Dainippon Screen Australia will be running a fully-working Truepress Jet 520CP on its stand at next month’s PrintWorks/Visial Impact exhibition at Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Screen says the move is sure to turn heads as no manufacturer has exhibited a working high-volume digital inkjet web press at an Australasian trade show before.
The Truepress Jet 520 family comprises full-colour and mono inkjet presses printing on 520mm wide webs at 32, 64 or 128 metres per minute. Wider webs and faster speeds are soon to be announced.
Akira Hayakawa, managing director of Screen Australia says, “PrintWorks and the Visual Impact Image Expo are mostly about inkjet – almost all wide-format digital printing today is inkjet, such as with our Truepress Jet2500UV for signage and displays.
“However, we saw the opportunity to show how inkjet crosses the boundaries between wide-format and commercial printing. We believe the Australian market needs to see first-hand how high volume digital inkjet can be of benefit and for this reason, we have chosen to bring in and set up a Truepress Jet 520CP at PrintWorks.”
According to Screen, the Truepress Jet 520 range is today the most popular high-volume digital inkjet press in the world, with over 200 installations including the recent one at Astra Printing in Wellington, New Zealand.
Also commenting, Garry Knespal, executive officer of the Graphic Arts Services Association of Australia and organiser of PrintWorks says, “Having the TruePress Jet 520CP running at the PrintWorks Expo is a great move by Screen and good news for the industry.
“It will be the first public showing of a TPJ520 in our region and will definitely be a highlight of the co-located print, display and retail shows at Darling Harbour.”
PrintWorks, in association with the Visual Impact Image Expo, Point-Of-Purchase Show and Retail Expo, takes place at Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from September 20-22
Andrew Tribute
