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03/09/2024

Go Team Bakers

Professional, independent, family run label and packaging producer. Based in Brentwood in the UK we print and manufacture high quality self adhesive labels f...

27/08/2024

Readers Scribes - Your jokes in print.

The magazine for the Instant Print, Copy Centre and Digital Printing industries, Sign Companies, Litho Printers and In-House print rooms. Introducing Print Trade Expo. ...

27/08/2024

QPP Preferred Supplier of The Month - Sovereign

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Trade Screen and Digital Print Manufacturers.
Choose from standard labels, tags or signs that your customers require, or specialist Supa Tuff Labelling, Sovereign has the facilities and expertise to help!
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27/08/2024

AM Labels Introduces New Afinia Digital Label Press And Ta**us Laser Finisher

The new Afinia X350 digital roll to roll label press and the D.P.R SrL Ta**us label finisher are designed to work flawlessly together to create a seamless and efficient cutting and finishing label production.
The Afinia X350 digital roll to roll label press introduces label printing to another level for high quality printing tasks. Not only is it new to the market it offers a solution that couples high performance and new standards in productivity with the bonus of cost effectiveness.
Boasting a user friendly 21 inch touchscreen interface, with cloud based RIP software, it is ideal for complex label designs. With a print speed of 45 metres per minute (18 to 30 inches per second) it advances productivity. The roll width of 350 mm and the user friendly interface provides flexibility for a variety of applications and promotes an enhanced workflow for the business.

The bonus of the extended life of the printhead, and eco-friendly, pigment inks, contribute to further savings by up to 33 per cent. It is a fast and cost effective solution for all businesses requiring high volume productivity, a consistent, professional and vibrant print finish.
The D.P.R SrL Ta**us label laser finisher complements the Afinia X350 digital roll to roll label press to save time and resources. The finisher offers unwinding, laminating, label cutting, rewinding and slitting in a single pass at speeds of up to 70 metres per minute. It uses a sealed CO2 laser source to finish printed labels with impressive cutting quality and speed. The quality and precision of the label edges, with the multiple laser processes, enables greater flexibility in label design as it can kiss-cut and perforate.

Brendon Bass, Sales and Marketing Manager, AM Labels Limited comments: “We are delighted to expand our portfolio with new Afinia X350 digital roll to roll label press and the D.P.R SrL Ta**us laser label finisher. The combination of both products produces high quality labels, with a professional finish. Saving time and money is a huge benefit to those producing labels in-house, while the eco-friendly, highly resistant inks offer long term durability. What’s more the cutting flexibility, attained via the laser cutting system, on the D.P.R. SrL Ta**us label finisher is a winner for those with complex labelling needs.

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27/08/2024

Konica Minolta Joins Two Sides

The print and paper advocacy group, Two Sides, has announced its newest member Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd, a provider of innovative digital printing and inkjet solutions.
Konica Minolta offers the latest printing solutions, printing systems, services, and related supplies to help its customers better manage their business demands. As for professional inkjet printing, Konica Minolta offers advanced, high performance solutions for digital production, including embellishment, label and packaging, and inkjet printing, catering to diverse professional printing needs with exceptional quality and efficiency.

“Konica Minolta takes its environmental, social and governance responsibilities seriously. We aim to be a robust and innovative company that keeps evolving and contributing to the sustainable growth of society and individuals, and we use an ESG framework to navigate our efforts and obligations. Our activities on climate change, the circular economy, and cutting pollution are integral to our commitment. Konica Minolta is delighted to become a member of Two Sides,” says Malcolm Smith, Category Manager – Professional Print at Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd.

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27/08/2024

HP Exhibit At Labelexpo Americas

HP will be at Labelexpo Americas 2024, 10 -12 September to showcase some of its latest innovations in label and flexible packaging printing technology and to demonstrate how converters can bring the value of HP Indigo digital print to any job, enabling them to grow faster and diversify into new businesses like flexible packaging and shrink sleeves.
With the widest L&P portfolio of presses and the ‘HP Indigo First and Flexo-second’ mindset, HP Indigo customers can bring on-demand high quality digital print to any job with broad print versatility regardless of its length. Plus, by assigning each job to the right press, they can increase efficiency, sustainability and improve TCO.

