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BHS Corrugated and Agfa announce strategic commercial agree…

BHS Corrugated, a leading supplier in the corrugated industry and OEM of single-pass inkjet print systems, and Agfa, a global provider of inkjet systems and inks, announced a strategic commercial agreement. Under this agreement, Agfa will exclusively supply the printing engines for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome to BHS Corrugated and become a BHS Certified ink supplier. This agreement highlights BHS Corrugated’s commitment to enhancing its BHS Jetliner Series of products. The BHS Jetliner Xceed features the most efficient digital pre-print at the lowest possible cost, while the BHS Jetliner Monochrome is a fully corrugator-integrated single-pass inkjet print system that delivers superior value and introduces new and disruptive business models to its customers. The BHS Jetliner technology brings significant innovation to the corrugated industry. Advanced automation enables digital single-pass inkjet printing at high speeds (up to 300 m/min or 1,000 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and 400 m/min or 1,300 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Monochrome). This technology reduces the need for additional printing equipment, lowers working capital, and simplifies workflows, providing greater flexibility and efficiency. The BHS Jetliner Series offers flexible operation models, from Roll-Roll to an entire inline RSR® (roll to printed sheet in real time) process. This flexibility allows customers to shape the future of their production, support their transformation from an analog production process to an entirely digital industrial converting process, and explore new ways to design, purchase, manufacture, and deliver boxes at the lowest possible cost. BHS Corrugated will leverage Agfa’s ink and inkjet system development expertise to advance its single-pass inkjet systems further. This collaboration demonstrates BHS Corrugated’s proactive approach to driving innovation and excellence in the industry, particularly in digital pre-print and inline print solutions for corrugators. By utilizing Agfa’s high-performance inkjet technology, print engines, and industrial inks, BHS Corrugated ensures that the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome benefit from cutting-edge advancements in quality, reliability, and cost efficiency. Agfa’s industrial inkjet solutions are known for their print quality and reliability, making them an ideal choice for the rigorous demands of high-speed single pass corrugated packaging production at the lowest possible cost. The installation and ramp-up of the BHS Jetliner Monochrome, a first-of-its-kind, is in full swing, and the BHS Jetliner Xceed is expected to land at its destination by the third quarter of this year. “We are excited to work together with Agfa and believe this agreement will significantly bolster our capabilities,” said Helmut Kraus, Business Unit Head of Digital & Logistics, BHS Corrugated. “Integrating Agfa’s inkjet technology aligns with our Box Plant strategy and reinforces our position as a leading innovator in the corrugated industry.” “We are honored to be chosen by BHS Corrugated as their supplier for the print engines of the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome and are delighted to be a BHS Certified ink supplier,” said Arnaud Calleja , Agfa Vice-President Digital Printing Solutions. “We look forward to a successful collaboration that will drive mutual growth and innovation.”
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BHS Corrugated and Agfa announce strategic commercial agree…

BHS Corrugated, a leading supplier in the corrugated industry and OEM of single-pass inkjet print systems, and Agfa, a global provider of inkjet systems and inks, announced a strategic commercial agreement. Under this agreement, Agfa will exclusively supply the printing engines for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome to BHS Corrugated and become a BHS Certified ink supplier. This agreement highlights BHS Corrugated’s commitment to enhancing its BHS Jetliner Series of products. The BHS Jetliner Xceed features the most efficient digital pre-print at the lowest possible cost, while the BHS Jetliner Monochrome is a fully corrugator-integrated single-pass inkjet print system that delivers superior value and introduces new and disruptive business models to its customers. The BHS Jetliner technology brings significant innovation to the corrugated industry. Advanced automation enables digital single-pass inkjet printing at high speeds (up to 300 m/min or 1,000 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and 400 m/min or 1,300 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Monochrome). This technology reduces the need for additional printing equipment, lowers working capital, and simplifies workflows, providing greater flexibility and efficiency. The BHS Jetliner Series offers flexible operation models, from Roll-Roll to an entire inline RSR® (roll to printed sheet in real time) process. This flexibility allows customers to shape the future of their production, support their transformation from an analog production process to an entirely digital industrial converting process, and explore new ways to design, purchase, manufacture, and deliver boxes at the lowest possible cost. BHS Corrugated will leverage Agfa’s ink and inkjet system development