NEWS: FastAnt has completed the purchase of an HP Scitex FB7600 industrial press at drupa, after the machine came top of the company's comparison tests.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul rounds up the new wide-format technology on show at this year's drupa.
NEWS: A German printer has used an HP Scitex machine with latex inks to produce a 2,200sq m replica of the Brandenburg Gate for a music festival in Berlin.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul gets under the bonnet at HP Scitex in Israel, from where she reveals the value of a visit to a manufacturing facility for a PSP.
NEWS: HP has announced a new white ink for its Scitex FB7500 and FB7600 wide-format machines, plus operations software and automated loading.
NEWS: Robert Horne has sold an HP Scitex FB500 direct-to-substrate wide-format printer to Reading-based Glendining Signs.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul looks at latex ink technologies and alternatives likely to come on-stream.
NEWS: HP is currently exhibiting its new HP Designjet L28500 and HP Designjet L26500 printers with latex inks at FESPA Digital.
NEWS: UK-based Bridgeshire Packaging has become the first firm world-wide to install HP's new Scitex FB7600 printer.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul looks at some of the printer and software introductions due at FESPA Digital.
NEWS: HP has announced its HP FB225 Scitex ink for wide-format printing has successfully met AgBB regulations for indoor building products.
NEWS: HP digital printing technology has been used for an advertising campaign to promote the smart car range by relating the message directly to residents of 26 French cities.
FEATURE: Introduced forever ago when it was the Nur Tempo Q, the HP FB6100 was a rebadged version of a wide-format engine introduced at drupa 2008.
FEATURE: When the HP Scitex FB6100 originally appeared in its first incarnation, back in June 2003, it actually created something of a stir.
OPINION: Dear Diary: They're digging up the road outside the plant and it's playing havoc with our deliveries.
FEATURE: Someone once said you can never be thin enough or rich enough. But can that idea ever apply to a digital printing engine, as in wide enough or cheap enough?
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul gives her review of the past twelve months in wide-format print and what this may mean for 2012.
FEATURE: Oh, the fuss Christinger Partner has caused in the sedate world of standards development.
NEWS: Delta Display, part of the Delta Group, has added two HP Scitex FB7500 industrial presses to its production line-up, bringing the total to seven.
NEWS: ArtSystems has opened a 'unique' demonstration facility for HP's latex wide-format printers in Nottingham.
NEWS: Sign and Graphic Imaging Middle East 2012 will include the region's first demonstrations of the new HP Designjet L28500 and HP Designjet L26500 printers.
FEATURE: One of the most interesting aspects on a recent visit to Barcelona was talking to people who are actually using HP's latex printing technologies for innovative design.
FEATURE: Latex printers can help designers because they provide several output options, all using the same Latex ink which helps bring down the number of output variables.
NEWS: Christinger of Switzerland has become the first PSP world-wide to achieve the PSO/ISO 12647-2 certification on an HP Scitex TJ8350.
NEWS: Printer manufacturer HP has announced its search for entrants to the first ever HP Print Excellence Awards.
NEWS: The Printed Image, a Dublin, Ireland-based company with clients in the consumer goods market, has purchased an HP Scitex FB7500.
NEWS: Ferrari Publicità Esterna (FPE), based in Milan, Italy, bought an HP Scitex FB7500 printer at the recent Viscom Italia show, HP states.
FEATURE: Those looking at the latest bunch of machines being introduced might wonder what's different about them, for most are based on existing technologies.
NEWS: An improved version of EskoArtwork's i-cut Suite print-to-cut workflow solution has been made available exclusively to HP Scitex customers.
NEWS: The latest announcements from HP include its newest Scitex industrial printer in the form of the FB7600.
NEWS: November's Ipex Digital Middle East trade show in Abu Dhabi, UAE will feature a showcase of 'versatile' printing solutions for graphics by HP.
NEWS: Artel Systems, based in Kiev, Ukraine, has installed an HP Scitex LX800 printer, with the intention of developing interior décor products.
FEATURE: Watching the recent video from HP where Keyboard Group's Grant Mahoney waxes lyrical about his latex machines just goes to prove that adopting this technology has made a difference.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul discusses today's UV-curing technologies.
