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Fujifilm today announces its third generation B2 inkjet press, the Jet Press 750S. With higher productivity of 3,600 B2 sheets per hour, and a range of other changes which further improve the already impressive up-time, versatility, colour capability and quality, the Jet Press 750S is now the fastest, full colour, B2 sheet-fed digital press on the market.

As the print market continues its steady trend towards digital, the need to be able to accurately print spot and brand colours on digital presses is becoming ever-more important. Traditionally in offset printing, additional spot colours are used to complement CMYK ink sets in order to more accurately print clearly defined brand colours, something that is not always practical, or even possible, with digital presses.

CEWE is the leading online print service provider in Europe and a prolific producer of photobooks, calendars, posters and a huge range of other personalised print products. With more than 20 factories across 14 European countries, the company serves customers throughout the continent, producing around six million photobooks in 2017 alone.

At the annual meeting of Two Sides’ Country Managers in London on 5^th November 2018, representatives from Europe, North America, South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand determined to continue efforts to stop organisations making misleading, anti-print and paper messages in their customer communications.

LINTEC EUROPE is launching Securafol™, a non-PVC, destructible labelstock designed to counter product tampering, warranty fraud and asset theft. Created with brand and product protection in mind, Securafol™ can be utilised for multiple applications, such as asset labels, security seals, product warranty labels and pharmaceutical box seal labels.

Nestled in the picturesque Kent countryside, Reflex Printed Plastics is a plastics printer with a proud 43-year heritage. The company produces a huge range of high quality printed plastic products for a variety of customers, using a mix of digital wide format, litho and screen solutions. Popular products include: POS display materials, stickers and decals, window films, mouse pads and folders, as well as highly-specialised lenticular prints.

Irish manufacturer, Brett Martin has announced availability of its extensive range of rigid plastic print media to the American market with a hugely successful debut appearance at the SGIA Expo 2018 (October 18-20, Las Vegas). The industry-leading plastic sheet manufacturer displayed its renowned and versatile portfolio of Marpet PETg, Marlon Polycarbonate and Foamalux Foam PVC sheets and emphasised value and importance of creativity and innovation in the design and print sector. Visitors to Brett Martin’s golf-themed stand were invited to play a-round, and learn how Brett Martin’s industry-leading products combined with its consultancy and advisory expertise make it the perfect partner for signage and print companies who are looking to innovate, get creative and win new business.

In order to improve how it works with its customers, Meech Static Eliminators USA, the specialist developer and manufacturer of electrostatic controls and related solutions, will be moving its Ohio-based office to a bigger facility in Akron after 15 years in Norton. The move, due to take place in mid-November, is being made to develop support and engineering functions within the business.

International Airlines Group Cargo is one of the world’s largest airline groups, incorporating British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and Level.As part of the organisation’s rebrand that would consolidate the airline’s cargo sub-brands, Signbox successfully tendered to fulfil a creative brief that would roll-out a high quality signage scheme across workspaces at London Heathrow and hubs in Dublin and Madrid.

Wexham Springs, UK – 6 November 2018 – After successfully introducing SunLit® Publish in a number of European countries, Sun Chemical is now extending the availability of its series of premium sheetfed offset process inks to commercial printers throughout the rest of Europe and the world.

The success Echo House has had with its new five metre, super-wide format Acuity Ultra since its installation in June 2018, has led the company to agree a new phase of its partnership with Fujifilm which will see a brand new machine installed. The new printer, which is still in development, will form a new addition to the Acuity Ultra range. With precise specifications still to be confirmed, this smaller format model is set to offer the same print carriage configuration and deliver the same level of quality at comparable speeds to the 5 and 3.2 metre models currently available on the market. The new model will be installed at Echo House in January 2019.

Tübingen, Germany (October 30, 2018) – What can be achieved with the state-of-the-art multicolor techniques? What quality levels can be obtained in multicolor proofing and separation? These questions were the focus of the first Multicolor Forum, organized by Fogra in Munich. In a “shootout,” Fogra provides the nine leading technology providers the opportunity to compete in five different disciplines. The vendor-neutral event was aimed at obtaining useful results without selecting a winner.