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Flint Group has partnered with SOMA and Marvaco to work on an environmental friendly full HD Expanded Gamut Printing (EGP) on paper. At the SOMA Flexo Challenge Conference 2019 held in Czech Republic, the live printing of the print design showcased that sustainability is a top priority with high print quality results. Flint Group delivered nyloflex XPH thermal printing plates, suitable for water based and UV inks. The round top dot plate is processed with the nyloflex Xpress Thermal Processor. A sustainable easy-to-use system of several components, nyloflex delivers a complete solution for lightning-fast plate making and high-end flexo printing. Additional benefits include 30% less waste, up to 88% reduction in electricity, a plate processing time of only 45 minutes, improved [...]

It has been called one of the greatest comebacks in football history; Liverpool FC’s home win against Barcelona, overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit to win 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League competition. And while Barça may not have been the stars of the show this time, the team’s bus – wrapped using materials from Drytac– certainly grabbed fans’ attention. Covering the entire team bus including the windows, the vehicle wrap was printed by Manchester-based Astra Signs onto a PVC material from Drytac’s Polar range, using an HP Latex 570 printer.

A technology collaboration between SPGPrints and Xaar was showcased to a select group of visitors recently at ITMA 2019. The event gave guests a sneak preview of the new Xaar 5601 printhead, together with the waterborne sublimation inks that SPGPrints created specifically for the printhead. The dye-sublimation transfer printing process on polyester and other synthetic fabrics enables textile printing companies to print more efficiently with less ink while producing higher levels of colour density for maximum impact.

At the EDP (European Digital Press) Association awards in Munich on Wednesday 15th May, Fujifilm’s Jet Press 750S was named digital press of the year in the ‘cut sheet colour B2(+)’ category. Describing it as “the perfect blend of the old and new... combining offset paper handling with the best digital inkjet technologies,” the EDP Technical Committee also noted the press’ excellent sheet-to-sheet registration, reliability, quality and speed. The EDP Association is made up of 21 magazines with a digital print focus and every year it assembles a technical committee to analyse and evaluate the latest technology and product developments across a range of categories in digital print

Antalis UK has supplied the paper for an anthology produced by The White Review, a leading arts and literary publisher. The company worked in partnership, with both the design team at The White Review and the printer PUSH of London, to supply paper that would be as inspiring as the contents of the publication.The design required uncoated paper that was high in quality and aesthetics as well as tactile and bright to complement the beautiful printed images and text it supported on the pages. Olin paper, manufactured in the UK and stocked by Antalis, fitted the brief perfectly. The White Review used a mixture of whites and creams with differing textures throughout to create the visual qualities required for each part [...]