Keeping up with demandRobust and reliable, HP's Scitex FB6100 flatbed printer was the perfect choice for one company with a 24/7 production schedulePublished: 18 November, 2008WHEN GRAPHICS services supplier, John E Wright, decided to increase production at its main print facility, it added an HP Scitex FB6100 UV printer to its equipment line-up. The investment will not only increase throughput, it will also help grow the company's existing UV direct print-to-substrate business.
Routing out more profitAn AXYZ 6010 CNC router has helped Woking-based Digital Factory realise new business opportunities and increased profitabilityPublished: 26 July, 2008Established in 1998 by Cyrus Norton and Ray Turner in a garage housing just one printer, two computers and a workbench, Digital Factory now operates out of two busy sites totalling 6,500ft2 and employs a staff of 12. The company provides sign and graphics solutions, primarily to the point-of-sale, exhibition and special event markets, using processes including digital printing, vinyl cutting, lamination and cardboard engineering.
Demonstrating routing capabilityPublished: 26 July, 2008AXYZ Automation (UK) and Pacer Systems will exhibit at The Sign Show as a joint enterprise. Their machines will demonstrate both companies' abilities to meet contrasting routing and engraving requirements, particularly complex design concepts.
Stylo - at the forefront of product innovationPublished: 26 July, 2008Stylo is one of the UK's leading providers of complete graphic solutions to the retail industry and enjoys a highly successful history of growth through investment in the latest technologies. Stylo has built a strong reputation for delivering creative print solutions to an enviable client base including some of the leading design and advertising agencies and with blue chips such as Vodafone, Next, Caffè Nero and TK Maxx, as well as niche clients such as Moyse and Stevens.
Benefits of direct to substratePublished: 01 May, 2008In this Q&A article, Quarmby Colour Studio's managing director, Damian Quarmby, illustrates the benefits of direct to substrate printing with an EFI Vutek QS2000
Working to strict deadlines to meet the Spring launch the whole project was developed and produced in 16-weeks
Building business for 2008Offering value added services to its traditional core business has seen Retail Print Solutions maintain and build on its client base and look forward with confidence to 2008Published: 01 March, 2008Retail Print Solutions is bucking the trend going into 2008 with a number of high value contracts. With its unique flatbed litho presses and a commitment to ‘green' issues, the company states it is continuing to attract clients looking for extra services from traditional print companies.
Hoffmann und Krippner's new membrane keypad with antimicrobial properties was developed for hygiene-critical applications in medical and laboratory environments
Surface protection in stringent hygiene applicationsKeyboard surfaces can be breeding grounds for germs, bacteria and other microorganisms. As a solution, Hoffmann und Krippner's new membrane keypad features antimicrobial properties thanks to the application of Autotex AM hard-coated polyester filmPublished: 01 February, 2008Hygiene requirements in the medical, food, cleanroom and pharmaceutical industries are extremely high. All surfaces and items which staff touch must be sterile. Surfaces of frequently used membrane keypads are potential breeding grounds for germs, bacteria and other microorganisms. However, this risk can be minimised by using antibacterial coatings.
Emphasise the intricatePublished: 01 November, 2007Leicestershire-based ColourMaster Images has chosen Epson Stylus Pro printers and UltraChrome ink to produce photographic prints and Giclée canvas wraps by botanical photographer Clive Nichols.
With awards including Garden Photographer of the Year 2005 and The Royal Horticultural Society Garden Photographer of the Year, Clive explained the origins of the project:
Hard films, easy purchasing decisionPublished: 01 November, 2007MacDermid Autotype’s latest generation hardcoated films are playing a key role in helping Fascia Graphics maintain its position as a manufacturer of high performance membrane switches, keypads and keyboards.
Rotary screen spins solar cells into viewPublished: 01 October, 2007Specialising in solar cells for renewable energy applications, Switzerland-based VHF Technologies is proving the importance of rotary screen printing for industrial applications.
The sealed, easy-clean touch-keypad, measuring 837 by 204mm, features a graphics overlay manufactured from Autotex V200 film
Keeping the coffee flowingPublished: 01 July, 2007Successful vending machines must attract customers and then offer reliable operation. Material selection plays a critical role as German-based Richard Wöhr explains
Oracal 3951 digital cast vinyl used to promote the government’s on-line safety for children campaign
Drawing attention to on-line safetyPublished: 01 June, 2007As part of a major government initiative to highlight the potential dangers to children on-line, Kinetic Grafix, the Beverley, East Yorkshire-based vehicle livery company, was commissioned to provide the graphics on VW supplied vans.
Significant Signs’ HP Designjet 10000 has widened its business scope and created new opportunities
A significant step forwardPublished: 01 June, 2007Significant Signs explains why being the UK’s first HP Designjet 10000 series user has, quite literally, widened its business scope, created new opportunities and given it more credibility among big customers
Matlock Media’s managing director, Peter Dell, is confident that ink choice played a valuable role in securing new business
Ink switch drives business growthPublished: 01 May, 2007Specialising in poster and fine art reproduction, Derbyshire-based Matlock Media believes its choice of ITL Digital Chrome inks has helped it win major contracts including the London Science Museum and National Rail Museum.
The story begins when ITL approached Matlock Media to test its Digital Chrome inks. Managing director, Peter Dell, explained: “The Digital Chrome Inks have a very simple changeover, so moving to ITL inks was easier than I had imagined.
The Manchester United suites include scale cut-outs of players, produced by printing to Dibond substrate before cutting to shape
Vutek and Quarmby : Kitting out Manchester UnitedAt Leeds-based digital printing specialist, Quarmby Colour Studio, the installation of a QS2000 proved pivotal in winning new contracts. Screen Process and Digital Imaging reportsPublished: 01 April, 2007Quarmby has expanded its superwide format printing capability, with the addition of a Vutek QS2000 UV-curing, superwide format inkjet printer from EFI. The QS2000 joins Quarmby’s existing Vutek PV200, which has proved a huge success since its installation in July 2005.
At the entrance, a 24m2 reproduction of a Johannes Grutzke painting was printed on all-purpose fleece and pasted onto the wall
Durst and Oschatz : Making history come to lifeA brace of Durst Rho printers, plus an ample helping of wide format innovation ensured the Die Kaisermacher exhibition in Frankfurt turned a dream into realityPublished: 01 March, 2007In addition to a wide range of PoP, PoS, banner and exhibition work, Wiesbaden-based wide format photo lab, Oschatz, specialises in museum artwork.
Water resistant prints are rather important in the building trade
Case Study: ColourgenPlanning for the futurePublished: 01 February, 2007Colourgen reseller, The CAD Warehouse, has provided RDA Consulting with the latest Seiko II Infotech Teriostar integrated CAD printer and scanner designed to provide faster prints, improved workflow capabilities and weather resistant prints
DuPont is pleased that Digital Print CIC has chosen Largo proofers to help educate print workers and improve standards in our industry
Case Study: DuPontColourful management coursesPublished: 01 February, 2007The Digital Print Centre of Industrial Collaboration has chosen to use two DuPont Cromalin Largo colour proofing systems for its Colour Master Courses, run jointly by The University of Leeds Department of Colour & Polymer Chemistry and Leeds College of Technology
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