
speed cross cutting systems for
flexible media up to 0.8mm
in thickness, with products
ranging from small table top
cutters, to 5m wide devices.
Visitors to Stand B2/145 will be
able to see the new XLD 170
XYCutter.
For further information visit:
www.fotoba.com/
On Stand B2/185, Belgian
media manufacturer, Grafityp
Self-adhesive Products, will
show its new GEF film, a non-
PVC cutting film boasting some
of the qualities of polymeric
and cast films, at the price
of a monomeric film. Its
GrafiWrap is a combination of
two self-adhesive films: a cast
solvent printing film (Grafiprint
S34P or S38P) and a cast
laminate (Grafiprint LAM040)
that produces a 90 micron
sandwich, which is ideal for
vehicle wrapping.
For further information visit:
www.grafityp.com
Czech Republic-based Grapo
Technologies will present
its full portfolio of printers on
Stand B2/460. After years of
operating as a print shop, the
company now develops and
manufactures large format
digital UV printers, which
deliver optimal performance
and are easy to use and
maintain.
For further information visit:
www.grapo.com
Haas & Co. Magnettechnik
specialises in magnetic foils,
tapes and special magnetic
exhibits. On Stand B2/239, it
will present its MAGNETO flex-
magnetic foils and many more
magnetic products.
For further information visit:
www.haas-magnettechnik.com
Founded in 2004, Haining
Guangyu Warpknitting’s main
products, which will be shown
on Stand B2/176, are frontlit
banner, backlit flex, tarpaulin,
mesh, self-adhesive vinyl and
one way vision film.
For further information visit:
www.hnguangyu.com
Haining Longteng Plastic
supplies materials for use
with solvent digital printing,
sign materials and industrial
textiles. See it on Stand B2/289b.
For further information visit:
www.longteng.cc
Based in China, Hangzhou
Hongze New Material Co.
produces digital printing cloth,
tarpaulin, PVC film, one-way
vision film, self adhesive vinyl
and pool oilskins. Visit Stand
B2/441.
For further information visit:
www.hzhongze.com
Chinese company Hefei
Kaxing Digital Control
Equipment Co. is a supplier
of cutting plotters and CNC
engravers, who will be showing
its products on Stand B2/377a.
For further information visit:
www.cnjinka.com
Hefei Signright Numerical
Control Science & Technology
Co. supplies numerical control
and photoelectric products,
including CNC routers, wood
routers, computer cutting
plotters, laser routers, super-
hard reflective film cutters and
graph plotters, all of which can
be seen on Stand B2/371.
For further information visit:
www.signkey.com.cn
Falconboard is a new 100
percent paper-based graphic
display board from Hexacomb
Netherlands, which is being
shown on Stand B2/159. It
is ideally suitable for direct
digital and screenprinting
applications, it is made from
recycled and recyclable
materials and also offers
excellent print capabilities
for multiple wide format
and digital processes. It is
lightweight, rigid, stable and
easy to cut, slit and form.
For further information visit:
www.falconboard.com
www.pregis.com
With a broad portfolio of wide
and super wide format inkjet
printers, HP will be showing
visitors to Stand B2/ 120 the
latest solutions to suit their
application and development
needs. For the first time in
Europe, visitors will be able
to see the newest HP Scitex
printers and software, as
well as other market leading
solutions.
For further information visit:
www.hp.com
Huntsman Textile Effects
manufactures a broad range
of chemical and dye products
that enhance the performance
properties and colours of
finished textiles and materials.
See its solutions on Stand
B2/570
For further information visit:
www.huntsman.com/
textile_effects/
On Stand B2/320, the Igepa
Group, a conglomerate of
paper wholesalers, will be
offering access to over 40,000
different products, including all
kinds of films and foils, as well
as adhesives and auxiliaries,
display boards, banners, decor
boards and plexiglas signs,
cut to exact specifications. It
also supplies hardware and
software.
For further information visit:
www.igepagroup.com
Chinese company Inkwin
Technology produces high
quality inks for worldwide OEM
partners and distributors. Its
products include solvent ink,
eco-solvent ink and cartridges,
solvent /oil /water-based dye
sublimation ink, UV curable
ink and the Twinjet series of
eco-solvent printers. Visit Stand
B2/519
For further information visit:
www.inkwin.com.cn
JM Technical Textiles Junkers
+ Müllers will present its latest
developments in textiles and
art reproduction canvas,
including a new type of flame
retardant textile. In addition,
visitors to Stand B2/449 will be
able to learn why a well known
international photographer
uses the Mediatex Lightbox for
his creations.
For further information visit:
www.jm-techtex.com
Jetbest Corporation
manufactures inkjet inks for
wide format printers, and also
offers spare parts for printers.
Visit Stand B2/489.
For further information visit:
www.jetbest.com
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Visitors to Stand B2/140 will be
able to see J-Teck3’s digital
piezo inks for transfer and
direct printing, such as its
Nanodot Technology range,
which uses an innovative
manufacturing process
granting optimal dispersion
and reduction of pigments
in nanoparticles. J-Eco Nano
Inks are eco-friendly disperse
dyes for sublimation and
direct printing on to polyester
substrates, whilst J-Eco Pigment
G and T are pigment inks for
use with papers and different
kinds of fabrics. The company
also supplies acid and reactive
dyes.
For further information visit:
www.j-teck3.com
K&D (Shanghai) Industrial
and Trading Co is a leading
supplier for advertising
applications, who offers value
added material, such as PVC
foamboard, PVC rigid sheet,
PVC Celluka and acrylic
sheet for screen and digital
printing, as well as its branded
Touchboard product. Visit
Stand B2/374.
For further information visit:
www.09touchboard.com
KALA manufactures wide
format laminators, with a
portfolio comprising both
hot and cold variations from
1m to 2.1m wide, as well as
various accessories, such as
cutting devices and banner
stands. It also offers a new
and affordable heat transfer
calender that is available at a
competitive price. Visit Stand
B2/589
For further information visit:
www.kala.fr
Exhibiting on Stand B2/545,
under the KAUT-BULLINGER
Büro-Systemhaus banner,
Keencut specialises in the
design and manufacture of
top quality manual cutting
machines, all of which are
produced at its factory in
Corby, in the UK.
For further information visit:
www.kautbullinger.de
On Stand B2/440, Klieverik
will present its professional
GTC 81 calender, suitable for
direct printing and transfer
printing, for high quality dye-
sub graphics as well as its GTC
81/1850 Sport, for continuous
transfer printing of pre-cut
pieces for sports clothing, and
the recently developed GFC
Fixation Unit.
For further information visit:
www.klieverik.com
LG Hausys Europe offers digital
printing vinyl and electrocut
films as well as banners under
the Vizuon and Bannux brand
names. It will also unveil its
new LB Series film on Stand
B2/480.
For further information visit:
www.lgchem.com
Linte Digital Fine Art Canvas
Industry offers artist canvas,
inkjet canvas, offset litho
canvas, solvent canvas and art
fabric, which it will be showing
on Stand B2/282.
For further information visit:
www.lintecanvas.com
Liquid Lens will launch its
new range of semi-automatic
and fully automatic doming
machines on Stand B2/288.
Designed and built exclusively
for Liquid Lens by Demak
Engineering, the machines
are fast and easy to set up and
feature a new disposable resin
packaging and dispensing
system. It will also show its
range of polyester print media
for use with the doming
process.
For further information visit:
www.liquid-lens.com
MACtac will be presenting its
new self-adhesive products for
interior and exterior decorative
applications on Stand B2/169,
where visitors can also witness
the launch of the 2011 edition
of the MACtac Worldwide
Awards.
For further information visit:
www.mactac.eu
MDV Papier- und
Kunststoffveredelung will
be showing a variety of white
and coloured Tyvek products,
including the world’s first M1
certified UV, screen and eco-
solvent/solvent media. Visitors
to Stand B2/566 will see it being
used in conjunction with water-
based piezo technologies
using SEPIAX inks. Other stand
highlights will include Bioflex,
a polyolefine film designed as
a vinyl substitute, No-lite PET for
roll-ups, and Tyvek for outdoor
stadium rolling displays.
For further information visit:
www.mdv-online.com
Medacom Graphics is a
German distributor for cutting
plotters and RIP software, who
will be showing on Stand B2/130.
For further information visit:
www.medacom-graphics.de
On Stand B2/142, Molco will be
showing its new PENSTICK range,
a perforated cling film that can
be used to decorate window
storefronts and which can be
applied from inside the shop.
For further information visit:
www.molco.com
Italian company MONTI
ANTONIO will be showcasing its
large vacuum flatbed presses
and a printing calendar for roll-
to-roll and piece/panel-printing
applications. All machines
can be used both for curing/
setting of direct-to-textile prints,
as well as for transfer printing
applications. Visitors to Stand
B2/365 will also be able to
see a new series of compact,
modular machines for the
production of digital lanyards,
small promotional items and
sportswear.
For further information visit:
www.montiantonio.com
MS will be showing the new
MS-JPKY, a high production
machine, available in
different configurations. It is
capable of reaching 268m2/
hr and is equipped with an
intensive dryer with warm
air to ensure the best drying
effects. Another highlight is
a hybrid machine, which
combines the productivity and
precision of the traditional MS
screenprinting machine, with
inkjet technology to create new
products. Visit Stand B2/380.
For further information visit:
www.msitaly.com
Multi-Plot Europe offers digital
large format printers, fixation
machines, cutting plotters,
finishing systems and software.
In addition, it also supplies
consumables, such as ink,
transfer paper and carpet. Visit
Stand B2/390
For further information visit:
www.multiplot.de
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recommended for complex compound curved surfaces and long-term outdoor
applications.
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bubbles and creases during application.
HX30000 are the ideal high-end solution for vehicle markings and other substrates
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A leading innovator in the
field of large format piezo
inkjet printers and professional
signcutting plotters for vinyl
cutting and contour cutting
applications, Mutoh Europe
will be presenting its full
product portfolio of wide format
inkjet printers, cutting plotters
and textile printers on Stand
B2/160 and 165
For further information visit:
www.mutoh.eu
On Stand B2/260 Neschen
AG will demonstrate various
specialist products within
the interior design market,
including new wallpapers and
textiles. It will also showcase
digital print media certified by
HP as suitable for use with the
latter’s latex inks.
For further information visit:
www.neschen.com
Ningbo So-Fine integrates
scientific research,
manufacturing, sales and
service. Its key products include
one way vision film and bubble
free vinyl. Visit Stand B2/281
For further information visit:
www.so-fine.com.cn
A global leader in the supply of
different types of UV solutions,
including LED UV, Nordson UV
has over 35 years experience in
the development, manufacture
and servicing of UV lamps and
equipment. Visit Stand B2/385.
For further information visit:
www.nordson.com
ONYX Graphics will be helping
companies to improve their
bottom line results by reducing
printing costs and increasing
productivity. Its commercial
printing software and solutions
for digital colour printing will
be available on Stand B2/520.
For further information visit:
www.onyxgfx.com
Orientflex is a leading Chinese
sign material manufacturer
whose products include: frontlit
flex banner, backlit flex banner,
PVC mesh, knife-coated fabric,
blockout banner, self-adhesive
vinyl, one-way vision film, clear
film, flag banner, art canvas,
PVC foam board, and much
more besides. See it on Stand
B2/375
For further information visit:
www.orientflex.com.cn
Photo USA Electronic Graphic
is one of the world’s largest
manufacturers of sublimation
coated ceramics and other
photo image products, such
as coating mugs, coating
plates, coating tiles and heat
transfer machines. It will be
showcasing all of its products
on Stand B2/283.
For further information visit:
www.meikeda.com
Polychromal B.V. produces
various types of anodised
aluminium that are specially
developed for screenprinting,
photomechanical printing,
digital printing and engraving,
together with a broad
range of inks and chemical
products required for these
printing processes. Last year
it launched the DS-Aluprinter,
a digital flatbed printer that
prints full colour images
into the anodised layer. An
improved version of this
machine will be shown on
Stand B2/ 280.
For further information visit:
www.polychromal.nl
Chromoink (Rainbow
Pigment) provides various
solutions for digital wide format
and desktop printing. As
well as water based and eco
solvent ink, it has developed
a digital textile inkjet ink and
will be introducing a new UV
curing ink on Stand B2/174.
For further information visit:
www.chromoink.com
The Real Colour Industry
Co. produces a wide range
of digital printing materials,
including flex banner, mesh,
self-adhesive vinyl and one-
way vision, all of which can
be used in conjunction with
solvent printing, plus backlit
film and photo paper that
can be used with eco-solvent
printing methods. Visit Stand
B2/373.
For further information visit:
www.realcolour.net
On Stand B2/100, Regulus
will be presenting a newly
developed nanoporous
coating for water based inks,
which will set new standards
in terms of colour density and
drying properties for glossy
coatings.
For further information visit:
www.regulus.de
Rimslow Global offers a
range of machines for fabric
pre-treatment, ink fixation
and washing, making such
operations possible even in a
small factory setting. It will be
showing its range on Stand
B2/290.
For further information visit:
www.rimslow.com
Roland DG’s portfolio of large
format printers, integrated
printer/cutters, cutting plotters
and engravers will be shown
on Stand B2/340, where it will
also demonstrate the extremely
popular VersaCAMM and
SolJET PRO III series printers, as
well as the innovative VersaUV
series, the 1.6m wide RS-640
and the 1.9m wide AJ-740i
printers. An interesting solution
for the sublimation market will
also be highlighted, together
with several cutting plotters
and engraving machines.
For further information visit:
www.rolanddg.eu
Visitors to Stand B2/260 will be
able to see SEAL Graphics’
range of finishing systems
and its complementary
consumables range.
