TAGGED: FLAT-BED

Printer choices: hybrid or flat-bed – which is better?

Printer choices: hybrid or flat-bed – which is better?FEATURE: It's a bit like deciding whether you want a two- or four-wheel drive car, choosing between a flat-bed and a hybrid printer. In a sense, you want a tool which will do more or less everything; but common sense should dictate that you opt for the features you're likely to use the most at a cost-effective price.

Compact UV LED flat-bed to premiere at FESPA 2013

Compact UV LED flat-bed to premiere at FESPA 2013

NEWS: Italian manufacturer DPI DG Printing will use this year's FESPA 2013 exhibition to launch its Eagle range of LED UV-curable flat-bed printers in the UK.

B Print and Display takes on second HP Scitex FB7600

B Print and Display takes on second HP Scitex FB7600

NEWS: Northumberland-based B Print and Display has installed a second of the 3.2m UV-curable flat-beds from HP.

Display Signs opts for HP Scitex FB700 via CWE Solutions

Display Signs opts for HP Scitex FB700 via CWE Solutions

NEWS: Display Signs has upgraded from an older UV-curable wide-format printer to the 2.5m flat-bed HP Scitex FB700 via City and West End Solutions.

Four new models added to Fujifilm Acuity Advance Select range

Four new models added to Fujifilm Acuity Advance Select range

NEWS: Fujifilm has added four new models to the recently-launched Acuity Advance Select series with four, six or eight independent ink channels in two flat-bed sizes.

The year so far in UV-curable

The year so far in UV-curable

FEATURE: James Matthews-Paul muses on the plethora of UV-curable machine launches and improvements seen in 2012, and what the developments in this technology mean for sign and display producers.

Mimaki to release new grand-format printer in autumn

Mimaki to release new grand-format printer in autumn

NEWS: Mimaki has announced it will bring to market a new grand-format UV-curable printer this autumn, the Mimaki JFX500-2131.

Life in the fast lane: high-end printers

Life in the fast lane: high-end printers

FEATURE: Sophie Matthews-Paul considers the options in high-end engines.

HP adds white ink and automation to Scitex flat-beds

HP adds white ink and automation to Scitex flat-beds

NEWS: HP has announced a new white ink for its Scitex FB7500 and FB7600 wide-format machines, plus operations software and automated loading.

New Océ Arizona flat-bed on show at FESPA Digital 2012

New Océ Arizona flat-bed on show at FESPA Digital 2012

NEWS: Océ has announced the release of its new introductory UV flat-bed printer, the Océ Arizona 318 GL.

EFI wins a Product of the Year award at SGIA Expo

EFI wins a Product of the Year award at SGIA Expo

NEWS: Digital print solutions provider EFI's VUTEk GS3250lx has won a Product of the Year award at SGIA Expo 2011.

Superior Creative chooses Inca Onset to meet wide-format printing demand

Superior Creative chooses Inca Onset to meet wide-format printing demand

NEWS: Print company Superior Creative has purchased an Inca Onset S40 for its site in Melksham, UK.

Spandex becomes European reseller of Agfa :Anapurna range

NEWS: Agfa Graphics has chosen sign and display solutions provider Spandex to distribute its :Anapurna range of UV-curable wide-format digital printers.

Agfa releases :Anapurna flat-bed for 'optimum productivity'

Agfa releases :Anapurna flat-bed for 'optimum productivity'

NEWS: A new six-colour plus white 2.54 x 1.54m flat-bed, the M2540 FB, is the latest machine in the Agfa :Anapurna family.

Océ flat-bed shows 'spin-off opportunities for commercial printers'

Océ flat-bed shows 'spin-off opportunities for commercial printers'

NEWS: An Océ Arizona 360 GT UV flat-bed printer has been installed at the Printing Industries of America headquarters in Pennsylvania, USA.

Atech to distribute Gandy Digital's Pred8tor

Atech to distribute Gandy Digital's Pred8tor

NEWS: Atech has been appointed by Gandy Digital as its exclusive distributor for the UV-curable flat-bed Pred8tor machine in the UK and Ireland.

Ohio printer to offer 'highest speeds' on POP with :M-Press Tiger

Ohio printer to offer 'highest speeds' on POP with :M-Press Tiger

NEWS: Agfa Graphics has announced it has sold its :M-Press Tiger digital screen press to luxury retail POP provider Nutis Press, which will install the machine at its new plant.

New Inca Onset released to market

New Inca Onset released to market

NEWS: Inca Digital Printers has announced it has extended its Inca Onset wide-format UV flat-bed ink-jet printer range with the new Inca Onset S40.

