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l Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, June 14 that Step 4 of England’s roadmap out of lockdown will be pushed back to Monday, July 19. The government had hoped to remove all legal restrictions on social contact from Monday, June 21. Rules and lockdown restrictions vary from nation to nation. l John Sulzmann, former co-founder and director at Artworks Solutions, has joined CMYUK in a new role: sustainability materials specification. He will interact directly with the design and build architectural sectors, alerting them to a wide range of high-performing eco materials, elevating the CMYUK portfolio to attain corporate specification status. l Last month, Ralawise set its staff the challenge of increasing their step count during the working day. Walking can have an incredible impact on both general and mental health. To encourage employees, Ralawise teamed up with Just Cool by AWDis to offer incentives, with prizes available for the most steps walked each day, the most steps walked in total and for the best photograph taken while out on a walk. l Kingly’s products are now third party validated through BCOME’s Cradle to Grave Sustainability platform. This allows Kingly to build responsible supply chains, guarantee transparency and bring it to the customer. l EasyCut Studio has unveiled the latest edition of Easy Cut Studio which offers certified drivers for the new
AM.CO. ZA V-Series,
AM.CO.ZA V-Smart Series,
AM.CO.ZA V-Auto, Polaris, Vinyl Express EnduraCut 2/3, Vinyl Express EnduraCut Plus, STM Robotics, APD and Dika cutting plotters. It has made significant improvements on its performance and user experience comparing to the previous version. l Nazdar Ink Technologies has expanded its 130 Series of solvent inkjet inks with two new colours: orange and light black. By enhancing the existing range of CMYK plus light cyan, and light magenta to include orange and light black, Nazdar will enable end-users to deliver an enhanced range of colours and more accurate greyscale printing on graphics output. l Digital ink manufacturing will increasingly favour pigment over dye-based production techniques with a consequent need to optimise filtration support, a new survey by Amazon Filters has found. To read the findings in full visit
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Screenworksimplements Kornit Digital DTG technology
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Alan Porter and Tommy Newton with the Kornit Avalanche HD6 creenworks has
supplemented its traditional screen printing operation with the Kornit Avalanche HD6 system for single-step digital DTG production on-demand.
While the business intends to continue using screen print presses to fulfil high-volume orders, the team found growing demand for on-demand production in smaller quantities, delivering complex graphics with little setup time and cost while eliminating inventory risk. By adding Kornit’s efficient, sustainable technology for retail-quality impressions at low and consistent cost per print, Screenworks can produce only what has been sold, to achieve a streamlined, highly responsive production model. Using a barcode-based system for routing artwork from point of sale to the print system, to the dryer for curing, to quality control, and on to shipping, Screenworks believes Kornit Avalanche HD6 is a critical component for achieving its goal of increasing automation and reducing waste from its cycle, ensuring customers receive their
goods promptly and reliably. Alan Porter, operations director at Screenworks, said: “Opening up different sales channels for us, the Kornit Avalanche HD6 has brought us flexibility, adaptability, and profitability with a high-definition print. The pre-treatment was a key factor for us, as we can load a shirt, print it, take it off, and dry it without having a secondary process. Training people on this system is a lot easier and a lot more efficient than it would be to train more screen-print operators.” Chris Govier, KDEU managing director, added: “Screen printing will always have a place in apparel decoration, producing simpler graphics in large quantities, but the more agile producer can handle smaller jobs, quick turnaround, and unlimited imagery, while remaining profitable every time. That’s where Kornit excels, and that’s what brings success to businesses like Screenworks, which finds opportunity and versatility by having the right technology for any challenge that comes along.”
Aeoon machines now integrate Smake I
t is now easier than ever to integrate Aeoon’s DTG machines with e-commerce providers such as Shopify, Shopware, along with social media marketplaces like Instagram and Facebook. By co-operating with Smake, Aeoon can now offer a complete software solution that connects the entire workflow. The front-end processes of an e-commerce platform can be linked
to the client’s production fleet and production workflow. Every step from the customer’s print order to the delivery of the product can be seamlessly automated at Industry 4.0 standard within a few minutes.
Aeoon’s clients can create their own e-shop according to their specific target group, thanks to the integrated software in the printers.
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