The Dubai based company Signtrade has signed a distribution agreement with swissQprint, the Swiss-based manufacturer of flatbed UV inkjet systems for the large format market.

Industrias Peñoles is a private company based in Mexico, part of the Groupo BAL, operating in the metallurgical mining sector with more than eight thousand employees. Its core business is the discovery and exploitation of mines, and it is the largest producer of silver in the world, the largest producer of gold in Mexico and one of the world's main producers of zinc.

Emirates Décor, of Dubai, UAE, uses a variety of skills and technologies to fulfil turn-key projects for high-end, innovative interior and exterior design concepts for a wide range of customers. Established in 1990, the company works closely with customers to create the look they want for homes, offices, showrooms, restaurants, boats and other spaces, offering the best in luxury and quality. Emirates Décor attends to every detail from colour schemes, ceilings, lighting, furniture and more.

High quality printing and designs are one of the hallmarks at Sakshi Advertising & PR that has also produced the country's 2nd largest rectangular signage

13,110 square meters wrap around a building – this job has brought Sakshi Advertising & PR from Dubai another record title – biggest building wrap in the UAE. Produced on an EFI VUTEk, on one-way vision material from 3M, the company has once more excelled and extended its reputation.

The UAE's most successful large-format printer employs a wide range of equipment to cater to its vast demand for a wide variety of outdoor and indoor applications.

MetroMedia Technologies (MENA) employs CGS' ORIS Color Tuner // Web to ensure standardized colour calibration according to ISO regulations

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has developed a "Luminescent Poster" which combines a high-intensity white light emitting inorganic Electro-Luminescent (EL) (*1) panel with an organic panel which displays scrolling text data.

The first InPrint Show has been hailed a great success by exhibitors, visitors, press and the entire industrial print community. So much so, the event is already taking space bookings for the next InPrint which will take place 10-12 November 2015 in Munich alongside Productronica.

By Sabine A Slaughter

The first show 2014 in the worldwide graphic arts calendar has set the bar high in terms of what is to be expected in our industry in the upcoming year.

Although by many considered a regional show, SGI by now is putting themselves onto the worldwide calendar for signage production, large format and textile printing as well as fleet graphics market. More than 400 exhibitors from the region and abroad showcased their product portfolios whereby not only equipment for the whole production cycle but also new and innovative applications could be seen. The expected visitor number of 10,000 was definitely not set too low as the aisles have been bustling with activity during the 3-day-event and quite a lot of equipment was sold directly from the show floor indicating the growing opportunities within this sector of print. No matter whether a visitor was on the outlook for large format printers, finishing equipment, workflow, consumables or further sophisticated machinery – all could be found at the World Trade Center.

 By Sabine A Slaughter

Once again, SGI proves its worth to everyone involved within the signage and other wide format as well as digital textile markets in the region and beyond. A raving success for now 17 years SGI has grown more and more into a show not to be missed.

The second day of SGI had its highlight when CEO Yasser Zeki Anan from Copatra Graphics received the 2013 Distributor of the Year Award from CEO and Chairman Wan-Soo Choi from DGI. The company pointed out that the award is not only purely based on achieved sales numbers but also takes service and performance into account.

Reprotronics LLC from Dubai will be the first printer in the region that is using the new EFI VUTEk GS5000r for production.