Wide-format

Durst boosts glass decoration market with sol-gel ink
Durst has developed an ink that can be printed directly to glass to meet the developing market for architectural interiors and furnishings that feature decorated glass.
GMG adds language support to calibration tool SmartProfiler
GMG has introduced multi-language support for its Smart Profiler application for calibrating wide-format and digital printers.

Art print professor's sponsorship at CFPR extended by HP
Stephen Hoskins has been appointed as Hewlett Packard Professor of Fine Print at the University of the West of England (UWE) for a second five-year term.

Fujifilm to show EskoArtwork Kongsberg in UK showroom
Fujifilm Graphic Systems UK has installed an EskoArtwork Kongsberg i-LXL24 digital finishing table at its Bedford showroom.

Contra Vision offers free guide to see-through graphics
See-through graphics specialist Contra Vision is offering a free guide on the topic, which it claims is ideal for anyone who designs, sells and produces see-through graphics.
Organisers claim big interest in wide-format at Ipex 2010
Ipex organiser IIR expects a strong turn-out of wide-format suppliers at the 2010 event next May, and lots of interest in wide-format from visitors to the show.
Oc Imaging Supplies heralds PEFC milestone for wide-format papers
Oc Imaging Supplies has become PEFC certified for 80% of its wide-format plain paper range.

EFI defends Durst German IP suit
EFI has successfully defended an intellectual property (IP) suit brought by Durst that claimed some of the former's QS printers infringed its property.

Manchester City FC commissions city centre graphic ahead of Chelsea match
Premier League football club Manchester City have commissioned Digital Imaging Services to install a huge vinyl installation on the brick exterior of the city centre Printworks development.
Retail bloodbath will threaten printers, survey warns
More than 20 high-street retailers face closure in early 2010, threatening printers that rely heavily on the sector, a survey has predicted.