29 Mar 2024

Ricoh introduces Aficio MP CW2200SP wide format printer

Ricoh Europe has announced a new four-colour wide format printer designed to address the CAD market. The Ricoh Aficio MP CW2200SP features Ricoh’s Liquid Gel ink and according to Ricoh, it is ideally suited for a variety of industries, including manufacturing, architecture, engineering, construction, planning authorities and product design. It is also expected to meet the demands of the print room and quick print markets.  Because of the quick drying properties of Liquid Gel ink, the system provides high productivity, minimises blurring and produces superb line accuracy.  The new printer will be available by autumn 2012.

The CAD market has traditionally been served by black and white devices. However there is a shift towards on-demand premium quality, colour prints. For example, architects using colour to make their drawings easier to read, may highlight areas such as electrical details in red or water infrastructure in blue. With the MP CW2200SP they can also quickly produce drawings and other documentation onsite, whenever required. This type of immediacy makes it easier to update and produce new revisions quickly, helping to reduce the risk of costly errors occur due to outdated documentation.

An in-built colour scanner on the MP CW2200SP allows customers to digitise hand-drawn documents and archive older documents.  The scanner offers an improved total cost of ownership and space saving when compared to other colour offerings on the market, particularly businesses that are using separate systems for colour printing and scanning.

Environmental impacts are minimised with a 40-second warm-up time and the MP CW2200SP uses as little as 10% of the power that other printers in its class consume.  Productivity is maximised with an easy to maintain device and intuitive interface.  It runs at print speeds of up to 1.8 A0/min (b/w) and 0.6 A0/min colour.  Its rapid warm up performance enables it to print the first five sheets faster than existing LED and inkjet models in its class.  For added convenience it also features a USB port, where documents can be saved, stored and accessed without the need for a computer.

Flexibility is enhanced with a maximum print width of 914mm for prints larger than the A0 size and a suction-fed paper handling feature ensures that the paper is loaded more easily.   It can also hold a 20-sheet stack as standard and a second roll for efficient feeding of substrates.

The MP CW2200SP is one of the live demonstrations on the Ricoh stand at drupa 2012, Dusseldorf, Germany in Hall 8a, 3 to 16 May.

For more information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

Radecal to distribute Aristo’s high-precision cutting tables in the UK

Tyne & Wear-based Radecal Machine Sales & Service has partnered with Aristo in a deal to supply Aristo’s high-precision cutting tables to the UK market.

Founded in 1862, Aristo is a German-based manufacturer of multi-functional flatbed cutters for super-accurate CAD/CAM processing of all non-metallic substances, rigid or flexible.  Radecal will be distributing Aristo’s ARISTOMAT range of cutters throughout the UK.

“The new partnership with Aristo will enable us to offer our clients a greater range of precision cutting systems at extremely competitive pricing," comments Chris Economides, managing director of Radecal.  "These large format cutters are sturdy and robust in their construction and quick, precise and reliable in their work. Their ergonomic design and uninhibited access from all sides provides optimal workflow efficiency and a powerful vacuum technology guarantees process security."

The ARISTOMAT cutters are available in work area formats from 950mmx1300mm up to a monster 5200mmx5180mm.  Chris Economides adds, “Regardless of material, size and application, there is an ARISTOMAT cutting solution to meet every requirement.”

With the easy to use CutterControlPanel software, the ARISTOMAT cutters are controlled from a PC. An additional mobile control pad allows navigating or setting of the origin at any position on the cutter. Multifunctional tool heads change their integrated tools automatically and they can be combined with further tool modules allowing the cutting of a huge variety of materials.

Radecal will be demonstrating the machines at Sign & Digital UK 2012 on stand H30.

For more information on Radecal, please visit www.radecalmachinesales.com

Contex to exhibit wide format scanning solutions at GoA

Contex will exhibit at the Graphics of the Americas Conference & Expo (GOA) for the second consecutive year. On booth 1024, Contex will showcase the industry's fastest and most productive wide format scanner, the HD Ultra 4290, along with the SD3690 MFP, which delivers intuitive walk-up, touch-screen scanning and copying in seconds. Released in Q4, 2011, Contex's newest wide format scanning solutions have received rave reviews for exceptional speed, productivity and image quality.

Free exhibit hall passes are available to any Contex guest interested in attending GOA. Register online with source code GOAM. Attendees are also invited to participate in a demonstration at the booth; the first 50 people that sign up here will be entered to win a $100 gift card. Graphics of the Americas takes place March 1-3, in Miami Beach, FL.

"Graphics of the Americas provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our most advanced wide format scanning solutions," comments Phil Magenheim, President, Contex Americas. "Many of our customers from North and South America, as well as prospective companies, will be coming to see our newest products and witness how they can handle the most challenging documents."

Wide Format Scanning Solutions

The HD Ultra offers productivity-boosting operation, superior image quality, and the ability to handle any scanning job effortlessly. Available in two models, Professional and Office, the HD Ultra eliminates bottlenecks, increases productivity, and is easy to use.

The Contex SD MFP solution features patented CIS scanning technology for enhanced image quality of scanned technical drawings and maps. The SD MFP works with new or existing printers, and enables users to scan, copy, print, and share wide format documents easily.

Both the HD Ultra and SD MFP will be demonstrated with Nextimage Repro scanning and image enhancement software, which now boasts first-to-market accounting features and multi-page file functionality.