For further information visit:
www.sealgraphics.com
Sentec International is one
of Europe’s largest suppliers of
large format media and offers
products for use with almost
every printing technology. Visit
Stand B2/382
For further information visit:
www.sentecinternational.com
On Stand B2/540, SETeMa.
will be showing its pre-coat,
fixation, steaming, washing,
finishing and drying units, all
of which can be combined
into various configurations
to offer customers the most
flexible solution with minimal
investment. It will also be using
the show to introduce a new
entry level fixation unit for the
flag and banner market.
For further information visit:
www.setema.com
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Shanghai Fly International
Trade Co.’s products comprise:
self-adhesive PP paper, photo
paper, backlit PET Film,
cold lamination PVC film,
waterproof PP paper, cotton
and polyester canvas, self-
adhesive vinyl, one way vision
and PP paper for eco solvent
and display systems. Visit Stand
B2/289a.
For further information visit:
www.chinaflypp.com
Shanghai NAR Industrial Co
supplies self-adhesive vinyl,
one way vision and cold
lamination film, as well as
textiles, woven PE, woven PP
and non-woven PP, all of which
it will be showing on Stand
B2/155.
For further information visit:
www.nar.com.cn
On Stand B2/379a, SignsCal
(Kunshan) Coating &
Lamination will be showing
GECKO adhesion film, self
adhesive vinyl, colour film,
inkjet printable vehicle
marking film, one way vision,
transparent inkjet printing film
and protection film, for use
with a wide variety of sign and
display applications.
For further information visit:
www.signscal.net
Swiss company Signtrade will
be introducing the new water
based Signracers W137+ and
W161+ printers, which use
Hydrogenium, a water based
pigment ink for use in the
doming process. Another new
product innovation on Stand
B2/515 will be the Oxygenium
range of solvent inks, which
are free from cyclohexanone
and thus offer users a greener
option. Visitors will also be able
to see the new BIO DOME, a
solvent-free, non hazardous
component material.
For further information visit:
www.signtrade.ch
On Stand B2/325, Sihl will be
showing its range of wide
format paper; plus paper for
office and digital imaging
applications, as well as a
selection of vinyl, banner,
canvas and backlit materials.
For further information visit:
www.sihl.com
SMI Corporation, from South
Korea, manufactures inkjet
media for digital printers, using
both water and solvent based
inks. Its range, which will be
available for inspection on
Stand B2/172, includes PET, PP,
photo-paper and polyester.
For further information visit:
www.smiseoul.com
German manufacturer
STAEDTLER will show its wide
range of inks for industrial
inkjet, branded inkjet and
continuous inkjet on Stand
B2/439, where visitors will be
able to see water, UV and
solvent based options, as well
as special inks for thermo and
piezo printheads.
For further information visit:
www.staedtler-inkjet.com
SwissQprint, who specialises
in the development and
manufacture of high quality
mechanical and electronic
solutions for inkjet digital printing,
will be exhibiting its innovative
solutions on Stand B2/275
For further information visit:
www.swissqprint.com
South Korean manufacturer
T.P.M Co will display its
products on Stand B2/419,
where visitors will be able to see
a variety of solvent, eco solvent,
water based (dye, pigment)
and direct sublimation
materials. In addition, it will
show an ecologically friendly
textile inkjet media for use with
eco solvent and latex printing.
For further information visit:
www.tpm21.net
Visitors to Stand B2/235 will be
able to see a range of coated
digital printing media, from
TA YA CANVAS (Shanghai)
Company, including frontlit
banner, backlit banner,
blockout banner and mesh
(with/without liner), all of which
can be used in conjunction
with solvent, eco-solvent, and
UV inks. It also supplies a range
of coated industrial fabrics.
For further information visit:
www.tayacanvas.com
Chinese company TCH
Textile Co specialises in the
production of fabric and its
range includes digital, heat
transfer and silkscreen printing
fabric. See it on Stand B2/378
For further information visit:
www.hntch888.com
Leading German coated
textiles manufacturer,
Verseidag Indutex, will display
its Seemee brand of products
and solutions for use with all
digital printing technologies.
Its range, which offers frontlit,
backlit, mesh, blockout, flag
and display options, will be
available on Stand B2/190.
For further information visit:
www.vsindutex.de
Xaar’s status as FESPA’s
Technology Partner is borne
out by the number of printers
at FESPA who rely on its latest
inkjet printheads, including the
flagship greyscale Xaar 1001
and 760, and the binary high
speed Electron and Proton.
Learn more about Xaar’s
market leading technology on
Stand B2/475
For further information visit:
www.xaar.com
Xusen Coat Material Co, who
specialises in developing,
manufacturing and
distributing materials for use
in conjunction with digital
printing in China, will be
showing its range on Stand
B2/379b.
For further information visit:
www.hcr.cn
On Stand B2/555, Zhejiang
Botai Plastic Co* will be
offering PVC film, PVC flex
banner, PVC tarpaulin and
printed PVC floor film.
For further information visit:
www.botai2006.com.
Zhejiang Ganglong New
Material Co. will be showing
its premium coated and
laminated PVC banner flex/
tarpaulin, including backlit,
frontlit, two-colour, blockout,
tarpaulin and side curtain on
Stand B2/149
For further information visit:
www.gl-flex.com
On Stand B2/377, Zhejiang
Hailide New Material will
be offering PVC substrates,
including backlit flex; frontlit
banner; blockout and mesh.
For further information visit:
www.hailide.com.cn
Zhejiang MSD Warp Knitting
& Coating Co* specialises in
producing PVC laminated and
coating fabric, PVC tarpaulin,
flex banner, self-adhesive
vinyl, one way vision film
and knitting mesh. Visit Stand
B2/375a.
For further information visit:
www.zjmsd.com
* These companies have
moved to Hall B1 Stand
B1/555 and Stand B1/536
respectively.
A.W.T. World Trade, Inc. B3 479Adria Artigianato SRL B3 535Alizarin coating co., ltd. B3 165Anchor Magnets Plc B3 420Anhui Jiachen Intelligent Digital Control Science & Technology Co Ltd B3 370Arjobex B3 530Artfoam Co., Ltd. B3 440aASCO B.V. B3 526ASPHALT ART INTERNATIONAL AG B3 549avant display B3 381Bakker Magnetics b.v. B3 465BAS NEON B3 376BEIJING FULEI INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL CO., LTD B3 149Beijing Innovation Technology Co.,Ltd B3 566Best Systems gmbh B3 537Bickers GmbH Klebetechnik B3 230Biedermann GmbH B3 310Big Sign & System B3 139Candex Marketing (China) Co Ltd B3 473CGT SRL B3 601Changzhou Hawk Display Appliance Manufacture Co Ltd B3 362Chanzhou Huarsheng Reflective Material Co Ltd B3 468aChangzhou Lintel AD Material Co., Ltd B3 373Clear Focus Imaging Inc B3 280Clear Path B3 660Colourific B3 490Cosign B3 459Crown Norge AS B3 168Danish Sign Export A/S B3 338Dijital Teknik B3 361aDilli Precision Ind Co Ltd B3 249Dollfus Muller-Dynajet B3 152Duo Display B3 325DYSS B3 525Easy Screen Display Stands B3 560EDP B3 361bElitron IPM S.r.l. B3 246Eston Chimica Srl B3 110eurolaser GmbH B3 400Europe Display Systems B3 440Expedit B3 112FEPA srl B3 257FESPA B3 684Forsstrom High Frequency AB B3 240Free Radical Ind. Co.,Ltd B3 362aGaya Land co. ltd B3 674General Formulations B3 119GEW (EC) Ltd. B3 176Golden Laser Co.,Ltd B3 422Guangzhou Crystaljet Industry Co. Ltd B3 366Guenther Business Solutions B3 133Guyenne Papier B3 129Hanwha Polydreamer Co Ltd B3 185Heisslufttechnik Flocke GmbH B3 442HJE Systembau Eickhoff GmbH & Co. KG. B3 511IKONOS sp. z o.o. B3 220Imaging Solutions AG B3 172Imprifab.com B3 154Industrial Fabric Association International B3 472Inglet SLU B3 335INPRO Silkscreen Solutions BV B3 225Intelicoat Technologies B3 600Island Clean Air B3 663ISM/GD Pro B3 113ITINK Co Ltd B3 374Jasdi Magnet Co. Ltd. B3 543JOPEVI S.L B3 540Josef Berschlmayer B3 328KD TOP B3 215Keencut Ltd B3 568Kernow Coatings Ltd B3 159
KyungIn B3 585Large Format B3 515M.T.L. PRINT LTD B3 320Macksmedia GmbH B3 458Matan Digital Printers (2001) Limited B3 210Matic SA B3 100MultiCam GmbH B3 190Omnia Concepts B3 460Onewaypro B3 283Optimum Digital B3 586Pasquato SNC B3 505Phoseon Technology B3 174Plakativ/Print & Produktion B3 372Planet Graf S.C. Rafal Raczka B3 275Plastic Tech Developments B3 330Popsign Co Ltd B3 364PRINT & PUBLISHING International B3 474Promic Marketing B3 160Qingdao Makebest Trading Co Ltd B3 468bREDGiant Inc (Korea) B3 264Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH B3 262Rheinmagnet Horst Baermann GmbH B3 361ROLLSROLLER B3 425S.M.R.E. Italy B3 324Sachsen Fahnen Gmbh & Co. KG B3 284Sanders Magneet Services B3 278Screen Europe B3 489Sepiax Ink Technology GmbH B3 125Shanghai Huayuan New Composite Materials Co., Ltd B3 461Shanghai Pallas Electric Company Limited B3 455Shanghai Teckwin Development Co. Ltd B3 467Shenzhen Inkbank Digital B3 539SHOWSHOP DISPLAYS CO., LTD B3 449SignPro Europe B3 378Signs of Russia Magazine B3 478SIP/TVP B3 520SM Media Group B3 263Solvetex B3 368Stork Digital Imaging BV B3 129aSumma B3 260Suzhou Industrial Park Donghua Trading & Developing Co., Ltd B3 365Taizhou Baiyun Jixiang Decorative Material Co Ltd B3 536Triple Sign System AB B3 524TROTEC Producktions u. Vertriebs GmbH B3 235Trust Exhibition Co.,Ltd B3 130Ultima Displays Ltd B3 360update displays gmbh B3 470UTIEN PACK CO., LTD B3 128Vedi B3 657Vhf Camfacture AG B3 300Wall up - Stadler & Puderbach GbR B3 650Wenzhou ACPASS Display Equipment Co Ltd B3 245Williams Ltd. B3 675WNP Verlag GmbH B3 610Xiamen Poko Precision Die Of Wolfram Steel Tool Co.,Ltd B3 468cYeong Jeou Industrial (M) Sdn.Bhd B3 590Yuan Yuan Trading GmbH B3 241YuanYuan Inkjet Media (UK) Ltd B3 285Zenith Art System B3 546Zhejiang Yuli Plastic Co Ltd B3 371Zimmer Maschinenbau GmbH B3 180Zund Systemtechnik AG B3 120AXYZ International B3 242Digital Designware B3 620DigiTex Printing Technologies Company Limited B3 148Flaggfabriken Export - Import B3 441Jiehui Exhibition Equipment Co Ltd B3 131Kothari Infotech Ltd B3 471Merlin Technology GmbH B3 175Wuxi Guoshun & Material Co Ltd B3 458Algroup International Werbeträger Vertriebs-GmbH WB1 B2
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Anchor Magnets will be
showing its SUPA-MAG
magnetic foil for use with
screen, digital and litho
printing DIGI-FILM, for use as
magnetic retail graphics and
its SUPA-MAG TAPE, which is
now colour coated. Visitors to
Stand B3/420 will also be able
to see a wide range of other
magnetic materials.
For further information visit:
www.anchormagnets.co.uk
Anhui Jiachen Intelligent
Digital Control Science &
Technology Co. will show
its range of CNC engraving
machines, a CO2 laser
engraver, cutting plotters, a
plasma cutter and a mould
engraver on Stand B3/370.
For further information visit:
www.jiachen.cn
Arjobex Synthetic Papers
manufactures Polyart synthetic
papers, a polyethylene (HDPE)
film with matt premium
coatings that combines the
strength of plastic with the
printability of paper and
can be used for a wide
range of indoor and outdoor
applications, in conjunction
with both traditional and
digital printing technologies.
See it on Stand B3/530.
For further information visit:
www.polyart.com
Swedish company Avant
Display manufactures POS
items, such as Jet Snabb,
Jet Wire, hooks, poster strips,
CD-Spiders, clear grips,
suction cups, label holder
strips, frames, street displays,
TRIGONad and giveaways,
offering a three day delivery
time within Europe. See its
full product range on Stand
B3/381.
For further information visit:
www.avantdisplay.com
Chinese company, Beijing
Fulei Industrial & Commercial
Co. sells its products throughout
Europe and the USA as well as
in Asia. Visit Stand B3/149.
For further information visit:
www.bjfulei.com.cn
The German based
Biedermann will be showing
its new Print & Glass system on
Stand B3/310, which opens
up new revenue streams in
the shape of signage, doors,
mirrors and tables.
For further information visit:
www.biedermanngmbh.com
Candex Marketing (China)
Co. provides a wide range of
pop-up stands, roll-up banners,
portable light boxes and
folding panel kits and can also
supply bespoke items too. See it
on Stand B3/473.
For further information visit:
www.candex-displays.com
On Stand B3/362 Changzhou
Hawk Display will introduce a
display stand with both curved
and straight features and
will also be looking to recruit
worldwide distributors for this
product.
