Epson expands textile range; Heidelberg mulls digital options; Sensor innovator secures funding; James Cropper; BCF; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 16 June 2023 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [Epson expands textile printer range]( [Epson expands textile printer range]( [Epson expands textile printer range]( Epson has introduced new printers to its Monna Lisa range at textile and garment technology exhibition ITMA, which opened yesterday (8 June). [Heidelberg looks to add value, mulls fresh digital options]( [Heidelberg looks to add value, mulls fresh digital options]( [Heidelberg looks to add value, mulls fresh digital options]( Heidelberg has announced a new value creation programme alongside its year-end results, along with a hint that it could return to the commercial digital printing market with its own product. [Food pack condition sensor innovator makes first close on funding]( [Food pack condition sensor innovator makes first close on funding]( [Food pack condition sensor innovator makes first close on funding]( Senoptica Technologies, a deep-tech packaging sensor technology company that spun out from Trinity College Dublin, has made a first close of €550,000 (£471,000) on its €1.5m bridge funding round. [More product news] [James Cropper CFO resigns]( James Cropper's chief financial officer (CFO) has resigned from her role and also from the company’s board with immediate effect. [BCF elects first female president; calls for greater urgency on REACH impasse]( Sharon Harte, group managing director at Dacrylate Paints, has been appointed the first female president of the British Coatings Federation (BCF) – or its predecessor organisations – in its 111-year history. [Knowledge Bank] [Fespa preview: Opening up new perspectives]( [Fespa preview: Opening up new perspectives]( When the Fespa Global Print Expo last opened in Munich, in 2019, no one could have predicted that a global pandemic would severely hamper all exhibition activity around the world for the next few years. [Automation leads the way in development]( [Automation leads the way in development]( Technological advances were everywhere in idyllic Lucerne as Hunkeler Innovationdays returned after a four-year hiatus. [Best of British: High-tech with a hot-metal heritage]( [Best of British: High-tech with a hot-metal heritage]( How L&M Imaging, abranch of the famous Linotype company, has moved with the digital times. [Business Inspection: Changing for good]( [Business Inspection: Changing for good]( In March, the UK government admitted the latest raft of policies in its updated Net Zero Strategy would miss its 2030 nationally determined contributions commitment, under the Paris Agreement, to cut emissions by 68%. [Weathering the workplace]( [Weathering the workplace]( When it comes to the British, if it’s not football, the royal family, or holidays, the conversation invariably turns to the weather. [Painting the town red, yellow, green and pink]( [Painting the town red, yellow, green and pink]( If there is one sense above all others that is the most powerful, it’s probably vision. A marvel of genetic engineering, eyes gather information about the world. [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? 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[Meliora launches automated packaging service Boxable]( [Meliora launches automated packaging service Boxable]( Kent print group The Meliora Group has launched a new on-demand packaging business, called Boxable, for boutique and small enterprises. [Daftbug plugs gap with Vutek]( [Daftbug plugs gap with Vutek]( Dublin-based Daftbug Branding Co has installed an EFI Vutek Pro 32r to expand in-house capabilities. [Indigo Ross brings booklets in-house]( [Indigo Ross brings booklets in-house]( Suffolk design, print and web agency Indigo Ross has installed a new Duplo DBM-350 digital bookletmaker, allowing it to bring work in-house and cut turnaround times. [BoxWay rounds off £3m investment on second anniversary]( [BoxWay rounds off £3m investment on second anniversary]( BoxWay Packaging Group has reached the final stage of its two-year investment programme, during which the business has invested almost £3m, as it marks the second anniversary since its launch. [Rapidity invests in creative production options]( [Rapidity invests in creative production options]( Rapidity has expanded its short-run creative production facilities with two new pieces of kit from Vivid. [Product reviews] [Star Product: Kodak Prosper Ultra 520]( [Star Product: Kodak Prosper Ultra 520]( Featuring Kodak’s novel UltraStream head technology, the Prosper Ultra does not need to lower speeds to achieve high-quality printing, and near-infrared drying offers increased efficiency. [Star product: Tecnau BookReady]( [Star product: Tecnau BookReady]( A novel cut-and-stack solution helps reduce labour requirements. [Me & My: Zünd G3 3XL-3200]( [Me & My: Zünd G3 3XL-3200]( Founded 25 years ago in Kettering, Northants, Artisan Signs is a family-run, large-format print and signage company that works with a broad range of clients, taking in large retail, marketing and exhibition agencies through to local businesses and organisations. © MA Business Limited 2023. 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