NEWS: HP has announced the Russian debut of its HP Scitex LX850 wide-format printer will take place at Reklama, to be held from September 27th to 30th.
NEWS: Titchfield Graphics has invested in two HP Scitex XP5100s to handle the production of building wraps and billboards.
NEWS: HP has announced the seminar schedule and product line-up for its stand at the Viscom Sign exhibition in Spain from October 6th to 8th.
NEWS: Prague-based printing firm Astron Group has installed its third HP Scitex TJ8350 press, its manufacturer HP has stated.
NEWS: HP has released details for its stand at the German Viscom show, taking place in Düsseldorf from October 13th to 15th.
NEWS: HP has announced that its stand at the upcoming Viscom Paris trade fair will showcase the superwide- and wide-format digital ink-jet printers in its Scitex and Designjet ranges.
NEWS: France Affiches has invested in new and upgraded printers from the HP Scitex range in order to boost its production.
FEATURE: Morwenna Kearns explores the growing world of building graphics.
NEWS: Print house pixartprinting, of Venice, Italy, has invested in two HP Scitex LX600 printers as part of a 'complementary technology strategy'.
NEWS: France-based Cartonnages Vaillant says it is to increase its POS display output following the installation of an HP Scitex FB7500 printer.
NEWS: HP will introduce a new upgrade package for users of its Scitex XP2300 UV-curable wide-format printer on September 15th.
FEATURE: A few weeks ago I flew off to Sweden and Norköping to visit print company GigantPrint which had opened its doors to everyone, including its competitors.
NEWS: PPS Imaging has taken possession of two HP Scitex XP5100 printers, which it says have expanded its capacity.
NEWS: Fosco Hayes Hurdley reports that it has purchased a Scitex TJ8350 and FB7500 from HP to increase the amount of trade work for both rigid and flexible substrates that it can service.
FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul assesses the benefits of today's 5m platforms.
NEWS: McGowans Print has become Ireland's first owner of the HP Scitex FB7500 printer.
NEWS: Belgian display producer Ever-Art'-Design has installed an HP Scitex FB500 printer to expand its sign-making capabilities, HP has announced.
NEWS: The European Digital Press Association (EDP) presented its awards for 2011 at FESPA Digital in Hamburg, giving accolades in several categories.
FEATURE: We have seen increased automation become something that's perceived as a 'must-have'.
OPINION: Double-sided banners are a common large-format application, yet producing them reliably has always remained a secret guarded closely by skilled machine operators.
NEWS: HP has taken a range of its wide-format printing equipment to FESPA Digital, where it intends to demonstrate how its Scitex and Designjet machines can offer an 'attractive' alternative to solvent processes.
PRODUCT PROFILE: HP Scitex Training offers a variety of training options that are delivered at HP's state-of-the-art training facilities or at your site.
NEWS: Pyramid Visuals has produced a 9 x 6m banner for the Lisson Gallery in London, for a project aimed at raising awareness of the Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei.
OPINION: HP electronics engineer and core developer Rafi Sarussi gives an insight into the development of the HP Scitex FB7500 printer.
FEATURE: Production houses usually have two choices when they want to increase their print capabilities.
NEWS: Technology company 3M has commented on its collaborations with HP and EFI, the results of which will be on display at FESPA Digital from May 24th to 27th.
NEWS: HP has made a number of additions to its family of Latex products.
NEWS: An HP Scitex LX800 printer has been installed at the premises of graphics producer Base 3, of Barbera del Valles, Spain.
OPINION: Knowing how much ink your printer consumes is an important concern. But do you think you know the answer? And do you know how much it costs per metre?
NEWS: The new digi:media show, taking place in Germany next month, will feature a range of digital printing solutions by HP, the technology company has confirmed.
NEWS: Nottingham-based Print and Display has built on its business despite challenging times with the help of new kit, says HP, in whose Scitex FB7500 Print and Display has chosen to invest.
NEWS: HP and GMG have signed a collaborative agreement to promote and market GMG colour management solutions in combination with HP Scitex wide-format printers.
NEWS: Belgium-based Schmitz Digital Printing has completed a project for the country's famous Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF) using equipment from HP, the manufacturer has reported.
