Colourgen has announced the appointment of Susan Percy as its new support administration supervisor. She comes from a similar role at Hitachi Home Electronics. Percy will be responsible for the allocation of on-site visits to Colourgen's growing team of field engineers across the UK.
Vutek will exhibit the latest additions to its PressVu UV family of UV-curing flatbed and UltraVu solvent roll-to-roll printers at VisCom 2005 which takes place from 29 September to 1 October in Dsseldorf. Meanwhile, the Vutek PressVu 200/600 has just been used to create a giant printed "wave wall" at The Mariners' Museum in Virginia, USA.
Domino Printing Sciences will showcase the new S200WB scribing laser system at Drinktec 2005 in Munich from 12-17 September. It builds on the S200 laser to offer higher speeds and increased performance in PET applications.
Linx Printing Technologies has launched a new steered-beam laser coder, the Linx 500SL. It can code up to 90,000 labels per hour and mark traditionally difficult substances such as rubber and certain plastics. "The Linx 500SL sets a new standard within the laser coding industry," said Linx marketing manager Simon Powell.
Xerox has combined its Business Multipurpose 4200 and Premium Multipurpose 4024 in a move to enhance its paper line. The brand now features one type of paper in a 92 brightness and blue-white shade. They have renamed it "Xerox Business 4200".
Folex has extended its range of substrates for HP Indigo presses, with a new transparent product for reverse-image posters, signs and floor graphics. Folex Digiprint IG/ARF is a scratch- and abrasion-resistant 180 micron polyester film. The underside carries an Electroink receptive coating and the top is anti-reflective to improve visibility, which according to the firm gives it a similar appearance to polycarbonate.
Digital Shorts
Canon UK has provided a substantial donation to the PrintIT! project and joined its expanding list of sponsors. It is both refreshing and reassuring to welcome new sponsors like Canon UK, said PrintIT! chairman Martyn Elmy. With the advance of digital technology, the need for traditional print skills to evolve has become ever more important, said Canon UK marketing manager for professional solutions Adam Poole.