At the show, HP will exhibit the HP Indigo 200K Digital Press with an add-on slitter and the HP Indigo 6K Digital Press. This comprehensive portfolio, along with the HP Indigo V12 Digital Press, offers customers a wide range of options, leading to above market growth of HP Indigo users. HP Indigo digital press fleet is part of an E2E approach including the Digital Pouch Factory, ABG Non-stop Winding and converting. The HP PrintOS software suite helps converters automate the entire production line and produce higher volumes thanks to its complete ecosystem across leading industry players.

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27/08/2024

Win National Book Tokens In Love Paper Competition

National Book Tokens, the UK's book gift card retailer, has partnered with Love Paper for their Love Paper 2024 Competition. This partnership will inform consumers of the sustainable facts about paper, books and wider paper products.

Love Paper, a campaign run by the not for profit organisation Two Sides, promotes the sustainability and attractiveness of print, paper and paper based packaging. The Love Paper competition invites consumers to learn the facts about paper and the environment.

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27/08/2024

Visit The Print Show At The NEC

The Print Show is set to take place this month with its most impressive lineup to date, including names such as Fujifilm, Agfa, CMYUK, swissQprint, Konica Minolta, Morgana Systems, and more

Taking place from September 17th to 19th in Hall 17 of the NEC, Birmingham, The Print Show 2024 has garnered a real buzz due to the calibre of new and returning exhibitors.
With just a few weeks to go, the floorplan is over 90% and features major names such as Agfa, swissQprint, Fujifilm, Konica Minolta, Morgana Systems, and more, all bringing their latest technologies to the show.

A Host of UK-first Showings
The return of drupa following an eight year hiatus saw the launch of a significant number of new technologies. As a result, visitors to The Print Show 2024 will be able to experience many UK-first showings.
Morgana Systems along with partner Plockmatic company, Intec Systems, will be using its stand at The Print Show to showcase several new launches from drupa to the UK market.

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27/08/2024

Hybrid Services Expands Sales Team With Andrew Edwards

Exclusive UK and Ireland Mimaki distributor, Hybrid Services, has added long standing print industry professional, Andrew Edwards to its team, in the newly created role of Partner Sales Manager (Sign & Graphics). Edwards joins Hybrid’s sales team supporting the company’s reseller partners and end customers, working alongside Martin Southworth who takes the role of Partner Sales Manager (Industrial Products).

Welcoming Edwards to the company, Hybrid’s Sales Director, Andy Gregory said, “Andrew has been selling, promoting and supporting wide format inkjet printers, flatbed cutters and workflow software to end users and resellers for over 20 years, and brings valuable knowledge and experience to our business.”

Mimaki’s established range of sign and graphics solutions comprises solvent and LED UV printers, integrated printer/cutters and standalone cutting plotters. These solutions offer wide ranging opportunities for sign makers and print providers to invest in technology to build their business around.

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27/08/2024

A Little Learning…

Martin Christie, Digital Imaging Lead – Colourfast

I always like to keep this column current as you know so I shall quote from the 18th century poet and writer Alexander Pope. You’ve probably heard several of his popular quips, maybe even quoted them as they are in common usage, without appreciating the author. But four hundred years ago he was a product of the Enlightenment, a period when thinking people had escaped from the old ideas of science when previously books were only written in Latin, and religion dictated the limits of knowledge. New ideas were spreading, not only in how an individual could follow his faith, but in the arts, mathematics, medicine, astronomy and all areas where thinking minds could explore new possibilities.
Most of these ideas were spread, not just by word of mouth, but by the previous invention of the printing press, which not only reproduced them, but allowed them to be shared and translated into other languages to stimulate like minded scholars across the known world. So the expansion of knowledge was what we now call exponential - a sort of historic Moore’s Law.

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27/08/2024

Transfers That Do Not Cost the Earth

TheMagicTouch under their DTF Magic®brand has introduced a new environmentally friendly recycled DTF paper based transfer option; the TRANSFER DT paper by Felix Schoeller. This unique innovation improves the sustainability and certified eco credentials of this growing transfer technology. The developed surface coating offers a reduction of 67% less plastic than traditional PET transfers and together with water based inks and new glycol free options makes the new offering a significant benefit to the planet.

The TRANSFER DT paper offers high ink absorption, vivid colours and high transfer rates resulting in a softer feel and outstanding durability. The product with its matt receiver layer has many advantages including lower cost per transfer, the removal of any potential static issues, no oil residues, warm peel, lower temperature curing times to reduce energy costs. The new paper is still sufficiently see through for application positioning. The TRANSFER DT paper is available in 60cm width in 50m and 100m rolls.

