Business - Events

For the third consecutive year, GPT will be a major presence at Sign and Digital UK. The GPT stand is 50% bigger than last year and will have representatives from suppliers on hand to answer questions and show each product to its full potential.

Stuart Cole comments, “Sign and Digital UK is the best way to meet existing & potential new customers from across the country, and allow them to see all the latest developments that have been made over the previous year. This is our first show as an Amari group company and this has helped us to be even bigger and better than before, with an unrivalled range of systems for all applications from sign-making, to proofing, and the graphic print production requirements.”

He adds, “Sign and Digital gives us a real opportunity to show the market what GPT really has to offer. As you will have read in this newsletter, we are widely praised for our technical knowledge and experience as well as providing professional and committed back up support and services. We also provide the broadest possible range of complimentary and approved consumables for all the systems we supply.”

In addition to the broad range of systems on the stand (see below), GPT is positioned very near to two of its most important suppliers, Agfa and Hybrid Services (Mimaki).

On the GPT stand at Sign and Digital UK 2011 will be:

• Agfa Anapurna Mw UV cure 1600mm roll & sheet fed printer
• Zund G3 large format roll & sheet fed flatbed cutter
• Mimaki UJV160 63”(1600mm) roll & sheet fed UV cure printer
• Mimaki UJF3042 A3 flatbed UV cure printer
• Mimaki CG160FX II 63”(1600mm) roll fed contour cutter
• Epson GS6000 64”(1625mm) roll fed eco solvent type printer
• Epson 11880 64”(1625mm) roll fed aqueous printer
• Canon iPF9000s 60”(1525mm) roll fed aqueous printer
• Canon iPF8300 44”(1117mm) roll fed aqueous printer
• GBC1064WFt 65”(1650mm) roll fed heat assist laminator
• Shiraz software RIP for Mac & PC
• Mimaki JV33 130 - 54”(1370mm) roll fed solvent printer
• Mimaki CJV30 130 - 54”(1370mm) roll fed composite solvent printer & cutter 
• Mimaki JV5 160 63”(1600mm) roll fed solvent printer 
• Mimaki (MBIS) 2 litre bulk ink system
• ZapKut ZM panel saw machine (News flash - new product to GPT!)

Leading ink manufacturer InkTec will officially launch its state-of-the-art range of Jetrix UV Curable Flat-bed Printers in the UK at Sign & Digital 2011 on stand J10.

Jetrix Team Manager, Jerry Kim said: “The Jetrix 2513FRQ Printer has been running smoothly for over 18 months on customer sites in a number other countries, including USA, Germany and Australia, with some excellent feedback from printers’ who are benefitting from using the Jetrix on a daily basis. We now feel that the time is right to enter the UK market which traditionally demands the best quality equipment available. With Jetrix we believe we can meet those demands and Sign & Digital UK 2011 is the obvious place to showcase our printer to the industry.”

UK Sales Manager, Ben Woodruff added: “We believe the build and print quality of Jetrix 2513FRQ is unique and therefore aim for it to be acknowledged as the best-in-class UV Flat-bed Printer by the end of 2011.”
InkTec will be demonstrating the Jetrix 2513FRQ Printer on Stand J10 at Sign & Digital 2011. They will also have on show their full range of inks and media for large format printers.

Note: InkTec Europe stock and distribute the full range of InkTec inkjet ink and media products throughout Europe from their warehouse in Oxfordshire. They also provide comprehensive technical support and carry a range of spare printer parts.

Neschen Americas is gearing up to exhibit at FESPA Americas 2011 in Orlando, FL from February 24 - 26. Booth #1546 will be a sought out destination showcasing the latest SEAL and Neschen brand products. As a wide format printing expert, Neschen Americas' decision to participate in one of the premier shows for wide format digital and screen printing makes perfect business sense. Neschen Americas' presence also brings additional value to FESPA Americas attendees.

On display will be a variety of Neschen brand products specific to the wide-format printing market, such as the Pure Color Media and SolvoPrint product lines, which are key ingredients of INDISPLAY. INDISPLAY integrates Neschen inkjet media, Expolinc hardware and SEAL laminating films to create a comprehensive group of display products with a multitude of options that show attendees are welcome to explore. And if that's not enough, we'll display the array of applications our eco-friendly conVerd Presented by Neschen media portfolio can create.

