An interview with…Sean Smyth, Print Consultant

Ahead of FESPA 2015, FESPA speaks to print consultant Sean Smyth about technological developments and application trends within wide format. Can you give us a snapshot of the key trends that are distinguishing the wide format space? As technology improves inkjet print is taking a share from the analogue space, while interesting possibilities are being…

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF830, iPF840, iPF850: premium quality to high-volume, continuous print environments

Canon Europe announces the launch of three new large format printers – the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF830, iPF840 and iPF850 – to bring reliable, precise and productive printing to architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), reprography and Computer Aided Design (CAD) environments. The new devices deliver best-in-class functionality and performance to the high-volume print market. The upgraded…

Agfa Graphics releases Fortuna 9 high-end security printing design software

The new Fortuna 9 design software for high-end security printing from Agfa Graphics, with updated tools and new security modules, has been demonstrated at the Security Printers conference (www.securityprinters.org) in Copenhagen from April 22nd to 24th. The tools included in the new release focus on productivity and ease-of-use for those who require high-security printing designs…

Agfa Acorta: automatic cutting plotter with auto recognition

To extend the product offering for sign and display makers, Agfa Graphics has added an automatic cutting plotter to its Anapurna and Jeti wide-format printer portfolio. Acorta is an automatic cutting and finishing plotter dedicated to respond to the requirements of the cardboard, digital printing and signage industries. It helps sign and display printers turn…