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Digital Signage at SIGN Durst Group, manufactur-
IN BRIEF

CHINA Shenzhen er of digital printing and
production technologies,
t od a y u n v eiled its
expanded P5 portfolio at
SIGN CHINA 2023 is Display Industry: Mini/ FESPA in Munich, Germany,
back, and this time it’s bigger Micro LED, Naked-Eye 3D under the motto “360°
and better than before! The Production Excellence”.
biannual event will take and More and Seamless The motto refers to the
place in Shenzhen from Journey from Hong Kong to company’s evolution from a pure press manufacturer to a
17-19 July and in Shanghai Shenzhen: Arrive in Just 14 systems provider that combines all aspects of digital pro-
from 4-6 September. At the duction such as automation, flexibility, speed, software,
Shenzhen fair, digital signage Minutes.SIGN CHINA 2023 services and sustainability.“Digital large format printing is
the core competence of the Durst Group and our success
will take center stage with · Shenzhen is set to showcase with our P5 printing systems illustrates this,” said Christoph
five exhibition topics, includ- the latest developments in Gamper, CEO and co-owner of the Durst Group. “This year,
ing LED Displays, digital signage, with a par- we have expanded our P5 portfolio by 360° and aligned it
Commercial Displays, LED with current market requirements. We are convinced that
Illumination, Advertising SIGN CHINA Shenzhen 2023 ticular focus on five key our solutions will help our customers to sustainably
Signage and Sound & Light. themes: LED Displays, increase profitability through efficiency and state-of-the-
Meanwhile, the Shanghai Shenzhen fair from 17-19 Commercial Displays, LED art production technology.”
fair will cover all aspects of July at the Shenzhen
traditional and digital sig- Exhibition & Convention Illumination, Advertising Paper converting specialist
nage. Center, Futian District is a Signage, and Sound & Light. Prealpi srl is one of the first
Excitingly, some of the big- must! Furthermore, there are To register as a visitor, customers to leverage the
gest names in the digital sig- three more compelling rea- please visit www. po w e r of t he ne w
nage industry have already sons why you shouldn’t miss A C C UCHEC K R e cipe
reserved their booths at the attending the Shenzhen fair: SignChina-SZ.com/en. Management within the BOBST CONNECT platform. The
Shenzhen fair, including Explore the World’s Biggest If you have any questions, Italian company is successfully using this new function to
LEYARD, Unilumin, TCL, LED Display Industry Base – please don’t hesitate to con- improve setup times and quality control on a BOBST
Hisense and BOE! If you’re Shenzhen, China, EXPERTFOLD 80 folder-gluer for folding carton production.
part of the digital signage Experience the Latest tact us at info@signchina. As part of its vision for the future of packaging production,
industry, attending the Innovations in the LED com BOBST is developing new opportunities in connectivity and
Agfa announces new inkjet inks automation to enable customers to increase productivity,
improve quality, and reduce waste. This BOBST inline qual-
ity control system inspects every single blank according to
specific client criteria, to ensure only zero-fault boxes are
Agfa has announced the high-quality and sustainable months for the Onset. This delivered.
development of new inks for inkjet inks. The company high-speed inkjet printing
its Onset and Avinci inkjet develops and manufactures press with a full-width print- Label-form, a one-stop
printers. These inks boast its own inks at its facility in head system features shop and specialist label
high quality and perfor- Mortsel, Belgium, which was advanced automation includ- printer, has reaffirmed its
mance while minimizing ink recently expanded with an ing robots and tackles sign, commitment to Durst, a
usage. The company has additional ink production display and packaging appli- world-leading manufac-
highlighted these new prod- plant to keep up with grow- cations at up to 1450 m²/h. turer of advanced digital
ucts at its booth during the ing demands. One of the lat- The Onset 560 ink set offers printing and production technologies, with another invest-
upcoming FESPA trade est developments from Agfa excellent print quality and a ment in its market-leading Tau platform. The first commer-
cial job run on its new Tau 330 RSC E single-pass inkjet
show. Agfa has established is the Onset 560 ink, which wide color gamut combined 5-colour press (CMYK and white) with a chiller unit was for
itself as a leading provider of was developed in just six with low ink consumption. a new customer, Henley Distillery, a local drinks producer
BOBST boosts digitalization requiring labels, which would have been impossible to
deliver without the new machine that has opened up new
markets for the company. “We felt that Durst had moved on
True to its vision to flow between physical a lot further with the digital inkjet technology and they
advance sector-wide con- equipment and digital solu- were by far the front runner,” said Label-form Commercial
Director Stewart Serls.
nectivity and digitalization, tions.
BOBST has enhanced its With regular improve- ACTEGA, manufacturer of specialty coatings, inks, adhe-
middle-range folder-gluers ments and innovations in sives, sealants and compounds has announced its plans to
with the implementation of their folder-gluer line, open a new 238.000 sq. ft. facility in Kings Mountain, North
the SPHERE machine inter- Carolina. The project is being supported by the State of
face. Combined with BOBST goes forward to offer North Carolina, providing funding to establish a brand-
new, state-of-the-art production facility. With the goal of
improved ergonomics, both Sebastian Würth, Michael Linden the best possible solutions to bringing together four existing premises located in North
machines take a decisive converters in the folding Carolina and Indiana, the premise is expected to create
step into the future of fold- verters to further optimize carton industry. In 2022, the additional jobs once operational and new opportunities for
ing-gluing. This evolution the production workflow brand-new NOVAFOLD 50 l growth across the ACTEGA business lines. ACTEGA’s new
allows folding carton con- and enable efficient data 80 l 110 was introduced. facility will occupy a larger 238,000 square feet site.

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