Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

Another successful Wide-Format Technology Summit was hosted by Fujifilm North America, Graphic Systems Division, this time at the company's all-new Chicago Technology Center in Hanover Park, IL. Nearly 50 people were in attendance to experience inkjet innovations and wide-format print applications, and also receive a tour of the new 23,000-square-foot facility.

Canon U.S.A. has received several awards from prominent industry organizations and publications, and was acknowledged for its industry-leading products in both the camera and printer markets, and business solutions.

The typical landscape for U.S. printing industry trade shows today is dotted with smaller booths, fewer attendees and less equipment on display. But that wasn't the case at the recent 2014 SGIA Expo held at the Las Vegas Convention Center October 22-24. SGIA set not one, but two, new records: largest attended SGIA Expo ever, with 25,500 registered attendees; and most exhibitors, with 541 exhibitors filling 223,000 square feet of floor space.

Three Océ Arizona series printer models from Canon Solutions America received Product of the Year Awards from the Specialty Graphic & Imaging Association (SGIA): the Océ Arizona 318 GL, UV Flatbed; the Océ Arizona 318 GL, UV Flatbed Plus White; and the Océ Arizona 6170 XTS, UV Flatbed Plus White. The award is based on a comparison of outputs from competing devices using a common test file designed by SGIA.

The winners of the Golden Image Competition and the Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition were honored at the SGIA Expo in Las Vegas last month. Award recipients were chosen for achieving imaging excellence and displaying exceptional expertise in their field.

At the ReproMAX 30th anniversary conference recently held in Las Vegas, Capital Imaging of Lansing, MI, and Beeline and Blue of Des Moines, IA, were selected as Partners of the Year; and HP was named Vendor of the Year.

Attendees from around the world packed the Fujifilm booth at SGIA Expo 2014 to see all-new technology. Fujifilm was showing off the all-new Inca Onset R40i and the Acuity F printers, each making their North American debut on the show floor, along with the Uvistar Pro-8W, the Acuity Advance Select and the Acuity LED 1600.

This year's SGIA Product of the Year competition was held at the 2014 Expo in Las Vegas, October 22-24. The contest showcased the best printers, technologies and consumables from the specialty imaging community. "Whether they were a seasoned company or an industry newcomer, each and every entry came to win," said Ray Weiss, SGIA’s digital imaging specialist.

Seeking a high-performing flatbed inkjet printer, Digital One Color of San Diego, CA, chose Screen’s newest wide-format printer, the Truepress Jet W3200UV HS, which features six colors plus white ink and operates at a top speed of 1,614 sq. ft./hr. "The Truepress Jet W3200UV HS is a great complementary press and a standalone piece of equipment that will make it so Digital One Color doesn’t need to buy another printer for a while," said Paul Moebius, owner.

At the SGIA 2014 Expo, being held October 22-24 in Las Vegas, Roland DGA will introduce the VersaUV LEJ-640FT UV-LED flatbed printer, Texart RT-640, a 64" dye-sublimation printer, and the 64" VersaEXPRESS RF-640 eco-solvent printer, along with a wide range of other new products.