Wide format

Hexis UK has launched a new high-gloss premium digital printing PVC suitable for fleet graphics applications, the V200WG1 opaque European-grade 100% polymeric vinyl.

Wide-format machinery manufacturer Mutoh has launched two new additions to its ValueJet X series.

Imagedata Group has invested £1m in an Inca Onset X3 wide-format flatbed UV inkjet printer.

Northern Flags has re-established its UK print and finishing operation in Leeds after what it calls an “eight-year hiatus” and celebrated its return home with the installation of a 2.5m-wide printer.

AB Print Group has bought a range of new machinery to boost its productivity and in-house capabilities.

Mimaki is set to add a light black ink to its range of SB410 sublimation ink spot colours.

EFI has reported record fourth-quarter sales of $257m (£180m), an increase of 22% on Q4 2014 revenue of $211.1m, leading to an annual sales rise of 12%.

Canon has this week launched three new Océ Arizona UV flatbed printers, which offer “significant improvement in quality, versatility and ease of use”.

Mimaki looks set to acquire Italian textile machine manufacturer La Meccanica Costruzione Tessili in a move that would expand its position in the textiles printing market.

Screen Europe will show the latest iteration of its Truepress Jet 3200UV flatbed printer publicly for the first time at Fespa Digital in March.

Potts Print (UK) has become the first UK company to install the Fujifilm Acuity F flatbed printer, the manufacturer’s OEM version of Canon’s Océ Arizona 6100.

Canadian wide-format equipment manufacturer Gandy Digital will unveil its latest machine, the 5m-wide roll-to-roll Fascin8tor, at Fespa Digital in March.