Following its international launch at FESPA, Colourgen will be presenting the brand new Mutoh ValueJet 1604X (64”) to the UK market at Sign & Digital in April. In a UK-exclusive, the printer will be available to view on Colourgen’s stand (E40) with live demonstrations throughout the event.
This latest addition to Mutoh’s popular line of ValueJet roll-to-roll sign and display printers features high print quality and precision, productivity, a professional standard configuration including a motorised take-up system for rolls up to 30 kg and simple and intuitive operation at a very competitive price. The compact, 4-colour, 64” VJ-1604X is targeted at start-up sign-makers as well as existing print providers looking for a wider printer or who need additional functionality and versatility to meet additional application requirements.
Jeff Biggs, Managing Director of Colourgen, comments: “Mutoh has once again hit the absolute sweet spot in the wide format market. More and more sign-makers and print providers are recognising that diversification is key to building and maintaining profitability and the new ValueJet 1604X is the ideal investment for meeting this need. It is an easy-to-use, versatile and affordable solution that opens the door to an infinite array of application opportunities to help companies increase its business offerings and expand into new markets.”
The ValueJet 1604X is suited for the production of long-term outdoor and indoor sign and display prints such as billboards, posters, general signage, exhibition stand graphics, wall coverings, full colour stickers, vehicle graphics, point-of sale displays and much more.
The ValueJet 1604X will be priced at £8,995 (ex VAT) including stand, take-up, software and a full set of inks.
European Sign Expo 2015 will take place next year between 18th and 22nd May 2015 at Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany, alongside FESPA 2015.
The third edition of European Sign Expo offers signmakers and signage buyers a focused environment to explore new horizons in non-printed signage. The 2015 event will also help visitors discover the future of signage - including digital signage - through its Ask the Experts feature.
European Sign Expo 2015 is 20% bigger than the 2014 event in Munich in terms of floor space, evidence of exhibitors’ positive experience of the first two events. Visitors to the show will meet with leading names from the European sign industry who will bring the latest developments in equipment, software, signage materials and systems, fittings and fixtures, channel lettering, illuminated signage, dimensional signage, engraving and etching.
Returning to European Sign Expo 2015 is the Ask the Experts feature, a dedicated networking hub where visitors and exhibitors can meet with the industry ‘leading lights’, attend daily panel discussions and debate a wide range of topics focused around digital signage.
Roz McGuinness, Divisional Director, FESPA, explains: “While the exhibits at European Sign Expo will focus predominantly on conventional non-printed signage, our Ask the Experts feature will concentrate on digital signage and will provide inspirational and practical support for anybody interested in digital signage or looking to expand their business into this area.
“We recently organised Ask the Experts at our Brasil Signage Expo in September 2014. The Expo and feature emphasised the demand in the market for a dedicated signage event and demonstrated the need for education and learning about digital signage, hence the decision to replicate the feature in Cologne in May 2015.”
Roz continues: “Printers and signmakers are realising that it doesn’t have to be an ‘either or’ market, but that printed and digital signage can, and do, complement each other. 40% of visitors to FESPA Digital and European Sign Expo 2014 stated that digital signage and live media was the key area of focus they’d like to see more of at FESPA events, and we think that the Ask the Experts feature is the perfect way to address this need.”
The last European Sign Expo took place alongside FESPA Digital 2014 from 20-23 May 2014 in Munich, Germany. Over the four days, 4385 unique visitors attended European Sign Expo specifically, with 80% travelling from outside of Germany. Roz adds: “When we launched European Sign Expo in 2013 our aim was to provide signmakers with valuable insights into the full spectrum of signage possibilities. With two editions of the show now behind us, we’ve developed the event, taking on board feedback from exhibitors and visitors, to shape a targeted event for the industry.”
LumeJet has announced that it will be attending InPrint 2014 (8-10th April, Hannover Messe, Stand C10) to showcase its new high-speed, high-volume inkless Digital Print Head (DPH) technology. The initial iteration of the LumeJet DPH technology - the Lumejet S200 printer - has been designed for ultra-high quality short run lay-flat A4/A3 books. At Inprint, Lumejet will unveil the LumeBar DPH linehead which is aimed at manufacturers of industrial packaging, security and printed electronics machines, where high speed, high volume and high accuracy are critical.
The LumeJet S200 printer features a dual print head which traverses photo-sensitive print substrate. The LumeBar, in contrast, is made up of multiple DPHs mounted together to create a static imaging head. LumeBars contain a number of separate “LumeChips”, each of which has many hundreds of micron-sized light emitting elements and associated driver electronics. LumeBars are custom-built with required output dot size, wavelength and power tuned to the specific application.
The quality of LumeJet photonic print has been praised by Frank Romano, US print guru who said, "The real point is that this is the highest quality printing I have ever seen."