Digital Printing-Wide Format - Roll to Roll

“Inkjet is past the early adoption stage,” asserted Nathan Safran, Director of Research at Napco Media, in a session yesterday at 2018 SGIA Expo, “Exploring Inkjet Adoption for High-Production Printing.” “We’re past the major growing pains of the initial deployment.”

Last year was a record for us in unit sales in North America,” proclaimed Larry D’Amico, director of large-format sales for Durst (Booth 1548), as he kicked off the company’s press conference yesterday.

Mesa, AZ-based manufacturing and graphic printing company, Group Imaging, acquired an Océ Colorado 1640 roll-to-roll printer from Canon Solutions America Inc. This new acquisition will take their business to new heights.

As 2018 SGIA Expo opened its doors, Roland DGA (Booth 1137) was presented with two awards from Buyer’s Lab/Keypoint Intelligence.

The Agfa booth (1460) has a variety of products on display, spanning the latest in wide format equipment and workflow software. On center stage, the Jeti Tauro H3300 LED is making its trade show debut, after winning the Product of the Year distinction in the roll-to-roll UV (over 80 inches category).

Mimaki USA announced the availability of LUS-170 clear ink and Mimaki Clear Control on the UCJV300 Series.

EFI is showcasing eight new products for advanced signage and industrial textile production.

EFI Reggiani TERRA solution features a new pigment ink set and binder for industrial textile printing.

The Challenge allowed customers to test the color-matching capabilities and color consistency when printing on the Océ Colorado 1640.  

Ricoh unveiled two new wide-format latex printers that meet modern demands for fast turns.