This 12 months marks a brand new period for SDUK because it co-locates with Printwear & Promotion Stay! following the acquisition of SDUK by P&PLIVE! proprietor Datateam Enterprise Media in summer season 2023.
Linked by a becoming a member of hall, the co-location will allow exhibitors to current their choices in each halls, reflecting the growing overlap between sign-making and the printwear and promotion industries.
Occasion director of Signal & Digital UK, Tony Gardner, says: “Within the ever-evolving world of visible communication, SDUK stands as a pillar, bringing collectively the brightest minds, cutting-edge applied sciences, and trade fans beneath one roof.
“It isn’t simply an exhibition; it is a celebration of creativity, innovation, and the limitless potentialities that lie forward within the dynamic world of signage, large-format print, and digital display expertise. As SDUK unfolds, we invite guests to immerse themselves in a world the place concepts take form, connections come to life, and the way forward for the trade is unveiled.”
Again for the Future
Among the many returning exhibitors, Epson UK, a key participant within the visible trade, highlights the significance of experiencing print outcomes firsthand. Phil McMullin, head of gross sales for Business & Industrial at Epson UK, says: “We’re in a visible trade, so it’s vitally vital that graphics professionals can see print outcomes first-hand.
“You actually cannot get the identical goal view on-line. You might want to see it, contact it, scent it! Traditionally SDUK has all the time offered us with a terrific gross sales pipeline for the 12 months, and we very a lot hope and count on a repeat from this occasion.”
In accordance with McMullin, the merger of SDUK and Printwear & Promotion Stay! is helpful as a consequence of Epson specializing in each signage and textiles. He says: “Guests can discover Epson’s signal and graphics options at SDUK and the newest textile printing improvements at Xpres in P&P Stay!
“Detailed bulletins about new merchandise are beneath wraps, however relaxation assured there can be thrilling print options at each reveals, with a give attention to stimulating concepts for incremental and worthwhile income streams. We encourage attendees to go to each halls for a complete expertise, promising loads of new and modern shows.”
Signal & Digital UK 2024 will see the debut of three Mimaki fashions together with the brand new UCJV330-160 LED UV printer/cutter
Graham Jones, head of selling for Grafityp echoes these ideas and says the co-location of the occasion is predicted to be advantageous, offering a “synergistic platform the place numerous segments of the trade converge”.
Having exhibited for the primary time at Printwear & Promotion Stay!, Inktec Europe says it made “good sense” to exhibit as a consequence of launching its full DTF Options vary.
This 12 months, Joey Kim, managing director of Inktec Europe says the corporate is “delighted” to be again at SDUK this 12 months with the co-location anticipated to draw a mixture of print service suppliers that work throughout a wider cross-section of the trade.
Additionally returning for 2024 is Industrial Tooling Company (ITC) which can current its full vary of slicing instruments and knife blades for all materials varieties. Promising an “eye-catching orange stand that you simply can’t afford to go by”, the UK producer will exhibit a spread of ordinary and particular routing instruments, knife instruments, and in depth re-grinding companies.
The intense orange ITC stand finally 12 months’s Signal & Digital UK
ITC’s professional technical engineers can be on-hand to supply guests recommendation on the very best merchandise and functions. Sally Hunt of ITC, feedback: “The chance to debate manufacturing challenges with the trade is extra pertinent now than ever earlier than, as materials expertise and slicing functions regularly evolve.
In addition to its routing instruments and knife blade re-grinding service, guests can discuss to ITC about its full line of particular instruments and its vary of complementary merchandise equivalent to sacrificial sheets, lubricants, anti-slip matting, router collets, CNC device holders, and extra.
A Trio of Machine Debuts
Hybrid Companies, the unique UK and Eire distributor for Mimaki Europe can be debuting three new Mimaki merchandise at SDUK.
These fashions can be a pair of LED UV printers and Mimaki’s newest and quickest direct-to-film mannequin. First within the lineup is the newest addition to the 330 Sequence, the UCJV330-160 LED UV built-in printer/cutter.
This 1.6m manufacturing machine is ready to print top quality photographs on conventional signage and graphics supplies in addition to translucent, clear, and colored substrates. Attributable to being a printer/cutter, the machine can be outfitted with options for contour slicing for stickers, decals, and labels.
Second within the new lineup is the UCJV100-160Plus LED UV printer which can be proven for the primary time at SDUK 2024. Additionally making its debut is the brand new TxF300-75 direct-to-film printer which is three-times extra productive than its launch mannequin, the TxF150-75.
Andrew Gregory, Gross sales Director, Hybrid Companies, says: “Our stand provides quite a few examples of Mimaki {hardware} and inks that ship vital value financial savings, productiveness enhancements, and general efficiencies that switch into actual world business benefit for corporations seeking to step up their digital print capabilities.
“With the occasion working alongside Printwear & Promotion Stay! we anticipate a good larger curiosity within the new
Mimaki DTF printer than we noticed with the exceptional response to the launch of the TxF150-75 earlier this 12 months.”
