Wide format

Fujifilm has upgraded its cloud-based web-to-print system XMF PrintCentre V3 with a raft of updates tailored for wide-format print operations.

Mimaki has appointed Hisayuki Kobayashi as its new president following the retirement of its current head Mikio Noguchi in June.

Israeli superwide-format manufacturer Matan Digital Printers has unveiled the latest addition to its Barak platform of UV hybrid printers, the eight-colour Barak 8Q.

Digital Print Innovations Ltd (DPI) has reported a "busy and successful" start to 2012 with a raft of sales made during the first quarter.

Roland DG has added a white ink option to its VersaStudio BN-20 and VersaCamm VS series of eco-solvent, metallic inkjet printer/cutters.

Visual display specialist Prismaflex UK has created a 96-sheet mesh poster, the biggest standard format available, for the Territorial Army to erect on top of a mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

Showcard Print, the Letchworth-based point-of-sale business, is set to undergo a 15.25m management buyout (MBO) from parent group Havelock Europa.

Durst has unveiled a new series of UV printers, the P10, which can produce "fine art" quality output at resolutions up to 1,000dpi.

H&H Group has continued its aggressive acquisition programme and expanded its digital print capabilities after acquiring Milnthorpe-based Cypher Digital.

Inca is calling for entries to the second iteration of its Inca Digital Excellence Awards, which recognises "stunning" work carried out on the manufacturer's wide-format UV inkjet printers.

EFI will unveil a new digital press that it believes can replace wide-format screen printing at Drupa (Hall 05, stand C01).

Tower Printing has become the first UK customer to invest in GMG's ProductionSuite software for high-volume wide-format users.