Wide-format
The battle of printheads
The battle for inkjet printheads is truly on. Xaar's Proton printheads are in use on machines on a wide range of exhibitor company stands, such as Neolt and its Aster-Jet printer.
MGI sells its latest Meteor DP 8700 XL in India
MGI debuted with the Meteor DP8700 XL which is a multi-substrate digital press.
Integration spells value at the HP stall
The theme for HP's 890 sq/m booth, the largest at the show, was integration.
Agfa launches new avataar of M-Press Tiger
Agfa, which had the second largest stall at the show, had an array of Jetis (till recently with Gandi), Annapurna and the new avtaar of its M-Press Tiger flatbed inkjet press, an M-Press Leopard.
InkTec sells first Jetrix to Poland
Wide-format inkjet manufacturer InkTec has sold its first Jetrix UV press into Poland off its stand (A1/C20) at Fespa.
Epson takes Stylus Pro GS6000 borderless with edge-to-edge mode
Epson showed a modification package for its Stylus Pro GS6000 printer at Fespa that enables the device to produce borderless, edge-to-edge output.
Durst breaks into entry-level WF
Inkjet specialist Durst (A1/D80) has targeted what it describes as the "very attractive" entry-level market with the Fespa launch of the Omega 1 UV inkjet printer.
Polytype unveils Quantum range
Polytype (A1/E23) has built upon its Virtu platform with the launch of its Quantum series of wide-format printers, which incorporate ten-picolitre printheads for fine detail.
Caldera launches carbon calculator
Caldera (A4/B38) has launched what it claims is the first carbon footprint calculator for the wide-format printing industry.
Neolt highlights own brand UV machines
Italian inkjet manufacturer Neolt aims to come out of the shadows with its own-brand range of competitively-priced UV inkjet printers.