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FTC UK says it will offer customers the perfect ‘finished’ product on stand J90 at Sign and Digital UK, with its pioneering range of cutters, coaters and coatings.

FTC’s product offering includes UK-manufactured Trimalco large format cutters, the ATC range of UV coating machines, and liquid laminates from Aquarius and Bordeaux Digital.

“Having a cutting edge printer is nothing without great finishing,” says FTC owner Alex McLean. “If you start a job, FTC can help you finish it right.”

FTC UK is a trade only supplier with a UK and worldwide network of distributors. For more information, please visit www.ftcuk.com.

Following the success of FESPA China 2013 in Shanghai, FESPA is pleased to announce that it will return in a new location, Guangzhou Pazhou Poly World Trade Centre, between 19th and 21st November 2014.

Over 9500 visitors attended the 2013 exhibition from 77 countries, expanding it from a primarily national exhibition to a pan-regional event. After mainland China, the largest delegations were from India, Japan, Korea and Malaysia, with printers also travelling from Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as Australasia, Europe, USA, Africa and South America.

This year’s event is poised to be even larger, with a confirmed presence already from leading brands including Epson, Mimaki, Reggiani, MS, Inkwin, Monti Antonio, Cham Group and Zünd.

The campaign theme for FESPA China 2014 is ‘Transforming Business with Print Innovation’. With 30,000m² exhibition space, the event will showcase the latest industry news, product innovation and ‘content led’ features to help printers stay at the top of their field.

Nigel Steffens, FESPA Board Advisor says, “We are delighted to be returning to China in a new location at Guangzhou. We look forward to seeing this show expand year upon year, attracting a growing regional audience and diversifying beyond CSGIA’s screen printing heritage to embrace the potential of digital production.”

FESPA China is delivered in partnership with the China Screenprinting & Graphic Imaging Association (CSGIA), FESPA’s Chinese national association.

FESPA China 2013 exhibitor, Josep Domingot, Anajet comments, “The 2013 Shanghai exhibition was very successful for us, it was an important part of our marketing strategy in China, even in Asia. We will continue to exhibit at FESPA China and CSGIA 2014 in Guangzhou.”

The FESPA China 2014 website is now live in English and Chinese at www.fespachina.com.

FESPA will shortly announce more details about exciting new features that will enable printers to explore where the industry is headed and make FESPA China 2014 a key event within the regional printing market.

Atlantic Tech Services has been appointed as the sole UK distributor for the new range of AEG professional printing equipment and supplies. The exciting new range of AEG products includes a family of UV printers, UV inks, solvent inks and both inkjet and laser media products.

The AEG Voyager PRO 2050 UV Printer will be displayed for the first time on 29th April 2014 at Sign & Digital 2014. The Voyager range of UV printers offers high quality, high performance hybrid printing, and is of a calibre which can only be expected from a well established, recognised and globally trusted brand like AEG. This makes the Voyager printers ideally suited for all sign and commercial print companies.

In addition to a striking design, the AEG Voyager PRO boasts a patented dual media transport system, which keeps a firm grip on even the very smoothest of media, such as vinyl, whilst minimising the danger of residual dirt or marking. The Voyager PRO is one of the first commercially available printers to use the new Xaar 1002 print heads, featuring improved drop placement accuracy and variable drop technology, capable of producing drop sizes between 0 and 18pl. The Voyager PRO also features advanced ink management – including full ink recirculation – for consistent performance and reliability. Combined with printing speeds of up to 90 square meters per hour, you can be sure that no matter what the commercial print job is, the AEG Voyager PRO will ensure it is delivered – in stunning detail – as quickly and as economically as possible.

Atlantic is also pleased to offer the exciting range of Ensemble Premium UV & Solvent inks. Ensemble Premium inks have been formulated to be compatible with HP, Mimaki, Mutoh, Roland, Seiko and other wide-format printers using Epson DX4 / DX5 print heads. Ensemble inks combine strong and vibrant OEM-matched colours, reduced odour and excellent jetting properties, to deliver visually spectacular output along with print head stability and improved reliability. Ensemble inks also offer an impressive adhesion profile combined with short drying times to meet the demands of a highly competitive and expanding market.