The DTF transfer technology offers many advantages for garment and promotional product decorators.

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27/08/2024

Epson Redefines Dye-Sub With SureColor F9500 And SC-F9500H

Epson is adding two new 64 inch dye-sublimation printers to its successful line up of top selling 64 inch dye-sublimation printers for Europe. The innovative SureColor F9500 and SC-F9500H models will replace the SureColor F9400 and SC-F9400H, offering significant enhancements in productivity, usability, and image quality.
Innovative design and enhanced productivity
The SureColor F9500 and SC-F9500H printers offer a compact, space saving design, reducing height by over 300mm compared to their predecessors. This low profile and neat design allows for installation in height restrictive spaces and provides an additional workspace with a flat top design, perfect for placing a laptop.
A large, 4.3 inch touchscreen with a tilt function displays current printer status, including ink levels and media settings, ensuring users have all critical information at their fingertips.
The SureColor F9500 series achieves significant productivity gains with the inclusion of a new, larger PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead, increasing productivity by up to 30% in 4C mode.
The Media Lifter facilitates single user operation, making set-up simple and practical.

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27/08/2024

Moulton Printing Invests In Horizon iCE StitchLiner

Moulton Printing is stepping into a new era of production with the UK’s first Horizon iCE StitchLiner Mark IV next generation saddle stitching system from IFS.
The newest evolution of Horizon’s StitchLiner technology that incorporates Horizon’s cloud based iCE LiNK workflow as standard will enable the Blackpool commercial printer to expand its service offering and develop its online service delivery.
Established in 1927 the operation produces a wide range of printed materials, particularly magazines and monthly publications on Sakurai B2 five colour and Sakurai SRA2 two colour litho presses as well as two Konica Minolta Bizhub digital presses and an Indigo 5000.
Cassie Moulton, third generation of Moulton Printing, explains: “We have been wanting to expand our online services but were concerned about managing any bottlenecks. We didn’t want to open the floodgates, in terms of orders, and potentially struggle capacity wise. The new StitchLiner has made this a real possibility.”
She continues: “It has made a significant difference to productivity already. The make ready is really quick and the interface is very user friendly. The whole process, from installation through to day to day operating has been much more straight forward than I was anticipating. It also gives us much more flexibility in terms of our product offering as it enables us to do sizes we have not been able to do before mechanically such as A4 landscape, A6 and DL. Taking all this into consideration, as well as the increase in speed, we are really flying through the production of our books.”

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27/08/2024

Route 1 Print Launches New Loyalty and Rewards Program

The UK’s largest online trade printer, Route 1 Print, based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is
proud to announce the launch of its new loyalty and rewards program, designed to deliver
even greater value to its clients.
The program, developed in partnership with Propello—a trusted provider known for working
with companies like JD Gyms and HelloFresh—offers customers the opportunity to earn up
to 10% off their purchases for an entire month based on their previous month& #39;s spending.
In addition to these significant discounts, every pound spent on the Route 1 Print website
now earns points that can be redeemed for a wide range of rewards, including credit towards
future orders or gift cards from popular brands. This new program is set to provide
customers with more ways to save and enjoy their favourite printing services.
Jack Parks, Head of Route 1 Print, expressed his enthusiasm for the launch: “We are thrilled
to introduce our new loyalty and rewards program. Our team has been working tirelessly
over the past few months to bring this initiative to life in time for September, our busiest time
of the year. During this period, our customers& #39; demands increase significantly, so we wanted
to launch the rewards scheme in time to give them something extra when they need it most.
It’s our way of saying thank you for their continued trust and partnership.”
Parks continued, “We didn’t just want to reward our customers for their spend with us; we
wanted to ensure that their investment in high-quality print for their clients translates into
tangible benefits beyond the print itself. Whether it& #39;s using points to invest in new technology
for their business or contributing to a ‘big shop’ at Christmas, our rewards scheme offers
flexibility and real value. Importantly, this program is designed to be inclusive—whether
customers are placing large print orders or just a few throughout the year, everyone has the
opportunity to be rewarded.”
To celebrate the launch, Route 1 Print is offering a special incentive: customers who opt into
the program via the website will be entered into a giveaway to win a holiday worth £2,500.

This promotion runs until the end of September.

