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BULLETIN
Papergraphics adds HP
latex printers to portfolio
Following its recruitment of the Paperlinx
UK digital solutions team, wide-format print
specialist Papergraphics has announced
that it is to distribute HP's Latex 300 series
printers in the UK. The Paperlinx team has
extensive experience of working with HP
and broad knowledge of its latex printers.
Nathan Atkins, Managing Director of
Papergraphics, said: “Latex technology perfectly
complements many of our unique medias, such as
our wall covering range, whilst also sharing many
of the key features found in the rest of our range,
such as versatility, green credentials and price
point. We see this as an exciting addition to our
portfolio that will open up new applications and
revenue streams for our customer base.”
Apogee opens digital
print evaluation centre
Apogee has opened a Digital Print Evaluation
Centre in the Birmingham office of new
acquisition Balreed. It is the only place in
the UK where production print engines from
Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox can be
tested and compared side-by-side.
The showroom houses a Konica Minolta
1070, Konica Minolta 1085, Xerox Versant 80
and the Ricoh 7100sx. There is also a Duplo DC
616 (Cutter/Slitter/Creaser/Perforator) and a Vivid
Matrix Laminator on show.
Printing pop-up powered by Epson
An interactive t-shirt printing pop-up run by
print specialists YR STORE was one of the
big attractions at this year's Royal Academy
of Arts Burlington Gardens Festival.
To help raise funds for the The Royal Academy
Schools, visitors were offered the opportunity
to create and print customised t-shirts featuring
artwork and images by Royal Academy Schools’
students, tutors and associated artists.
The pop-up included three touch-screen
terminals, where visitors could design their t-shirts,
a heat press and an Epson SureColor SC-F2000
direct-to-garment printer.
YR STORE Production Manager Dan Hughes
said: “The SureColor SC-F2000 is the perfect option
for live event printing. It is portable, easy to set
up and use, and is extremely reliable. It provides
superb output quality in super-fast time – printing a
t-shirt in 27 seconds! Everyone’s amazed when they
first see it in action and feel the print quality.”
Over the course of the day around 150 t-shirts
were printed.
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TheMagicTouch (TMT), pioneers of digital
image transfer processes used in garment
and promotional product decoration, are
bringing out a 7.8 version of its WoW
transfer paper.
Used in conjunction with the TMT/Oki C711WT
(colour & white toner) LED printer, WoW7.8 lets
users print in full colour to almost any fabric or
garment regardless of colour or textile composition,
including cotton, polyester, denim, nylon, soft-shell,
polypongee and most performance fabrics.
WoW7.8 is available in A4 and A4XL sizes, with
the ability to produce full-colour multiple logos per
sheet for as little as 20p per transfer, subject to size.
With more than three years’ experience using
white-toner technology and more than 6,000
users in Europe alone,TheMagicTouch provides an
affordable, sub-£2,000 option for decorating dark
garments and promotional products.
Duplo beats backlog
after record sales of
DC-616 systems
Duplo has been in overdrive to ramp up
production of one of its best-selling print
finishing systems to meet unprecedented
demand for the product from small
commercial printers, corporate and
government in-plants and pay-for-print
markets.
In the 12 months since it introduced the
Duplo DC-616 and DC-616 PRO slitter/cutter/
creaser to replace the 615, sales have more
than doubled to 200 units.
A 20% spike in sales in the summer meant
that for a short period Duplo did not have
enough machines to meet demand. However,
production in Japan has been stepped up and
stocks replenished.
The compact, multifunctional DC-616/
DC-616 PRO cuts, creases and perforates
printed sheets, producing finished applications,
including business cards 21-up, in a single pass.
Angela Osborne, Duplo UK Sales Manager
for the Digital Finishing and Office Division, said:
“The Duplo DC-616 is a perfect example of our
continuing success story, with monthly volumes
at more than double the level of a year ago.”
She added: “We have over 100 different
solutions producing thousands of applications.
Duplo’s automated finishing systems are
opening up all kinds of solutions for customers.
These days it’s now a discussion about selling a
complete solution, not just talking about what
comes off a printer.”
Duplo recently announced that it was
investing all of last year's £500,000 profit in new
service and support staff, training and marketing.
New transfer paper for Oki printers
