Heidelberg kept a special event on ‘Building the Smart Print Shop of the Future’ in Dubai at their office on 25th November. During the event, Anthony Thirlby, Prinect general manager Worldwide, gave the Keynote. The one-day event the visitors were given a detailed information on how Prinect workflow allows them time to run your business, how to react to reporting data, and ultimately improve the level of business productivity and profitability.
During the event, Thirlby, explains the issues
The Fujitsu World Tour is on the road again for the 10th consecutive year, this year in Dubai on 27th of September at Waldorf-Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah highlighting how Fujitsu is partnering with customers to co-create the digital future. The theme is Digital Co-creation, focusing on how Fujitsu works in tandem with customers to connect the digital dots and support business growth. Fujitsu expects to welcome over 500 attendees in the UAE and more than 14,000 attendees in total, across the
Xerox Emirates has appointed Redington Gulf as its authorised distributor in the UAE. Through this partnership, Xerox Emirates aims to expand the reach of its A3 office entry level multi-function Printers’ (MFP) and Xerox Scanners in the SME segment and grow its market share by over 200 percent.
According to Xerox Emirates, the partnership gives the firm access to Redington Gulf’s “strong and extensive network of IT resellers, supply chain facilities and capitalise on its vast experience in the
Recently opened company, DigiTrading has brought hydrographic printing technology from India, to be introduced into the UAE market. Abdul Razack, managing director from DigiTrading, commented: "Hydrographic printing is a well-known technique in industry for transferring colour inks on a thin film to the surface of a manufactured 3D object. It enables high-quality colouring of object surfaces and works with a wide range of materials. “This technology has been around for 8-10 years or more and
SGI Dubai confirms the Wall of Fame for 2018 event. All the competitors will be allowed to showcase their creative campaigns through this property. Talking on the ‘Wall of Fame’ concept, Abdul Rahman Falaknaz, Chairman, IEC, said, “Every year our exhibitors have new creatives rolled out using the latest that technology has to offer. Even some could be featured in an art gallery. We just want the world to appreciate their creations and recognize and applaud their ingenuity in our own unique way
HP has announced that it will be launching a new platform for custom-fitted and individualized footwear through 3D scanning, dynamic gait analysis and manufacturing technologies. Named FitStation, HP claims that it is the next step in the company’s journey to reinvent how the world designs and manufactures with commercial 3D technologies.
FitStation powered by HP is a hardware and software platform that captures 3D scans of the foot, foot pressure measurements, gait analysis and volumetric 3D
Updates for the Versafire CV and CP family of presses include a new neon spot colour, Prinect 2018 with improved DFE functionality and new substrate management and business analysis tools.
The first in a string of enhancements for the Versafire presses is the release of a new neon pink spot colour that will be available for specification on new Versafire CV five-colour devices. It is also possible to retrofit existing machines.
The new toner adds to the neon yellow that was released last year and
The pop-up exhibitions by Arjowiggins held at the Concrete at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai from 26-28 September. A special preview was arranged for the media and important persons on the first day evening. During the three day event they showcased over 150 projects printed worldwide in 2016 on Arjowiggins’ creative papers.
Christophe Balaresque, luxury brands & marketing director at Arjowiggins Creative Papers, said, “The original idea sparked in 2014 but the 1st event went was kept on 2015 with
The Gulf Print & Pack Advisory Board inaugural meeting held at the Roda Al Bustan Hotel, Dubai. Currently, the board is comprised with around 20 members from the industry.
The meeting was attended by Mike Hodge from GPP/Tarsus, James Samuel from GPP/Tarsus, Shyam Babu from Nilpeter, Nour Labidi from Bobst, Pratik Sardesai from Kodak, Rahul Dasgupta from Giffin Graphics, Bazil Cassim from GPP/ Tarsus, Mammen Thomas and Venkat Raghavan from Printweek, and Anil Nath from ME Printer.
