Aluminium composite panel specialist Alumanate (A2-C04) has set up a warehouse in the Netherlands and plans to open another in the UK. “Our success in the US and Canadian markets has given us the confidence to invest in this expansion,” said president Matt Hertz. DreamScape (A3-A60) specialises in high-quality, heavy-duty wallcovering materials and has handed…
EFI targets display market with Nozomi
Available now, the new 1.4m-wide press uses an array of up to six printing bars to offer speeds of 1,200 1.4×2.4m sheets per hour, or up to 1,850sph in a fully automated configuration. Speaking at Fespa, EFI CEO Frank Pennisi said: “To be able to take the display graphics market, and to be able to…
Plastgrommet launches new machines
Rafa Menendez, head of sales and marketing at the Spanish manufacturer of finishing equipment for banners and fabrics, said automating finishing as much as possible was key for the company’s customers. “We’re seeing that customers are looking at really short lead times; it’s not just about finishing capacity but also the time in which end…
Mimaki DTF printer gets international show debut
First unveiled earlier this year, the TxF150-75 uses a heat-based transfer method and is suitable for creating premium, customised merchandising, sportswear, and various other promotional textile applications. Based on Mimaki’s 150 Series, the manufacturer said the TxF150-75 responded to the market need for a reliable, stable DTF technology. Arjen Evertse, general manager of Sales EMEA…
ePS shares release timeline at Fespa
Slating 21 June for the release of the latest iteration of its flagship software, Midmarket Suite 11, ePS also revealed a new invoicing app, Pogo. Included free for customers from July, Pogo will allow teams to share real-time updates on delivery, installation, and will allow customers to invoice for jobs immediately. ePS will (A1-B48) also…
FespaDaily 23 round-up: Day 4
Boxmaking shows prototype at FespaBoxmaking Machinery (BM) has unveiled upgraded models of its €24,000 BM300 single-pass multipurpose press. The BM600, shown as a prototype on B1-C67, and BM900 are two- and three-head versions of BM’s device, capable of printing onto board, wood and fabric at up to 27 linear m/min. The 1,200dpi machines, which use…
New dye-sub printer heads up Mimaki debuts
The Tiger600-1800TS, which will be on the company’s stand (H7-C304) at the Milan show from 8 to 14 June, is a roll-to-roll inkjet machine that Mimaki said “has been designed to accelerate the analogue to digital transformation within the textile printing industry”. The machine boasts a maximum printing speed of 550sqm/hr – 143% faster than…
Kodak launches new Kodachrome inks
The manufacturer said the inks will play a major role in helping the new Prosper Ultra 520 press, which utilises Ultrastream technology, to deliver “outstanding offset-quality print at high speeds covering a broad range of applications”. “The secret lies in Kodak’s proprietary pigment micro-milling process, which creates pigment particles that are typically less than 50 nanometres with a very narrow size distribution. Competitive pigment milling processes…
Resolute to sell its Thunder Bay mill to Atlas Holdings
Resolute Forest Products Inc., a subsidiary of Domtar Corporation and a part of the Paper Excellence Group, recently announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell its Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to an affiliate of Atlas Holdings. The transaction, expected to close in the second half of the…
UPM Fibres announces possible temporary layoffs at Kaukas, Finland
UPM Fibres business area begins consultations with employee representatives at the Kaukas pulp mill, sawmill and wood reception to prepare for possible temporary production adjustment to address the market situation. As the raw material streams of the Kaukas pulp mill and sawmill are closely linked, also the sawmill prepares to adjust production. UPM Fibres prepares…