Coming Sign Exhibitions and new printers..

Sign Exhibitions are almost every country now all over the world to try to carry declining market demand to higher position.
Here are the some coming exhibitions from Dec 2011-Mid 2012.

1-Sign Istanbul 2011 (1-4 December 2011) www.signistanbul.com : will be hold at Istanbul,Turkey. Very good and big show for Eurasia (Russia&MiddleEast&Balkan and Old Soviet union countries,Turkey and Africa)

2.Sign and Graphics Middle East(www.signmiddleeast.com) 31.1-2.02.2012 at Dubai ,UAE. Good show for Middle East,Africa .

3.Fespa Digital 2012-Barcelona: 21-24.2012 at Barcelona ,Spain. MarketLeader international exhibition . This year will be less visitors due to Biggest Drupa coming.

4.Drupa(www.drupa.com) will be held at Dusseldorg Germany ,which dates are May 3-16 2012 . Offset,Screen and Digital Printing market Top level 13 days event. Everyone should visit.

NEW PRINTER COMING.

1.HP HAS NEW SMALL BODY ,WIDE LATEX 2.5M COMING..

2.EUROTECHPRINTERS (www.eurotechprinters.com) has new World Fastest and 5mt Wide No Odor Oxy-Eco Ink user printer Turbo coming, New Belt Type Variable Dot Fashion printer,Eurotech Turbo coming..

3.Durst have new Textile printer coming..

4.Canon has new printers coming..

I will update when i have new news and rumours..

Which printhead is good for UV printer?

Printheads are the heart of the printer. If the printhead works fine for application then printer is fine.
I examined for the printheads and uv printer applications as listed:

1.Xaar Proton: 35pl printhead which Neolt( www.neolt.it) is using is for roll2 roll paper pritn UV production as entry level is good. But high quality or high speed should not be expected.

2.Konica Minolta 14pl: Most of high quality printers using this printhead like Sun (www.sun-nsk.com) slow but nice print, Gerber, most of chinese, Grapo (www.grapho.com) .. This printhead very nice droplets however speed is limited ,there should be many printhead for printer speed up.It also cost a lot.

3.Ricoh Gen E4: Printhead is very stable with 382 nozzles firing variable dots ,Durst,Gandy Digital,... This printhead have higher speed and finer drops..

4.Seiko 508gs :This printhead is same as Ricoh but it is wider and nice speed.

5.Spectra Polaris :It is high speed but ink drops are not fine enough compare to Konica,Ricoh and Seiko...
I find out Some chinese manufacturer and European manufacturer Eurotechprinters (www.eurotechprinters.com) use this head.

2012 Exhibitions .Fespa versus Drupa ?

As we seen,2012 some graphic international exhibitions come same time and they move calender and fit many exhibitions same time.
Fespa will be at February 2012 at Barcelona and Biggest Drupa will be at May for 13 days in Germany.
Due to Economical ressessions in Europe,USA ,there is big influence in the market and which cause most of show getting slower, i think Fespa is the only one still keep the balance .
However 2012 ,has serious question marks from exhibitors and visitors that 2 months later Drupa will come and most of same exhibitor took place at Drupa.
Therefore , I dont expect such big visitors will come Fespa compare 2007 Fespa Berlin. If Visitor number may reach Fespa Digital 2011 Hamburg,then it will be good.
What about Viscoms shows for EU? They are losing a lot of blood . 5 years ago, Most of exhibitors are waiting in the quoue like Eurotechprinters (www.eurotechprinters.com) couldnt attend Viscom Italy 3 years ago due to it was full.
Now demand and economy declining with Exhibitions .
I believe Exhibitions are quiet important however Profits,sales are going slightly down makes Exhibitions costs should has to be decrease. If they hang on same high prices and costs,some exhibitions will not go longer than expected.

See you at Fespa and Drupa 2012 then .....