This yr will see Signal & Digital UK (SDUK) have a good time its 35th version, and the organisers say they’re significantly happy to report that many new companies from throughout the UK and past shall be exhibiting on the present, representing various sectors throughout the signage and digital printing trade. Along with the recent faces, SDUK will see the return of some big-name exhibitors, including additional experience and innovation to the exhibition flooring. In response to new present proprietor Datateam, this mix of latest and established members ‘ensures a complete and compelling expertise for all attendees’.
Talking concerning the co-location of SDUK with Printwear & Promotion Reside (see preview on p40), occasion director Tony Gardner stated, ‘Signal & Digital UK 2024 is the primary SDUK underneath our possession, and we’re actually wanting ahead to seeing how the co-located occasion works. All reveals should proceed to develop their providing and we imagine a co-located occasion is vital to assist develop the present, and to draw a brand new viewers into the world of sign-making and large-format digital printing. Guests could have the prospect to discover the newest know-how and improvements first-hand, with many of those developments being showcased within the UK for the primary time.’
The exhibition shall be complemented by the Worldwide Signal Affiliation (ISA-UK) Explains Lounge. Now in its third yr, the Lounge will host a sequence of displays and panel discussions designed to tell and educate guests to the present on the newest developments, traits and improvements and the way they may affect the massive format printing, sign-making and visible communications trade.
Subjects embrace managing your signal enterprise, enterprise recommendation periods, day by day panel and have periods. The Ladies in Signal and Graphics session focuses on their contributions to the trade, whereas The Printing Charity will share methods to help psychological well-being throughout the sector.
On the present flooring, Hybrid Companies, the unique UK and Eire distributor for Mimaki Europe, is introducing three new printers on the occasion. These are the Mimaki TxF300-75 direct-to-film printer launched in August 2023, the UJV100-160Plus LED UV printer introduced in September 2023, which could have its first UK exhibition displaying, plus the primary displaying of the Mimaki UCJV330-160 LED UV built-in printer/cutter. The latter is a 1.6m manufacturing machine that Hybrid says provides ‘extremely artistic capabilities coupled with ultra-low operating prices’.
RGB and Oki Europe are teaming as much as help motorcar quantity plate printing with an entire ‘enterprise in a field’ answer. They are going to be that includes the A3+ Oki Pro9542 printer, which incorporates white toner, and the Oki C650, described as ‘the world’s smallest excessive efficiency color printer’ however nonetheless appropriate for business print.
UK Feather Flags will showcase numerous merchandise, together with a brand new line of Eco cloth exhibition show options that it says display its dedication to sustainable signage. The corporate goals to construct model consciousness, forge new enterprise relationships, and achieve insights into rising market traits.
Signal Commerce Provides plans to show its vary of sustainable aluminium profiles, signal fixings, and parts, emphasising worth to prospects. The stand can even function an interactive aspect, including a ‘enjoyable and fascinating dimension for attendees’.
Assured Signage goals to make use of the present to spotlight the potential of digital signage as a brand new income stream for conventional sign-makers and printers. It would current its media participant, Sureview Genesis, which is claimed to supply providing distinctive efficiency and a low value of possession. The stand can even function shows from Papercast, showcasing e-ink shows splendid for out of doors functions.
Roland DG is taking house at each SDUK and Printwear & Promotion. On the former, it can showcase its new VersaObject MO-240, which replaces the corporate’s fashionable LEF2 Sequence and is designed to reinforce direct-to-object printing with new ranges of productiveness. For these all in favour of signage, inside design and car wraps, the corporate can even be showcasing its TrueVIS AP-640 resin printer, plus the favored TrueVis LG-640 UV print and lower system, and the two.4 x 1.2m VersaObject EU-1000MF flatbed that may deal with objects as much as 95mm thick. These shall be backed by demonstrations of the DG Join software program app.
Brownings, in partnership with Magnwall, plans to showcase novel wi-fi electrification programs at SDUK 2024. This enables customers to mount electrical equipment onto the face of pressure cloth programs, eliminating the necessity for advanced wiring. The stand can even function Brownings’ vary, together with TexSign pressure cloth programs, Flex face merchandise and bespoke snap frames.
BestSub will showcase its newest engraving machine, craft warmth presses, Otter DtF system, and a complete choice of craft provides, supplies, and instruments.
InkTec had been planning to point out a model new printer, the Jetrix LXa5 flatbed, however the battle across the Suez Canal has delayed it, so the agency will deal with sustainability, displaying how Jetrix printers may be upgraded to maneuver with the occasions and proceed to ship on their preliminary funding. The Jetrix LXi8 UV flatbed shall be current, sporting a brand new consumer interface that improves the nesting and mapping capabilities of the printer to minimise media wastage. There can even be the primary displaying of the Jetrix XGR320 3.2m UV LED roll printer. Each machines shall be printing with GreenGuard Gold accredited inks.
QPS will function 4 LED UV printers from ColorJet on its stand – the 49sqm/hr Verve 2513M flatbed, the Verve Mini 1050 x 1650mm compact flatbed, the 2m width Vulcan Hybrid X and the three.2m Vulcan 3201M which provides at high velocity of 76sqm/hr. Collectively these cowl a full gamut of wide-format functions from small signage and promotional gadgets to excessive quantity roll substrates, plus inflexible supplies together with ACP, foam, board, flute board, glass, ceramic tiles and wooden. QPS can even function the Nazdar vary of inks.
Drytac gained’t have a stand of its personal, however its merchandise will function on Epson, Hybrid Companies and Roland’s stands, in addition to that of unique distribution associate Premier Paper Group. Whereas Premier will show a choice of Drytac supplies and may advise concerning the full vary, Epson will function SpotOn Ground 200 and ReTac Textures Sand wallcovering movies, whereas Hybrid shall be printing Polar Chrome reflective PET, Polar Alternative White movie and Visiprint movies. Roland’s stand will present ReTac ChalkMate, which yields a blackboard-type end.
One other first would be the debut of the SC-V1000 A4 flatbed printer from Epson. That is an entry-level flatbed printer geared toward small companies within the promotional items trade. Described as extremely compact and inexpensive, V1000 can print straight on a variety of substrates with a thickness of as much as 70mm, together with acrylics, polycarbonates, PVC, aluminium, metallic, polyester, foamboard, styrene, wooden and stone, making it appropriate for creating promotional and personalised gadgets.