For further information visit:
www.hawkdisplay.com
Changzhou Hua R Sheng
Reflective Material Co.
manufactures reflective
materials under the Tongming
brand and offers a range that
includes reflective sheets and
various reflective materials
for civic use. See its range on
Stand B3/468a.
For further information visit:
www.huarsheng.com
Clear Focus will showcase
its wide range of self-
adhesive and non-adhesive
perforated window marking
films, including PromoVue
1540 and BudgetVue 1533,
which can transform glass
surfaces into eye catching,
see through displays. Visitors
to Stand B3/280 will also see
ClassicVue 1550, SuperVue
2050 and ImageVue 1540, for
use as building wraps and
transit advertising and a new
introduction TradeVue 1535,
for use in short-term POP, retail
window posters and brand
marketing.
For further information visit:
www.clearfocus-europe.com
Cosign will be showing Module
Plus Indoor and Module Plus
Outdoor, its modular sign
systems, plus a choice of three
different flexible sign systems,
Strato, Curvo Plus and Rainbow
Plus on Stand B3/459. It is also
expanding its range of LED
products with the introduction
of PROLED, a robust LED edgelit
sign system for large sized
applications.
For further information visit:
www.cosign.be
Exhibiting at FESPA for the first
time, Norwegian company
Crown Norge will be showing
its ‘V’ grooving ACM. See it on
Stand B3/168.
For further information visit:
www.crown-norge.no
Danish Sign Export (DSE) is one
of Europe’s leading suppliers
of professional displays for
fairs and exhibitions, as well as
sign systems for streets, walls
and shop windows. Visit Stand
B3/338.
For further information visit:
www.dse.as
The French company Duo
Display supplies a complete
range of image carrier products
for visual communication, as
well as fabric solutions for dye
sublimation printing. All Duo
products are lightweight, mobile
and easy to set up and fulfil all
needs and budgets. See it on
Stand B3/325.
For further information visit:
www.duodisplay.com
Italian company Elitron offers a
wide range of cutting solutions
for use with leather, technical
materials and composites.
Following the success of its Kombo
SD with Seeker System, it will
introduce a new, fully automatic
system for use with digitally
printed output on Stand B3/246.
For further information visit:
www.elitron.com
Eurolaser from Germany
offers laser systems for cutting,
engraving and marking and
specialises in the development
of machines which, when
equipped with established
laser technology, can be used
for many different applications.
Visit Stand B3/400.
For further information visit:
www.eurolaser.com
Based in the Netherlands,
Europe Display Systems will
be launching its unique Zippit
display wall, plus a 300cm high
HQ Roll-Up Banner and an
LED lighting pavement sign on
Stand B3/440.
For further information visit:
www.europedisplaysystems.com
Expedit will be offering a
fastening range that includes
eyelets (steel, brass and stainless
steel), grommets with teeth
washers, rivets, turn buttons,
hooks, rings and snap fasteners,
as well as a wide range of
complementary tools and
machines. See it on Stand B3/112.
For further information visit:
www.expedit-diffusion.com
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Located in Belgium, Fillink
– Sioen Chemicals* offers a
comprehensive range of high
quality solvent, eco-solvent
and UV inks that are especially
formulated for use with most of
the wide format digital printers
currently available. Visit Stand
B3/220.
For further information visit:
www.fillink.com
A manufacturer of welding
machines, Forsstrum High
Frequency AB is celebrating
its 40th anniversary this year.
On Stand B3/240 it will show
its new, TDW 800 Steel edition
and TX Mega 800 Steel edition
machines, both of which are
suitable for the production
of grand format signs and
banners and many other
products.
For further information visit:
www.forsstrom.com
Free Radical Industrial from
Taiwan will be showing its
range of inkjet inks for digital
textile printing, which include
sublimation disperse dye ink,
reactive dye ink, acid dye ink
and pigment ink for use with
roll-to-roll and most digital
flatbed printers.
Its sister company, Tong
Jou Chemical Industrial,
who will be sharing Stand
B3/362a, develops UV curable
inkjet inks for use with various
industrial printheads for large
format printing and also
provides maintenance fluid
for printhead and pipeline
cleaning, as well as printer
solutions and topcoats for
diverse substrates.
For further information visit:
www.double-bond-chem.com.tw /
www.frc.tw
Chinese company Golden
Laser supplies medium and
low power laser equipment
and offers 80 different models
for laser engraving, laser
cutting, laser marking and
laser welding. Visit Stand
B3/442.
For further information visit:
www.goldenlaser.cc
Located in China, Guangzhou
Crystaljet Industry Co.
manufactures the Crystaljet
large format printer series,
which incorporates a Japanese
Seiko printhead. Visit Stand
B3/366.
For further information visit:
www.crystaljet.com
Heisslufttechnik Flocke is the
German distributor for Leister
hot air welding tools, which
it will be showing on Stand
B3/442.
For further information visit:
www.heisslufttechnik.de
Polish company Ikonos offers
media for use with solvent and
UV printing. Visitors to Stand
B3/220 will be able to see
backlit, blockout, photo paper,
one way vision, self-adhesive
PVC, Profiflex Pro (matt and
gloss, with grey, transparent
or removable glue), and
laminating films.
For further information visit:
www.ikonosmedia.eu
Visitors to Stand B3/154 will
be able to see Imprifab.
com’s non-woven polyester
textiles, such as the DisplayFAB,
StickyFab and LumiFab
products, all of which can
be used in conjunction with
water, solvent, UV and dye
sublimation based printers.
For further information visit:
www.inprosilkscreen.com/
Thanks to its full hydraulic
system, the Inpro cutter,
available in sizes 190-530cm,
can be used with the widest
range of materials. On Stand
B3/225 and A1/480 Inpro will be
demonstrating its latest modified
screen cleaning/reclaiming
solutions, as well as plug and
play options for textile printers.
For further information visit:
www.inprosilkscreen.com
InteliCoat Technologies will
be showcasing several new
products on Stand B3/600,
including Magic STICK 2, a 7mil
polypropylene banner with
low tack, pressure sensitive
adhesive, which can be
used indoors or outdoors for
short and long term signage
applications and POS PRO+
400, a 16.2 mil printable,
anti curl blockout film for
use as long lasting, durable
tradeshow graphics.
For further information visit:
www.magicinkjet.com
Based in the UK, Keencut
manufactures top quality
manual cutting machines for
use in the sign and display
sectors and distributes its
products in over fifty countries
throughout the world. See its
range on Stand B3/568.
For further information visit:
www.keencut.co.uk
UK company Kernow Coatings
will be featuring its aqueous
HydroJet films, solvent HydroSol
films and UVC/Silkscreen
HydroPrint polyester films
on Stand B3/159. It will also
showcase its new fine art
range of aqueous fabrics, a
professional grade watercolour
paper for solvent printers
and its solvent ‘no lamination’
textured display film. Other
highlights will include textile
developments from the Fine
and Imprifab ranges.
For further information visit:
www.kernowcoatings.com
Matic from Spain will highlight
the newest version of the
impulsewelder, developed
mainly for welding PVC and
textile banners. Visitors will
also be able to see a sewing
system that produces banners
very quickly, without the need
for a skilled operator and the
new version of FlexiCut, whose
ultrasonic and rotating knife
guarantees the fastest and
best cutting results. Visit Stand
B3/100
For further information visit:
www.matic.es
Omnia Concepts will be
showcasing its Omnia Value
Range, which fits every budget
and comprises standard roll-
up displays, outdoor, banner
and pop-up-systems, as well
as numerous table displays
made from a wide variety of
materials in many different
designs. Visitors to Stand B3/460
will also be able to see the
new Natural Display from the
Omnia Bamboo Range.
For further information visit:
www.omnia-id.de
The Belgian specialists in the
supply of one-way vision self-
adhesive vinyl at reasonable
prices, OneWayPro will be
exhibiting on Stand B3/283.
For further information visit:
www.onewaypro.eu
* This company has moved to
Hall B2 Stand B2/580
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Phoseon Technology designs UV
LED curing solutions for a variety
of UV digital print applications.
Primary applications are for
the curing of UV inkjet inks for
high speed, single-pass, inkjet
printing machines and for high
speed wide format roll or flatbed
systems using piezo drop-on-
demand inkjet heads. Other
applications include UV curing
for coding and marking systems
using UV ink with thermal inkjet
(TIJ) heads. Learn more on Stand
B3/174
For further information visit:
www.phoseon.com
Published five times per year
and the only magazine in the
German-speaking (DACH)
areas focussing on large format
printing and Out-of-Home
media, PLAKATIV-Magazine
updates readers as to the latest
developments in these markets.
Visit Stand B3/372.
For further information visit:
www.plakativ-magazin.de
PLASTGrommet will display
its range of eyelet finishing
equipment on Stand
B3/330, which comprises
economical hand presses
(HPS020) and pneumatics
(PMS060) plus new production
systems that speed up the
finishing process. Visitors will
also see the Automan APM120,
which can be positioned next
to a welding or cutting table.
For further information visit:
www.plastgrommet.com
PRINT & PRODUKTION is
a monthly, German B2B
magazine that bridges the gap
between printers and print
buyers. Visit it on Stand B3/372.
For further information visit:
www.print-und-produktion.de
Promic Marketing offers
roll-up banners, pop-up walls,
L-banners, desks, brochure
holders and more. On Stand
B3/160 it will introduce its
new range of beachflags
and windboards for outdoor
advertising applications.
For further information visit:
www.promic.nl
Based in South Korea,
REDGiant manufactures digital
printing inks. On Stand B3/264
it will offer water-based and
eco solvent inks for use with
a number of popular wide
format digital printers.
For further information visit:
www.redgiant.biz
On Stand B3/361 Rheimagnet
will be showing Lumimag, a
magnet with integrated LED,
which combines a magnetic
feature with a lightning
effect and which can be
printed to carry a message
in a completely original and
practical way.
For further information visit:
www.rheinmagnet.com
RollsRoller will showcase its
easy and efficient finishing
solution for use with wide-
format printing. Visitors to
Stand B3/425 will be able to
see demonstrations and try the
Rollsroller Flatbed Applicator,
which is available in a
standard range comprising
11 different models and three
different widths.
For further information visit:
www.rollsroller.se
On Stand B3/540 Rowmark
Europe* will be showing
finished products for
sublimation under the Unisub
brand, which comprises
everything from small
aluminum name badges,
to large format pictures.
In addition, through its
partnership with the US
company Universal Woods, it
offers pre-coated sheets. Visitors
can also chose from a wide
range of heat presses, printers,
software and inks.
For further information visit:
www.rowmarkeurope.com
Visitors to Stand B3/324 will
be able to see S.M.R.E ‘s
computerised multi-tool
working station with milling
and laser technology and
a series of pure water and
abrasive water jet plotters.
For further information visit:
www.smre.it
Screen Europe will
demonstrate the Truepress
Jet2500UV, a versatile large
format UV Inkjet printer that
outputs on to a wide range
of materials, including
corrugated cardboard
and polypropolene for POP
applications, and the Truepress
Jet1600UV-F, is a flatbed
printing system, which can
be used in conjunction with
a variety of media to provide
the full gamut of signs and
graphics. See both machines
on Stand B3/489
For further information visit:
www.screeneurope.com
Sepiax Ink Technlogy
develops water based resin
inks for indoor, outdoor and
industrial applications,
including the world’s first
harmless, water based
pigmented ink with printing
and adhering properties
previously only associated with
solvent or UV inks. See them in
action on Stand B3/125.
For further information visit:
www.sepiax.com
Shanghai Huayuan New
Composite Materials will be
showing its ALUCOBEST ACM
products for digital printing
and signage applications
on Stand B3/461. It offers 60
colours and widths up to
2m. Other products on show
will include plastics, display
boards, metals and metalised
papers.
For further information visit:
www.huayuanfu.com
Shanghai Pallas Electric
Company specialises in the
development of multi-LCD
technology and offers a choice
of products to meet a variety of
applications. Visit Stand B3/455.
For further information visit:
www.pallas.cn
Show Shop Display from
China offers 13 different display
options, plus the SMAX series
of show equipment. Visit Stand
B3/449
For further information visit:
www.showshop.cn
* This company has moved to
Hall A2 Stand A2/530
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With a monthly circulation
of 4500, Signs of Russia
Magazine is the leading
publication for the Russian
sign industry and is targeted at
signmakers and wide format
printshops. Visit Stand B3/478.
For further information visit:
www.mediarama.ru
Summa is the Belgian
manufacturer of vinyl cutting
and thermal transfer printing
systems, whose exhibition
highlights will include the cost
efficient SummaCut cutter
Series and the S Class high
end cutter series. In addition,
it will demonstrate the DC
Series, Summa’s ecological
thermal transfer print-&-cut
systems, which offer water and
UV resistant output without
lamination, including outdoor
and contour cut graphics and
die-cut stickers. Visit Stand
B3/260.
For further information visit:
www.summa.be
Taizhou Baiyun Jixiang
Decorative Material Co
specialises in manufacturing
aluminium composite panels
and PVC foam board. Visit
Stand B3/536
For further information visit:
www.zj-byzs.com
Teckwin International will
showcase the TeckPro UV3200,
a new roll-to-roll UV printer that
is designed to perform well on
a variety of flexible materials.
Its media handling system
supports rolls up to 750lbs.
and facilitates simultaneous
printing on multiple rolls. See it
in action on Stand B3/467.
For further information visit:
www.teckwin.com
On Stand B3/235, Trotec will be
showing the Speedy 500 CO2
laser engraving and cutting
machine with the i-CUT Vision
system, which recognises
distortions in printed materials
and adjusts the cut path.