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27/08/2024

Soyang Installs Mimaki CJV150-130 At Cambridge Uniform7

The Reprographics Centre, part of the Estates Division at the University of Cambridge, recently purchased a new Mimaki CJV150-130 vinyl printer/cutter from Soyang Hardware to strengthen its offering and allow it to deliver more wide format printed work.
Located within the historic grounds of the famous university, The Reprographics Centre primarily produces print and photocopies for the central University Divisions and Departments, but also for colleges, students, student societies, private customers and small businesses. Its offering ranges from basic photocopying and the printing of exam papers to large format display graphics and signage.
The centre was running an old aqueous printer but in response to demand for more wide format work such as external signage, as well as other applications including promotional material, it identified the need to invest in a new printer that ran non water soluble inks.

After weighing up several options...

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27/08/2024

Solopress Announces Major Investment

Solopress has announced a £3.4m round of fresh investment, reinforcing its commitment to both litho and digital print. This strategic move includes the acquisition of a second B1 litho press, the most advanced HP Indigo yet, an upgraded foil and spot UV machine and an added cross folder. These additions will bolster Solopress’ production capacity, enhance print quality, and expedite the company’s ambitious plan for growth.
Additions to the plant list included in the £3.4m spend are:
• Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 4 litho press with Coating Unit
• HP Indigo 120K Digital Press
• Konica Minolta AccurioShine 3600 with iFoil One
• Horizon AFV-566FTK Ice Folder
• MBO T800 section folder
It’s not by chance that Solopress has backed both digital and litho approaches during this recent round of investment. This dual approach ensures the company can leverage the strengths of each method, providing customers with the highest quality print solutions regardless of the job's requirements. The Heidelberg Speedmaster adds to Solopress’s B1 output, cementing its commitment to high-volume lithographic printing. Meanwhile, the HP Indigo 120K harnesses the latest B2 digital print technology.
Managing Director Simon Cooper explains...

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27/08/2024

GMD Installs New Nyala With Innovative Finance

The collaboration between swissQprint and Compass Business Finance has helped GMD Print & Install (GMD) purchase a new Nyala 4 with a tailored payment plan. The initiative reflects swissQprint's commitment to making high quality printing technology accessible to companies of all sizes.
Founded in London in March 2017 by Justas Gadliauskas, GMD initially focused on manufacturing signage. When searching for a new printer at the start of 2023 to meet the growing demand for its services, the business was originally looking at a second hand machine. However, after a visit to swissQprint UK's Bracknell headquarters GMD decided to invest in a new swissQprint Nyala 4, financed through a bespoke package from Compass.
Making quality accessible
With creative financing solutions, Compass and swissQprint can offer customers flexible payment schedules to best meet their needs. Specialising in the print industry, Compass recognises the value and reliability of swissQprint machines, which retain their value due to their reliability, performance and long service life.
Mark Nelson, Director at Compass Business Finance, commented: “Our understanding of the print market, combined with our flexible and competitive financing options, allows us to structure deals that work for our customers. The collaboration with swissQprint means we can offer packages that support businesses at every stage of their growth.”

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27/08/2024

September Showtime

Check out the centre pages for The Print Show preview.

Plan to visit and set up some demonstrations or just rock up and take your choice. The usual QPP media channels will be reporting live from the show, reporting what is new and how our customers will benefit.

As always, drop me a line if you can’t make it and let me know what is on your wish list.

Always happy to be pointed in the right direction…

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27/08/2024

FREE BOOK AND CONSULTATION FOR QPP READERS

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27/08/2024

September 2024 Magazine Right Here Right Now

The latest QPP print trade journal is ready for you.

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September Showtime

Check out the centre pages for The Print Show preview.

Plan to visit and set up some demonstrations or just rock up and take your choice. The usual QPP media channels will be reporting live from the show, reporting what is new and how our customers will benefit.

As always, drop me a line if you can’t make it and let me know what is on your wish list.

Always happy to be pointed in the right direction…

[email protected]

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14/08/2024

Hosted by Focal Strength, the ‘Introduction to Printing Course’ will take place at St. Bride Foundation, 14 Bride Lane, off Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8EQ on Wednesday 2nd October 2024.

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Did you know that 61% of the energy used to produce paper and paper packaging in Europe comes from renewable sources?

Click the link to find out more interesting facts:
https://twosides.info/get-the-facts-home/

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