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Scott Thompson: products on stand for digitising, automating and connecting processes
Esko launches new ArtPro +
Fujifilm welcomes change
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On the booth was a wide range of digital cutsheet and wide-format print solutions, including the six-unit Revoria PC1120 digital colour print system, and the Versant 3100i and 180i presses. For wide- format solutions, the company was showing the Acuity Ultra R2 super-wide platform, and the flatbed Acuity Prime. 21
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Transformative thinking and a broad spectrum of innovative technology to help businesses ‘Welcome Change’ was Fujifilm’s driving theme at PacPrint.
Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia and Fujifilm Australia were together, showcasing solutions that they said will enable print businesses to automate, streamline and prosper in the changed world of print and work.
Six stations: Chris Lynch with the Fujifilm Revoria PC1120
Biggest printer at the show: FujifilmAcuity Ultra R2
visit to the Esko
stand revealed a host
of the latest innovations;
the new ArtPro + Digital, the latest VDP enhancements in Automation Engine, and new developments in the AVT print inspection system.
Scott Thompson, Esko’s sales and marketing manager explained that the ArtPro+ has been upgraded to include the digital release. 21
MD Peter Wagener: Truss system debuts on stand
Europoles debuts recyclable
russ system tArecycled, recyclable
modular truss system for
displays made its debut at PacPrint on the Europoles stand – its first showing in ANZ.
Peter Wagener, MD, said the truss system had garnered a lot of interest from visitors looking to use more sustainable products. He pointed out that almost everything on the Europoles stand was made from recycled materials. “All our fabrics are made from recycled yarn, and fully recyclable,” he said. 21
Print and emboss in one pass rinters in Australia and
New Zealand saw the one-
pass Dimense print and emboss system, with Stick-on- Signs bringing the innovative technology to PacPrint.
The Dimense prints and embosses in one pass, thanks to an inkjet engine and a calendar press in the same machine. It prints at 20sqm an hour on a 1.6m roll, with an emboss of up to 1.5mm. Abe Weiszberger, managing director at importer Stick on Signs said, “The pioneering technology of Dimense prints
One pass print and emboss: Abe Weiszberger, with the Dimense
and embosses in a single step. That means structure and motif are perfectly matched.”
Typical applications include home and office decor, point of sale and signage material.
Finishing choices include matte, allowing use of the brightest colours, gold which Weiszberger describes as a “see it to believe it” finish, pearlescent, and silver for a metallic finish. 21
optimisation, and helps optimise the “most complex”, multi-site production planning processes “up to 20 times faster than other existing solutions”.
Auto-Count 4D is a cloud-based, real-time data collection solution that the company says enables print and packaging businesses to make timely, data-driven,
and cost-effective decisions that result in faster speeds, greater accuracy, and higher quality – anytime, anywhere, and from any device. 21
NAutomation for profitability
ewly formed eProductivity Software had industry experts on
hand to discuss the company’s production optimisation capabilities, which it says are purpose-built for print and packaging converters.
They include PrintFlow
4D, which it says is a next generation, cloud-based solution that delivers technology
for scheduling and resource
First time: PacPrint debut for eProductivity Software
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