Sign and Digital to host official InkTec Jetrix launch

Sign and Digital to host official InkTec Jetrix launch

NEWS: Ink manufacturer InkTec has announced it will hold the official UK launch of its Jetrix UV-curable flat-bed printer range at Sign and Digital 2011 this April.

Zund announces flat-bed trade-in programme

Zund announces flat-bed trade-in programme

NEWS: Zund has launched a new programme which will allow existing owners of its flat-bed cutter range to apply for a trade-in when they buy a new Zund G3 unit.

Hybrid to unveil new Mimaki flat-bed at Sign and Digital UK

Hybrid to unveil new Mimaki flat-bed at Sign and Digital UK

NEWS: Hybrid Services, UK and Ireland distributor for Mimaki, has announced it will reveal the new Mimaki JFX-1615plus at April's Sign and Digital UK exhibition.

HP Scitex FB7500

HP Scitex FB7500

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.

Manta Slim was 'star of the show' at Viscom, says Grapo

Manta Slim was 'star of the show' at Viscom, says Grapo

NEWS: Grapo says its newly launched Manta Slim digital printer was well received at Viscom Frankfurt this month, describing the entry-level machine as 'the star of the show'.

EFI VUTEk GS3200

EFI VUTEk GS3200

PRODUCT PROFILE: The EFI VUTEk GS3200 is the latest development in the company's range of wide-format production printers, designed to accommodate the changing application requirements of today's display producers.

EFI Rastek T1000

PRODUCT PROFILE: The EFI Rastek T1000 is a powerful example of an entry-level and mid-range UV-curable printer which uses a strong vacuum table and greyscale print-heads to bring photographic quality on a true flat-bed platform.

Screen Truepress Jet2500UV

Screen Truepress Jet2500UV

PRODUCT PROFILE: The Truepress Jet2500UV has always been a versatile performer.

Screen Truepress Jet1600UV-F

Screen Truepress Jet1600UV-F

PRODUCT PROFILE: Screen's Truepress Jet1600UV-F delivers high precision and high flexibility in an easy-to-use unit aimed at the sign and display market.

Lenticular display 'brings hospital wall to life'

Lenticular display 'brings hospital wall to life'

NEWS: Part of a hospital in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has undergone a renovation featuring a lenticular display designed to 'create a wall that would come to life when you walk past it'.

New Gerber CAT on show at Viscom Frankfurt

NEWS: This week's Viscom Frankfurt exhibition is featuring the new Gerber CAT UV cationic printer from Gerber Scientific Products, the company has announced.

Spandex customers to 'Learn, Discover and Benefit'

Spandex customers to 'Learn, Discover and Benefit'

NEWS: Spandex is inviting digital printing and sign-making supplies customers to its Netherlands sites this week, in order to see new solutions and techniques.

Agfa bakes up new roll option for :Jeti 1224

Agfa bakes up new roll option for :Jeti 1224

NEWS: A flat-to-roll unit is now available from Agfa Graphics for users of its :Jeti 1224 UV HDC (high-definition colour) UV-curable 2.4m printer.

'Higher print speeds' for Mimaki JFX-plus Series

'Higher print speeds' for Mimaki JFX-plus Series

NEWS: Mimaki has announced its JFX-plus Series LED UV flat-bed printers now achieve higher speeds, thanks to the introduction of a post-curing unit.

Gardners produces 63,000 signs in a month, says HP

Gardners produces 63,000 signs in a month, says HP

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.

Superior Creative continues to grow with Spyder

Superior Creative continues to grow with Spyder

NEWS: Wiltshire print and design house Superior Creative has stated it has grown into the wide-format market following the addition of an Inca Spyder V from Fujifilm to its pressroom last year.

Inca increases output of wide-format Onset S20

Inca increases output of wide-format Onset S20

NEWS: Inca Digital has announced the production speed of its wide-format, flat-bed printer, the Inca Onset S20, has been increased to 310sq m/hr or 62 full beds per hour.

Agfa adds to portfolio with LED curing

NEWS: Agfa Graphics has extended its wide-format digital ink-jet printer range with the :Anapurna 2500LED, which features LED UV curing and a 2.5m flat-bed and roll-fed platform.

Discount Displays installs UK’s first HP FB500

NEWS: The first HP FB500 flat-bed printer in the UK market has been purchased by Croydon’s Discount Displays.

Fujifilm Acuity finds artistic home

NEWS: Cameo Photography has installed an Acuity HD 2504 from Fujifilm in order to expand its digital imaging offering.

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