All AEG products come with a comprehensive warranty, which will be supported by the unrivalled technical and national engineering support provided by Atlantic Tech Services.

Keith Pratt, managing director of Atlantic, comments, "The opportunity of working with the AEG brand which is a renowned worldwide name for advanced electrical engineering and for manufacturing quality products since 1887 was an opportunity which fitted with the planned growth of Atlantic’s UK business. The abillity to provide combined Ink products together with our Service Support packages is something that will benefit both our contract and warranty customers”

Atlantic will be demonstrating the exciting new range of AEG UV Printers, Inks and Media products including coated papers, poster and banner material, backlit films, vinyl and board media at Sign & Digital on stand G20.

Epson will showcase the versatility and productivity of its range of SureColor inkjet printers at FESPA 2014 (20th-23rd May, Messe Munich), along with its latest aqueous-based production large format printers. Visitors to the Epson stand (Hall B2, Stand 310) will be able to browse many value-added applications printed onto a broad range of substrates: signage, POS, vehicle wraps, décor, apparel, t-shirts, gift and promotional products.

Designed to deliver maximum quality, productivity, flexibility and low Total Cost of Ownership, the full range of SureColor printers will be demonstrated. These include: three 64-inch SureColor SC-S wide-format signage printers; three SureColor SC-F dye sublimation printers (44 and 64inch) - including the new SureColour SC-F7100 - and the SureColor SC-F2000 direct-to-garment printer.
Epson SureColour: delivering choice and flexibility

Epson will show a variety of high-impact, high-quality and durable signage and POS printed by the SureColor SC-S30600, 50600 and 70600 64-inch, roll-fed printers. Offering a choice of productivities and from 4-10 colours, including white and metallic, the SureColor S series of printers demonstrate cost-effective, high-speed productivity printing onto a range of materials such as vinyl, canvas, clear film, photographic paper and a range of banner substrates. The combination of Epson’s UltraChrome GSX Ink and proven Micro Piezo TFP printhead delivers clarity, fine detailing and smooth blends at resolutions up to 1440 x 1440 dpi.

Also on display will be soft signage, apparel, gift and promotional products to demonstrate the flexibility of the SC-F Series dye sublimation printers. These are the first dye sublimation printers from Epson and the first in this sector in which every component is designed and manufactured by one company. As a result, quality, performance and reliability are all optimised for maximum productive uptime and profit. The printers use Epson UltraChrome DS ink, a specially-developed new aqueous ink, which produces outstanding images with vibrant colours, intense blacks, sharp contours and smooth gradations. Finally, Epson’s first direct-to-garment printer – the SureColor SC-F2000 – will be demonstrating fast, efficient T-shirt printing.

Duncan Ferguson, Director of Pro-Graphics and New Business Development, Epson Europe, comments, “Epson at FESPA will be the ‘must-see’ booth for anyone looking to invest in highly-reliable and great quality new-generation large format printers to grow their business. Epson spends $2m a day on R&D and over the last 2 years we have launched 10 successful new products into the professional print market alone and introduced our innovative PrecisionCore printhead technology. Our aim is to provide companies with quality, reliable and affordable products that enable them to create add-value print to grow their revenue and their business.”

Informa Exhibitions has announced that Trevor Crawford, Event Director of Ipex 2014 and Director of the Print Group, will be leaving the company at the beginning of April 2014.

Commenting on Trevor’s departure, Peter Hall, Managing Director of Informa Exhibitions says, “Trevor has been with the Informa Team for over 14 years and has played a major role in the development of Ipex during the past four cycles.  We would like to thank him for his dedication and commitment.”

Trevor Crawford comments, “I have been at the heart of the print and packaging industries for 20 years and have enjoyed a rich and varied career in these fascinating and fast changing communities; originally as Publishing Director of Printing World, British Printer and Packaging Week and more recently in my role with Informa.  It has been a privilege to develop Ipex over four consecutive events, but at this point in my career I am looking forward to the fresh challenge that will come from delivering events in different sectors.”