expertise to advance its single-pass inkjet systems further. This collaboration demonstrates BHS Corrugated’s proactive approach to driving innovation and excellence in the industry, particularly in digital pre-print and inline print solutions for corrugators. By utilizing Agfa’s high-performance inkjet technology, print engines, and industrial inks, BHS Corrugated ensures that the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome benefit from cutting-edge advancements in quality, reliability, and cost efficiency. Agfa’s industrial inkjet solutions are known for their print quality and reliability, making them an ideal choice for the rigorous demands of high-speed single pass corrugated packaging production at the lowest possible cost. The installation and ramp-up of the BHS Jetliner Monochrome, a first-of-its-kind, is in full swing, and the BHS Jetliner Xceed is expected to land at its destination by the third quarter of this year. “We are excited to work together with Agfa and believe this agreement will significantly bolster our capabilities,” said Helmut Kraus, Business Unit Head of Digital & Logistics, BHS Corrugated. “Integrating Agfa’s inkjet technology aligns with our Box Plant strategy and reinforces our position as a leading innovator in the corrugated industry.” “We are honored to be chosen by BHS Corrugated as their supplier for the print engines of the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome and are delighted to be a BHS Certified ink supplier,” said Arnaud Calleja , Agfa Vice-President Digital Printing Solutions. “We look forward to a successful collaboration that will drive mutual growth and innovation.”
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Canon Launches ProStream 2000 series of High-speed, Web-Fed Inkjet Pr…

Canon announces the launch of the ProStream 2000, a new series of web-fed inkjet presses for commercial print and business communications service providers looking for an especially attractive cost/performance ratio for applications on media up to 150gsm and on uncoated papers. Printing at up to 133m/min on standard offset coated, uncoated and inkjet optimised media from 28gsm up to 150gsm, the ProStream 2000 series offers a better cost/performance ratio and is 20% shorter than the ProStream 3000. It also consumes 10% less energy[1] than the ProStream 1800. Also announced today is the new ProStream 3160, the 160m/min flagship model of the ProStream 3000 series. A new polymer pigment ink set, also included with the ProStream 2000 series, ensures high, consistent offset-like print quality at rated speed, while extending the media grammage/speed range. Both the ProStream 2000 series and the ProStream 3160 enable ultra-fast production, allowing print businesses to move even higher volumes of work from offset and legacy technologies. The new ProStream 2000 series is the ideal inkjet investment choice for general and specialised commercial print service providers, who are predominantly producing high-quality applications on lower weight media or on a wide range of media types and weights and want to migrate high-volume work from offset to digital. Papers up to 300 gsm are supported at reduced speed. The ProStream 2000 series will equally appeal to book printers, who principally produce applications on uncoated media but are looking to diversify into coated media, as well as to business communications companies that want to expand beyond traditional print jobs, such as reports, invoices and statements, to premium direct mail, brochures and newsletters through a cost-efficient and flexible means of production. The new series comprises two models – the 80m per minute ProStream 2080 and the 133m per minute ProStream 2133 – and can print duplex up to 1,790 four-colour A4 impressions per minute or 11,300 B2 sheets per hour, equating to 58 million A4 impressions per month, on web widths up to 558mm. Optimal print and application quality at all speeds is delivered with native 1200 dpi piezo drop-on-demand print heads and Canon Smart ColorGrip paper conditioning solution, together with the new polymer pigment ink set for extended colour gamut (brighter reds and darker blacks), superior abrasion resistance and applications ready for gloss varnish embellishment. Canon’s Inline Quality Control, a high-performance camera system, which checks print quality and automatically makes changes in real time, also helps to assure consistent quality from the first page to the last. In addition, the ProStream 2000 series incorporates systems that ensure a stable, continuous ink supply when printing higher ink coverage at high speed, for a constant, uniform print quality. That output quality has also been independently validated by the Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies to the highest ‘A’ standard of its FOGRA51 certification. Demonstrating Canon’s focus on reducing the environmental footprint of its products and operations, the ProStream 2000 series requires a 29% lower power supply and produces 36% lower exhaust volumes and heat emissions than its predecessor ProStream 1000 series while retaining the same speed/media grammage range. As with the ProStream 3000, the system is highly automated – including automatic splice handling – for minimal waste and ease of use, while the power supply of the 2000 series has also been relocated to improve accessibility for ease and speed of servicing. Hans Schmidbauer, Director, Marketing & Innovation, Commercial