For more information on Contex, please visit www.contex.com

Radecal extends portfolio with Roland's EGX engraver range

Since becoming a Roland Authorised Dealer in 2011, Radecal has proven itself a valuable partner for Roland DG in the sign and graphics market, successfully growing the installed base of Roland’s VersaCAMM, SolJet Pro and VersaUV range of wide format digital printers in the UK.  The agreement to now sell Roland’s EGX engraver range extends the partnership and gives Radecal access to some of the best engraving technology on the market.

Says Craig Williams, Sales Manager, Radecal, “We’ve had some great results in our first year as a Roland wide format partner selling the VersaCAMM and SolJet ranges and we believe that having the Roland engravers will enable us to build on this success in order to take our customers into some interesting and profitable new markets."

He continues, “We already sell the larger CNC Routers from Piranha International and TECHNO CNC, but have recently had a number of enquiries regarding engraving for durable signmaking as sign makers seek out new business opportunities to offset the margin reduction in their core markets. We’ve recently installed a Roland EGX-350 desktop engraver into our showroom which is available immediately for demonstrations. It’s a very welcome addition to our range and an exciting prospect for both us and our customers.”

Specifically Roland’s EGX-350 desktop engraver represents a true price versus performance breakthrough for sign makers, gift engravers, trophy shops and jewellery retailers. Ideal for personalising single units or in batch production, the EGX-350 has an intuitive user interface and remote hand-panel for easy access to key commands. A full software preview mode allows the user to check results before engraving and text merge and sequential numbering reduce the risk of potential errors when undertaking high volume work.

Andrew Dudley, 3D business manager at Roland DG UK, adds, “We believe that any sign maker can use an engraving machine to not only produce permanent signage, but to expand the range of other products they can offer including corporate gifts, commemorative plaques and name badges, for example.  Radecal has impressed us over the past year with their commitment to the market and our products. The expertise and knowledge of its sales and technical teams is outstanding and they have been an excellent addition to our group of Roland Authorised Dealers. Radecal is a progressive, forward thinking company that I’m sure will emulate its success to date on the wide format side with the new EGX range of Roland desktop engravers.”

An EGX-350 demo unit has already been installed alongside Roland DG’s wide format technology at Radecal’s Washington showroom. To find out more or book a demonstration, please visit the Radecal stand (H30) at Sign and Digital UK at the NEC, 27-29th March 2012.

[photo shows Roland's EGX engraver range]

Josero and EFS team up to promote Redjet 320K superwide format printer

Josero has teamed up with its distributor Everything for Signs to promote the new Redjet 320K wide format printer.

On the Redjet 320K printer, Sandy Gray, managing director of Everything for Signs (EFS), comments, “I couldn’t believe that they could produce a 3.2m-wide solvent printer of this quality for the price. It breaks all current assumptions regarding the performance/price ratio on printers of this size. Specifically designed to print banners and building drapes, this machine can print up to 110 square metres per hour with an ink cost of under 50p per square metre. Having seen it working, I am amazed at the quality and delighted to promote it. At £29,950 it’s as close to a gift as you’re going to get in this industry.”

For more information, please visit www.everythingforsigns.co.uk

Solent introduces two new finishing solutions for textiles

Solent Sewing & Welding has introduced two new solutions for finishing digital textiles that provide a high quality result quickly, consistently and efficiently.

Texsew Pro

Texsew Pro has been specially modified in Solent's Portsmouth workshop to provide the ideal low budget solution for finishing non-weldable textiles. It is a high performance, versatile, lockstitch sewing machine for textiles as well as hems and pockets on banners at speeds up to 20 metres per minute. 

Texsew Pro is also ideal for sewing the latex strip on digitally printed fabrics which are to be used in a frame system.  Special feet and guides are also supplied and the machine has a maximum sewing speed of 5,500spm.

Other features include:

  • Integrated DC motor with excellent speed control.
  • Reduced energy consumption. Central lubrication (no oil sump).
  • Auto thread trimmer, footlift and start and end tack.
  • Rotary hook. Standard sewing foot.
  • Complete on stand with castors and table top.

Miller Weldmaster's Impulse Extreme™

Impulse technology with the use of Extreme Seam Tape™ welds overlap joins, hems and pockets on PVC, PE, acrylic and digital textiles along with many others. It also creates the strongest awnings, shade coverings, and marine product seams in the industry.

  • As well as welding acrylic to clear PVC, the Impulse Extreme can weld longer than the throat of the machine allowing you to easily weld wide format materials
  • Incorporating effective thermo impulse sealing technology with precision controlled welding parameters, it creates the best looking and strongest seams - the material will tear before the weld does!
  • Ergonomically designed for easy use and 1 person operation to improve efficiency.
  • This simplistic design applies pressure and pulses heat to the seam area throughout the heating element, holds the seam area under pressure while allowing the seam area to cool through a liquid cooled process and then releases, allowing the operator to move on to the next seam area.
  • Operation is made simple with the front fabric trough, rear table and alignment guides and the user-friendly touch screen allows settings to be stored for your most commonly used fabrics.
  • The optional auto or semi-auto pocket folding device means a perfect pocket every time
  • Weld lengths available are 3m and 5m, however, the machine has open ends so is not restricted by the weld length.

Solent provides a comprehensive range of finishing solutions for the wide format printer including the market leading Miller Weldmaster range of heat welders for the higher volume banner printer and Bannersew, a new low cost / high speed solution for sewing banners.

For more information, please visit www.solentsew.co.uk

[photo shows Miller Weldmaster's Impulse Extreme]