The members
Epson Middle East has opened its new regional headquarters at Dubai Airport Freezone. The new facility is having 600 sq.metre and was officially opened by H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Zarooni, director general of DAFZA. Jason Whiley, director of sales, Epson Middle East. The event was also attended by Media persons and guests.
All the visitors were given an exclusive tour of their new facility and Epson’s first interactive Experience Centre in the region.
Jason Whiley, director of sales, Epson Middle
Konica Minolta has announced the launch of its AccurioPress C6100 Series of colour production printers, suitable for graphic communication providers, CRDs and Print for Pay operations. The AccurioPress C6100 Series is now available in the 85 ppm C6085 and the 100 ppm C6100.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East confirmed that the AccurioPress C6100 series will be available from November 2017 through
Nayyar Ansari, business development manager, responsible for Production Printing in the
Flex Films and Uflex Limited has engineered low opacity, good gloss white, anti-static twist wrap polyester film FLEXPETTM F-WTG-AS.
Talking about this new film, Anantshree Chaturvedi, VC and CEO Flex Films Intern’l said, “Convertors catering to candy/confectionery brands had been asking for a white glossy substrate with low opacity for imparting superior aesthetics to their packaging!”
Speaking about the newly launched substrate, Ashok Chaturvedi, chairman & MD of Uflex Limited said, “With
The Middle East Paper Company ‘MEPCO’ has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2017. Net profit increased from AED 3.13 million in the first quarter to AED 17.82 million in second quarter of 2017, representing an improvement of 459%.
Commenting on the announcement, Sami Safran, CEO of MEPCO, said: “We’re pleased to announce a strong performance in Q2 2017. MEPCO has shown consistent growth in both revenues and returns on a yearly and quarterly basis. Recent profit growth
Canon Middle East has launched its new 12-colour 60-inch large format inkjet printer to complete the imagePROGRAF PRO series. The PRO-6000 offers photo printing with a 12-colour ink system, dual-roll printing and is now available in 60 inches.
Suitable for advertisements, graphics and posters for indoor and outdoor use, the PRO-6000 features the newly developed LUCIA PRO pigment ink and transparent Chroma Optimiser ink.
Ayman Aly, senior regional marketing manager, BIG Marketing, Canon
After the success of the European tour, the pop-up exhibitions by Ariowiggins go overseas in 2017 to showcase exceptional printed applications from all around the world during 3 days in Dubai. Apart from Dubai venue, the exhibition to happen in Seoul and Shanghai. The pop-up exhibition was first initiated in 2015 and held in 6 major European cities which attracted more than 4600 visitors.
The first pop-up exhibition will take place in Dubai on 26, 27, 28 September in Concrete at Alserkal Avenue
Machinery makers eye Sharjah plastics show. The rapid expansion of the GCC’s downstream industry is a key factor that is generating global interest in a plastics exhibition and conference in Sharjah. Organized by Expo Centre Sharjah in association with All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), the 4th Plastivision Arabia 2017 has already seen some of the leading players from across the world confirming their presence. “Today, Plastivision Arabia is one of the biggest gatherings of
SGI Dubai organizers announced that they have sold out 57% of the total capacity even before 5 months prior to the show. The 2017 edition of the show welcomed over 400 global exhibitors from across 36 countries spread over 22,000m2 and registered over 40 new exhibitors. The 2018 edition of the show will be by far the largest showcase since the inception of the show approximately 20 years ago. “We are delighted by the response that we are receiving from the exhibitors which is not just from the
OKI has added the Colorpainter, Teriostar and A3 colour smart ES94x6 MFP Series printers to its South Africa portfolio. The Colorpainter E-64s and M-64s are large format inkjet, highly durable graphics printers that are well suited for both indoor and outdoor applications. These Colorpainter printers offer the sign and graphics market unrivalled image quality printouts, including banners, backlit, fleet and vehicle graphics as well as wallpaper, pop displays, floor and exhibition graphics, and
Vayu Media from Bahrain invested in F7-3200D eco solvent printer which was built on the latest Drop on Demand DX5/7 technology from F7 Printers also known as Fortune 7. The printer has precision two core printheads by Epson backed by Piezo printhead technology and it has a high resolution printing table & feeding system.
