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Agfa launches speedy Landa to open
new ink plant
Anapurna H3200 unveiled plans to open a new
Landa Digital Printing has

ink factory to supply its
North American customer
Agfa has unveiled the lat- our plus white inkset, with base, expected to open in the
est update to its 3.2m hybrid UV-LED curing. The new second half of 2024. The
Anapurna H3200 engine, model’s improvements, new plant will manufacture
boasting of a near-70% leap however, lie in a redesign of the company’s water-based
in printing speed.Launched the print shuttle and engine, NanoInk inks, required for
this week to the global mar- with production mode its proprietary ‘nanographic
ket, the new model will ship speeds now ramped up to printing’ process. It will join
from Q2 2024. 66sqm/hr and improved Landa’s existing plants in
“We are excited to unveil quality on both flexible and Israel and the Netherlands,
the next generation of the Anapurna H3200 features a near-70% speed boost, Agfa says rigid substrates. with focus on providing
Anapurna H3200,” said vering reliability, the new our customers.” The new H3200 has also enough capacity to supply
Philip Van der Auwera, version of the Anapurna Final prices for the printer been equipped with contin- the North American conti-
Agfa’s sign and display prod- H3200 now combines these from Agfa UK will be uous board feeder and a new nent in accordance with the
uct manager. Since the attributes with a boost in revealed at the Fespa Global protective closure for a safe firm’s expansion plans
debut of the first Anapurna productivity and improved Print Expo in Amsterdam in working environment. The Gil Oron, the company’s
over two decades ago, the quality. March, though Printweek machine will be on display CEO, said: “Landa places
printer family has under- “This step underscores understands it will cost no first at C!Print in Lyon next strategic importance in our
gone multiple enhance- Agfa’s commitment to inno- more than €300,000 month, alongside Agfa’s Jeti North American customer
ments and expansions. vation and delivering top- (£256,000). Tauro H3300 HS 3.3m base. The new plant will be
Renowned for its excep- notch solutions that align Like its predecessor, the inkjet press, before featuring built in the Midwestern
tional versatility and unwa- with the evolving needs of H3200 will feature a six-col- on Agfa’s stand at Fespa.Il US.Ed ero ea
Agfa and EFI join forces to Xampla gains funding

expand respective ranges for growth

Xampla has gained a fur-
Rival inkjet manufacturers ther $7m (£5.5m) in fund-
Agfa and EFI have joined ing to fuel expansion of its
forces to expand their respec- natural, biodegradable
tive product ranges by adding materials that promise a
OEM machines to their port- drop-in replacement to plas-
folios. The two inkjet manu- tics. The company is a spin-
facturers will formally unveil EFI Vutek Q5r, the multi-roll device is one of the machines included off from the University of
their global strategic partner- wide-format printing indus- and update their liveries in Cambridge, and remains
ship at Fespa in March. try at large.” line with their own existing based in the area. It has Xampla has gained funding
According to their joint Printweek understands developed a patented range
statement, the agreement that the deal is initially ranges. The rebadged of materials under its Morro traditional plastic microcap-
will involve Agfa integrating restricted to four machines: machines will also be availa- brand that are made from sules.
EFI roll-to-roll printers and the 5m-wide EFI Vuteks – ble with each manufacturer’s plant proteins and other The company said of the
EFI adding Agfa’s high-end the Q5r and Q5r+ – and two ‘house’ digital front-ends, so natural biopolymers. latest funding round:
hybrid printers. 3.3m-wide Agfa Jeti Tauros – the Agfa machines will be The range includes Morro “Existing investors reaf-
“This strategic partnership the H3300 HS LED and the Coating, a food safe, plant- firmed confidence in the
with industry leader EFI will H3300 S LED. available with Fiery RIPs and based replacement for petro- business, with new investor,
broaden the range of options However, a spokesperson the EFI machines with Agfa’s chemical and CIECH Ventures, contribut-
we can offer to our customers for Agfa said: “This is the first Asanti workflow. fluorochemical coatings ing to the round.” The firm
and expand the market reach step in the co-operation; The printers will also run used on paper and card- said it would be used to
for our state-of-the-art solu- what will happen in the the proprietary inks they board. expand the applications for
tions,” said Pascal Juéry, future, we will have to wait Morro products also Morro Coating into new
Agfa-Gevaert Group CEO. and see.” were designed for, although, include an edible film, a sol- markets, replacing plastic-
“It truly is a milestone for Each manufacturer will like the machines, these will uble film, and a plastic-free based coatings in takeaway
our company and for the rename the other’s machines be rebadged to each vendor. biodegradable alternative to packaging, sachets and cups.
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