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GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015

The Latest Mimaki Flatbed Printer Heads to The Inkjet Candy Store The Inkjet Candy Store (Booth 3040) is a dynamic GRAPH EXPO 15 show floor pavilion dedicated to showcasing a representative sample of the latest wide format printers. It provides a good first stop for visitors to take notes and plan which manufacturers, models, and/or applications to follow up on, and which exhibitors to visit. One of the items in display in the Inkjet Candy Store is Mimaki’s JFX200, a UV LED, 4x8' flatbed printer that prints CMYK as well as white and clear ink. A true flatbed, it can print on rigid materials and irregularly shaped objects up to 1.97" thick, and can produce a diverse range of printed products for both indoor and outdoor use, such as backlit displays, signs and posters, interior décor, glass and metal decorative panels, and more. A UV ink printer, it uses cold-curing LEDs rather than hot mercury vapor lamps. In Mimaki’s main booth (2644) the company is showing a variety of its solutions for display graphics, package prototyping, and shortrun packaging. In addition to the aforementioned JFX200, Mimaki also has on display the rollfed CJV300 eco-solvent cut-and-print device, available in a 54" or 64" configuration, which offers up to 10 colors—including silver—as well as a dye-sublimation option. It is designed to produce everything from fine art reproductions and outdoor signage to labels, decals, and T-shirt transfers. The 54" or 64" roll-fed JV400LX latex printer uses fast-drying, water-based latex inks to print CMYK plus orange and green ink as well as what the company touts as the world’s first white latex ink. It prints on a variety of paper and non-paper-based substrates and films to produce applications such as signage, point-of-purchase displays, banners and posters, exhibition graphics, window clings, package prototypes, and more. The UJF Series tabletop series of flatbed UV LED printers can print on a variety of substrates including plastics, metal, wood, leather, and glass. This series supports three types of UV-curing inks, with Mimaki CFL-605RT white and clear (varnish) inks available. The UJF series printers are well-suited for printing onto specialty items like pens, golf balls, phone covers, and a wide variety of other three-dimensional and oddly shaped objects. It also offers a “Kebab” option for printing on cylindrical items like candles and bottles. Mimaki will also be showing its CFL-605RT, a 20x 24" multifunction, compact flatbed cutting plotter. It is designed to be small enough to fit in a design studio environment for producing packaging comps or short-run/on-demand goods. Mimaki JFX200 IGAA’s Annual Meeting Focuses on M&As f you’re a member of the Graphic Arts Alliance (GAA), join them 7:30 to 10:00 am for the GAA’s Annual Meeting, today, Monday, September 14, in room S103d at McCormick Place South. This year’s meeting will include a panel discussion on the topic of mergers and acquisitions featuring Paul Reilly from New Direction Partners. The Graphic Arts Alliance was launched in 2002 to help mid-sized printing and packaging companies take advantage of an average of $5,000 to $12,000 or more annually in vendor cash rebates and discounts that would typically only be available to larger companies. GAA is a member-owned and -controlled alliance of printers and packaging companies whose mission is to serve its members’ best interests. This means complete transparency in its operations. The Board of Managers (which operates like a Board of Directors) consists of seven member representatives who are either elected by GAA members or maintain their position based on their purchasing volume through the group. The Board makes recommendations on contract areas and final decisions on vendor selection. A set of bylaws was developed to keep decision making consistent and also allow our Members to determine the operating structure of the group. The Board meets twice a year for a formal meeting. There is a general membership meeting once each year at GRAPH EXPO. If you’re using vendors like Fuji, Sappi, Kodak, Domtar, NewPage, Superior, and many others, and have annual revenues between $7 million and $65 million, membership in the Graphic Arts Alliance may be a good fit for your company. For more information, visit www.graphicartsalliance. com. Magnum Expands into Inks & Coatings At GRAPH EXPO 15, Magnum Magnetics (Booth 3048) is showcasing its new manufacturing capabilities in aqueous inks and coatings for multiple commercial and package printing applications. Magnum Inks & Coatings, a Magnum Magnetics company, is a full-service provider of water-based ink and coating solutions dedicated to providing personal, timely, and technical service to customers large and small. Magnum is introducing its wide selection of aqueous inks and coatings for printing applications including foil, film, laminated pouches, tags & labels, folding cartons, multiwalled bags, and more. Magnum’s water-based inks are low-VOC, environmentally friendly, and made in the USA. Magnum Inks & Coatings specializes in custom formulations to meet customer specifications and to match any color precisely and consistently. To complement its direct-printable magnetic substrates for digital and offset presses, Magnum is also proud to introduce its Magnum-UV line of protective and aesthetic UV-curable coatings for digital and offset printing. Magnum-UV provides an exceptional gloss or matte finish for your printed pieces, giving them a distinctive and attractive look. Magnum-UV features scratch- and scuff-resistance and superb adhesion to multiple substrates, including vinyl, film, paper, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, and more. Magnum Inks & Coatings is positioned as a “Goldilocks” partner—not too big to provide personalized service and product customization, not too small to bring to bear its full lab capabilities and technical experience in product development and quality testing. For customers big and small, the company is looking to become more than your printing ink supplier—it wants to become your printing ink partner. Throughout the course of GRAPH EXPO 15, Magnum Inks & Coatings leadership will be on site at Booth 3048 to answer questions about these exciting product lines, as well as the company itself and its capabilities. For more information on Magnum’s ink and coating products contact Magnum Inks & Coatings toll-free at 1-877-460-8406 or visit magnuminks.com. Magnum Magnetics is also featuring its namesake variety of direct-printable flexible magnets. Magnum brand flexible magnets are available in direct-printable varieties for solvent, eco-solvent, UV and latex inkjet; offset; and digital printers. Its magnetic media is available in stock sizes up to 48" wide, which is the largest magnetic media made in the USA. Because the company manufactures its magnets domestically at our two facilities in Ohio, Magnum is able to provide unbeatable delivery speed, especially on custom-fabricated materials for those tricky jobs or applications—which can be produced to order and deliver in days, not months. 10 September 14, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com


GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015
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