For further information visit:
www.troteclaser.com
On Stand B3/ 360, Ultima
Displays will be introducing
developments to its linear
aluminium modular frame
system, which includes a new
range of specially designed
fabric frame kits. It has also
extended its banner stand
range and will be introducing
a new banner system that can
be used to create seamless
graphic walls.
For further information visit:
www.ultimadisplays.co.uk
Utien Pack Co. from China
offers equipment for pneumatic
heat impulse sealing. Visit
Stand B3/128
For further information visit:
www.utien.com
VHF Camfacture, a leading
German manufacturer and
first-time exhibitor, will present
its CAM 2030 Active Pro, a
large-scale milling system with
a positioning range of 2m x
3m, which can be used for
different kinds of print and cut
applications. See it on Stand
B3/300.
For further information visit:
www.vhf.eu
Wenzhou Acpass Display
Equipment Co. from China
produces exhibition and POP
display systems. Find it on
Stand B3/245.
For further information visit:
www.acpass.cn
Williams from Latvia produces
aluminium composite
panels under the NEOBOND
brand. The range includes
an unlimited array of colour
options, including custom
colours. A new NEOBOND
digital series, especially
developed for direct digital
printing on flatbed printers,
will be unveiled on Stand
B3/675. Also on show will be
sign, brushed, mirror and anti-
scratch variations.
For further information visit:
www.williamscomposite.com
Publishing house, WNP
VERLAG, produces the
professional magazines
Werbetechnik, Digital Signage
and Wraps. On Stand B3/610
it will be focussing on car
wrapping and window film
installation.
For further information visit:
www.wnp.de
Wuxi Guoshun Ad Material
Corp. offers cold laminating
film, PP paper, adhesive PP
paper, photo paper, adhesive
photo paper, transparent PET,
backlit/ frontlit PET, banner
stand PVC, cutting plotter vinyl,
solvent adhesive PVC vinyl, one
way vision, double adhesive
vinyl, art fabric and oil canvas.
Visit Stand B3/458.
For further information visit:
www.guoshunad.cn
Yuan Yuan Inkjet Media is a
leading UK supplier for large
format printing materials for
use with dye, pigment, eco-
solvent and solvent printing
technologies. It also supplies
pop-ups, roll-up portable
trade show displays and snap
frames. Visit Stand B3/285.
For further information visit:
www.yuanyuan.co.uk
Mounting specialist Zenith Art
System will be showing an
ultra clear mounting film for
face mounting behind acrylic
and a shiny, high gloss cold
laminate. It will also be offering
live demonstrations on Stand
B3/546, using its own materials
and equipment.
For further information visit:
www.zenith-art-system.de
Zhejiang Huifeng New
Materials Co.*, who will be
showing on Stand B3/377b,
offers products ranging from
flex banner (frontlit and
backlit), blockout, coated, vinyl,
one way vision, tarpaulin as
well as PVC sheet for printing
and flex banner for advertising
applications.
For further information visit:
www.hfxcl.com.cn
ZheJiang Yuli Plastic Co.
manufactures flex banner,
mesh blockout, PVC knife
coated tarpaulin, side curtains,
tents, projection screen fabrics
and window curtain fabric. See
it all on Stand B3/ 371.
For further information visit:
www.yuliplastic.com
Zünd Systemtechnik will
introduce its new Zünd Cut
Center software suite, which
enables operators to avoid
mistakes, shorten set-up times
and maximise productivity,
while also reducing labour
costs. Fully compatible with all
industry leading RIP software,
the integrated Cut Server is
a bridge between digital
cutting and CAD/design, RIP,
and business administration
software. See the full
adaptability of the G3 series on
Stand B3/120.
For further information visit:
www.zund.com
* This company has moved to Hall B2 Stand B2/377b
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A & M Kinzel Siebdruckmaschinen Ltd A1 150
A.Buisine SA A1 569
A.M.Ramp & Co GmbH A1 160
Ahlstrom Osnabruck Gmbh A1 415
Alraun Technik GmbH A1 399
Atlantic Zeiser GmbH A1 315
Bayer Material Science AG A1 525
Beltron GmbH A1 482
Bundesverband Druck und Medien e.V. A1 365
Chaiyaboon Brothers Co Ltd A1 535
Chemque Inc A1 329
Chim 92 S.A.R.L. A1 148
Chimigraf Iberica SL A1 425
CHT R. Beitlich GmbH A1 360
Clear Edge-Germany GmbH A1 310
Color-Dec Italy s.r.l. A1 369
Coveme Spa A1 246
CST GmbH A1 529
Danish Label Coating A/S A1 499
Delahaye & Esser ohg A1 334
Demak S.r.l. A1 180
Dongguan Ever Bright Colour Print Machines Factory Ltd A1 325
DPL Industri A/S A1 370a
Ecosystem Costruzioni SRL A1 449
EMMTEC A1 466
Encres Dubuit A1 126
Engyprint Tech Company LTD. A1 285c
ESC GmbH & Co. KG A1 340
ESMA V.Z.W A1 540
FESPA A1 177
FESPA A1 269
FESPA A1 375a
Fimor A1 549
Foshan Mega Ink & Coating Co Ltd A1 450
Fotec AG A1 560
Fujian Sanheng Group Co. Ltd. A1 165
Grafco srl A1 375c
Grünig-Interscreen AG A1 140
Haining Dongyi Digital Textile Co., Ltd A1 539
Hangzhou Wansheng Mesh Co., Ltd A1 249
Harlacher AG A1 345
Hebei Anping Printing Screen Co.,Ltd A1 537
Hebei Kanglida Metlanet Co. Ltd A1 519
INPRO Silkscreen Solutions BV A1 480
Italeco A1 245a
ITW Morlock GmbH A1 585
K-Flow A1 549
Kang Yuan Industrial Co., Ltd A1 382
Kissel & Wolf GmbH (Kiwo) A1 120
Kopimask S.A. A1 419
Luen Hop Engineering & Enterprise Co Ltd A1 145
Lüscher AG A1 220
MacDermid Autotype A1 549
Marabu GmbH & Co. KG A1 320
Marabu GmbH & Co.KG/Siebdruck-Partner A1 100
Maschinenbau Bochonow GmbH A1 335
Memcon Limited A1 384
Natgraph Limited A1 260
NBC Meshtec Incorporated A1 168
Oz Anadolu Kimya San.ve Tic.Ltd.Sti A1 370c
Print Week A1 400
Printool Swiss AG A1 528
Prodecran A1 119
Pröll KG A1 440
Pröll Services GmbH A1 129
P-TEC GmbH & Co.KG A1 451
Qingdao Great Wall Industrial Co. Ltd A1 248
Remco Chemie Rentzsch GmbH A1 565
RJA-Plastics GmbH A1 465
RK Siebdrucktechnik GmbH A1 339
RUCO Druckfarben A1 160
SAATI Spa A1 420
Sakurai Graphic Systems Corporation A1 355
Sefar AG A1 229
Seria (Tokai Shoji Co.,Ltd) A1 290
Serigraf Service di Losa G.Carlo A1 300
Shanghai NIC Bolting Cloth MFG. Co.,Ltd A1 375e
Shanghai Shangshai Bolting Cloth Co., Ltd. A1 370e
Shanghai Shanxi Corporation LTD A1 285d
Shenzen Juisun Screenprinting Machinery A1 460
Shunde Yongan Screenprinting Supplies Co., Ltd A1 280a
SICO Screen Inks nv A1 555
Siebdruck-Service Eickmeyer GmbH A1 349
Sigmund Lindner GmbH A1 447
Sirpi SRL A1 250
Small Products Limited A1 285f
Sosa Dias S.A. A1 285a
Sun Chemical Ltd (UK) A1 240
Suzhou Omay Optical Material Co., Ltd A1 285e
Technigraf GmbH A1 200
Tesoma GmbH A1 380
Tiflex A1 549
Tripette & Renaud Image A1 429
Ulano International (V.I.), Inc (New York) A1 125
Unico NV A1 486
Unitex – Trelleborg A1 334a
uv-technik meyer GmbH A1 559
W+E GmbH A1 245
Wängi Mesh AG A1 235
Zhejiang Jinbao Screenprinting A1 484
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Hall A1A supplier to the screen
printing sector since 1945, the
French company A BUISINE
will be showing examples
of its latest developments in
automatic screen washing
and reclaiming equipment on
Stand A1/569
For further information visit:
www.abuisine.com
On Stand A1/415, the German
company Ahlstrom will be
showing its extensive offering
of papers and non-wovens for
the printing of outdoor posters,
indoor posters and indoor
banners.
For further information visit:
www.ahlstrom.com
Atlantic Zeiser will demonstrate
its full colour GAMMA-70 print
engine and SMARTCURE UV
curing module for narrow
web-label printing. It will also
be showing a linear table for
consumer goods, promotional
items and small batch production
on Stand A1/ 315. This cost
effective, speedy and reliable
system delivers high-resolution
and greyscale 1060dpi printing
onto both porous and non-porous
and flat or 3D materials.
For further information visit:
www.atlanticzeiser.com
A German manufacturer of
screenprinting equipment,
Bochnow will be showing
the newly designed Genius
automatic screen developing
system and a range of pre and
post-press equipment on Stand
A1/ 335
For further information visit:
www.bochonow.de
Canadian company Chemque
will demonstrate its E-Dome
mercury free resins, which
are supplied either as a one
component instant cure or
two component instant, tack
free formulation and provide
immediate protection against
dust, bubbles and spillage. See
it on Stand A1/329.
For further information visit:
www.chemque.com
On Stand A1/148, French
company CHIM 92 will introduce
its new generation Cyclematic
Eco+ range of automatic screen
cleaning units that use non-oil
based and VOC free chemicals
to remove ink and stencils, with
optional in-line drying.
For further information visit:
www.chim92.com
Spanish company Chimigraf
will introduce its new UV inks
for billboard printing on Stand
A1/425, which have been
developed to enable printing
in single pass mode and
feature high optical density
to achieve vibrant output
at the highest print speeds.
It also offers a broad range
of inks, including UV, LED,
solvent, mild solvent and eco-
solvent formulations for digital
printing.
For further information visit:
www.chmigraf.com
German company CHT R
BEITLICH will be showing its
eco-friendly products on Stand
A1/360, which include the
new PRINTPERFEKT FF series
of instant drying water based
inks, the AQUAFLEX water
based PUR transfer printing ink
and the new TUBISTIC flocked
pressure-sensitive film that
offers outstanding adhesion.
For further information visit:
www.cht.com
Italian company Coveme
introduced its KTR Kemafoil
Transfer Release line of PET
substrates almost a decade
ago. On Stand A1/246 it will
introduce a new release film
that can be printed one side
PVC and the reverse side PU.
For further information visit:
www.coveme.com
German company CST will
demonstrate its patented
imaging head, which facilitates
the imaging of screens without
wax or ink, as well as its
engraving machines using
ink technology and those for
embossing plates and cylinders,
plus CO2 and YAG laser
engraving systems and digital
printers for use with aluminium
plate. Visit Stand A1/529.
For further information visit:
www.c-s-t.de
Specialists in the coating of
screen and digitally printed
products with two component
polyurethane, Danish Label
Coating will be demonstrating
its advanced 3D finishing
technology on Stand A1/499.
For further information visit:
www.polycoat.dk
China based Ever Bright
Printing Machine Factory will
be demonstrating examples
of its pad and screenprinting
machines on Stand A1/325,
as well as its hot stamping,
screen tensioning and stencil
exposure solutions and
printing materials.
For further information visit:
hk.everbgt.com
The German company
EMMTEC EMM
Siebdruckmaschinen will be
demonstrating large format
printing machines, dryers,
handling systems, feeders,
stackers and pre-press
systems on Stand A1/466, as
well as specialist printing
machinery for glass, foils,
plastics, wood and circuit
boards.
For further information visit:
www.emmmtec.eu
The French company Encres
Dubuit will be showing
examples from its wide range
of inks for both screen and
digital printing applications
on Stand A1/126. These
comprise inks used for
computerised products, the
industrial marking of home
appliances, graphics for
packaging and point-of-sale
merchandising and labelling
for bar codes and health and
beauty products.
For further information visit:
www.encresdubuit.net
ESC will present a new
version of its automatic stop
cylinder screenprinting
machine, the ESC-HIGH
PRESS PLUS E3 and the ESC-AT
screenprinting machines,
including the ATMACE ‘S’;
ATMATIC GD and ATMATIC 60
PD flatbed printing models. In
addition, visitors to Stand A1/
340 will be able to see inkjet
printers for direct printing
on to textiles or small-sized
substrates and the ESC-Direct
Jet, for use with a variety of
materials. Other highlights
will include the ESC-PERFECTA
IC Inline system for screen
washing and reclaiming
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and the new ESC-KP/XP pad
printing machines.
For further information visit:
www.esc-online.de
Based in Belgium, ESMA is
Europe’s leading non-profit
trade association for the screen
and digital printing industries.
Its main objective is to promote
the adoption and correct use of
the various printing processes
via conferences, exhibitions,
technical training and press
and public relations. Visit Stand
A1/ 549.
For further information, visit
www.esma.com
French squeegee
manufacturer FIMOR, will
show its complete range of
high-resistance polyurethane
squeegees on Stand A1 /549, as
well as the globally available
Serilor HR and SR lines,
including the Serilor D square
squeegees for the expanding
photovoltaic industry and a
wide range of accessories.
For further information visit:
www.fimor.fr
The Chinese company Foshan
Mega Ink and Coating will
be showing examples from its
range of screen and gravure
printing inks on Stand A1/ 450.
