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Avon Graphics are pleased to announce that today Canon have launched the new Canon iPF750 and iPF755 large format printers.

Here is a brief outline of each new machine.

Canon iPF750
The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF750 36inch large format printer produces vibrant full-bleed posters, clear text documents, and crisp line drawings quickly and easily. An ideal solution for personal and small workgroups, this versatile print solution is designed to meet the speed and precision requirements for AEC, CAD, MCAD, ECAD, and applications, with outstanding ease-of-operation to handle all-purpose, office projects.

You can get more information on this great new machine on our product page here - Canon iPF750

Canon iPF755
Built for architects, engineers, GIS professionals, and other high-end technical documents users, the 36inch Canon imagePROGRAF iPF755 large format printer is a powerful print solution designed to meet the demands of medium to large workgroups. With incredible line accuracy, an 80GB hard drive, and on-board support for HP-GL/2 and HP-RTL files, the iPF755 is an ideal solution for any professional with a need for printing complex full-color renderings, CAD drawings, GIS maps and other large-format graphics quickly, effortlessly, and with remarkable detail.

You can get more information on this great new machine on our product page here - Canon iPF755

We will have stocks of both of these printers by mid May - so get your orders in now!

In the recent EDP awards Canon won the award for 'Photographic Printer' with their iPF6000s, iPF8000s and iPF9000s. Designed primarily for Print for Pay and Production markets, the iPF6000 24”, iPF8000S 44” and iPF9000S 60” range of printer uses an 8-colour LUCIA pigment ink system that produces
stunning prints that can't fail to turn heads. It’s new Economy Print Mode produces high quality output at a lower total cost. This mode enables 1200 x 1200 dpi output at high speed on coated and uncoated paper stocks by regulating the use of photo cyan and photo magenta inks to educe ink consumption by 10% to 20%. The built-in 80GB hard drive increases storage space and Canon’s innovative ink tank system enables continuous printing even while the cartridges have to be unloaded. Selectable highcapacity ink tanks offer a choice of 330ml or 700ml.

Sign & Digital UK 2009 28 - 30 April 2009 Halls 6-8 NEC Birmingham

What is Sign & Digital UK?

Sign & Digital UK, co-located with Screenprint and The Digital Signage Showcase is the leading event for today's vibrant UK visual communication industry. Spanning 3 days at the NEC, Birmingham, the exhibition attracts unprecedented levels of quality visitors from across the industry. The event offers a unique and unrivalled opportunity to keep pace with a huge range of the latest products and services, as well as the prospect of networking and meeting a broad mix of key industry buyers and decision makers.

With over 21 years experience, this exhibition has continually evolved to give visitors a true insight into the industry today and in the future, which is why it can boast to be the biggest, most visited and longest established  visual communications event in the UK.

This year, ProductionServer5, the ColorGATE digital printing solution, was selected by the European Digital Press Association (EDP) as the best software for “RIP solutions for wide format”.

Every year, the publishers of the leading European Digital Graphic Press magazines get together with an independent jury to choose the winners of the European Digital Graphic Press Awards for the best products in the digital graphic press industry.

After receiving this outstanding honour, the ColorGATE flagship is now immediately authorised to bear the coveted EPD Award logo as the “Best RIP Solution For Wide Format Of The Year 2009”.

The EDP Awards honuor the best and most innovative digital press products of the past twelve months that outdo the competition in terms of innovation, quality, value for money and user friendliness.

The publishers of the leading European magazines in the field of digital press belong to the international EDP Association.

The EDP press office produces publications in more than 15 countries and in seven different languages and reaches an audience of more than 240,000 trade professionals. The jury of the EDP Awards is made up of independent digital press advisors, editors and trade professionals from all over Europe.

Flexibility, reliability and speed in production still stand for perfection in digital printing and press services today. According to these standards, ColorGATE technology now offers the universal ProductionServer, already in its fifth generation, providing cross-system RIP software for every type of digital printing application (LFP – Large Format Printing, screen printing film creation, proofing, photo & fine art, professional processing, including cutting). Improved in terms of productivity and quality, the ProductionServer5 is now available on the retail market with new optional modules:-

•Cost Calculation Module (CCM) to calculate printing costs with subsequent report for reliable printing cost management.

•Color Server Module (CSM) for quick color transformation.

“We are very happy that our continuing success in developing and servicing the most customer-oriented production software has been rewarded once again, this time with this coveted international award,” commented Catherine Kirschner, ColorGATE MarCom Manager.

It was also announce that Fujifilm Graphic Systems U.S.A., has selected the ColorGATE RIP to drive all Fujifilm wide-format devices.

ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions
http://www.colorgate.com/

Fujifilm announces that it has developed a plate processing resources calculator to help all printers assess the impact their platemaking has on the environment.

The online calculator enables printers to compare differing plate processing solutions - processed, ZAC -processed, chemistry-free and processless - to see how they compare in terms of environmental performance. The site features a clear guide to each process, identifying the major differences between each technology.

A printer using the calculator simply enters the number and size of the plates used per month; the amount of replenisher and developer consumed; the size of the processor, and finally how many hours it is in use and on standby.  The calculator then generates clear bar graphs showing how much water, chemistry and energy is consumed and how much waste is produced for each different plate processing solution. To find out how environmental performance can be improved, a printer can experiment with different configurations.

Graham Leeson, marketing manager for Fujifilm, says: "The plate processing resources calculator quickly and simply allows a printer to understand the relative environmental pros and cons of the different platemaking technologies. Importantly, the calculator clarifies the grey area surrounding chemistry-free and processless platemaking from an environmental perspective by clearly identifying the resources used and waste produced. The calculator is further evidence of Fujifilm's commitment to producing products, technologies and services geared to helping printers reduce their impact on the environment."

The online calculator can be found  at  http://www.howgreenareyourplates.com