As always, Neschen Americas will be enhancing its "show and tell" experience by offering on-the-booth training, which delivers tips and tricks that printing and wide-format graphics professionals can put to use as soon as they return to their own print shops.

"FESPA Americas 2011 is one show we couldn't miss," said Angela Mohni, vice president of marketing, Neschen Americas. "Its target audience of the US, Central, and South American region is perfectly aligned to where we do business and presents the perfect opportunity to interact with our key customers."

 

HP will showcase an extensive range of large format digital inkjet printing solutions, designed to help customers increase their profitable growth, at this year's Sign and Digital UK exhibition (Birmingham NEC, 12th -14th April).

Exhibiting on stand number H22, HP's line up of innovative products on display will include HP Latex Printing Technologies, spearheaded by the proven and successful HP Designjet L25500 and HP Scitex LX800 printers. Both run water-based HP Latex Inks, whose ability to produce prints for indoor applications where odour(1) is a concern, continues to attract environmentally-conscious customers.

In addition, underscoring how the multi- substrate and broad application capabilities of HP Large Format Printers can increase revenue for sign makers and print business owners, HP will run an informative and educational on-stand seminar programme during the show. This will include a Vespa-wrapping workshop from vinyl-wrapping expert, James Deacon, demonstrating the high-impact and creative results achievable from this low-cost-per-impression marketing tool.

Also on display in Birmingham will be the robust UV flatbed, HP Scitex FB500 Printer and the HP Designjet Z6200 Photo Printer. The 163-cm (64-inch) HP Scitex FB500 Printer features optional white ink capabilities to extend the applications offering available to users, while the HP Designjet Z6200 Photo Printer running HP Vivid Photo Inks delivers high-quality output and the highest speeds of large format printers in its price class.(2)

More information about HP's Sign and Display portfolio can be found at http://h10088.www1.hp.com/cda/gap/display/main/index.jsp?zn=gap&cp=20000-15999-16000_4041_100__

To register for your Sign and Digital UK 2011 tickets, please click here.

(1) Printers using HP Latex Inks use internal heaters to dry and cure the latex polymer film. Some substrates may have an inherent odour.
(2) Based on published manufacturer specifications as of June 2010.

 

Dscoop announced that its sixth annual conference, Dscoop6, being held Feb. 17-19, 2011, in Orlando, FL, is officially sold out.

"We are extremely pleased with the enthusiasm and energy of our members and Partners, who are turning out in record volume for this groundbreaking event," said Mark Sarpa, Dscoop6 chairman and CEO of Progressive Solutions. "The conference is sold out in both the attendance and trade show aspects, which shows that we are hitting the mark in delivering the education, tools and industry connections that our members need to succeed."

With more than 2,000 registered attendees and 94 Partners, Dscoop closed conference registration on Friday, Feb. 4 to focus on ensuring a positive onsite experience for its attendees. Dscoop6 attendees will be able to choose from more than 100 educational sessions, running the gamut from Business and Sales and Operations to Label and Packaging and Grand Format.

 

The 2011 SGIA Expo is building on the success of 2010 - SGIA has already sold 78 percent of the 2011 show floor, where hundreds of exhibitors will be showcasing the biggest, baddest and most innovative products on the market.

"The SGIA Expo was rated one of the top 100 expositions of the year, and it draws decision-makers from more than 113 countries," said Michael Robertson, SGIA's President and CEO. "It's the premier buying and selling event in the industry, so imagers get the full package. They just can't afford to miss it."

According to the 2010 SGIA Post-Expo Survey results, of the 21,956 Expo registrants in 2010, nearly a third of graphic imagers planned to purchase at the Expo. Once on the packed show floor, almost all of them did (29.7 percent), while 30.8 percent of graphic imagers planned to buy in the following six months.

"This [SGIA Expo] has been the best show in the last 15 years. There was so much traffic at our booth," said 2010 exhibitor Paul Bernet of Catalina Graphic Films.

"I was going to fly out today, but I'm staying one more night," said Paul Kelly of Longmont Signs (Longmont, Colorado). "I've just seen some things [at the Expo] I want to look into deeper."

In addition, 27.3 percent of garment printers attended the trade show specifically for buying purposes. After seeing the show floor, a whopping 35 percent of garment printers made a purchase before they left.