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This week's survey
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(These survey questions are sent in by our readers. Please spend a minute to give your answer to this week's survey as one or possibly more of your industry peers thinks this question is important and wishes to see your point of view as well as others in the industry.)
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Last week's survey results on the question of......
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Do you think regularly trading-in print equipment for new is better than keeping older equipment that is carefully used and is maintained regularly?
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- I guess it depends on the pressure you are under to get work out, if there is no pressure perhaps you don't need new machinery but if you are under pressure then you need the higher speed of new equipment in addition to your old machine.
- It depends whether the newer equipment offers any other advantages than the older in terms of speed, quality, colour gamut, etc. Printing equipment hasn't changed dramatically so there's nothing wrong with older printers if they still suit your current volume and market.
- There is no easy answer to that question, it all depends on the individual..
- Old machines can still produce great work but speed is usually the decider, if you need more speed then it would bebetter to upgrade I think.
- Silly question, its always better to have the latest equipment in order to be competitive. But I guess if you don't worry about competition and you have steady clients, then... maybe not.
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New products and services launched at PacPrint 2017 -
See our video presentations by some of the important wide format suppliers.
More to follow as we receive approvals.
David Crowther's Colour Graphic Services had a booth at PacPrint 2017 where he invited printers to bring along a provided test form that they had printed where David Crowther will measure it using the latest ISO 13655 compatible Techkon spectrophotometers. The data is then sent into PrintSpec software. Within seconds, the software will produce a full report on any colour management issues present and possible remedies.
Greg Stone of Roland DG takes us around the Roland DG booth. Greg shows off the latest CAMM1 GR Pro series cutters; VersaStudion BN20; VersaUV LEF Series;
Metaza MPX95 engraver; The Roland Mobile Imagination Centre and the SolJet EJ-640.
On the Sign Essentials stand at PacPrint 2017, CEO, Sean Strange demonstrates the motor driven Lamidesk, an application table that has proven very popular with Australian sign and print people.
Sign Essentials is also the exclusive agents for the Impact CNC range of lasers. On show at PacPrint 2017 was the Lightning model and again a demonstration was given.
The latest product in the growing range of product from this company is the Chilli Heat Press.
Brad Creighton introduces us to several new products that were on display at PacPrint 2017, including the JFX200 2531 an upscaled version of the popular JFX200 range with an increased bed size of 2.5 x 3.1 metre.
Then came the UJF-7151plus industrial LED UV printer.
Also the UJF-6042 MkII and the CJV 150-75 cutter and the JV300-160.
Brad was keen to state that Mimaki had done some price cutting on some of the units making them considerably cheaper without compromising on quality.
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This video includes an edited version of Michael Boyle's (Vice President of HP's Graphic Solutions Business (GSB) Asia Pacific/Japan) presentation at the HP Press Conference at PacPrint 2017 in Melbourne
during May 2017 restricted to the part pertaining to HP's Latex ink products.
We then move onto HP's Craig Hardman (South Pacific Country Manager, Large Format Design, Graphic Solutions Business) presentation of the PageWide XL 8000 series printer which was shown to be producing A1 prints at an amazing speed.
Lastly Jeremy Brew, an HP Application Specialist in HP's Large Format Business, shows off the company's latest product launches, the Designjet 315 printer/cutter and the Latex 3200 printer.
There are some audio problems with this video for which we apologise.
Stephen Cumming from Jetmark introduce to the lastest models from Indian company. ColorJet. Models highlighted include the Verve 8 head model; Polo Turbo; AuraJet; Bubble-Free Mouse; Bubble-Free Pro and the JWei cutting table.
Wilenco presented their well known Roll Over application table at PacPrint 2017 and they brought over Svein Martinsen from the Roll Over factory to add value to their presentation.
With their attractive booth at the show, we were shown around by Ryan Warby, Bruce Williams, Terry Crawford and Peter Collings.
Machines we were shown included the SureColor S80600; SureColor S60600; SureColor F9200; SureColor F2000; SureColor P9070; SureColor T7200; Epson's new label printer L-6034 VW and the Workforce Enterprise series.
Scott Donkin, Product Manager at Mutoh Australia shows off the latest printers from Mutoh, including the ValueJet 1638X, the ValueJet 1626UH; ValueJet 1938TX.
Ken Hanulec, Vice President, Marketing for EFI introduced visitors to the
VUTEk LX3 Pro printer that was on show at PacPrint 2017 during May in Melbourne, Australia.
EFI had this machine on their own booth at the show but both Starleaton and Spicers had other EFI printers on their booths.
Frank Mallozzi, Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing and Ken Hanulec, Vice President, Marketing gave the Australian printing and sign industry press
a view of the EFI product range, the company's mission in Australia and New Zealand as well as a glimpse of where the company is going.
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A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety of
tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered..... It was quickly
determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was
scheduled for immediate surgery... When she was completely disrobed
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