FEATURE: It has been clear for a very long time that the reality of digital media impacts print. Printers have for most of that time been getting increasingly paranoid about the threat and many have watched their businesses decline.
NEWS: PSPs hoping to upgrade to HP Designjet printer models have a new option following the launch of a new deferred payment plan by reseller Perfect Colours.
HP will continue its campaign to demonstrate digital printing at the upcoming FESPA Digital trade show, by showcasing the new Designjet L28500 and Designjet L26500 printers with HP latex inks.
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.
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.
Stephanie Brown: ColorGATE has the best of both. JAWS as standard and APPE as an option. If you go for the APPE option, you still have JAWS.
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michael ryan: With today's news about MAN ROLAND filing for insolvency , thankfully both our screen printing and digital printing manufacturers rely on more than paper to be printed. The variety of applications and finished printed products are what will truly drive our industry forward in 2012 and years after, these finished applications will be plentiful at FESPA Digital in Barcelona. If you visit shows just to look at machines then you need to evaluate your priorities. As Sophie states machine and RIP software upgrades are in abundance , they print faster, better adhesion and importantly are more economical to run, saving printers valuable energy costs. Every suppliers will have a product upgrade Personally having visited numerous exhibitions recently, the creativity and latest innovations are coming from the substrate suppliers , whether you are searching for environmental PVC-free products or easy installation and removal media, all suppliers have excellent products to showcase. New suppliers are coming to the market as well with equipment for more industrial applications such as glass, wood and ceramics and we will highlight all of these for our visitors in February.
Back in the early days when wide-format ink-jet printers were first making their way into the industry, most were given names which were supposed to appeal and, presumably, be memorable.
Delivering content used to be so simple: print, radio, television, banners and signs. But add in the digital dimension and delivery is just the start of the problem.