Saji Paul, general manger from Vayu Media, commented about the reason for the investment, "We have been thinking for an investment for a while and when we have been
Uflex Limited has developed a speciality polymeric film to replace Bi-axially Oriented Polyamide (BOPA) or Nylon Film from flexible packaging material. The product is available for Middle East market and the customers can order any quantity. In addition, they are ready to offer sample reel for trials.
Talking about this development, Jeevaraj Pillai, joint president, packaging and new product development, Uflex Limited said, “It took us almost 9-10 months to develop the new speciality polymeric
Sachin Kumar, owner of WorldWide Digital and Manesh Shetty who previously worked for AGFA have joined hands to become partners to grow their newly launched brand ‘PrintMaster’ and the Dilli U.V printer’s business across the region. Shetty who has recently become a partner in World Wide Digital will head the Sales and marketing of the entire range of PrintMaster and the Dilli.
WorldWide Digital who currently operates in UAE will make their presence available in Middle East and Africa with their
Dubai-based Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing has enhanced capacity by backing the packaging segment with new investments. In the last few months, the printshop has purchased 2 Komori machines – a 4-colour and a 6-colour with coater, the iUV600s LED UV 4-colour digital printer, the Riso ComColor GD 9630 and Xerox CP 1000i.
Explaining their reasons for this invesment, general manager Lakshmanan Ganapathy says: “In the printing industry the demand for newspapers, magazines, brochures, books, and
Ittihad Paper Mill, Abu Dhabi, UAE has signed a cooperation agreement with Omya of Switzerland to manufacture Precipitated Calcium Carbonate. Omya is a major player in the Carbonate Minerals Market and its expertise should help Ittihad Paper Mill to produce high-quality writing and printing paper. The new PCC plant is predicted to come online in the third quarter of 2018 with an initial production of 100,000 metric tons every year. The PCC is going to be based on the Omya Multifill concept in
Uflex provided a solution to enable Deccan Field Agro Industries to export the Indian Papayas to Dubai by sea. The Uflex UAE branch was one of the reason to make it feasible.
Deccan Field Agro Bangalore, which has large plantations of Papaya in Southern India, was looking for the perfect Packaging solution to export Papaya by Sea Freight. It found that Uflex offers the appropriate technology and solution.
Uflex has been offering its AMAP (Active Modified Atmosphere Packaging) solutions across the
Canon ME has announced the latest devices to join its range of i-SENSYS printers -i-SENSYS MF730 and MF630 series and i-SENSYS LBP650 and LBP610 series for SME's. Shadi Bakhour, B2B Business Unit Director, Canon Middle East, comments: “As more and more businesses are expected to support a flexible working culture, it has become crucial for both home office users and SMEs to have access to reliable printing and scanning technology on-the-go. The new i-SENSYS devices support the advanced
The first ever 3D printing conference cum exhibition ‘3D Print UAE’ took place on 17th and 18th August 2015 at Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE which attracted a number of like-minded 3D Printing professionals from over 40 nations.
3D Print UAE exhibition cum conference is a concept aimed at providing a broad scale platform for the manufacturing sector and consumer world across the ME region.
3D Print UAE gave an opportunity for the additive manufacturing experts from across the globe to converge on this regional platform to showcase their solutions, analyze the benefits and discuss the opportunities in the Middle East. It also provided the opportunity for a listen- in to first-hand experience from industry leaders, connect solutions for overcoming challenges in the field, and enhance the brand and business portfolio.
Steffan Ritt, VP-head of global marketing and communications, SLM Solutions Group commented: “Since, this is the first kind of event in this region, it has attracted less number of visitors. However, the visitors and participants were more positive. Overall, the show went fairly well for us but we would have been happier if the organizers promoted the event well in advance.” SLM Solutions were one among the gold sponsors of the event.
Most of visitors commented that these kinds of exhibitions and conference should be encouraged to create more awareness about the 3D printing in this region.