Wide format

Ricoh has premiered its first wide-format UV flatbed, the Ricoh Pro T7210.

Fastsigns Watford has more than doubled its floor-space by moving to new premises in order to meet the demands of its expanding customer base.

Mimaki has announced the launch of a new series of wide-format laminators and laminating films.

In a bid to boost capacity, digital and wide-format printer Fantasy Prints has invested around £315,000 in its first EFI Vutek machine.

Bottom line losses at St Ives have ballooned to £44.1m, and the group has reported a collapse in the profitability of its up-for-sale printing operations.

Essex-based large-format printer Imaginators has seen a throughput increase of around 20% month-on-month since investing in a 5m-wide Durst Rho 512R.

Epson has launched a new dye-sublimation textile printer, the 1.6m-wide SureColor SC-F9300.

St Ives’ Marketing Activation segment has lost its contract to produce in-store marketing materials for Sainsbury’s.

Advertising display and POS specialist Retail Print Solutions has completed a £2m summer investment drive that has seen it replace existing machinery with a fleet of new kit.

Mimaki will launch two new 1.6m-wide roll-to-roll LED UV print and cut machines later this year.

Robotic systems specialist Clinchtech has built and installed its first robotic automation system for an HP Scitex press.

Pureprint’s large-format POS division Imprint has upgraded its screen printing offering after installing a new Sias machine.