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Roland adds new printer to its series of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers
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of UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers. Features on the LEF-300 include an
he LEF-300 is the latest printer to be added to Roland DG’s VersaUV series
enlarged printing area of 770mm wide by 330mm long and can accommodate items up to 100mm in height and 8kg in weight. The printer also comes with four print heads and two UV-LED lamps. In addition, the number of white and clear ink nozzles have been doubled for faster printing, increased density and opacity and faster build-up of multiple layers for textured effects. The LEF-300 comes equipped with the
powerful new Roland VersaWorks Dual RIP software which includes useful features to simplify the print process and optimise results. The Special Colour Plate Generation allows white or gloss data creation from print artwork and the Maintained Clipped Position function preserves the accurate repositioning of clipped images. Ensuring premium high-quality durable
print and reducing the shrinkage of thin film materials when curing, the LEF-300 uses Roland DG’s ECO-UV ink in CMYK, White and Clear (gloss). With the LEF-300 it is possible to print on
LEF-300
a wide variety of substrates including acrylic, wood, board, plastic, metal, glass plus fabrics and soft materials such as leather and eco-leather. A vacuum table makes it easy to hold thin and soft materials in place. The device direct prints on to a huge range of items including pens, mobile phone cases, customised corporate merchandise, signs, personalised awards, giftware, industrial goods, product prototypes and much more.
A growing trend Jerry Davies, president Roland DG-
EMEA said: “The trend for highly personalised items is growing and customers are using Roland’s VersaUV
Wild Thang raises funds for shoe box appeal
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rior to Christmas Wild Thang supported its
local Shoe Box Full of Love appeal. The company became an official drop off point for the appeal and also raised £456 by holding a Christmas jumper day, selling themed cakes and also creating a festive selfie board to get clients to donate and show their support for this important initiative. The appeal aim was to fill as many shoeboxes as possible with essentials, then distribute them to various homeless locations across the Liverpool city region. Andrew Dwerryhouse, MD of Wild Thang said: “We are incredibly proud of all staff that got involved and we managed to make up 50 of our own shoeboxes from those funds plus being an official drop off point another 20 were received as kind donations giving a grand total of 70 boxes full of love to donate. “In the real spirit of Christmas it was the least we could
Wild Thang raised £456
do and reminded everyone that were truly the lucky ones this festive season.”
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LEF printers to build profitable businesses by providing on-demand custom printing services for a range of personalised products through e-commerce sites and retail kiosks or as an addition to their existing print shops. “The launch of the LEF-300 model brings
the VersaUV series into the mass production environment with a number of features to facilitate the customisation and decoration of items in high volumes.” The LEF-300 joins the VersaUV LEF-12
and LEF-20 printers, which are already being used by print professionals around the world to customise a whole range of ordinary items, transforming them into profitable personalised output.
Specialist school is chosen as Keepme’s charity for 2016
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eepme delivered a little early Christmas cheer to the pupils and staff of
Riverside School, by providing pupils involved in its popular Riverside Dance Company with fully branded outfits. The school, with sites in both
St Paul’s Cray and Beckenham in the London borough of Bromley, caters for over 230 pupils with severe learning difficulties, many on the autistic spectrum. Keepme, which is based in
nearby Greenhithe, also held a pre-Christmas raffle to raise much needed funds for the school’s ongoing activities not covered by traditional educational channels. Steve Anderson, Keepme’s
commercial director, said: “Every year we look for a local charity that could benefit from our support. The staff at Riverside School are well known to us and
we are delighted to be able to help them continue the great work they do for their pupils. “They go to great lengths to
provide extra-curricular activities to engage with the kids in their care; much of which requires funding not readily available to them.” The raffle raised close to £100
for the school, and members of the Keepme team are due to meet with Riverside’s business manager following the festive break to lay out a range of initiatives that the company can run to generate funds for the Riverside School Charity Fund. Riverside School’s business
manager Sue Crane said: “We are delighted at the generous support provided by Keepme to enhance activities enabling our pupils to be all that they can be, we are very grateful to all involved and looking forward to working together in 2016."
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