For further information visit:
www.china-mega.com
Swiss company Fotec will
show the new FOTECOAT 1076
emulsion for steel and polyester
mesh, as well as the latest
computer-to-film solution using
an inkjet printer and the new
FOTECFOIL 7700. Visit Stand
A1/ 560.
For further information visit:
www.fotec.ch
With over 25 years of
experience, the Chinese
company Fujian Sanheng
Group will be showing a
wide range of screen and
pad printing machines and
associated consumables on
Stand A1/165.
For further information visit:
www.fjsanheng.com
The Italian company Grafco
will demonstrate advanced
software and a service facility
for colour separations and
screening designed specifically
for high quality screenprinting
halftone production. Visit Stand
A1/375.
For further information visit:
www.grafco.it
Swiss based Grunig-
Interscreen will be introducing
the new G-COAT 415 modular
coating machine on Stand
A1/140. A wide range of stencil
cleaning, mesh stretching,
frame preparation and
cleaning and drying products
will also be shown.
For further information visit:
www.grunig.ch
Chinese company Haining
Dongyi Digital Textiles will
show a wide range of display
systems, including flags,
banners and pop-up solutions,
and textiles for use in dye
sublimation, UV and solvent
printing applications on Stand
A1/ 539.
For further information visit:
www.dongyigroup.com
China-based Hangzhou
Wansheng Mesh will be
showing examples from its
range of screenprinting mesh
solutions on Stand A1/ 249,
which are produced in white,
yellow, orange and black.
For further information visit:
www.wspolyestermesh.com
The Chinese company Hebei
Anping Printing Screen will be
demonstrating its high quality
polyester screenprinting mesh
that is widely used in PCB,
textile and ceramic decoration,
as well as for liquid filtering in
space flight, oil and chemistry
applications. See it on Stand
A1/ 537.
For further information visit:
www.hehuang.com
Chinese company Hebei
Kanglida Metlanet Company
will be exhibiting its polyester
mesh for screenprinting and
filtration applications on Stand
A1/ 519.
For further information visit:
www.polyesterscreen.com
The German company ITW
Morlock will show its range
of pad printing systems. See
its complete solution for the
decoration and/or marking of
products on Stand A1/585.
For further information visit:
www.morlock.de
Digital workflow specialist
company K-Flow from
Germany will demonstrate
its new SMARtt soft proof
application for visualising and
validating print data for a TFT
monitor. It will also showcase
its KXchange device link colour
server for accurate colour
conversion between print
standards for screen, offset or
digital printing applications.
Visit Stand A1 /549.
For further information visit:
www.kflow.de
Taiwan based Kang Yuan
Industrial is showing a range
of screenprinting machines
and related accessories on
Stand A1/ 382.
For further information visit:
www.keywell-printer.com
KIWO, KISSEL + WOLF from
Germany will be showing a
wide range of screenprinting
solutions on Stand A1/ 120,
including screen chemicals,
coating, computer-to-screen
technologies and adhesives.
For further information visit:
www.kiwo.de
The Spanish company
Kopimask will be showing
its photo emulsions, screen
chemicals and steel plates
for pad printing applications,
including new eco-friendly
chemicals for pad printing,
engraving equipment for the
pad printing of steel plates
and engraving paste suitable
for screenprinting onto glass
surfaces. Visit Stand A1/ 419.
For further information visit:
www.kopimask.com
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UK based MacDermid
Autotype will be demonstrating
its long established Star and
Capillex products and its
Autotex/Autoflex polyester films,
which are ink receptive, but
resistant to chemicals and
abrasion, for applications
in MTS, control panels and
switches, plus its CPS screen
cleaning chemistry. It will
also show its Autotex AM anti-
microbial films for areas that
require the highest hygiene
standards on Stand A1/549.
For further information visit:
www.macdermidautotype.com
Marabu from Germany will
be showing new graphic, sign
and special effect inks and
the new Marabu MCD-Micro
ink dispenser. Digital products
on Stands A1/ 320 and B1/440
will include new UV and mild
solvent inks and a new range
of UV curable coatings. In
addition, subsidiary company
Clearstar Corporation will
present water based liquid
lamination clears on the
StarLam coater.
For further information visit:
www.marabu-inks.com
On Stand A1/168, the Japanese
company NBC Meshtec will
be showing a number of new
products based on its polyester
and stainless steel wire mesh
options.
For further information visit:
www.nbc-jp.com
Prodecran from France will be
demonstrating examples from
its wide range of screenprinting
emulsions on Stand A1/119.
For further information visit:
www.prodecan.com
The German company Pröll
will be showing its latest
halogen free NORIPHAN XWR
ink system for IMD-Technology
on Stand A1/ 440, which
provides high wash out
resistance and compound
cohesion and can be used for
decorative applications, or as
a protective layer on PC and
PET films. In addition, it will
show its new NoriCure MPF,
UV screen ink, along with its
extensive range of water based
screenprinting inks and inks for
pad printing applications.
For further information visit:
www.proell-services.de
Following its co-operative
agreement with FOTEC,
Remco Chemie Rentzsch
will showcase its packaged
solutions for screenprinting,
including all consumables for
pre and post-press functions.
It also provides cleaning
solutions for pad, digital and
flexographic printing. Visit
Stand A1/ 565.
For further information visit:
www.remco-chemie.de
On Stand A1/ 465, the German
company RJA Plastics will
show special effect pigments,
including Glitter.
For further information visit:
www.rja-plastics.com
German company RK
Siebdrucktechnik will be
showing squeegee grinding
machines, RKS Rotation blades
for use in all popular rotary
screenprinting systems and
special innovations, such as
the intelligent screen-fid RFID
for identifying and locating
different products and
components. Visit Stand A1/ 339.
For further information visit:
www.rk.siebdruck.de
German company RUCO
Druckfarben will exhibit what
it claims to be the first and only
low migration and barium free
945UV-MA UV screenprinting
inks for plastic and food
packaging applications on
Stand A1/160. It will also show
its new, eco-friendly T30 inks
as halogen and PVC-free and
non-chlorinated formulations
and the complementary T40
series of one or two component
inks, together with the 940UV
UV-printing inks, which are
highly reactive and energy
efficient and offer extremely
low material distortion.
For further information visit:
www.ruco-inks.com
Chinese company JINBAO
manufactures CE-accredited
screenprinting equipment
to meet bespoke customer
requirements. It also offers
a professional installation,
debugging and after-sales
service. Visit Stand A1/484.
For further information visit:
www.cn-jinbao.com
On Stand A1/420 Italian
company SAATI, will be
showing a new product,
Saatilene HibondPlus, which
features a unique and
proprietary gas vacuum
plasma surface treatment to
impart improved performance
over the earlier Saatilene
HIBOND product. It will also
show its complete range of
photosensitive emulsions and
chemicals.
For further information visit:
www.saati.com
Japan-based Sakurai Graphic
Systems Corporation will be
showcasing its latest servo drive
MS-SD model, which offers a
constant squeegee movement
and variable stroke change
to enhance print quality and
accuracy. Its MS102AII will also
be shown on Stand A1/355.
For further information visit:
www.sakurai-gs.co.jp
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Following the introduction of
its pre-coated PCF fabric, Swiss
company Sefar will showcase
a new and complementary
adhesive that will significantly
simplify and improve the
stencil production process.
It will also introduce an
anti-static mesh treatment
that eliminates electrostatic,
the new Humicheck meter
for controlling emulsion
hardening and a modified
version of its Tensocheck
system, featuring a digital
interface for precise tensioning
measurement. Visit Stand A1/
229
For further information visit:
www.sefar.com
Japan based SERIA offers
integrated solutions involving
all screenprinting products,
such as squeegees, stencils
and paste. An example is
50-micron line and space
printing for both electronics
and graphic applications,
including nameplates, touch
panels, printed circuit boards
and PV cells. Visit Stand A1/
290.
For further information visit:
www.seria.co.jp
Chinese company Shanghai
Shangshai Bolting Cloth
Manufacturing will be
showing polyester and stainless
steel mesh products for
screenprinting. Visit Stand A1/
370e.
For further information visit:
www.shangshai.com
On Stand A1/ 460 China-
based Shenzhen Juisun
Screenprinting Machinery will
be demonstrating its ability to
combine innovation, product
development and production
and training to support the
screenprinting industry.
For further information visit:
www.juisun.com
The Chinese company Shunde
Yongan Screenprinting
Supplies will be showing high-
quality aluminium/alloy frames,
drying racks, pneumatic mesh
stretching machines, automatic
coating systems, screen dryers,
screen exposure units and
screenprinting machines,
which are used in ITO, PCB, LED
and glass printing applications.
Visit Stand A1 /280a.
For further information visit:
www.topyongan.com
Belgium based Sico will be
showing examples from its
range of high quality solvent,
UV and water based inks and
UV varnishes on (Stand A1/ 555)
For further information visit:
www.sico-inks.com
German company Siebdruck-
Partner is a consortium of
screenprinting consumables
manufacturers (Marabu,
KIWO, Ulano and Sefar) and
their 13 German dealerships.
On Stand A1/ 100 it will be
organising ‘live’ screenprinting
demonstrations on a ‘unique’
screenprinting machine.
For further information visit:
www.SiebdruckPartner.de
German based Siebdruck-
Service Eickmeyer (Stand
A1 349) will be promoting its
installation and maintenance
services for all of the leading
screenprinting machines. It
also provides stencils, mesh-
stretching units and wash out
booths.
For further information visit:
www.eickmeyer.com
German company Sigmund
Lindner manufactures and
distributes different types of
SiLight glass glitter beads
made of PET, aluminium and
glass. They are used in sieve,
flock, rotation and thermo-print
processes to impart brilliant
special effects. See the range
on Stand A1/ 447.
For further information visit:
www.sili.eu
Italian company Sirpi will be
showing examples from its
range of inks and chemicals
for both screen and pad
printing on Stand A1/ 250.
These include water and
solvent based and UV curing
inks and varnishes.
For further information visit:
www.sirpi.it
On Stand A1/ 380 the German
company TESOMA will be
showing examples from its
range of drying and fixing
systems, as well as special
machines for the thermal
treatment of coated surfaces.
Of special interest is the new
DRYLIGHT dryer series that
boasts increased energy
efficiency and multifunctional
versatility.
For further information visit:
www.tesoma.de
French company TIFLEX will
highlight its range of textile
and UV inks on Stand A1/ 549.
The textile ink range comprises
plastisol, with or without
phthalate and PVC, elastic and
high-opacity PU water based
formulations, plus new UV inks
that have been introduced for
plastic containers (Uviprim FL)
and for printing on glass, via a
bi-component formulation.
For further information visit:
www.tiflex.fr
Based in the USA, Ulano
Corporation is a pioneering
manufacturer of stencil making
films and emulsions, screen
chemicals, pigmented inkjet
receptive film, automated
coating equipment, screen
measuring tools and ancillary
products. New products will
also be shown on Stand A1/
125 under the corporate theme
‘Advanced Stencil Technology’.
For further information visit:
www.ulano.com
On Stand A1/ 559 the German
company UV-Technik Meyer
will be demonstrating both
its standard and bespoke
UV lamps, electronic and
conventional ballasts for
operating UV lamps and
the measuring equipment
required to achieve
representative UV results.
For further information visit:
www.uvtechnik.com
The French company VFP-
Tripette & Renaut Image will
be showing two new inks,
UVILABEL, for the labelling
market and UVICARD, for
printing credit and other
plastic cards, plus new digital
inks for medium-sized printers
on Stand A1/ 429.