Print, Canon EMEA, comments, “Canon is constantly looking to deliver new technologies that offer our customers maximum value in terms of a return on their investment and enable them to adapt and succeed in changing market conditions. In the case of ProStream, the advances we’ve introduced in recent years have given print businesses exceptional quality, productivity and cost efficiency for high volumes of on-demand applications on multiple media types and weights. And with the introduction of the 160-metres-per-minute ProStream 3160, we’re further improving the breakeven point, compared with offset, to offer customers even greater cost efficiency. “We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and, with the launch of the new ProStream 2000 series, we now have a seamless portfolio of inkjet production presses, both sheet- and web-fed, that can meet the individual needs, in terms of applications and volumes, of every general commercial and online printer, book producer, photo product specialist and business communication printer. With its smaller footprint, the ProStream 2000 series offers an economical cost/performance ratio for applications printed on lighter papers, whether coated or uncoated, and makes the benefits of ProStream accessible to a wider commercial print audience. Similarly, the ProStream 2000 series is a viable proposition for business communication companies looking for a flexible solution that will enable them to diversify into more premium products printed on coated stocks or bring in-house such products that they previously had to outsource.” The ProStream 2000 series will make its global debut at drupa (28th May – 7th June 2024), Düsseldorf, Germany), where it will be exhibited in a live production workflow with a broad range of print applications. Both the new ProStream 2000 series and the ProStream 3160 are immediately available directly from Canon.    
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BHS Corrugated and Agfa announce strategic commercial agreement to en…

BHS Corrugated, a leading supplier in the corrugated industry and OEM of single-pass inkjet print systems, and Agfa, a global provider of inkjet systems and inks, announced a strategic commercial agreement. Under this agreement, Agfa will exclusively supply the printing engines for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome to BHS Corrugated and become a BHS Certified ink supplier. This agreement highlights BHS Corrugated’s commitment to enhancing its BHS Jetliner Series of products. The BHS Jetliner Xceed features the most efficient digital pre-print at the lowest possible cost, while the BHS Jetliner Monochrome is a fully corrugator-integrated single-pass inkjet print system that delivers superior value and introduces new and disruptive business models to its customers. The BHS Jetliner technology brings significant innovation to the corrugated industry. Advanced automation enables digital single-pass inkjet printing at high speeds (up to 300 m/min or 1,000 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Xceed and 400 m/min or 1,300 ft/min for the BHS Jetliner Monochrome). This technology reduces the need for additional printing equipment, lowers working capital, and simplifies workflows, providing greater flexibility and efficiency. The BHS Jetliner Series offers flexible operation models, from Roll-Roll to an entire inline RSR® (roll to printed sheet in real time) process. This flexibility allows customers to shape the future of their production, support their transformation from an analog production process to an entirely digital industrial converting process, and explore new ways to design, purchase, manufacture, and deliver boxes at the lowest possible cost. BHS Corrugated will leverage Agfa’s ink and inkjet system development expertise to advance its single-pass inkjet systems further. This collaboration demonstrates BHS Corrugated’s proactive approach to driving innovation and excellence in the industry, particularly in digital pre-print and inline print solutions for corrugators. By utilizing Agfa’s high-performance inkjet technology, print engines, and industrial inks, BHS Corrugated ensures that the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome benefit from cutting-edge advancements in quality, reliability, and cost efficiency. Agfa’s industrial inkjet solutions are known for their print quality and reliability, making them an ideal choice for the rigorous demands of high-speed single pass corrugated packaging production at the lowest possible cost. The installation and ramp-up of the BHS Jetliner Monochrome, a first-of-its-kind, is in full swing, and the BHS Jetliner Xceed is expected to land at its destination by the third quarter of this year. “We are excited to work together with Agfa and believe this agreement will significantly bolster our capabilities,” said Helmut Kraus, Business Unit Head of Digital & Logistics, BHS Corrugated. “Integrating Agfa’s inkjet technology aligns with our Box Plant strategy and reinforces our position as a leading innovator in the corrugated industry.” “We are honored to be chosen by BHS Corrugated as their supplier for the print engines of the BHS Jetliner Xceed and BHS Jetliner Monochrome and are delighted to be a BHS Certified ink supplier,” said Arnaud Calleja , Agfa Vice-President Digital Printing Solutions. “We look forward to a successful collaboration that will drive mutual growth and innovation.”
