Client News

FESPA is pleased to announce the three winners of its Printeriors 2018 design competition. The winning designs will feature in this year’s Printeriors Airport Lounge of the Future, at FESPA Global Print Expo, which takes place from 15 to 18 May 2018 at Messe Berlin.

Tübingen (22 March 2018) – Color management experts GMG have further expanded their plugin for Adobe Photoshop in Version 1.3. Now color accurate separations from RGB into Multicolor color spaces are possible with up to seven colors. This is based on GMG OpenColor separation profiles. GMG product manager Peter Schöffler explains: “By using separation with the ChannelExtender, image data can be flexibly adapted to the printing process used.” The conversion can be switched on or off at any stage during image processing. This way the final result can be directly simulate at any stage of processing. A further innovation: The ColorBoost function makes images more saturated and vivid.

At FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 (Berlin, May 15^th-18^th), Fujifilm will use its stand (D50 in Hall 2.2) to focus on two new high end platforms. The first is the new Acuity B1 modular system, previewed at FESPA 2017, and the second a ground-breaking new platform to be announced in April. Additionally, as part of the new FESPA Digital Corrugated Experience and in conjunction with Inca Digital, Fujifilm will showcase the huge potential of the Onset X platform for the production of corrugated displays and packaging on stand C30 in Hall 5.2.

Istanbul-based Maggenta, a leading printer of custom-made wallpapers for businesses and individuals around the world, was founded in 2010. The company prints high-quality, emission-compliant, environmentally-friendly wallpaper using a Fujifilm Acuity LED 1600 II. Having invested in an Acuity LED 1600 in 2014, Maggenta upgraded to the Acuity LED 1600 II in February 2018, boosting production speed by 50% and bringing in added versatility. With this recent investment, Maggenta, once a latex print specialist, has ceased all latex print for wall coverings.

FESPA has confirmed the lineup of expert speakers for the Digital Corrugated Experience conference, which will take place at FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 from 15 to 18 May at the Messe Berlin, Germany.

Wexham Springs, UK – 19 March 2018 – At Euro CanTech 2018, which runs this week from 19 to 21 March in Milan, Italy, Sun Chemical is showcasing innovations in its comprehensive range of inks for metal packaging and highlighting UVILED, its new family of UV LED inks for the Metal Deco market.

LINTEC EUROPE will use FESPA GLOBAL PRINT EXPO 2018 (15^th – 18^th May, Messe Berlin, Hall 6.2, Stand A10) to raise awareness of sustainable manufacturing practices within the graphic, print and visual communication industries. Among the products to be featured on the company’s stand will be Re-Pop RE505S RECYCLED, a clear, lightweight, dry apply film aimed at the POS and retail markets for short-term promotional campaigns. Re-Pop is Lintec’s first film to be manufactured with a minimum of 80% recycled PET material.

Tübingen (March 15, 2018) – GMG and Global Graphics Software announce a technology partnership that will overcome the color management and quality issues often found in digital packaging and label production. The partnership will make GMG’s award-winning technology available within Fundamentals, Global Graphics Software’s toolkit for building a digital front-end for inkjet presses. Fundamentals is a software and engineering services package that helps inkjet press manufacturers get to market quicker.

Bristol, UK – 13 march 2018 – Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries is exhibiting at Sign and Digital UK from 24-26 April 2018, on stand E30, at the NEC Birmingham.

FESPA has announced the shortlisted entries for its FESPA Awards 2018. The entries, which are displayed online now, will be showcased at FESPA Global Print Expo 2018, which takes place from 15 to 18 May 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

Wexham Springs, UK – 8 March 2018 –Sun Chemical has acquired the Metal Deco ink business of PPG, a US-based global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials. PPG, with a well consolidated portfolio, and Sun Chemical are both long standing players in the metal packaging industry.

FESPA is pleased to announce Dover Digital Printing as its new Corporate Partner for FESPA Global Print Expo 2018, which takes place from 15 to 18 May in Berlin, Germany.