For further information visit:
www.tripette.fr
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A. Adkins & Sons Limited A2 360
ACOSGRAF, Fábrica de Máquinas Gráficas, Lda A2 342
Adelco (Asia) Limited. A2 190
Adelco Screen Process Ltd A2 190
Air Waves Inc. A2 394
American Apparel Deutschland GmbH Wholesales EU A2 279
Amex SRL A2 338
Anadolu Kimya San. ve Tic.Ltd. Sti A2 529
AnaJet Inc A2 152
Anatol Equipment Manufacturing Co A2 161
Ansal End.Tes.San.Tic. A.S. A2 359
Anvil GmbH A2 200
BJ Tech Co., Ltd. A2 444
Borchert & Moller A2 499
Brother Internationale Industriemaschinen GmbH A2 300
Cad Cam Technology Ltd A2 280f
Chiossi & Cavazzuti S.r.l. A2 370
Clear Burn Dryers A2 269b
Digital Textile A2 243
Dongjin Enterprise Co.,Ltd. A2 485
Dow Corning Europe sa A2 110
DP Solutions GmbH & Co. KG A2 550
Drucktech Kft A2 370d
E.T.S. Srl A2 535
E-nygma Ltd A2 349
Eurotext-Sociedad Europea Textil A2 122
F & M Expressions Unlimited Inc A2 369c
Falk & Ross Group Europe GmbH A2 220
FESPA A2 290
FESPA A2 496
Feteks Kimya San ve Tic Ltd Sirketi A2 288a
Franmar Chemical Inc A2 154
Fukutomi Technologies Pte Ltd A2 280e
Grafco srl A2 464
GTB - TROCKNER A2 242
Gustav Daiber GmbH A2 440
Heathcoat Fabrics Ltd A2 288e
Hebbecker GmbH A2 380
Heinz Walz GmbH A2 328
Hoff & Korbel Stickmaschinen-Vertriebs GmbH A2 130
ICI - WM Plastics USA A2 532
Impression Technology Europe A2 265
Insta Graphic Systems A2 168
International Coatings Company, Inc. A2 168
Iversen Graphic, s.l.u. A2 184
Karl Gröner GmbH A2 238
Karya Tekstil SAN ve DIS TIC AS A2 135
Kornit Digital Ltd A2 240
Lancer Group International A2 385
Lotus Transfers International A2 368
Madeira Garnfabrik Rudolf Schmidt KG A2 215
Magna Colours Ltd. A2 225
Marquage Textile A2 370b
Master Italia SpA A2 299
Matsui International A2 245
Melco Europe A2 189
MHM Siebdruckmaschinen GmbH A2 375
Microtec Technology Co Ltd A2 325
Mode…Information A2 288d
Modern TransCopy A2 119
Mountek Textilmaschinen-Vertriebs GmbH A2 270
Nagel & Hermann OG A2 133
OYO Instruments, Europe Ltd. A2 441
Pilopiia Stamion SA A2 113
PolyOne Corporation European Inks Division A2 420
Polyprint SA A2 100
Print Equipment GmbH & Co. KG A2 565
Print Equipment GmbH & Co. KG A2 565c
Printop (Sociedad Quimica Alemana S.A.) A2 288c
Promattex International A2 186
QCM Inks Europe Ltd A2 180
Quaglia s.r.l A2 495
Questor - T. Tenopoulou A2 470
Renk Yolu Chem. Ltd. A2 446
Reymatex SA A2 280a
Rowmark Europe SAS A2 530
Rutland.de A2 365
S. Roque - Maquinas e Tecnologia Laser, SA A2 140
S.E.F.A. S.A. A2 170
Salli Co., Ltd A2 573
Sawgrass Europe A2 390
Secabo GmbH A2 468
Siebdruck Service Welle GmbH A2 128
Siliconi Commerciale S.P.A A2 400
Siser s.r.l. A2 340
Solo Invest SAS A2 269
SOLTER. s.r.l. A2 575
Sprayway USA A2 151
STAHLS’ Europe GmbH A2 120
Storm Textil A2 471
Sumiprint Q y C Ltda A2 150
Textile & Graphics Solutions Ltd A2 528
Tullis Russell Coaters ltd A2 345
Tultex A2 280d
Union Ink Company Ltd. A2 260
Vastix International A2 128
Vision Tech. Co A2 415
Walter Schulze GmbH A2 249
Wilcom International Pty Ltd A2 320
Woosol Industry A2 280b
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A wide range of competitively
priced heat transfer presses
that can be used in conjunction
with many different substrates
will be available from Adkins
& Sons. The company will be
introducing its new Studio
Clam and the new look Twin
Table presses on Stand A2/360.
For further information visit:
www.aadkins.com
A major supplier of screen,
textile, pad and transfer
printing machinery and
ancillary equipment, the
Portugal based ACOSGRAF will
be showing examples from
its broad portfolio on Stand
A2/342.
For further information visit
www.acosgraf.com
UK based Adelco will
be showing many new
developments in conveyor
textile dryers, including dual
energy and infrared solutions.
Making their European debut
on Stand A2/190 will be the
company’s automatic drawer
dryers for curing digital textile
inks. Other new solutions on
show will include ink mixers,
quartz flash cure and table
flash cure solutions and
manual carousel printers.
For further information visit:
www.adelco.co.uk
An extensive range of
printer parts is available
from American Apparel
Deutschland. Printheads,
dampers, caps and boards
are among the products to be
shown on Stand A2/279
For further information visit
www.americanapparel.net
A market leader in the
development and supply of
photo emulsions and textile
and graphic inks, Amex will be
demonstrating its commitment
to further research and
development and ecological
awareness on Stand A2/338.
For further information visit:
www.amexsrl.it
The Turkish company Anadolu
Kimya specialises in the
manufacture of textile printing
inks for both screen and rotary
printing applications. The inks
are free from harmful toxins
and therefore ecologically
sound. Other products that will
be shown on Stand A2/529
include different quality white,
transparent, trans- and anti-foil
and fluorescent formulations,
binders and printing pastes.
For further information visit
www.anadolukimya.com
A leading supplier of hot
stamping foils for the graphics
and textile printing industries,
BJ-Tech of South Korea will
be showing examples from
its broad portfolio on Stand
A2/444. These include the TW
premium washable foils and
the GN UV-fast foil.
For further information visit:
www.bj-tech.co.kr
Following its appointment as
a Mimaki reseller, Germany-
based Borchert +Moller
has expanded its range of
products to include large-
format digital printers. The
main focus on Stand A2/499
will be on the Mimaki CJV-30
and TPC 1000 printers using
the EasySIGN sign making
software for hybrid transfers
and sublimation technology,
together with a number of
printable flock and flex foils for
eco-solvent ink applications.
For further information visit:
www.borchert-moller.de
Japan-based Brother is
one of the world’s leading
manufacturers of industrial
sewing and printing machines.
On Stand A2/300 the
company’s German subsidiary
will demonstrate the GT-541
garment printer and the new
dual platen GT-782.
For further information visit:
www.brother-ism.com
UK based Digital Textile
Magazine is reputedly the
first publication dedicated
exclusively to textile
applications within the digital
printing sector. Aimed at
both suppliers and end users
throughout the world, the
magazine will be showcased
on Stand A2/243.
For further information visit:
www.inteletex.com
Hungarian company
Drucktech will be showing
its range of heat presses with
membrane table that make
it easier to handle work wear
products of an uneven surface
and sensitive materials such
as fleece. New products to
be shown on Stand A2/370d
comprise the self opening SSH-1
and the SSH-12, SP45 and PHP-
45-V2 heat presses.
For further information visit
www. transferpress.eu
The Italian company E.T.S.
Engineering Transfer System
is a specialist supplier of
sublimation inks used in offset,
screen, flexographic and
roto-gravure printing and
thermoplastic inks used for
transfer and textile printing with
carousel machines. Examples
will be shown on Stand A2/535.
For further information visit:
www.ets-group.com
Spanish company Eurotext-
Sociedad Europa Textil
specialises in the manufacture
of products for both textile and
screenprinting applications,
including those that have been
specially formulated to comply
with the requirements of Okotex
Standard 100. On Stand A2/122
it will show examples from its
two distinct product ranges
offering a choice for both water
and PVC based technologies.
For further information visit:
www.sociedadeuropeatextil.com
A pan-European distributor
of textiles, Falk & Ross will
be showing examples of its
products on Stand A2/220.
For further information visit:
www.falk-ross.de
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The American company
Franmar Chemical, a global
leader in the manufacture of
ink cleaning solutions based on
soybeans, will be showing its
Bean-e-doo, Strip-e-doo, Dhaze
and Ickee Stickee Unstuck
products on Stand A2/154.
For further information visit:
www.franmar.com
Italian company Grafco is
a specialist manufacturer of
screen and transfer printing
inks, which can be used for
both garment decoration and
industrial textile applications.
Examples will be shown on
Stand A2/464.
For further information visit:
www. grafco.it
A market leader in textile
based advertising products,
Gustav Daiber boasts one of
Europe’s largest textile printing
facilities. On Stand A2/440 it will
show examples from its printed
and embroidered output.
For further information visit:
www.daiber.de
The perfect system for direct
printing and flocking for both
entry-level and professional
users is the brainchild of the
German company Hebbecker.
Among the highlights on Stand
A2/380 will be what is reputedly
the world’s smallest (40 x 40cm)
six-colour printing carousel.
Other products on show will
be flocking machines, IR and
hot air dryers, glue point spray
systems, screen developing
and drying units, manual
printers and laser printers.
For further information visit:
www.hebbecker.com
UK-based Impression
Technology Europe will be
demonstrating the latest
direct-to-product inkjet printing
technology from DTG. The star
attraction will be the ONE PASS
FAST system that prints white
and CMYK in a single pass.
Another time saving solution
on show will be the company’s
PreJet solution that automates
the application of pre-treat.
The latest K3 machine from
DTG will also be shown on
Stand A2/265.
For further information visit:
www.dtgeurope.com
Indian Chemical Industries
supplies ink solutions
developed by the partnership
of ICI and WM Plastics in
America, including Ichoflex
plastisol and Oekosol-M8 water
based printing inks. These will
be demonstrated on Stand
A2/532, together with Octamine
Pigment Preparation for textile
printing and dyeing, Ichofix
Reactive Dyes, Ichosalt and
Ichologen Blue and Fast Salt
and Phthalogen Blue solutions.
For further information, visit
www.icidyes.com
On Stand A2/168, Insta
Graphic Systems will introduce
its new, lightweight Model
101 heat press, which has a
13”x13” platen, a detachable
handle and plug and is the
perfect entry level machine for
the craft and hobby market. It
will also feature its automatic
labelling equipment, models
909, 929 and 907, which
automate label application
and are designed to
increase efficiency by cutting
production time.
For further information visit:
www.instagraph.com
International Coatings
supplies a complete range of
screenprinting ink solutions
for textiles. On Stand A2/168,
the company will show its
latest Phthalate and PVC free
solutions, as well as its textural
and special effect inks and
colour matching systems.
For further information visit:
www.iccink.com
Karya Tekstil, from Turkey,
specialises in heat transfer
solutions. On Stand A2/135,
it will be showing transfer
rhinestone and metallic hotfix
designs, appliqué, paper, flock
and bead transfer printing,
sequin and foil transfer
solutions as well as a range of
transfer printing machines.
For further information visit
www.hittitransfer.com
Israeli company Kornit Digital
specialises in the development
of elite printing solutions
for the garment decoration
market. On Stand A2/240, it
will showcase its range of high
speed industrial digital inkjet
printers featuring its advanced
direct-on-garment technology.
Products will include the new
Kornit Breeze 921 solution for
entry level operatives, the
Kornit Storm 931-8 dual pallet
industrial printer and the Kornit
Paradigm 933 add on station
for combined digital and
screen applications.
For further information visit
www.kornit-digital.com
Canadian company Lancer
Group International, who
developed the world’s first
phthalate free ink in 1999,
will be using Stand A2/385 to
launch what it claims is the
most technically advanced
PVC/Phthalate free textile
screenprinting ink as an
alternative to traditional water
based solutions.
For further information visit:
www.lancergroup.com
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Leading manufacturer of
heat presses, Lotus Transfers
International will show its
entire range of solutions on
Stand A2/368, ranging from
the smallest 12 x 13cm to the
largest 160 x 80cm models that
incorporate the innovative
‘milkanit’ heat technology. Key
benefits include fast heat-
up and a constant working
temperature during the
transfer process. Due to the
modular design of the heat
presses, interchangeable
printing plates, in customised
sizes, are also available.
For further information visit:
www.lotustransfers.de
On Stand A2/215, German
company Madeira
Garnfabrik, Rudolf Schmidt
KG offers a huge variety of
different threads such as
viscose, polyester, wool-like
thread, as well as metalised
threads and high quality
embroidery threads that are
also used for decorative seams
on industrial sewing machines.
Its range also includes
backings and toppings as
well as further accessories for
industrial embroidery.
For further information visit:
www.madeira.com
A specialist in the supply of
headgear, Master Italia will
be showing its main Atlantis,
Target and Keyone brands on
Stand A2/299.
For further information visit
www.masteritalia.it
Matsui International
Company on Stand A2/245 will
show eco-friendly inks, coatings
and colourants. They include
the 301 Series of inks, bases and
pigments, the new-generation
Oekotex Standard 100-certified
microencapsulated colourants
and a range of colour
changing and UV and heat
sensitive dispersions.
For further information visit:
www.matsui-color.com
A manufacturer of heat presses
and sublimation blanks,
Microtech Technology from
China will be launching its
own-brand Max Armour
machines on Stand A2/325,
with options covering both
automatic and manual
processes for commercial and
domestic applications.
For further information, visit
www.szmicrotec.com
A world leader in the
manufacture of heat transfer
papers, German company
Modern TransCopy will
show its latest Free Style laser
transfer paper that has been
designed to transfer isolated
full colour imagery without
trimming. It requires only one
step to transfer the image onto
a garment. It will also show
a new one step laser transfer
paper for dark garments and
new PU-based solvent transfer
papers on Stand A2/119.
For further information visit:
www.mtct.de
The full range of TAJIMA
embroidery machines will
be available for inspection
from MOUNTEK on Stand
A2/270, comprising everything
from one head up to 58
head options. It will also offer
digitising software from Pulse
Microsystems.
For further information visit:
www.mountek.de
On Stand A2/441, UK based
OYO Instruments will show
its full range of Thermo
Impression imagesetters
and direct-to-screen systems,
including the new entry level
Goblin from DTS. It will also
show its Dry Film imagesetters,
including the Liberator XE
model featuring the world’s first
1,200dpi thermal printhead
and providing cutting widths
up to 54inches.
For further information visit
www.oyo.co.uk
Polyone Wilflex will show its
industry leading textile inks
on Stand A2/420. Standard
plastisol, non-phthalate
Epic, non-PVC/non-phthalate
Quantum One and the eco-
friendly Wilflex Oasis water
based inks will all feature
For further information visit:
www.polyone.com
Specialists in sublimation
printing, Germany based Print
Equipment will be showing
examples of its printable
products on Stand A2/565.
For further information visit
www.printequipment.de
A Specialist in heat transfer
solutions, Promattex
International will be
launching what it describes as
a feature rich semi-automatic
heat press, as well as a large
format sublimation press and
two new cutting plotters. A full
range of printable flex and
flock will also be shown on
Stand A2/186.
For further information visit:
www.promattex-international.
com
QCM Inks Europe will show
its range of phthalate-free
plastisol inks on Stand A2/180.
These include a range of
coloured, metallic and other
specialist inks, together with
its WOW (wet-on-wet) Pantone
licensed colour matching
system.
