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Global wide format event Fespa has been rescheduled to take place next March, so Print21 looks at the big stories that would have been seen in Madrid but are now available from the manufacturers.
The international specialist print community was due to descend on Madrid on 6-8 October for Fespa Global Print Expo 2020. Fespa is
the world’s largest exhibition for screen and digital wide format printing, textile printing, and sign making.
With the twice rescheduled show set for next March, exhibitors will release their new products between now and then, with innovations in screen and digital printing presses, consumables, workflow, and colour management.
Wide format printing, in common with commercial printing, took a big
hit in the Covid quarter. In Australia spending on printed outdoor media fell by a whopping two thirds in that second quarter, but by June it was starting to pick up again, with 23 per cent more than the previous two months.
Manufacturers and developers will be aiming to enable printers to capitalise on the post-Covid growth with a host of new releases coming.
Durst
The P5 350 and P5 210 are the all-in- one hybrid solution for flexible roll and board printing up to 3.5 m for the P5 350 and 2.1m for the P5 210 respectively.
The P5 350 printer that would have been on show at Fespa offers print quality of up to 1200 dpi, multi-track options for up to six parallel boards, automatic media width and thickness detection, foldable and smooth- running roller tables and a secure ink refill system. This printing system can be equipped with peripheral systems for three quarter automation or full automation.
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All P5 printing systems are equipped with the new production software solution Durst Workflow Print and the monitoring tool Durst Analytics. The company says this makes the printer into a production unit from day one. Durst also offers a scalable solution for integrating e-commerce with the Durst Smart Shop. All Durst software can be modularly extended and managed via a web-based user interface.
“Manufacturers and developers will be aiming to enable printers to capitalise on the post-Covid growth with a host of new releases.”
photo and fine art paper, to canvas and even board, set-up has been simplified with auto loading and auto skew correction.
Epson says the new SureColor F560, is a world-first, single-vendor, 24-inch dye-sublimation printer with integrated bulk ink system, designed for small business and fine art production that combines compact size with high format flexibility in a cost-effective package.
Visitors can expect new product announcements from Epson (Hall 3, Stand B20) at Fespa. To be revealed on the first day of the exhibition these will include new products for commercial signage and display, dye sublimation, digital textile print for wallpapers, vinyls, PVC, and new printing solutions for direct-to- garment (DTG) product.
Roland DG
Visitors to Fespa would have seen the new IU-1000F, the versatile S-Series, and the benchtop VersaUV LEF range. Roland says its printers enable the printing of life-like textures
and super-authentic embossing and graphics onto a huge range of objects and substrates. It can print onto sizes up to 2.510 x 1310mm on a variety of substrates.
The IU-1000F can print 15 boards an hour in typical print size 1220 x 2440mm in standard print mode for point of purchase display applications. For applications requiring higher image quality, the quality print mode will produce approximately 10 sheets per hour.
Equipped with 12 high- performance printheads in a staggered
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Epson
The company recently released its first 12-colour printers, the 24” SC-P7560 and the 44” SC-P9560, which will produce an A1 print in 94 seconds.
The company has also launched two new dye sublimation printers: the 24” SC-560, aimed at printing for merchandise type products, and the 64” SCF-9460, which is able to print fluorescent colours, and is aimed at sports and fashion wear.
The new 12-colour 24” SC-P7560 and 44” SC-P9560 feature a new PrecisionCore print head and upgraded UltraChrome ink in a set includes three levels of black along with orange, green and violet. Epson says the printers express the highest ever gamut levels with enhanced image detail and precise colour that is certified to 99 per cent Pantone.
The new models feature a reliable vertical feed path with support for the widest range of media from
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Fespa releases: Matt Ashman, CEO Durst Oceania, at the last Fespa