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6 days ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
Epson has introduced three new variants on some of its existing printheads, including the S3200 and the D3000, with the effect of expanding the fluid range that these heads can handle. The new D3000-U1R builds on the existing D3000 A1R, which was first announced in 2022 and is mainly intended for use in single-pass inkjet presses. Whereas the A1R version was designed for aqueous inks, the new U1R head is compatible with UV inks.
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1 week ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
HP has announced details of three new latex wide-format printers, including two new roll-fed models, the 730 and 830 series, which are updates to the existing 700 and 800 series. It has also announced a brand-new entry-level hybrid, the R530. The 730 and 830 series are 1.63m wide roll-fed printers.
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1 week ago | 
fespa.com | Nessan Cleary
The Direct-to-Film (DTF) market is experiencing significant growth, with major printers now offering dedicated solutions. Beyond the traditional textile applications, there's a notable expansion into UV DTF technology, allowing for heat-free application to various objects. This evolution, alongside advancements from companies like Epson, Roland, Brother, and Ricoh, indicates DTF's continued diversification and increasing appeal for diverse printing needs.
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1 week ago | 
fespa.com | Nessan Cleary
Nessan Cleary discusses how wide format printing is shifting from RIP-centric to integrated workflow software, centralising job management from intake to output. These advanced systems handle pre-press tasks, colour management, nesting, and RIP'ing across multiple machines for greater efficiency. The new Adobe PDF Print Engine 7.0 will drive future innovations, with companies like Caldera, Agfa, Durst, and OneVision already enhancing their offerings to automate processes and improve throughput.
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3 weeks ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
Earlier this year Konica Minolta announced a new series of production printers, the AccurioPress C14010-series, which should now be just about ready to start shipping in Europe. These printers supercede the existing top-of-the-range C14000 machines, and include an optional new fifth color station, which is a first for Konica Minolta.
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1 month ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
Adobe has announced a new version of its Adobe PDF Print Engine, or APPE, now up to v7.0, with a number of prepress processes now moved directly into the rendering pipeline in the RIP itself, including multi-color transparency blending and variable data handling. At the same time, Adobe has also introduced a new platform – Adobe Print Services – which is designed to be used alongside the print engine and carries some of the workload to avoid slowing the RIP down.
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1 month ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
UK headquartered Xaar’s recent results for its last full year, ended 31 December 2024, show a company experiencing some ups and downs. This starts with revenue of £61.4 million, which was down 13% from £70.2 million in 2023. Xaar has mainly attributed this to a 27% drop in revenue at its Engineered Print Systems subsidiary, based in the US. This has let to a gross profit for the group overall of £22.22 million and an operating loss of £11.06 million.
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1 month ago | 
indianprinterpublisher.com | Nessan Cleary
Materialise has released the latest version of its Magics software for the additive manufacturing market. The Magics 2025 release is said to make it possible to print parts that were previously beyond 3D printing. This claim is based upon a new ability for seamless processing of nTop implicit geometries without the need for mesh conversion in order to reduce the preparation time for complex parts.
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1 month ago | 
packagingsouthasia.com | Nessan Cleary
BHS, which makes corrugating machinery, has announced a strategic commercial agreement with Agfa. This will see Agfa supply the printing engines for the BHS Jetliner range of single pass inkjet printers that can be used with the company’s corrugator production equipment. This dates back to a project that BHS began with Inca Digital, which was first announced back in 2016, at a time when Screen owned Inca.
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1 month ago | 
packagingsouthasia.com | Nessan Cleary
Koenig and Bauer has released its audited financial results for 2024, alongside the claim that it has met its financial expectations, though this really isn’t the full picture despite the company having revised those expectations back in November. The upbeat tone of the accompanying press release is based on the revenue of €1,274.4 million, though this was slightly down on the previous year’s revenue of €1,326.8 million.
