Wide format

Theartofwallcovering.com has hailed its first ever Fespa as a great success.

GMG has premiered a new front-end workflow automation system aimed specifically at the wide-format market on stand H22.

Ahlstrom (F22) has claimed a world first with the launch of its first metalized poster paper for outdoor billboard applications.

Esko has given a European premier to the latest iteration of its i-Cut Suite on stand H5.

Lynx Europe (K20) has launched the 250FB-UV, a flatbed machine the company said will cater for a growing demand for high-quality, medium-format production.

Xaar is offering visitors the opportunity to experience the company's printhead technology in 3D by using augmented reality.

Cookham, Berkshire-based Oasis Graphic Company has installed a 3.2m wide EFI Vutek 3250 machine to boost its wide format capabilities.

Bristol-based wide format printer Urban Storm has been acquired by international outdoor media specialist Prismaflex and merged with its Newhaven-based UK subsidiary.

Zund will launch a new series of cutting tables, the S3, which complements its successful G3 technology and caters for smaller format finishing at Fespa Digital next week

Océ (F50) has launched a new entry-level addition to its Arizona range of UV flatbed printers, the 318 GL.