Product Portfolio news - Morgana launches die-cutter; Canon extends ProCare; Esko and CERM in world-first; WPCF; ePS; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 25 March 2022 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Morgana expands portfolio with B3 die-cutter]( [Morgana expands portfolio with B3 die-cutter]( Morgana has added a conventional B3 die-cutter to its range of post-press kit with a new sub-£40k Uchida device that it said opens up the added value process to a wider range of users. [Canon extends ProCare service programme]( [Canon extends ProCare service programme]( Canon has extended the coverage of its ProCare after-sales service programme for its full Large Format Graphics portfolio. [Esko and CERM collaborate on world-first integration]( [Esko and CERM collaborate on world-first integration]( Esko and CERM have collaborated on what is claimed to be a world-first integration that has enabled a Belgian printer to automate its workflows to produce complex labels. [More product news] [WPCF warns on paper shortage endangering industry rebound]( Members of the World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) have warned that the current paper shortages will have severe repercussions in the supply of print products for all economic markets and are endangering the sector's rebound after the coronavirus pandemic. [ePS uses show as UK springboard]( The former MIS wing of EFI, eProductivity Software (ePS), is making its UK show debut with live demos of its flagship platforms at Sign & Digital UK which opened its doors today at the NEC, Birmingham. [Printweek webinar on the future of commercial printing]( Printweek is to host a live webinar next week ambitiously titled ‘The future of sheetfed printing’ which, with an expert panel of print leaders, will discuss the largely untapped opportunity UV LED offers commercial printers. [SMP hails new JICMail Essentials tool]( The introduction of a new tool from JICMail, the joint industry currency for ad mail, has been welcomed by the Strategic Mailing Partnership (SMP), which believes the tool will help customers achieve more value from their investment in mail. ['We came out stronger than we went in']( When Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer took over as boss of the industry’s largest press manufacturer five years ago, the world was a very different place. [Avery Dennison acquires linerless labels IP from Catchpoint]( Avery Dennison has acquired Yorkshire company Catchpoint's IP for the dispensing of linerless labels. [Knowledge Bank] [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( [SDUK makes a brilliant return to show business]( After a near three-year-long hiatus, the expo that bills itself as the UK’s longest running event for the visual communications sector is set to take place in March. [Incremental automation sends revenue rocketing]( [Incremental automation sends revenue rocketing]( In 2008, Matt Dahan was living and working as a freelance photographer in Australia when he had something of a lightbulb moment. [An international affair]( [An international affair]( Margins in print can be slender. Looking at the most recent Printweek Top 500 report, compiled in association with business advisory and accountancy firm Grant Thornton, the average industry operating profit margin across the 500 companies that made the cut was 3.23%, while the average pre-tax profit margin was 2.74%. [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Business Development Manager | Self Adhesive Labels | UK]( [Senior Account Manager | Print Management | Leicestershire]( [Account Executive | POS | Surrey]( [Project Manager - Signage]( [Operations Manager - Digital Print]( More jobs [Who bought what] [MX Display expands textiles offering with latest investment]( [MX Display expands textiles offering with latest investment]( MX Display has invested in an EFI Vutek FabriVu 340i textile printer and a CMYUK High Roller Carousel storage system to enhance its textiles offering. [Business grant supports £40,000 investment for Halesworth]( [Business grant supports £40,000 investment for Halesworth]( Halesworth Print Finishers has invested £40,000 in kit and premises upgrades after winning a £20,000 grant from the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership. [Visual Print and Design secures FSC membership]( [Visual Print and Design secures FSC membership]( Visual Print and Design has been admitted into membership of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Group Scheme. [Product reviews] [Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series]( [Star product: Mutoh XpertJet Pro series]( Manufacturer’s upgraded inkjets offer both speed and quality boosts. [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( [Me & My: Vivid Laminating Technologies VeloBlade Volta 69+]( Brighton-based One Digital had always outsourced die-cutting jobs. It had a sizeable array of equipment in its factory that allowed it to take on all manner of digital and litho work, including a vinyl Summa machine, so it was used to setting up dies and cutting guides, but die-cutting was something it had never really considered bringing in-house. © MA Business Limited 2022. 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