Category: Wide format

  • Agfa building on digital print

    Agfa building on digital print

    A few weeks ago I interviewed Pascal Juéry, CEO of Agfa, who discussed the opportunities for growth in the packaging market and reaffirmed Agfa’s commitment to large format printing. 

  • Brother bids for Roland DG

    Brother bids for Roland DG

    Brother Industries Ltd has announced its intentions to make a hostile offer to take over Roland DG though this can’t have come as a surprise to anyone involved and gives the rest of us an interesting insight into corporate acquisitions. 

  • Agfa optimistic over 2023 results 

    Agfa optimistic over 2023 results 

    Agfa has posted its full year financial results from last year, which show a marked improvement in the group’s overall position with good potential for further growth over the next few years.

  • Mimaki debuts new printer and cutter

    Mimaki debuts new printer and cutter

    Mimaki has announced a new large format printer, the JFX600-2531, and a CFX-2531 cutting table that can be paired with it to create a complete print and cut solution, which will be shown at next week’s Fespa show in Amsterdam.

  • Kongsberg targets aviation sector

    Kongsberg targets aviation sector

    Kongsberg has announced a new large format table, the C68 Exact, which takes the company beyond its traditional graphics cutting roots as this new table has been developed as a design tool for industries such as aviation

  • Canon upgrades ImagePrograf LFP

    Canon upgrades ImagePrograf LFP

    Canon has introduced two new series to its range of ImagePrograf large format printers, including the 12-colour Pro series that are mainly targeted at the photographic and fine art markets, and the 7-colour GP series for high end poster production.

  • Agfa launches Anapurna H3200 hybrid

    Agfa launches Anapurna H3200 hybrid

    Agfa has announced details of a new hybrid wide format printer, the 3.2m wide Anapurna H3200, which will replace the existing H3200i LED and is said to be 70 percent faster. 

  • Kongsberg launches Ultimate cutting table

    Kongsberg launches Ultimate cutting table

    Kongsberg has announced a new large format digital cutting table, the Kongsberg Ultimate, which appears to have evolved from the existing C-series and is primarily aimed at the corrugated production industry.

  • HP expands latex range

    HP expands latex range

    HP has introduced a new 630 series of entry level wide format latex printers. These are 1.63m or 64ins wide machines and appear to be a replacement for the existing Latex 335 model. 

  • Agfa’s Q2 2023 figures show a mixed picture

    Agfa’s Q2 2023 figures show a mixed picture

    Agfa has released its figures for the second quarter of this year, which shows revenues of €287 million, the same as for Q2 in 2022. The gross profit fell slightly from €90 million in Q2 last year to €87 million in Q2 this year. Overall the group made a loss of €14 million, slightly worse…

  • Mimaki reveals new technologies

    Mimaki reveals new technologies

    Mimaki had a busy time at last month’s ITMA show, demonstrating a new textile printer, a new inkset and an interesting approach to circular recycling. And the company is looking further afield, as Kazuaki Ikeda, Mimaki’s president and CEO explained to me.

  • Fespa, display graphics and beyond

    Fespa, display graphics and beyond

    Fespa’s main global expo continues to offer a fascinating insight into the state of the digital print sign and display graphics market, and this year’s show in Munich was no exception with a number of new printers announced covering all areas from high production down to entry level rollfed machines.