PDF Aktuell Newsletter: Callas pdfToolbox 9 for variable data, Esko ArtPro+ with PDF editor and more PDF news

The 101st newsletter already, by Stephan Jaeggi full of PDF news. News such as the, not surprising, winner in preferred PDF format being PDf/X-4, the introduction of Acrobat Document Cloude update without Mobile Link, Callas scripting for variables in pdfToolbox 9 and Esko´s new ArtPro+ native PDF editor. The must-read English language newsletter can be…

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Paul Lindström: Why ink matters – Wild Format #2/4

Colour and workflow expert Paul Lindström wrote the fourth article in the second series Wild Format articles. He discusses the importance of inks in wide format printing; he role of pigments, the difference between water based and solvent inks, dye sublimation and UV curable inks. This very interesting article can be read on our articles…

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Brett Martin´s plastic substrate successful at FESPA Digital

FESPA Digital was a success both in numbers of visitors as well as in product introductions. One of these introductions was the series of substrates by manufacturer and market leader Brett Martin. Plastic substrates such as the new Coexcell, a PVC Foam which can be printed directly, show that the development of substrates is on…

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Van Straaten deploys world´s biggest sublimation printer

Van Straaten, a nearly 100 year old family company at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), was looking for something bigger than their 3,2 meter wide printer. Durst developed, together with a visual branding specialist, a 5 meter wide version of their Rhotex dye sublimation printer. This printer will allow Van Straaten, who have a production…

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Continued succes for exhibitors at FESPA EURASIA 2016

FESPA Eurasia 2016, to be held from 8-11 December, CNR Expo, Istanbul, is beginning to take shape as more and more exhibitors commit to a presence at this market-leading event, which showcases the latest wide format, screen and textile opportunities available throughout the Eurasian market. Post-show data from the 2015 show highlights that 9,231 unique…

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10th Anniversary FESPA Digital a big succes

Last week saw the return of FESPA Digital to its birthplace in Amsterdam, where 16,309 unique visitors attending the combined exhibitions, descended on the RAI to participate in the first global wide format event of the year. An increase of 34% in footfall since the last Digital show held during a similar time period in…

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FESPA Digital in Pictures

  Editor Beate den Engelsman made this compilation of remarkable, unique or just beautiful images of  FESPA Digital. The images show how diverse digital technology has become and how technology can inspire creative communicators in making unique products.  

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New heroes of significant size at FESPA

They were located close to each other, the super format Durst industrial textile printer and MHP Technology´s Stretchmaster. Two new heroes of different size, but solutions that indicate how automated our industry has become and how fast the borders between market segments are disappearing. FESPA Digital proved that the borders between segments have disappeared, the…

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