Print and Finishing Equipment (PFE), Danwood, DWS Supplies and Neopost held a combined exhibition in the Red Cow Moran Hotel in Dublin on the 27th September entitled OPPORTUNITIES IN PRINT. Supported by leading industry brand names such as Roland, Xerox, Duplo, SHARP, KONICA MINOLTA, DRYTAC and KEENCUT, the event was designed to present the latest digital print/finishing equipment available to Irish print companies particularly those involved in the digital and sign sector of the market. The event boasted the first showing of a number of new products: Rolands VersaSTUDIO BN-20 print and cut machine on display from PFE and the new DS-200 mail fulfilment system on show by Neopost.

Document Consultant from Neopost Mark Sheils commented;

“The DS-200 is an upgrade from the DS-140 which would have been a DL and C5 machine,” he explained. “The new model also takes C4 envelopes landscape and its Neoprints main production platform for DL, C5 and C4 envelopes. Everything is controlled by touch screen so you have job wizards which help the operator create new jobs by selecting from a library which is preconfigured in the machine.”

The DS-200 mail inserter is a high capacity production device with a number of special features such as high capacity feeders for processing multiple documents, the ability to run coated and glossy booklets or CD’s into all “machine filled” regular envelopes from C5/6 to C4 as well as feeding documents both portrait or landscape.

“The speed of this machine makes it a high-end production model,” added Shiels. “It can run 5,400 DL, for C5 it’s slightly slower at 4,800 because it’s a longer envelope and for C4 you’re down to 3,000.”

Neopost also demonstrated its new printer, the RENA Mach 5 Colour Mail Printer which prints full colour, edge to edge, on paper and envelopes with a lower TCO than traditional print.

At the DANWOOD stand Denise Howard, Channel Business Manger for Xerox talked about the Xerox small format digital solutions on show from DANWOOD.

“The Xerox™ full Colour 560 Printer on show here is a light production digital press for the marketplace. It has full MF capabilities such as copy, print and scan and it will take up to 300gsm in both uncoated and coated stock with a rated speed of 60 ppm colour.”

DANWOOD’s Graphics Production Manager Brian McPhee also spoke about other machines his company supplies.

“We supply the full range of Xerox graphics from entry level right up to the Xerox iGen4, as well as the KONICA MINOLTA digital colour presses” McPhee explained. “From the mono range DANWOOD markets Xerox, KONICA MINOLTA and Sharp high-end production machines. We are the largest independent supplier of print and document solutions in Ireland and because the company is not tied into any one manufacturer it allows us to offer a wide selection of print solutions to the market. Apart from the entry level Xerox™ full Colour 560 press on show here DANWOOD also have the KONICA MINOLTA bizhub PRO 7000.This will print 70 ppm on up to 300gsm stock. The great thing about this device is that you can use traditional litho stock as well as digital paper and board which obviously offers significant consumable savings to users.”

Another exhibitor, PFE, had a significant presence at the show as Yvonne Maguire, Marketing Assistant at the company explained:

“PFE is demonstrating its Duplo finishing range which includes creasers, folders, cutters and booklet making machines,” said Maguire. “However PFE is now a Roland large format dealer and at the exhibition we are demonstrating a number of these machines as well as showcasing the new VersaSTUDIO BN-20 desktop inkjet print and cut machine. This 20 inch printer/cutter is designed to produce high-quality, durable graphics right at your desktop and includes the ability to add stunning metallic effects as well. Typical end uses would be heat transfers for garments, POS/POP, labels and decals for outdoor display, posters and of course cut vinyl signage.”

The last of the exhibitors, DWS Supplies, showed a full range of D/S Tapes, Velcro, and Magnetic Tape with Premium adhesive, Business Card Holders, Leaflet Dispensers, Poster / Menu Holders, Hooks, Hangers, Buttons, Ceiling Clips, Prongs, Corner Pockets, Cardboard Struts, Heat Transfer Material for Textiles for -plotter and Digital Print for Solvent and Eco Solvent printers.

www.pfe.ie

www.neopost.ie

www.danwood.ie

www.dwssupplies.com

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