NEWS: The first HP Scitex FB700 printer to be installed in Israel is now being used by Haifa-based Emil Reshet Printing to produce work such as exhibition signage, billboards and POP displays, HP says.
NEWS: HP says it is to demonstrate an 'extensive range' of its large-format digital ink-jet printing equipment at Sign and Digital UK – running from April 12th to 14th at the NEC – which it says have been designed to help increase customers' profit growth.
PRODUCT PROFILE: The HP Scitex LX800 printer was launched at Ipex 2010, and has proven popular with print service providers looking for a versatile, high throughput device, with the ability to attract environmentally conscious customers.
NEWS: Large-format print-house Image Factory has reported that it is expecting delivery of a Scitex FB7500, the 3.2m flat-bed machine from HP.
NEWS: HP has released details a wide-format print project which was completed recently by French company Light Air using a Scitex LX600 printer and latex inks.
NEWS: Bluetree Design and Print, a display specialist based in Rotherham, has improved its adaptability to run lengths, material types and data following its purchase of an HP Scitex FB7500 printer, HP says.
NEWS: Retail design and display printer Exposize has become the first Dutch company to purchase an HP Scitex LX800, citing its ability to produce onto diverse media as key to its decision.
PRODUCT PROFILE: Since creating quite a stir when launched at FESPA in 2009, the HP Scitex FB7500 Printer has managed to raise a further eyebrow or two among print service providers (PSPs) seeking to pack some extra punch to their large-format offering.
OPINION: In 1995, I was told that if we at HP wanted to penetrate into the wide-format market we should be able to print on wet strength paper – screen printing and offset printing were doing it that way and we would have to follow.
NEWS: UK printing company Simpson Group has invested in new equipment which it intends to use for point-of-purchase (POP) and point-of-sale (POS) applications.
NEWS: A demonstration and training centre for HP Scitex equipment has been unveiled at the Moscow State University of Printing Arts (MSUP), offering tutorials and workshops in graphic arts production to students and business resources, such as demonstrations and seminars, to HP customers.
OPINION: A few months ago, a friend of mine in San Francisco founded a company that sources funds from online community members to push forward sustainable ad campaigns (this method is called crowd-funding, apparently).
NEWS: The National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) in Barcelona, Spain, used HP equipment to produce graphics for an outdoor exhibition celebrating its 75th anniversary, the technology company states.
NEWS: HP has announced the forthcoming Sign Istanbul exhibition in Turkey will feature 'a comprehensive selection' of its large- and superwide-format digital printing equipment.
NEWS: HP has released details on how its collaboration with print service provider Univers Reklama and distributor Redis Printing has 'transformed' the sign and display market in Albania.
NEWS: The Digital Solutions Cooperative – better known as Dscoop – has announced a webinar on digital finishing for users for HP large-format and Scitex equipment.
NEWS: HP has released details on digital printing company Gardners's project for a DIY store chain, for which it produced 63,000 signs in one month using HP SmartStream Designer.
NEWS: HP has announced that generation druck of Wettstetten, Germany has purchased two Designjets and one Scitex printer in a bid to become healthier and more environmentally friendly than other companies.
NEWS: Swedish company Jet Print Storbilderat has purchased an HP Scitex XP5100, having agreed the deal at FESPA 2010 in Munich, Germany in June.
NEWS: To celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling, GigantPrint was commissioned to create a variety of street signage using six HP Scitex printers.
NEWS: Trycket Mora has become the first Swedish business to own an HP Scitex LX800.
NEWS: California printer The Ad Art Company says its new HP Scitex machines have allowed it to expand into new sign and display applications, including printing onto foamcore, vinyl substrates and banners.
NEWS: Fosco Hayes and Hurdley of Birmingham has installed an HP Scitex FB7500 printer, which it claims has brought it immediate success.
NEWS: Print centre JKN Digital has recently purchased an HP Scitex LX800 through large-format dealers City and West End (CWE) Solutions, making them the first business in the UK to own one of the machines.
NEWS: The first HP FB500 flat-bed printer in the UK market has been purchased by Croydon’s Discount Displays.