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  • Agfa Avinci CX3200

    Avinci CX3200 is 3.2 m wide dye sub textile printer capable of printing on polyester-based textiles What is it? Agfa’s Avinci CX3200 is a highly reliable and convenient soft signage printer that can print directly to fabrics and onto transfer paper. It uses an off-line calendar unit to ensure perfect fixation. Agfa’s dedicated dye sublimation roll-to-roll printer will enable you to create vibrant, high-quality prints on polyester-based fabrics up to 3.2 m wide, including a broad range of in- and outdoor soft signage applications, as well as interior decoration. The Avinci CX3200 boasts a rich color gamut and delivers deep black, perfect solids, accurate spot color mapping and smooth tonal rendering that is particularly noticeable in skin tones. The Avinci inks are characterised by their flexibility, image longevity and outdoor resistance. They offer stable jetting performance and deliver the same high-quality results, batch after batch. An off-line calender unit fixes the color deeply into the structure of the polyester-based fabrics while evaporating the carrier fluid. When was it launched at what are the target markets? It was launched on June 22, 2021, and aimed at soft signage industry, sports wear, fashion industry and home décor. Avinic CX3200 is a 3.2 m wide Dye Sub Textile printer capable of printing on polyester based textiles. Does it replace an earlier product? It replaces the earlier model of DX3200. The Avinci CX3200 is driven by Agfa’s Asanti wide-format workflow software. Color accuracy is provided by the easy-to-use color management. Using  their Calibrated Print Mode feature, new media can be calibrated and profiled in less than 15 minutes, after which the new profiles can be used to guarantee print quality. Asanti controls and automates the entire printing process from file intake to finishing, maximising productivity. Its comprehensive integration of file handling, color management and preflighting guarantees smooth and error-free jobs. The web-based Asanti Production Dashboard offers a view on your running production. It summarizes the jobs produced and reports on quantity printed, media usage, ink volumes enabling you to control your production and to manage your print shop optimally. What is the USP? It allows you to print directly on textiles and capable of print on transfer paper media as well. Single person media loading and low inks consumptions are another features. High productivity and a robust design for reliable printing at all times, vibrant prints and a wide color gamut; fine detail rendering; extensive applications scope; low ink consumption; convenient operations and a fast changeover between jobs are another features. Avinci produces good results with a minimum of jetted ink. This low ink consumption is based on Agfa’s renowned Thin Ink Layer technology: a smart combination of particular ink characteristics and our Asanti workflow software algorithms that tune the ink quantities perfectly to the required image quality mode. What training and support are available? Full in house training and support available from Agfa UAE and Belgium. Complete and integrated solution are available for printer, inks, workflow software, worldwide service and applications support. How productive is it? It prints at speed of 250 Sqm per hr on express mode. Being able to print directly to fabric is easy and ideal for fast handling and for special applications such as flags, where print-though is needed. Transfer paper allows for super sharp prints, eliminates any set-off, and limits media waste to a minimum. In addition, it extends the application scope to sportswear and fashion garments, as well as home décor prints on non-coated polyester fabrics. What does it cost? How is it sold? The recommended retail price (RRP) is approximately $220k stand alone printer and requires a separate calendaring unit. How many are in use? Currently, the latest CX3200 are around 11 units around the world. Specifications 3.2m Dye sublimation Printer Kyocera print heads 4 colour printer CYMK Direct to garment capable to print on transfer paper Max speed of 250 sqm Stand alone printer Resolution up to 600 x 1800 dpi Media types: Polyester-based fabrics, or transfer paper used to create banners, indoor wall graphics, shop decoration, outdoor advertising, light boxes, trade show displays, flags and high polyester-based blends “Agfa Avinci CX3200  was launched in June 2021.”
