Leading suppliers and manufacturers in the sign making and digital printing industry including Roland DG, Hybrid Services/Mimaki, Epson and Mutoh, have announced that they will launch their latest products at Sign & Digital UK, to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from 30th of April to the 2nd of May. It is fair to assume that many of these products are heading to our shores, if they are not already here.
Alongside these confirmed launches, other major exhibitors such as Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Hexis, Agfa Graphics, All Print Supplies and Esko, and many more, will be demonstrating a whole range of products and applications at the event.
Here are just some of the launches confirmed for the show:
• AG/CAD has moved into wide-format printer sales and will launch the Dyss Apollo Hybrid GH2200 machine at Sign & Digital UK.
• Clarity Software is set to unveil new Web to MIS™ innovation at Sign & Digital UK.
• Digital Print Innovations (DPI) will launch the new MTEX 1800 digital textile printer.
• DMUK/ Rotosigns will be launching a number of new products at the show including their new Solar powered range of solutions.
• Epson will debut its SureColor SC-F7000 and SC-F6000 dye-sublimation printers on stand N10.
• Grafityp are pleased to announce the launch of their new range of top level professional RX Series cutting plotters from GCC.
• Graphic Printing Technologies (GPT) will be launching the exclusive range of LamiDesk Flatbed Applicators, as well as showing the brand new GPT190s 1.9mtr wide super-fast solvent printer.
• Hybrid Services will host three exclusive product launches at the show. The debuts of the production dye sublimation Mimaki TS500 inkjet printer, flatbed LED UV Mimaki JFX500 printer and the high end A2 format flatbed LED UV Mimaki UJF-6042.
• Kaye-Dee introduces a new range of UV-digital printers to the UK market, the BE330 flatbed and high-speed BE-TS/HS-1 printers.
• Mutoh will be launching three brand new printers at the show in conjunction with UK distributor Colourgen; the new Mutoh ValueJet 2638, the Mutoh RJ-900X and the new Mutoh ValueCut
• One Digital Solutions are to launch POP screens & NANO screens into the UK market to compliment their existing digital signage range called AD Screens & LED TrueBright™ Screens.
• Quality Print Services Ltd (QPS) will be launching a new printer system at Sign Digital UK 2013 on stand P150. The new system branded the RE-640HC incorporates Nazdar's HydroColor Ink Technology.
• Revolution and 3M are proud to present the first 3M large format eco solvent printable media
• Roland DG has chosen Sign & Digital UK to introduce its new beast, the SOLJET PRO4 XF-640 printer to the UK.
• Shades Group on stand F62 will be introducing their new range of digitally printed awnings and canopies.
• Stanford Marsh Group Graphics will be exhibiting a pre-production prototype of what will be the new Xerox high speed wide format production printer for the graphics/signage market.
• Visive on stand D40 are exhibiting their range of LED illuminated tubing taking architectural contour lighting to a new level, as well as a new range of LED under canopy lighting from the Lighting Science Group.
• Zund will be showing for the first time ever, the Zund SonicZ, a superfast ultrasonic cutting module for board and packaging and their S3 cutter with V-cut tools.
Every year the demonstrations and workshops at Sign & Digital UK get bigger and better and this year will be no different, with on-stand vehicle wrapping demonstrations, canvas stretching, laminating, engraving, finishing and routing already announced.
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