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Mimaki launches new Landa Digital Printing
IN BRIEF

UV printing solution plans to reap the benefits
of the ¤1bn (£857m)
investment that has
brought the business to
this point – it has just
Mimaki Europe has the surface, so direct printing unveiled new higher-
announced the launch of a allows for the original surface speed versions of its B1
full UV print-and-cut solu- texture of the substrate to sheetfed inkjet presses
and looks likely to go big on testimonials from happy cus-
tion, consisting of the large remain, excluding the design tomers at Drupa. At this week’s pre-Drupa media confer-
format flatbed UV printer, area. ence the company announced the new S11 and S11P (per-
JFX600-2531 and the flatbed Another feature carried fecting) B1 sheetfed models. An ‘11K Module’ ups the pro-
cutting plotter, the CFX- over from the previous model duction speed from 6,500sph to 11,200sph while a new
PrintAI module promises to “enhance print quality even
2531. Both solutions will be is the 2.5D printing function, further”. At the last Drupa in 2016 Landa showed the S10
demonstrated together for which creates texture to the running at 13,000sph, which had been the high-speed goal
surface of the print for added
the first time at the Mimaki customisability and value. To from the outset of the project back at Drupa 2012. They will
be fully upgraded to the S11 platform. The AI module is spe-
Experience Centre in streamline production fur- cifically a software upgrade.
Amsterdam during FESPA For sign & architectural needs ther, Mimaki has optimised
2024. The flatbed UV bilities for printers, particu- the ‘Toggle Print Function’ Wapping-based data, doc-
printer, JFX600-2531, larly in architectural for the JFX600-2531, which ument and mailing house
Millnet has acquired four
responds to market demand applications. Due to the allows for simultaneous US offices from former par-
for a larger print size, follow- expanded print-bed, the printing at the front and rear ent company Consilio. The
ing the positive reception of JFX600-2531 is able to print of the print table. Print oper- deal, inked 1 March, sees 46
ators can now set the print
the JFX600-2513 launched in directly on commonly used origin at two locations, staff join Millnet across
sit e s i n Ne w Yor k,
2021. Offering the same high architectural substrates, such meaning that manual pro- W ash in g ton D . C . ,
levels of productivity and as glass and plywood, which cesses, like replacing, fixing Minneapolis and San
maximum resolution of have a standard size of and cleaning the surface of a Diego, and will approximately double Millnet’s turnover. It
follows Millnet’s management buyout at the hands of Steve
1,200 dpi, the increased 3,000mm. Printing on these substrate, can take place Chadd, managing director, who took up Consilio’s offer to
print-bed size of 3.1m in substrates commonly involve while the printer continues divest from its UK document business – and now its US
length opens up new possi- applying a printed film onto to print on the other side. operation too. The US offices’ assets and business have
been transferred to Millnet’s ownership, and will be
Metsä changes Kaskinen plans rebranded as Millnet US. Consilio will continue operating its
core offices in New York and Washington D.C.

Metsä Board has decided included technical design, of the pre-engineering, the York Media boss Linda
not to invest in a new folding design of infrastructure and company said it has made the Boyes has dispensed with
boxboard mill in Kaskinen, “logistics solutions”, and ten- decision not to proceed with the services of Mike
Newbould Junior at her
Finland following the com- dering for the main equip- the Kaskinen investment. It new web offset start-up
pletion of a pre-engineering ment, as well as financial stated: “The total cost was venture. Newbould was
phase, and the business now analysis of the project. The significantly higher than employed as a consultant
plans to invest in its existing pre-engineering also to oversee the installation
mills. The potential invest- included an environmental originally estimated, mean- of the firm’s MAN Lithoman
ment was originally revealed impact assessment and an ing that the targets for pay- IV 72pp-80pp press within inline finishing, sourced from
by the business, part of Metsä application for an environ- back time and return on Stibo Complete in Denmark. Boyes said that her success in
Group, in September 2022. mental permit. capital employed would not business had been based on “working as a team, with a
flat structure”. “We’ve parted company with Mike and
The pre-engineering phase Following the completion have been met. decided not to continue the relationship. We had different
Agfa expands printer portfolio visions.” Group MD Martins Komisars had stepped in
together with his works director to oversee arrival of the
press and factory refurbishment.
Agfa, a global leader in “We are thrilled to unveil National World has sold Press Computer Systems (PCS) to
imaging and printing solu- our transformed and content and advertising software specialist Naviga in a
tions, today unveiled its enhanced inkjet printer port- £3.5m deal.National World had acquired PCS as part of its
enhanced and rebranded folio, where proven wide- £11.5m deal to buy Midland News Association six months
ago. PCS offers specialist software-as-a-service technology
inkjet printer portfolio. format inkjet technology to publishers, and has many users in local media. National
Under the baseline Agfa’s Inkjet Printer Portfolio meets the power of three World chairman David Montgomery commented:
‘Powerful by Nature’, the brand-new beasts,” says “Newspaper production technology is not our core exper-
tise and so we believe PCS is being transferred into good
printers have been imbued than three new inkjet print- Arnaud Calleja, Vice- hands with Naviga, which is best placed to develop that
with a fresh identity, now ers made their global debut President Digital Printing business while continuing to serve National World’s mod-
sporting names of formida- at the FESPA Global Print Solutions at Agfa. All printers ernisation and automation needs for the long term.” The
ble animals that reflect their Expo in Amsterdam held are driven by Agfa’s Asanti US-headquartered business acquired PCS as a going con-
cern via Naviga 1 UK Ltd.
unique strengths. No fewer between March 19 and 22. workflow software.
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