FUJIFILM launches Acuity 15 offering
‘low cost accessible’
in Acuity Series
FUJIFILM Acuity 15, the newest addition to the company’s Acuity Series range offers customers a low cost, accessible alternative to the successful Acuity Select 20 and 30 series. The company has recently announced the launch of the new machine in its Acuity series, which is highly capable introductory model. Moreover, this UV flatbed printer matches the renowned high quality produced by FUJIFILM’s Acuity Select 20 and 30 Series, but at a lower investment cost. Designed for light production, the Acuity 15 offers near-photographic image quality and print speeds of up to 23 sq m/hr.
Much like the Acuity 20 and 30 series, Acuity 15 boasts a robust platform that can print on rigid and flexible media up to 50.8mm thick. The vacuum system also reduces the need for masking, making it easy to load the media onto the bed. The cost and specifications of the new Acuity 15 printer make it a very suitable, high-quality introductory model to meet the low volume and light production needs of commercial, graphic display and industrial printers. However, larger print service providers can also take advantage of the printer, to offer proofs or show sample
pieces to their customers, freeing up capacity on their larger flatbed machines.
3M offers knifeless tape
Last year, 3M acquired Knifeless Tech Systems, one of the leading and widely known manufacturers of ‘knifeless tape’ installation tools for adhesive films used in the graphics, vehicle wrapping, and other industries. When used in combination with vehicle wrap films, this knifeless tape technology enables installers to create imaginative, one-of-a-kind work of art on vehicles. Such innovative tape for vehicle wrapping is designed in an advanced way to replace knife cutting during installation. In addition to that, the 3M knifeless tape eliminates surface damage from blades and allows more design creativity.
Advanced Adhesives portfolio
Under the theme ‘GRIP ON ANY CHALLENGE’, Avery Dennison has announced the introduction of an Advanced Adhesives portfolio to help converters expand options with four new adhesive choices—a clear non-yellowing hotmelt adhesive for chilled food applications; a reclosure adhesive with high solvent resistance for household wipes; a heat-activated adhesive for automotive textile labeling, and many other applications. Avery Dennison’s adhesives offer a whole range of benefits, from productivity improvements through to enhanced shelf appeal. A global R&D capability combined with an in-depth understanding of industries worldwide means that Avery Dennison is able to develop adhesives with highly targeted properties.
New Caldera RIP V11.1 software
for textile inkjet printing
Caldera has released the latest version of its flagship RIP software for textile inkjet printing as well as sign and industrial prints. This newly unpacked Caldera RIP V11.1 is designed to improve the existing modules to offer users enhanced colour management, more automation possibilities, an improved ink savings average and more complete finishing tools. EasySelect enables Caldera RIP to use the size and type of loaded media in the printer. It allows users to print directly on the loaded media, decreasing loading errors.
Roland DG upgrades media line with new HeatSoft
SATIN for heat transfer applications
Latest in the media product portfolio of Roland DG is a new HeatSoft SATIN, which is an inkjet-printable, polyurethane media that images beautifully and is extremely easy to work with, making it ideal for a range of heat transfer applications. This newly unfurled HeatSoft SATIN weeds easily and transfers effortlessly to the transfer mask, even without the use of a squeegee. With its semi-gloss finish, this media can be transferred to cotton, polyester and poly blend materials to create customised apparel and accessories with desirable ‘screen print’ sheen and a soft hand.
BOBST and Radex launch their
first digital textile printer
Mouvent is a new company founded by a joint venture between BOBST and Radex, focusing on digital print using pioneering technologies. The joint venture or BOBST’s digital printing competence center has announced the launch of their first digital inkjet textile printer—TX801. This newly introduced printer is an 8-colour system capable to produce high print quality on textiles with up to 2000 dpi optical resolution, and is associated with unmatched printing speed. Mouvent announces that TX801 is the company’s major step forward in textile printing.
TX801 prints with up to eight colours and, even though it is a scanning type machine, up to 50 percent of the print jobs are completed in a single pass, boosting productivity up to 200 sq m/h without compromising on quality. The printer utilises an ingenious, very compact proprietary print engine development, integrating FUJIFILM Dimatix Samba printhead technology.
ONYX Graphics releases
ONYX 12.2 software
ONYX Graphics has released its latest version of ONYX Graphics’ wide-format print workflow and RIP— ONYX 12.2 software. This newly introduced updated software features improved RIP and data transfer processing speeds, new multi-roll functionality, job scaling and rotation, and cut workflow enhancements. The software is available for the full ONYX software product line including ONYX Thrive workflow software and ONYX ProductionHouse, ONYX PosterShop and ONYX RIPCenter RIP software. Some added features of ONYX 12.2 software include its new multi-roll user interface.
New product decorating inks
from Sawgrass
Sawgrass has announced new SubliJet-HD Expanded Gamut (XG) inks for product decorations, specifically and compatibly for Virtuoso 25" 8-colour (VJ 628) printer. This latest eight-colour ink set offers C, M, Y, KXF, Lc, Lm, orange and blue ink cartridges, which deliver a significantly wider gamut of colours than is attainable with a traditional, four-colour CMYK configuration. The inks are designed for product decorators who have colour-critical applications, such as sports and corporate logos, school colours, flags and banners.
Canon introduces new imagePROGRAF PRO-6000
Latest in its PRO-Series, Canon announces the introduction of a 60-inch wide imagePROGRAF PRO-6000, which is the largest Canon imagePROGRAF12-ink printer on the market today. This newly launched printer expands the PRO Series models offered from 17-inches to 60-inches wide, giving users the ability to own multiple-sized printers all with the same print head, ink and image processor, helping to ensure the same high quality across the line. Designed to meet the needs of photo professionals and graphic artists, the imagePROGRAF PRO-6000 printer provides users with Canon’s input-to-output photo printing support, known as Crystal-fidelity.
Zund re-launches its Illustrator-Plug-In with major overhaul
Newly announced Zünd ZDC 3.1 represents a major overhaul of its proven Illustrator-Plug-In with visual and technological improvements that make the programme even more comprehensive and easy to use for customers. With this re-launch, the new ZDC user interface is receiving a fresh, new design, featuring new icons that make working with the programme more efficient and helps keep the toolbar tidy. This makes navigating the programme much easier and facilitates finding functions the user may be using only sporadically. Ultimately, ZDC lets the users create display graphics with just a few clicks.
