Lagos based Academy Press has invested N 2b (approx. USD 636,000) in upgrading and modernising its press. The 51-year old print shop purchased a a six colour press, Concepta from Muller Martini, with output of 40,000 impressions per hour, and the Dimuken hologram applicator machine for applying hologram seal and hot foil stamping for security print and other sensitive documents, reported The Nation.
The Minister of Infor-mation and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed commissioned the state-of-the-art
The FESPA Africa and Sign Africa Expo reported satisfactory visitor turnout with 5592 unique visitors from South Africa and international countries, 941 return visitors and 6533 total visits to the expo. Eighty-two percent of visitors were owners or senior management and 79% are involved in decision making claimed the organisers.
The top 10 countries from Africa, outside of South Africa included: Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Kenya and Nigeria
Kenya-based packaging provider, Digital Packaging Innovations Ltd (DPI), has purchased an HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press, marking the first purchase of this press in the African continent.
The installation is set to be completed in late 2016, and as the company’s first digital press, will allow DPI to enter entirely new markets.
“As leaders in the field, HP became the obvious partner for us to promote digital growth and disrupt the African print market,” commented Kunal Chandaria, sales
Smithers Pira is teaming up with Africa Print to survey current trends in printing markets in Southern and Sub-Saharan Africa. The closing date for the online survey was 30th September 2016.
The online survey is designed to assess current trends in print markets in the region, covering key print product areas and printing technologies, and also examines the extent to which digital print is making inroads into sectors dominated by offset and other traditional print processes.
The typical
With Africa’s largest dedicated print and signage exhibition, FESPA Africa is due to take place between 7 and 9 September at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Co-located with Sign Africa and Africa Print, the expo is considered to be the printing industry’s showcase annual event for the African continent. FESPA Africa witnesses over 6000 industry professionals coming together to demonstrate and view the latest developments in technology, equipment, solutions and software.
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Communications company, Zero Plus has unveiled the first EFI H1625 LED printer in South Africa, acquired from EFI’s sub-Saharan partner Bytes Document Solutions and its business partner Ivyline Technologies.
Francois Coertze, production manager at Pretoria-based Zero Plus, identified the EFI printer as the ‘ideal catalyst for launching a range of new services for its discerning clients’, particularly those looking for new ways of presenting display graphics.
“Compared to traditional
The 18th International advertising industry and digital printing technologies trade fair, SIGN Istanbul will take place from Sept. 29-Oct. 2. The event will be attended by 450 companies from 32 countries who will demonstrate their latest innovations.
İFO Fuarcılık managing director, Zekeriya Aytemur, organizer of SIGN Istanbul 2016, is confident that the show will continue to pave the way for growth in the region’s advertising and digital printing sectors in Turkey and which supports the
Xerox has sold the prototype of the new Direct to Object Inkjet Printer that it showed at Drupa.
The machine, which enables personalised printing on three-dimensional objects, supports a wide variety of substrates including plastic, metals, ceramics, paper and cloth and object volumes of up to one cubic foot can be handled.
Xerox mechanical designer Michael Leo said: “The prototype unit was designed for a customer that wanted it inside their store so wanted it to have a very small
Ricoh SA is making the Leapfrog Creatr HS 3D printer available in South Africa and providing full consumable materials, maintenance and support locally for the product.
The company expects initial uptake in South Africa to be strong in the education and architecture verticals with significant interest from smaller engineering firms.
“Students and professionals who need to prototype products and components can make immediate commercial use of the 3D printer which has one of the largest bay
The Star of Kenya was getting ready for a big change through their investment in Kodak. Working with their longtime print supplier, Typotech, William and his team evaluated to invest in the Kodak Trendsetter Q400 Platesetter and Sonora Xp Process Free Plates for their benefits.
William Pike, MD of the Star’s, commented about the investment, “This decision was an integral part of our whole redesign process, and we did not want to be let down by poor plate output. The Kodak CTP machine was
Canon hosted a series of professional photography and videography workshops in Nairobi, Kenya, in partnership with Office Technologies, the local distributor of Canon in Kenya, and House of Fotography, between May 9th-20th. The educational sessions are intended to provide emerging young artistes the skills and training needed to gain more knowledge in their field, whilst harnessing new talent and giving Kenya’s youth hands-on access to Canon’s cameras.
The manufacturer recently established
Damam, Saudi Arabia based Al-Kheshi Advertising has invested in the first ever Durst P10-160 UV inkjet hybrid printer and Aristo GL2032 cutting table in Damam, purchased from Giffin Graphics. The company selected the ‘Durst for quality, speed and relaibility and the Aristo for accuracy and reliability’.
Explaining their reason for this investment, Magdi Al Kheshi, owner of Al Kheshi said: “Taking the decision of purchasing a flatbed printer with a cutter was felt due to our requirement
Bobst and industry partners Apex International, Atlas Converting, COIM, DEC Impianti, Kodak, Reifenhäuser and Rossini, convened in Cairo, Egypt, to meet representatives of the Egyptian flexible packaging and label converting industries who attended the roadshow at the Fairmont Heliopolis & Towers hotel.
Co-hosted by the Bobst’s agent in Egypt, Sidhom Co., the event gathered around 100 participants, who braved a day of inclement weather to be present, as did representatives of local
A recycling programme has been running successfully at Albertyn Primary for several years and is one of the 180 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay that are part of a school recycling programme.
“This is possible through the involvement of enthusiastic teachers and learners who all take pride in being part of the recycling program. In turn this contributes towards a cleaner environment, conserving natural resources for future generations and assisting the school in raising funds,” said PM of Waste
A long-term Xerox partner and Mauritian print solutions provider Harel Mallac Burea-utique (HMB) has further enhanced its value proposition by investing in the necessary skills to achieve Xerox Managed Print Services accreditation. The certification is provided by Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor globally which operates in 26 African countries.
BDS regional manager Olivier Merven says the Xerox MPS accreditation process is strictly controlled to ensure that
Canon Middle East participated in a four day exposition dedicated to the graphic arts and packaging industries in Morocco - SIAGRA Africa 2015.
The Canon stand at SIAGRA was divided into four sections - Professional Print, Signage, Photo & Fine Art and Computer-Aided Design & Geographic Information System (CAD/GIS), with each section showcasing a different printing solution.
Hendrik Verbrugghe, marketing director, Canon Middle East, said: “Africa is a key market for Canon
Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, has announced the local availability of the new JT Suite 6, a more flexible, modular version of the successful JT software suite. As a powerful but easy-to-use solution for in-house print facilities and smaller commercial printers, the JT Suite 6 provides essential functionality, minimising costs and maximising return on investment.
When it comes to print production, today’s customers expect faster turnaround times and same-day
Graffiti has purchased an EFI VUTEk GS5250LXr from distributor Saga Digital, whose South African division will work closely with Graffiti to ensure a seamless installation. The relationship between Saga Digital UAE principals and Graffiti goes back many years, as they were the original suppliers of the Jeti Solvent Printers that Graffiti is still using. With the new SAGA Digital SA office now up and running, the transition to EFI, and more so the new VUTEk GS5250LXr, will be a comfortable