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May 15, 2019
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Canon debuts Océ Arizona 1300 series

Canon Canada in March introduced the Océ Arizona 1300 series of high-productivity mid-volume UV true flatbed printers, delivering prints up to 568 square feet per hour and high-density prints up to 380 square feet per hour.


Roland introduces VersaUV LEF2-200 UV flatbed printer

Roland DGA Corporation in March 2019 launched the VersaUV LEF2-200 20-inch benchtop UV flatbed printer for full-colour graphics and textures, including finishes such as simulated embossing, on a range of materials and objects up to 3.94 inches thick.


Sun Chemical ups prices of inks, coatings and consumable products

Sun Chemical has announced it will increase its entire portfolio of ink, coating and consumable products prices in North America starting October 2018.


Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 UV-LED makes North American debut

The Jeti Tauro H3300 UV-LED inkjet system from Agfa Graphics made its North American debut last fall at SGIA 2018. Described as an UV inkjet system designed to support single or dual master rolls for uninterrupted printing, the press boasts four levels of automation to choose from.


MPI Print adds Canada’s first Scodix Cast & Cure Ultra 202

MPI Print has installed Canada’s first Scodix Cast & Cure Ultra 202 digital enhancement press at its Concord production facility, enabling the trade-only sheetfed printer to produce spot UV and raised UV finishes, and boosting its spot foiling and cast & cure capabilities.


Edmonton’s Jag Printing installs Duplo DDC-810

Jag Printing, an Edmonton, Alta., printing company equipped with both offset and digital sheetfed capabilities, has installed the country’s first Duplo DDC-810 Raised Spot UV Coater from Sydney Stone.


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Précigrafik installs RMGT 7 LED-UV press

Quebec printing company Précigrafik is seeing “significant increases” in its production capacity, thanks to the addition of its new RMGT 7 series LED-UV five-colour offset press. » Read full article
 
 
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Full Frame Signs opts for Acuity Select 28

Full Frame Signs, a Toronto, Ontario-based and family-owned print services provider, is expanding its print capabilities with its recent acquisition of Fujifilm’s Acuity Select 28 UV inkjet press for creative print applications. » Read full article

Toronto’s Laser Reproductions adds RMGT 9 series LED-UV press

Laser Reproductions and its subsidiary Welter Studio, a full-service printing company in Toronto, Ont., has installed a new RMGT 9 series sheetfed offset press, replacing its 12-year-old RMGT 7 series press. » Read full article

Durst debuts Tau 330 RSC E

Durst, a manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, has launched the Tau 330 RSC E UV inkjet single-pass press for small and medium converters in the mid-tier market. » Read full article

Siegwerk developing enhanced UV/LED offset inks

Printing inks provider Siegwerk has joined forces with INGEDE member Stora Enso, a provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper, to improve the deinkability of UV/LED cured prints. » Read full article

TRESU launches SAVEink chamber doctor blade

TRESU of Denmark in March 2018 introduced its FlexiPrint Reservoir SAVEink chamber doctor blade, described as a light, fast-change inking system for narrow-web UV and water-based flexo applications. » Read full article

Quebec’s Sidprint purchases Duplo DDC-810

Sidprint, a boutique digital print shop located in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., has purchased what it says is Canada’s second Duplo DDC-810 Spot UV Coater. » Read full article

Uflex releases FlexGreen UV LED sheetfed inks for offset

Uflex Chemicals has introduced its new FlexGreen range of UV LED sheetfed inks for commercial printing and packaging. » Read full article

Phoseon releases TargetSure UV irradiance monitor

Phoseon Technology last September introduced TargetSure Technology, a technology that monitors UV irradiance in real-time, at Labelexpo Americas 2018. » Read full article

BILD launches long-run vinyl

BILD in February 2018 introduced a media line, sold through Veritiv, aimed at UV-based sheetfed offset printing of applications like mats, pole wraps, end cap displays and wall graphics. » Read full article
 
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