For further information visit:
www.qcminks.com
Italian company Quaglia will
be launching its innovative
range of Virus-branded inks
and a new printing system on
Stand A2/495. The water-based
Virus Hydra ink technology
provides outstanding screen
stability and the mesh never
blocks even when under
the most intense production
conditions. The range of
Hydra Fusion LH low fusion
inks cure at 90 degreesC and,
like all Hydra products, are
formaldehyde free and comply
with both OeokoTex 100 and
REACH standards.
For further information visit:
www.quaglia.it /
www.virus.bg.it
The Greek company Questor
will be showcasing its flagship
coated release transfer paper
for use with plastisol screen inks
on Stand A2/470. It produces
eight different types of transfer
paper to accommodate a
range of applications in
addition to three types of heat
presses that conform to the
requirements of Directive 73/23/
EEC.
For further information visit:
www.questor.gr
French manufacturer of heat
presses, S.E.F.A will introduce its
new PST1510 large format press
on Stand A2/170. The company
will also show the latest CTS500
machine to enable the pre-
treatment of dark garments
prior to printing, as well as a
flex foil produced in association
with its partner CHEMICA.
For further information visit
www.sefa.fr
The Korean company SALLI
will be launching its new
Sequin motif making and Dual
Sequin sewing machines on
Stand A2/573.
For further information visit
www.sallint.com
On Stand A2/390, Sawgrass
Europe will be showing its
green ink solution for almost
every application, including
four recently introduced
lines. These comprise M inks,
a water based pigment ink
that boast excellent runability,
vivid colours, durability and
outdoor stability; SubliM Direct,
a sublimation ink technology
ideal for high-speed
production environments
that require a direct-print
solution; SubliJet R, which
delivers fast printing speeds
and ChromaBlast R, for fast,
low cost, short run garment
printing.
For further information visit:
www.sawgrasseurope.com
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German company Secabo
will be introducing new
signmaking hardware
solutions on Stand A2/468. The
company offers an extensive
range of vinyl cutters, heat
presses, large format printers,
badge making machines and
sandblast cabinets.
For further information visit
www.secabo.com
Leading manufacturer of
aerosols, Siliconi Commerciale
will display its full range of
flash-resistant sprays and
liquid adhesives, as well as
new spray solutions on Stand
A2/400.
For further information visit:
www.silicone.it
The latest Plotterflock and
Potterflex developments from
SEFA, CHEMICA, Politape and
CHT, plus printable media for
texture-transfer applications
will be shown by Siebdruck-
Service on Stand A2/128. It will
also introduce new transfer
presses from Fuchs and the
new Mytex-Transfer machine
for textiles and doming-
transfer, as well as new textiles
from Promodoro, James +
Nicholson, Slazenger, Stedman
and Naked.
For further information visit:
www.welle-oberkirch.de
French company Solo will be
showing its ranges of textiles
and bags, including more than
200 single-colour and two-tone
items, all of which can be
customised to suit individual
tastes. On Stand A3/269 it will
also introduce 27 new items.
For further information visit:
www.sols-europe.com
Sprayway Singapore will be
showing its environmentally
friendly and non-hazardous,
chemical-free products on
Stand A2/151.
For further information visit:
www.spraywaysingapore.com
Stahls’ Europe will showcase
its extensive range of digital
printing materials, a wide
range of plottable flex foils,
customised screenprinted
transfers, and a full range of
heat seal equipment. It also
plans to unveil a range of new
services on Stand A2 / 120.
For further information visit:
www.stahls.de
Colombia-based Sumiprint
Quimica + Color is a specialist
in the research, production and
marketing of inks, chemicals
and printing supplies for
textiles and apparel. Examples
will be shown on Stand A2/150
For further information visit
www.sumiprint.com
Specialist coating company
Tullis Russell Coaters will be
exhibiting its latest product
developments in addition to
the established trutextile range
of textile transfer papers for
both screen and offset printing.
On Stand A2/345, it will be
introducing its new eco and
digital sublimation range of
papers.
For further information visit
www.trcoaters.co.uk
Supplier of quality fashion
and sports wear to leading
international brands, such as
Levi-Strauss and Nissan, Tultex
will be showing examples of its
fine and ultra-fine T-shirts on
Stand A2/280D.
For further information visit
www.tultexusa.com
On Stand A2/128, Vastex
International will be showing
the newest technology in
infrared curing, in the form
of its all new BigRedV30-4,
which is designed to tackle
the toughest jobs, including
direct-to-garment, water based
and plastisol prints quickly
and efficiently. It will also
be showing the new, small
footprint EconoRed I- dryer
and the feature packed line of
V2000HD manual printers.
For further information visit:
www.vastex.com
Vision Tech Co. is a
manufacturer of computerised
fully automatic hotfix setting
machines and semi-automatic
hotfix setting material,
including rhinestone, rhinestud
and nailhead options. It also
supplies embroidery thread,
pre-wound bobbins and
related ancillary products. Visit
Stand A2/415.
For further information visit:
www.vision2c.co.kr
Walter Schulze, the German
distributor of garment
decorating and signmaking
equipment, will be showcasing
its newest heatpresses;
screenprinting systems;
sublimation equipment and
plot and print machines on
Stand A2/249.
For further information visit:
www.schulzeshop.com
The Korean company
Woosol Industry, a specialist
manufacturer of polyester-
based glitters, will be showing
examples on Stand A2/280b.
The main products are
made up of polyester and
phosphorous glitter powder,
plastic micro beads, sequins,
trans foils and iron-on glitter
sheets.
For further information visit
www.glitterpowder.co.kr
Leister Process Technologies Switzerland / www.leister.com
PLASTIC WELDING
UNIPLAN E: • Hem welding• Overlap welding• Hem cord welding• Hot-air technology
Efficient joining andfinishing of banners.
Visit us at th
e
FESPA Munich
Hall B3-442
TECHNIGRAF presents New Energy-Saving UV Tabletop Dryer
TECHNIGRAF GmbH has been manufacturing exposure equipment for UV-sensitive emulsions and films for almost 50 years. During the last several years, TECHNIGRAF has added a wide range of UV equipment products for curing UV-based inks, varnishes and adhesives to its product line. Compatible measurement and test devices round out the product assortment.
TECHNIGRAF will display its modified AKTIPRINT T/e UV Tabletop Dryer as an innovative product at the FESPA 2010 Exhibition. This completely redesigned UV dryer features energy savings of more than 20%. TECHNIGRAF has reduced the energy consumption of the unit by implementing new electronic ballasts, redesigned reflectors that were developed with the help of a special computer program, a new, sophisticated device cooling system as well as other technical design refinements. The AKTIPRINT T/e also offers additional benefits such as lower noise emission, even more service-friendly design and an average 30-50% longer UV lamp service life. Thanks to its modular structure, both flat substrates and, within certain limits and after retrofit of special additional components, lightweight molded parts can be processed in the unit.
In addition, TECHNIGRAF will exhibit a number of different types of UV modules and its “smallest” belt dryers the AKTIPRINT Mini and AKTIPRINT L. A VARIOCOP S Combi Screen Printing Copying Box with Drying Cabinet and an AKTICOP V 3500 S MH-Instant Copying Lamp will also be displayed as examples of the broad range of TECHNIGRAF exposure devices. We would be happy to demonstrate the quality and performance characteristics of our exposure units, UV units, measurement and test devices and various MH and UV lamps for you. Please visit us at our exhibition booth in Hall A1, Booth Number 200.
TECHNIGRAF GmbH Auf der Struth 4 D-61279 Grävenwiesbach Tel.: +49-6086-96260 Fax: +49-6086-962628 www.technigraf.de [email protected]
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New Exhibitors
Hall A1
The suppliers of a wide range
of textile screenprinting inks,
pastes, binders, foiling and anti-
foiling binders, glitters, flock
powders, metallic powders, foils
and transfer printing papers,
OZ ANADOLU KIMYA from
Turkey will also be showing
textile screenprinting machines,
fixing and drying machines,
and transfer printing machines
on Stand A1/370c.
For further information visit:
www.ozanadolugroup.com
Sosa Dias, who is celebrating its
25th anniversary, specialises in
the production of digital prints
onto 100 percent polyester fabric
to produce unique advertising
products for events, exhibitions
and major campaigns, as well
as for decorative purposes. Visit
Stand A1/285a.
For further information visit:
www.sosadias.com
Part of the Swiss Boller
Winkler Textile Group, Wängi
Mesh specialises in the
manufacture of precision
fabrics for screenprinting
and providing solutions for
problems in screenprint
applications, as well as offering
precision fabrics for filtration
applications. Visit Stand A1/235
Hall B1
A.T Inks from India
manufactures inks for use
with the Xaar and Spectra
platforms, as well as Epson,
Seiko, and Konika printheads.
Visit Stand B1 / 320
For further information visit:
www.atinks.com
Hall B2
Finestfog specialises in the supply
of industrial humidification and
water conditioning systems and
has been producing its own
humidifiers, including reverse
osmosis units for humidification
systems and for other
applications. See its range on
Stand B2/150
For further information visit:
www.finestfog.com
Mimaki will demonstrate its
UJV and JFX-family of digital
printers on Stand B2/270. Its
UV LED technology comprises
printers for roll-to-roll and
rigid applications, which
offer instant drying prints, a
wide range of compatible
print substrates and energy
savings. Its solvent printers
are available in six sizes,
(60cm to 320cm wide) and
combine high print quality
and productivity. The company
will also be displaying its
print and cut, and flatbed
cutting solutions, together
with its UJF Series of industrial
printers, which output on to
promo products, name plates,
membrane switches and
more, while the new TX4 Series
delivers excellent results for soft
signage and apparel.
For further information visit:
www.mimakieurope.com
WP Digital AG, a Swiss
manufacturer of digital large
format hybrid and extra large
roll-to-roll 5m UV printing
systems will be showing on
Stand B2/189. It also supplies
customised, fully automated
production lines and its main
focus is now on the provision
of machines that can provide
decorative effects on glass and
aluminium.
For further information visit:
www.wp-digital.com
Hall B3
On Stand B3/361a visitors will
find the Turkish magazine,
Dijital Teknik, which is
dedicated to the coverage of
digital printing technologies.
For further information visit:
www.dijitalteknik.com.tr
Qingdao Makebest Trading
Co. will be showing its range
of PVC foam board and abs
double colour sheet on Stand
B4/468b
For further information visit:
www.makebest-qd.com
Hall ChangesThese companies have
moved from Digital Hall B2 to
Digital Hall B1
Hall B1
On Stand B1/555, Zhejiang
Botai Plastic Co. will be
offering PVC film, PVC flex
banner, PVC tarpaulin and
printed PVC floor film.
For further information visit:
www.botai2006.com.
Zhejiang MSD Warp Knitting
& Coating Co. specialises in
producing PVC laminated and
coating fabric, PVC tarpaulin,
flex banner, self-adhesive
vinyl, one way vision film
and knitting mesh. Visit Stand
B1/536
For further information visit:
www.zjmsd.com
Hall B2
This company has moved
from Digital Hall B1 to Digital
Hall B2
Hilord Chemical Corporation’s
catalogue of products includes
a full portfolio of water, solvent,
dye sub, textile and UV inks, as
well as bespoke options. It will
welcome customers on Stand
B2/440
For further information visit:
www.hilord.com
These companies have
moved from Digital Hall B3 to
Digital Hall B2
Located in Belgium, Fillink
– Sioen Chemicals offers a
comprehensive range of high
quality solvent, eco-solvent
and UV inks that are especially
formulated for use with most of
the wide format digital printers
currently available. Visit Stand
B2/580.
For further information visit:
www.fillink.com
Zhejiang Huifeng New
Materials Co., who will be
showing on Stand B2/377b,
offers products ranging from
flex banner (frontlit and backlit),
blockout, coated, vinyl, one way
vision, tarpaulin as well as PVC
sheet for printing and flex banner
for advertising applications.
For further information visit:
www.hfxcl.com.cn
Hall A2
This company has moved
from Hall B3 to Hall A2
On Stand B2/530 Rowmark
Europe will be showing a
range of finished products for
sublimation under the Unisub
brand, which comprises
everything from small aluminum
name badges, to large format
pictures. In addition, through
its partnership with the US
company Universal Woods, it
offers pre-coated sheets. Visitors
can also chose from a wide
range of heat presses, printers,
software and inks.
For further information visit:
www.rowmarkeurope.com
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Screen InnovationAt a recent customer Open Day, the Danish company NS Systems demonstrated the efficacy of a brand new innovation designed to help streamline the screen cleaning process and make the whole screenprinting process more labour efficient and cost effective.
Based in Knivholtvej, NS
Systems, who produce high
quality heat transfer printing
for the sportswear sector, has
just become one of the first
companies to invest in a new, automatic
screen cleaning system which is the result
of a collaboration between Signtronic
and Dane. Designed to automate the
whole screen cleaning process, this
machine, which cost around 100,000,000
is according to NS Systems’ Niels Rask,
worth every penny of its not insignificant
price tag. In the space of one hour and 20
minutes, the system takes used screens,
cleans them, coats them with emulsion,
dries them, exposes them using CTS,
develops them, provides a second drying
and then finally, off-loads them ready for
re-use.
What’s more, when loaded with screens
of varying sizes, it automatically organises
them into different batches, sending
screens of similar size through the process
For further information visit:
www.nssystems.com
in a regimented way. In addition, it detects
which screens are the most heavily soiled
and thus need a more prolonged and
vigorous cleaning.