For Roland DG, SDUK is not only about showcasing improvements however establishing direct connections with clients. Rob Goleniowski, Head of Gross sales, UK & Eire, sees the occasion as a complete and invaluable expertise, gaining insights into clients’ views and challenges.
Andrew Simmons, gross sales director of Soyang Europe, values SDUK as a confirmed platform to attach with clients and interact with potential purchasers and exhibit new options. On the Soyang Europe stand, the corporate will showcase its Photo voltaic Vary of PVC-free print media and a wide range of textiles designed for latex, UV, and dye-sublimation printing, together with these crafted from recycled yarns.
Welcoming Newcomers to the Stage
The 2024 version of SDUK may also see some new faces with companies equivalent to Techsil and Signal Commerce Provides exhibiting for the primary time. Kate Harris, enterprise unit supervisor at Techsil, says: “Collaborating in Signal & Digital UK 2024 is a chance to reaffirm Techsil’s presence throughout the trade. We’re excited to showcase our new line of UV Curing merchandise and spotlight the expanded vary we now provide via our partnership throughout the Techsil Household.
“Our major purpose on the present is cultivating relationships with our current clients, demonstrating our unwavering dedication to them.”
Garrick Dartnell, head of selling at Signal Commerce Provides, highlights the multifaceted strategy to assembly the neighborhood and interesting clients: “We’re right here to fulfill the neighborhood, join with our nationwide clients, and allow them to step into our world to discover sustainable aluminum profiles, modern signal fixings, and particular impact coatings that redefine sustainability in aluminum.
“Our stand is not nearly merchandise; it is an interactive expertise, a little bit of enjoyable, and an opportunity to problem the established order. We sit up for demonstrating how we carry worth to our clients and why Signal Commerce Provides in 2024 and past.”
The Explains Lounge function is now in its third 12 months and can host a sequence of shows and panel discussions
Signal Commerce Provides will use its debut on the occasion to share with guests its quick, versatile, and dependable provide of aluminium profile and signal elements throughout the UK. On Stand K51, the corporate will showcase its portfolio of aluminium profiles, signal fixings, and crafted elements with a key give attention to Signal Commerce Provides’ give attention to sustainability.
Garrick Dartnell, head of selling at Signal Commerce Provides, explains: “2023 was a terrific 12 months for us, and we established ourselves as a key provider of a broad vary of top of the range, nice worth merchandise for the trade. We at the moment are setting our sights on making 2024 a 12 months to recollect, and being at SDUK is a vital a part of that.
“Crucial motive for being at SDUK is to fulfill with signal and show folks to offer info on our services and products and clarify how we might help them in 2024 and onward. With over 35 years of delivering signal elements and companies, we sit up for partaking with our longstanding clients and forging new connections. We intention to point out the distinctive qualities that place STS because the optimum companion for the signal commerce.”
Innovation Unleashed
One other innovation that can be on present on the occasion can be German show innovation, MAGNWALL from Brownings. Brad Robinson, gross sales advertising and marketing supervisor at Brownings, says: “Think about hassle-free mounting {of electrical} equipment on pressure material techniques, eliminating complicated wiring.
“We’re excited to carry this transformative tech to the UK market, letting guests expertise firsthand the magic of MAGNWALL. At SDUK, guests will witness the way forward for dynamic, versatile shows alongside our numerous Brownings Vary. Its simplicity meets dynamism – an unmissable visible revolution.”
One other exhibitor with twenty years of expertise of supplying the Signal Commerce is Signal and Screenprint Provides with the occasion happening within the firm’s house metropolis.
Nikki Inexperienced, Enterprise Improvement Supervisor at Signal and Screenprint Provides says: “After over twenty years of supplying the Signal Commerce, we’re thrilled to make our mark at SDUK, our house metropolis occasion. As we have grown, so has our ardour for showcasing our crafted built-up letters, laser-cut indicators, and fabrications. Exhibiting is our means of constructing new connections and fortifying bonds with signal corporations, turning each alternative into a long-lasting relationship.”
The Explains Lounge: A Deep Dive into Trade Insights
Now in its third 12 months, the Explains Lounge will host a sequence of shows and panel discussions designed to tell and educate guests on the newest developments, tendencies, and improvements.
With insightful shows, expert-led discussions, and beneficial networking alternatives, the Explains Lounge goals to create a dynamic and academic expertise for all members. The Explains Lounge covers varied features, together with managing signal companies, enterprise recommendation classes, each day panel classes, function classes, and extra.
Audio system embody Andy Rogers of Stahls UK; Colin Sinclair McDermott, The On-line Print Coach; Julian Mennell of InkTec Europe; Izabella Ivanovici and Sarah Fenna for a Ladies in Indicators and Graphics panel; and Sam Armstrong for a chat on easy methods to Arm, Put together, Diversify, and Excel.
For registration, the newest information, and the total Explains Lounge schedule, go to www.signuk.com.
Tags:
