Labelexpo Global Series has cancelled Labelexpo India 2021, with the event now to return to its pre-Covid schedule and take place 9-12 November, 2022. It has also re-scheduled the next Labelexpo Southeast Asia.
Labelexpo Global Series, part of Tarsus Group and the team behind the international series of Labelexpo expos and associated summits, has made the decision based on the continuing situation in India as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, and to allow time for the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program to roll out and, ‘for the situation to normal-ize next year.’
“We have taken the decision not to run Labelexpo India 2021 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Our expectation is that by rescheduling the show a year later, to 9-12 November, 2022, the pandemic will be under control with the industry ready and excited to network and do business again” Pradeep Saroha, Labelexpo India director.
“Labelexpo Southeast Asia also was cancelled with the next show dates set for 2022, but these are now moving to 9-11 February 2023. The exhibition remains located at BITEC, Bangkok” Richard Quirk, Labelexpo Southeast Asia manager.
“We know that February 2023 will be a time when the entire industry will be excited to come together. Exploring new markets is very important to all companies in the cur-rent climate, and with the current size and potential future growth of the Southeast Asian market we know that this event will be an important milestone for all involved.”
3D printing has opened a whole new range of possibilities in numerous directions, including interior design and decor. Several designers have experimented and adopted this technology, several online communities exist around this topic, meaning you can now 3D print your own furnish and decorate your home or office with DIY objects.
With 3D printing you can do more than just furnish your house, you can create the mood and bring magic to any setting. You can infuse your home with your own unique personality, with 3D printed décor accessories going from the functional to the peculiar.
Speaker Systems
Additive manufacturing has several advantages, one of them is the variety of materials that can be used, some materials require new techniques, even some unconventional materials can be used to create functional and artistic design. Acoustic-wise, having the ability to mold and design a resonating chamber can exploit several complex advantages over traditional manufacturing methods.
DEEPTIME, a Czech design studio specializing in audio products, has 3D printed the first commercially available audio set, the speakers are made from sand.
Binder jetting 3D printing technology allowed DEEPTIME to design and manufacture speaker enclosures with virtually no limits of complexity and variability of the shapes or sizes. This enabled the speaker to generate promising acoustic qualities, aimed towards demanding audiophiles.
Furniture
The Tamu chair is created by designer Patrick Jouin. The prototype was unveiled earlier 2019 at Milan Design Week, the design is said to be inspired by nature and aims use as little material as possible. Jouin is a passionate designer and for the past 15 years, he and his agency have been exploring the uses of 3D printing in several décor collections, specially furniture.Despite its unconventional 3D printed structure, this chair is even more impressive through the fact that it’s foldable and takes up surprisingly little space when in its most compact form which also allows it to be portable. Its hinged panels can fold into one another and allow the chair to pack flat. It all makes for a strange and wonderful combination, what Jouin describes as, “a little bit of magic, and the realization that we can use less space and material as possible to design a sustainable world,” given that a perfectly 3D-printed chair should have zero waste by definition.
Dassault Systèmes is supporting Patrick Jouin in his approach and contributing its resources through the 3D Experience collaborative platform, to rise to a new challenge.
Whether you are a professional 3D printing hobbyist or a Designer, the ability to 3D print your own décor objects is an opportunity to explore your imagination limits. One thing is clear, there is literally no home decor that cannot be printed. You only need to find the right printer for the job.
Canon announced the launch of the new Arizona 135 GT flatbed printer, offering sign makers, print service providers and offset and screen printers, among others, a smart technology investment to fulfill new business opportunities.
The Arizona 135 GT uses VariaDot greyscale printing technology, which uses advanced drop size selection techniques to deliver photo-realistic images. With the ability to handle substrates of up to 125 x 250 cm in size and up to 50.8 mm thick and to print at speeds of up to 34.2 m²/hour, the Arizona 135 GT is a smart investment from just 2,000 m² per year.
The Arizona flatbed technology and its UV-LED curing, a vast range of durable applications are achievable on rigid or flexible media with standard or porous surfaces, including glass, aluminum and other metals, canvas, wood, MDF, cardstock, ceramic tiles and plastics. The optional Arizona Static Suppression Upgrade Kit also enables the Arizona 135 GT to print on hard plastic materials, such as acrylic, polycarbonate and styrene, while the Arizona Classic high-pressure vacuum system provides extremely reliable media hold-down during printing, even for warped rigid media. This allows users to produce flexible media applications up to 220 cm wide, including thin and heat-sensitive media, and to run roll-to-roll jobs unattended overnight.
After a year of being confined to four walls, many people started redecorating their space and everything going on was about tips and tricks of making a productive home-office area and how to have a cozy, stylish and effective place for you to balance work and personal life. Wallpaper was a little forgotten before the pandemic hit us but now it has made a strong comeback and many décor and stylish wallpaper options are now in the picture and in many designer’s mouths.
There are many wallpaper designs on the market and a wide range of color schemes for you to choose from and create spectacular effects, environments and vibes depending on your décor style. Lately we’ve even seen wallpaper mounted on the ceiling: skies, optical illusions, pops of color, etc.
With make-overs from home-office, bedrooms, to living rooms and kitchens, making your space as personalized as you want, will make you feel at heaven on your own home, so it is always a good idea to check on trends to see if one or more fits into your taste. Here are some 2021 wallpaper décor trends:
Scandinavian Minimalist Geometric
Minimalistic style isn’t new into the interior décor world. Actually many people claim to like that style because in some sort of way it can be easier to accomplish in a space, but minimal geometric patterns combined with a Scandinavian style is way more fun to create and the result could be more interesting than a minimal classic look.
Color Bloom
Here is where bright colors meet and could bring so much fun into a space. Patterns have organic shapes but always keeping an order or structure to maintain the visual calm.
Botanical designs
This is a classic. Flowers everywhere. Combined with the right color scheme this trend can look amazing on a space. Usually organic shapes and colors can brighten up any room.
Chevron patterns
This herringbone look twist is a trend that has been seen from fabric to pillows. Now we are seeing it printed on walls. Its bold designs make it work well with different decor styles, color schemes and patterns.
Midcentury-modern femme
Midcentury-modern style has made its entrance really strong when it comes to decor in general, patterns like feminine faces are very common now and it is because it gives a nice and strong environment without adding too many colors to the scene.
Animal prints
We’ve seen animal prints on clothes for over decades and it is almost considered as a classic pattern for the fashion industry. The trend here is a bit different: now they are doing it to wallpaper but not just the print all over the wall, but with animals in the pattern which reminds me of Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo and many other designer brands that incorporate this trend to their fabric pieces.
Marbles
Who doesn’t think real marble looks incredible? Marble has been a trend for over a decade and we’ve also seen it on peel-and-stick for floor tiles, kitchen and bathroom tops. Now the trend is incorporating this print to entire walls. Some have a twist with pops of colors or shimmery colors. I’m not sure about this one, but would you give it a chance?
Colorful Abstracts
The most important thing with abstracts is that it can be adapted to any space depending on its measurements, lights, and any furniture. So making a personalized abstract wall could even be a unique master art piece of your own. It also has no rules when it comes to structured patterns, warm or cold schemes.
So if you are planning to renovate your space, this trends may help you decide which one fits you better considering what you already have or what you’re planning to buy.
Developed for the fifth colour station on the Ricoh Pro C7200X digital colour sheetfed press, the additional colours transform a broad range of applications from catalogues, posters, flyers, direct mail, and brochures to business cards, greetings and Christmas cards, tickets, invitations, certificates, and packaging.
"The Gold and Silver toners are being launched to meet evolving client needs in an ever-competitive marketplace," Eef de Ridder, VP, Graphic Communications Group, Ricoh Europe, said. "Graphic arts innovators are rightly looking for stunning digital print enhancement capabilities that quickly and cost efficiently help print stand out. These new toners enable the responsive production of a wide range of value added print with a gorgeous and special feel. As a result, commercial printers can help brands and designers open up exciting opportunities with highly creative jobs complete with a gold or silver wow factor.”
In response to an accelerated shift in the commercial and industrial sectors to digital printing Seiko Epson expand its lineup of PrecisionCore printheads.
Epson has developed three new printheads (D3000-A1R, S3200-A3, I3200(8)-A1HD that will be released in the second half of the 2021 fiscal year (ending March 2022). The demand for digital printing with water-based ink has risen in recent years due to a desire to mitigate the environmental impact of printing. The three new products will help accelerate the transition to low-waste, low environmental impact digital printing of things such as textiles, packages, and decorations.
As part of EFI Reggiani’s celebration of its 75th anniversary, the textile technology company is launching three new digital textile printers.
EFI Reggiani Senior Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni says one of the company’s new launches will target a gap in the market.
“We want to help support our customers in their digital transformation,” she says. “One of our three new printers is going to target the industrial high-speed segment of the multi-pass textile printing sector. The new printer will not only be the fastest multi-pass printer that EFI Reggiani has ever developed, but we are also expecting it to be the fastest of its kind in the market.”
EFI Reggiani hopes to strengthen its multi-pass offering by introducing two scanning machines, which were developed to help new customers to take their first steps in industrial textile digital printing.
Will be across EFI’s VUTEk, Wide-Format, Reggiani, Cretaprint, Nozomi and Cubik product lines as of July 1, 2021.
In light of numerous market changes affecting costs for materials, components, chemicals, global freight and logistics, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) will be implementing price increases for its inkjet inks, parts and supplies.
EFI will be implementing the price changes – which will apply to inks, supplies and printer parts across EFI’s VUTEk, Wide-Format, Reggiani, Cretaprint, Nozomi and Cubik product lines – as of July 1, 2021.
“Since the beginning of the pandemic, EFI has worked diligently to solidify our supply chains and maintain the best quality and consistency available with all of our inkjet products,” Scott Schinlever, COO, EFI Inkjet. “While we have taken consequential action to contain costs, lingering market challenges have led to a price adjustment needed to ensure continued, uninterrupted supply to our global customer base.
“As always, EFI will effectively and closely manage the many cost and performance factors affecting our inkjet products, ensuring that our customers continue to stay at the forefront of technology using products that provide them exceptional value in terms of quality and total cost of ownership.”
Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) has announced the expansion of its C Series range of digital finishing tables with the launch of the compact new C20. The new Kongsberg C20 packs all the features of the Kongsberg C Series into a compact size of just 1.6m x 1.4m. While the C20 is the smallest in the Kongsberg C Series range, it retains all the same features and specifications as its bigger counterparts.
“We know that industrial manufacturers, as well as small sign shops, require a high-speed cutting table to keep up with the manufacturing process, but floorspace comes at a premium,” Stuart Fox, President, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems. “The high cost of owning or renting space is a serious problem for many in the sign and display market. With the new Kongsberg C20, there is no longer any need for those businesses to compromise on production and quality due to a lack of available space.”
The new industrial Azon Matrix MonsterJet+ flatbed printer is suitable for industries such as custom electronic enclosures and custom rack-mount builds, wood and furniture, sheet metal constructions and much more. Besides the possibility to print on high substrates, it can also print Braille letters, 3D embossed files, printing several layers in one pass, one pass printing of white and colour, etc.