Press releases

First European demonstration of the Jet Press 720 draws in huge crowds

Fujifilm today announces that Ipex 2010 has proved to be a resounding success, with a record number of sales and leads taken at the show. The Fujifilm stand was buzzing for the duration of the show as the Jet Press 720 presentations drew in huge crowds and real interest from a large number of printers.

Ipex 2010 sparks new wave of industry optimism

Tens of millions of pounds invested

Professor Frank Romano, international analyst and Ipex ‘Champion in Print’ best summed up the mood of exhibitors and visitors when he declared that “Ipex 2010 has demonstrated that the printing industry is back in business”.

Noel Tatt, suppliers of greeting cards for all occasions, and Impress Publishing, a leading supplier of Christmas cards and printed products to the charity market, has signed an order for a second Xerox® 700 digital press on the Fujifilm stand at Ipex.

To access images from the PrintIT! Awards 2010 at Ipex (captions below), please visit: http://www.adcomms.co.uk/downloads/8492

The annual PrintIT! Awards, now a well-established event in the print industry calendar has taken place at Ipex, the global event for print, publishing and media. Attracting a host of industry figures, print professionals and finalist schools, the event celebrated the hard work and achievements of the thousands of students who took part in this year’s PrintIT! competition. During the event Daniel Smith, a pupil from St Ives School - a specialist technology college in Cornwall was awarded the overall prize of a state-of-the-art iPad and an exclusive all-expenses paid trip to Paris to attend Canon Expo in October.

At the mid-way stage of Ipex 2010, the organisers are delighted with the overall visitor numbers which are in line with those of 2006, despite industry consolidation. By the end of day three (Thursday, 20^th May), over 35,000 visitors from more than 120 countries had walked through Ipex’s doors, with international attendance up by 16%, representing 56% of the overall visitors.

The Ipex organisers are delighted to announce that David Preskett has been appointed President of Ipex 2014. He will assume the role from the current President George Clarke when Ipex 2010 closes on 25^th May.

Magazine printer, Buxton Press, winner of PrintWeek’s prestigious Printing Company of the Year award, has today signed for what will be Europe’s largest installation of Fujifilm’s XMF cross-media workflow.  Confirmed today on the Fujifilm stand at Ipex 2010, Buxton will install the entire suite of XMF solutions, including the online job submission and proofing module, XMF Remote, to handle in excess of 500,000 PDF magazine pages it processes each year. 

• Canon launches new professional print solutions at Ipex, including new flagship imagePRESS devices and new version of Helix Production Workflow software

• First international showcase for black and white imageRUNNER ADVANCE, colour imageRUNNER ADVANCE PRO light production series and large format imagePROGRAF iPF8300
• Details revealed of latest Canon Insight Report, ‘Redefinition of the Digital Printer’

• Canon Europe publishes results of third survey of print industry in ‘Redefinition of the Digital Printer’
• Survey identifies print sectors with greatest potential and areas of investment for 2010
• Print service providers realign businesses to growth in digital print capacity, which has been crucial to survival
• Printers are making the leap to new revenue streams to secure the future of their businesses