The system also cleverly detects the
mesh count of individual screens and
adjusts the necessary development
time accordingly. The net result is that
a process that previously needed two
and half people, now only requires
a single operator. And, as well as
reducing labour costs, the system is also
more environmentally friendly, since it
automatically removes hazardous waste
and recycles the water that it uses. NS
Systems report that there is also a reduction
in the amount of cleaning chemicals
that are used and as the process is less
abrasive than manual screen cleaning
methods, the screens themselves also enjoy
longer lifespan.
Niels Rask estimates that it will take
NS Systems somewhere between six and
10 years to recoup its investment, but
agrees that depending on the volume of
work involved, other screenprinters might
achieve ROI over a much shorter time
period.
He says: “Now that many customers and
potential customers are becoming more
used to the immediacy of digital printing
technologies, it’s necessary for the screen
process to become much more automated
if we are to meet the sort of lead times that
we are now competing against. I believe
that this system gives us a real competitive
edge and I think it is something that all
screenprinters should think about. Dane
and SignTronic are able to customise the
line to suit the idiosyncratic requirements of
different print companies, in order to offer
the greatest level of efficiency. Everyone
who attended the Open Day was hugely
impressed and I think that this level of
automation will become a perquisite in
future.”
INFORMATION
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FESPA ‘Contact List’The following list of telephone, fax and e-mail numbers will help you when you need to contact a colleague in FESPA.
FESPA Board Telephone Fax E-mail
Anders Nilsson – President +46 4931 3040 +46 4931 2120 [email protected]
Gyorgy Kovacs – Vice President +36 2851 6615 +36 2851 6616 [email protected]
Enrico Steijn – Treasurer +31 793 435 353 +31 793 435 354 [email protected]
Lascelle Barrow +44 207 537 4200 +44 207 531 1277 [email protected]
Michel Caza +33 134 671 679 +33 134 672 889 [email protected]
Christian Duyckaerts +32 3457 9020 +32 3457 0381 [email protected]
Hellmuth Frey +49 408 504 021 +49 408 504 930 [email protected]
Ya ar Güvenen +90 212 211 5646 +90 232 464 3407 [email protected]
Ricardo Rodriguez Delgado +34 915 189 335 +34 916 731 972 [email protected]
FESPA World Editor Val Hirst +44 1623 882 398 +44 1159 818 199 [email protected]
FESPA Secretariat Kurt Sperisen – International Ambassador +41 449 105 150 +41 449 103 866 [email protected]
Nigel Steffens – Managing Director – Corporate and Associations +44 1737 229 722 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Frazer Chesterman – Managing Director – Exhibitions and Events +44 1737 229 726 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Katherine Parkhouse – PA to Directors +44 1737 240 721 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Chris Smith – Head of Membership Services +44 1737 229 720 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Christopher Rimer – Corporate Commercial Manager +44 1737 229 723 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Peter Jackson – Head of Finance +44 1737 229 724 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Candice Burrill – Senior Accounts Assistant +44 1737 228 359 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Roxana Pinedo – Senior Accounts Assistant +44 1737 228 356 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Marcus Timson – Sales and Marketing Director +44 1737 229 725 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Duncan MacOwan – Conference and Events Manager +44 1737 228 357 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Lorraine Harrow – Marketing and Events Manager +34 91 372 8927 +34 913 077 608 [email protected]
Lynda Sutton – Marketing Manager +44 1737 228 350 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Balwinder Tank – Exhibition Assistant +44 1737 228 358 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Michael Ryan – Group Sales Manager – Americas +44 1737 229 727 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
James Ford – Group Sales Manager – Europe +44 1737 228 354 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Angelica Heldt – International Sales Manager +44 1737 228 355 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Kylee van Rooyen – Sales Admin/ Credit Control +44 1737 228 351 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
Susan Hamer – Head of Operations +44 1737 228 352 +44 1737 233 734 [email protected]
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Agfa 55
Chemque 85
d.gen 48-49, 78-79
Durst 13
EFI 07
EskoArtwork 77
FESPA 47,71,81
Fimor 15
Grünig 87
Hexis 65
HP 21,77
J-Teck3 Inside Back Cover
Kiian 23
Kiwo Back Cover
Kunstdünger 59
Leister 93
MacDermid Autotype 87
Marabu Inside Front Cover
Nazdar 57
Roland 61
Sawgrass 93
Technograf 93
Triangle 69
Xaar 09
Zünd 75
Advertisers index
Secretaries of FESPA national associations Telephone Fax E-mail Website
Christian Handler Austria +43 15 12 66 09 +43 15 13 28 26 19 [email protected] www.druckundmedien..at
Valerie Vercammen Belgium +32 25 12 36 38 +32 25 13 56 76 [email protected] www.febelgra.be
Dag Knepr Croatia +385 1464 7450 +385 1464 7450 [email protected] www.sitotisak-udruga.hr
Zdenek Fidransky Czech Republic +420 461 530 480 +420 603 473 057 [email protected] www.sitotisk-serigrafie.cz
Finn Obbekaer Denmark +45 63 12 70 00 +45 63 12 70 80 [email protected] www.ga.dk
Regina Aas Finland +358 405 674 385 [email protected] www.serpa.fi
Julie Chide France +33 44 086 422 [email protected] wwww.gpsf.fr
Torben Thorn Germany +49 611 803 114 +49 611 803 117 [email protected] www,bvdm-online.de
Kimon Papas Greece +30 210 523 9416 +30 210 524 8237 [email protected] www.helspa.com
Emese Gyuricza Hungary +36 28 51 66 15 +36 28 51 66 16 [email protected]
Beatrice Sciarrilo Italy +39 02 7104 0598 +39 02 7109 2446 [email protected] www.siotec.it
Cees Koedijk Netherlands +31 20 543 55 56 +31 20 543 55 35 [email protected] www.zso.nl
Karen Lind Norway +47 23 08 87 64 [email protected] www.spesialtrykkere.no
Michal Krideł Poland +48 601 516 344 +48 12 656 01 32 [email protected] www.pssidc.org.pl
José Carragosela Portugal +35 12 18 49 10 20 +35 12 18 43 87 39 [email protected] www.apigraf.pt
Marius Codirla Romania +40 722 28 21 22 +40 264 59 71 39 [email protected] www.arsitd.homestead.com
Svetlana Mikhailova Russia +74 95 232 9965 +7 495 365 3896 [email protected] www.rspa.ru
Dusan Golubovic Serbia +381 112 180 047 +381 1163 1164 [email protected] www.printsrbija.rs
Ludovit Bartos Slovakia +421 32 74 43 589 +42 132 74 30 434 [email protected] www.sietotlacovyzvaz.sk
Edvard Sternad Slovenia +386 653 666 010 +386 566 022 [email protected]
Pablo Serrano Spain +34 91 307 74 44 +34 91 307 76 08 [email protected] www.aedesnet.es
Kaj Flick Sweden +46 87 62 68 31 +46 86 11 08 28 [email protected] www.sstf.se
Monika Züger Switzerland +41 44 81 750 88 +41 44 81 750 3589 [email protected] www.verband-werbetechnik-print.ch
Ibrahim Demirseren Turkey +90 212 212 4116 +90 212 212 4107 [email protected] www.ared.org.tr
Max Glushko Ukraine +380 567 900 093 +380 567 900 094 [email protected]
Peter Kiddell United Kingdom +44 1226 321 202 +44 1226 294 797 [email protected] www.prismuk.org
FESPA Associate Members Telephone Fax E-mail Website
Clem Johnson Australia +61 287 897 362 +61 287 897 387 [email protected] www.sgia.asn.au
Pei Guifan China +86 10 5870 0130 +86 10 5870 0577 [email protected] www.csgia.org
Mohan Kaikini India +91 226 693 9747 +91 250 248 0786 [email protected] www.spai.in
Yuichi Nishida Japan +81 338 636 901 +81 338 636 902 [email protected] www.jsdpa.org
Ki-Hoon Lee South Korea +82 222 663 056 +82 222 663 058 [email protected] www.spak.or.kr
Mariana Leon Olea Mexico +52 333 133 9647 +52 555 672 9117 [email protected] www.amerografics.org
Dibya Govinda Joshi Nepal +977 1428 8924 +977 1428 8925 [email protected]
Carlos Malibiran Philippines +63 2531 7182 +63 2531 7182 [email protected]
Jude Mohan Sanjeev Sri Lanka +94 112 472 315 +94 112 386 716 [email protected] www.srilankaprint.com
Pirach Thampipit Thailand +66 2509 6653 +66 2509 6654 [email protected] www.thaiscreenprinting.or.th
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The future of screenprinting depends on innovation by Michel Caza
In 1994, the most pre-eminent
digital manufacturers and
suppliers confidently predicted that
screenprinting would disappear
by 2000 and offset-litho by 2005,
to be replaced by digital printing. As
we know, they couldn’t have been more
wrong! Screenprinting is alive and kicking,
particularly in Asia, South America and
Eastern Europe and offset is also going
strong. Despite the impression given by the
exhibitions and magazines, most of which
are dedicated to visual communications,
signs and graphics account for only 20
percent of screen applications, whilst
textile printing accounts for 35 percent and
industrial applications for 45 percent.
This is why the future of screenprinting
depends on its capacity for innovation,
from both the technical and marketing
standpoints.
During the last decade, we have
become much more than just simple
printers. Since customers now expect
to deal with a single person who co-
ordinates all aspects of their work, we’ve
had to morph into image makers; multi-
technology users and service providers,
in order to fulfill increasingly exacting
expectations. In fact, the real purpose of
our work is to help customers to sell their
products and services and they do not care
overly much which technology we use, as
long as it meets their marketing, budgetary
and deadline criteria.
Thus, medium sized screenprinters
routinely combine screen and digital
technologies, while larger companies
often add offset printing too. Additionally,
everyone expects print finishing, either
on-site or via sub-contracting.
Smaller companies, who can’t follow
the ‘full service’ model, specialise instead
in niche applications, such as the provision
of special effects. FESPA’s SENSATIONS book
illustrates the many different varnishes
and inks that can add extra value to prints
and customers are happy to pay more for
something that differentiates them from their
competitors. In India, many offset printers
are using screenprinting equipment in
order to produce just such effects.
What else can we do to ensure that
screenprinting endures and expands? We
must look at quality, charge fair prices, and
control workflow to ensure productivity.
Of course this all sounds obvious, but for
many screenprinters it counts as being truly
innovative!
Quality is key and screenprinted output
must be equal to, or preferably better than,
that which is digitally achieved. We also
have to use the tools available to control
workflow. Screenprinting is a mature
technology and whilst I am not expecting
amazing new inventions, equipment will
continually be enhanced. We must learn to
adapt or even recreate images, using ICC
profiles, making density compensations
and controlling the colour spaces.
Imaginative and innovative use of these
controls will help ensure the most effective
fabrication of the screen.
When it comes to stenciling, the
innovative word is automation. Screen, in
competition with digital (no films) and offset
(CTP: Computer-To-Plate) must employ CTS
(Computer To Screen) technology. CTS using
UV light is already viable and violet laser
will also be available shortly, producing
higher resolutions. Fully automated systems
are innovative, but also expensive, but
higher tension screens (above 26 Newton/
cm) are something that everyone can
benefit from.
There are also some very good presses
that are safer to use and quicker and
easier to set up, as well as offering speedier
printing and curing. These include
multicolour options, which print in two, four
or five colours, in one single stroke, in large
and very large sizes of up to 200cm x 300cm
or more.
In future, screenprinters will use only
UV inks for both technical and ecological
reasons. Due to the fact that environmental
legislation limiting VOC emissions is
gaining momentum, multicolour presses
all use UV ink. In Europe the REACH
(Registration, Evaluation, Authorization
of CHemicals) legislation is being strictly
applied and its impact is big! We are now
responsible for waste recovery, recycling or
proper disposal of hazardous chemicals.
This is an area that begs for innovation, as
any money that we can save in production
and energy consumption can be used to
pay for cleaning air, water and waste.
Innovate in finishing. When you are
producing displays, signs and POP, you
need a lot of it! Control it and if possible do
it – it’s an area that can make real profits.
Consider adding textile printing to your
repertoire. Textile screenprinting is a huge
market, with 90 percent of the world’s roll-to-
roll fabrics being printed on rotary screen
presses. Garment printing lends itself to the
use of mixed technologies, but only apply
when producing customised items, rather
than volume production.
This is a market that has to withstand
a lot of pressure from the ecological
lobby, which wants us to become more
environmentally friendly. The big
sportswear companies have banned
Phthalates and PVC in plastisols, but
screenprinters can successfully use a
technology I developed in 1995, which
uses water based UV inks. Not only is this a
brilliant innovation, it also has a brilliant
future in textile screenprinting!
Industrial applications offer a big and
innovative marketplace and screenprinting
is already widely used for marking and
fabrication goods and electronics. RFIDs
and solar cells offer great potential and are
huge in China. Here again, the future lies in
UV and nano particles.
Looking ahead, I see two speeds of
screenprinting: the small companies, which
being family run businesses, specialise in
niche areas serving the industrial, textile
and graphics sectors. However, to succeed
they must be truly innovative and perhaps
also invest in the equipment manufactured
by Grafica in India, which is small sized,
but perfectly formed, uses UV inks and is
competitively priced. Operating alongside
them will be much larger companies
employing multi-technologies, who are
better equipped to invest in the expensive,
complex and sophisticated equipment
necessary for continued success. Larger
companies can also pursue the aggressive
sales and marketing strategies that propel
them into new markets. Unfortunately,
innovation requires significant investment
before profits can be fully realised!
But to ensure future success, both
small and large companies must adopt
as their motto: Imagination is needed for
innovation!