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    Epson – SureColor SC V7000 Flatbed Printer

    Epson's first UV large format printer offers exceptional image quality, Shihab Zubair What is it? The SureColor SC-V7000 is Epson's first UV large format printer, offering exceptional image quality. The V7000 is ideal for printing eye-catching retail and outdoor signage, window displays, hoarding panels, packaging, promotional goods, and décor products. It includes Epson’s Micro Piezo printhead with ten newly developed original inks, for accurate colour reproduction for spot and corporate colours. It allows businesses the flexibility to print on a range of media up to 80mm thick including acrylics, polycarbonates, PVC, glass, aluminium, metal, polyester, foam board, styrene, wood and stone. The printhead layout enables simultaneous high-speed printing and, with the 4-zone vacuum system, it offers real flexibility for production environments. When was it launched at what are the target markets? The Epson SureColor SC-V7000 was launched in April 2021 within the Middle East region, building on the success of Epson’s award-winning range of SureColor S Series signage printers. The V7000 allows sign and display makers to expand their portfolio of products, to deliver high quality, fast and reliable results on a variety of different media. Does it replace an earlier product? The SureColor SC-V7000 proudly marks Epson’s entry into the UV flatbed signage print market. As Epson’s first UV large format printer, it provides unique features to differentiate and enhance our offering to the signage market. Every feature of the Epson SureColor SC-V7000 has been designed with the customer in mind. This is a robust and affordable UV LED flatbed signage printer capable of fast and quality printing on a wide range of media – any type of surface, despite the size, thickness, or weight. This is in addition to Epson’s successful product solutions such as the Epson SureColor SC Series of eco-solvent and resin ink printers. For instance, for environmentally friendly organisations, Epson’s SureColor SC-R5010 Series has the capacity to include a resin ink solution, offering print service providers and creative design agencies the ability to produce a wide range of signage in a more sustainable way, without compromising on the results. For a larger ink capacity, Epson offers the SureColor SC-R5010L. What is the USP? The Epson SureColor SC-V7000 provides exceptional image quality, productivity, usability, and safety. With the unique Epson Micro Piezo printhead, the printer has ten newly developed original inks and 3-layer high-speed printing. It helps print with ease and safety with automatic measurement of media thickness, a multi-zone vacuum, and a printhead crash prevent function, Epson Edge Print, proximity sensors. What training and support is available? Epson manufactures all the components for the SureColor SC-V7000, including printheads, inks and software, in order to reach the consistent quality levels that our customers expect. The Epson Cloud Solution PORT is a cloud-based system from where you will be able to monitor equipment across several sites, or several printers across one site, from the production floor or remotely, and assist the control of production. This enables efficient production planning, increased uptime and enhanced support. Epson Production Monitor is part of the Epson Cloud Solution PORT suite of apps and allows you to examine the production status in real-time. If an issue occurs, it can be corrected efficiently with minimal disruption to the print run. How productive is it? The SureColor SC-V7000 enables businesses to print at high speed with a maximum print area of 2.5 metres by 1.25 metres. The printhead layout enables simultaneous high-speed printing, with white ink and varnish, without losing productivity. What does it cost? How is it sold? The recommended retail price (RRP) is around AED 330,563 (US $90,000) and it is sold through authorised partners in the Middle East. How many are in use? Currently two printers have been installed in the UAE, and we are scheduled to install a few more in December and further into 2022. Specifications UltraChrome UV 10-colour inkset Printing resolution of 720 x 1,440 DPI Outstanding print quality High-speed simultaneous printing even when using white, colour and varnish Printheads, ink, firmware and software with an ink tank capacity of 1,000 ml  Price from AED 330,563 “Epson SureColor SC-V7000 was launched in April 2021.”
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