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PRE MEDIA NEWS
High viscosity aqueous inks to ePS’s Q1 2026
timeframe
transform inkjet, study finds (ePS) is set to move its
eProductivity Software
Connect user conference
and industry event back to
A new independent study into substrates, enabling Q1 for the next event, sched-
conducted by the Welsh greater colour impact with- uled for 2026 in Las Vegas
Centre for Printing and out additional pigment or once more. In correspond-
Coating at Swansea energy-intensive processes. ence sent out to customers
University has found that The research also demon- last week, the company said
high viscosity aqueous inks strated significant gains on preparations were well
are set to transform inkjet uncoated substrates. under way for the event,
printing. The peer reviewed The findings were recently which it is currently finalis-
study, which was published shared with the industry dur- ing the venue and dates for.
in the Journal of Coatings The study found that colour density increased by up to 13% ing a presentation by Xaar’s The most recent event
Technology and Research, Key findings included more vibrant print out- group R&D director, Karl took place at The Venetian
was led by Dr Chris Phillips enhanced colour impact, comes. in Las Vegas in August 2024.
and Professor Davide improved efficiencies, and a The high viscosity fluids Forbes, and business devel- It brought together industry
Deganello. reduction of drying energy used required less ink to opment manager for inks, leaders, business owners,
It evaluated the perfor- when printing onto a variety achieve the same colour Neil Cook, at the FuturePrint and technology users and
mance of high viscosity of corrugated boards. intensity as conventional Tech Conference. Their pres- hosted a raft of sponsors and
aqueous inks manufactured The study found that col- inks, translating to lower entation outlined how Xaar’s exhibitors. Prior to this, the
by Nazdar, compared with our density increased by up energy usage and faster dry- Ultra High Viscosity traditional slot for the event
conventional ink formula- to 13% on uncoated and 67% ing times. In addition, the Technology was supporting was January, and it was pre-
tions and using Xaar’s on coated white corrugated increased viscosity of the flu- significant progress in appli- viously held at the nearby
Aquinox printheads. substrates, delivering richer, ids minimised absorption cations. Wynn.
Esko to sell Advanced Vision CMC releases new
Technology business right-size boxmaker
Esko has revealed that it is CMC Packaging
selling its Advanced Vision Automation has launched its
Technology (AVT) print new Genesys Compact pack-
inspection business to Porat ing machine, which scans
Itay Holdings Ltd., (Porat and packs products in cus-
Itay). Esko said in its tom boxes without the need
announcement that the for void fillers at up to 500
divestiture includes assets, units per hour.Scanned
employees, contractual directly on the intake con-
agreements and intellectual AVT products include the SpectraLab XF veyor, products are sized The Genesys Compact
property specific to AVT. and packed from single and
Under its new ownership, Itay has successfully built and platemaking solutions hin- multi-line orders, with box “Retailers, e-commerce
AVT will maintain its brand led several industrial tech- dered ambitions of the AVT sizes from 270x210x48mm players and logistics compa-
nies are increasingly looking
name, identity, and product nology companies in Israel. print inspection business. to 560x380x290mm, and for flexible solutions to
portfolio. “Selling the print inspec- Under new leadership, I am substrates ranging from right-size their packaging
The anticipated closing of tion business enables AVT to sure AVT has exciting times 1.2mm to 4mm in single and streamline fulfilment
the transaction will be Q1 operate with the strategic ahead. We wish the team the wall B, single wall E, and processes,” said Luigi Rosso,
focus necessary to drive its
2025, subject to any custom- growth and innovation,” said very best for the future.” double wall B or E. CEO of the Città di Castello,
ary conditions under applica- Joël Depernet, president of Separately, Esko Pack The machine’s right-size Italy-headquartered OEM.
ble local law. Porat Itay is a Esko. “With our commit- Proof has become the first approach is designed to help The machine is a smaller
private company based in ment to drive value accretive image processing software in firms comply with incoming version – sitting at 44sqm –
Israel, founded by Roy Porat growth within our culture at the world to secure the packaging and waste regula- of the company’s prior
and Yaron Itay. Roy Porat Esko, it became apparent that Fogra55 certification for the tions, reducing empty space model, the CMC Genesys,
had previously held the role our strategic ambitions in Extended Colour Gamut and making shipping more and does not require the old
of president of AVT from packaging management, pre- printing process for colour efficient – and more sustain- model’s in-line Vary-Tote
2020 until 2023, and Yaron press workflow and flexo matching. able. picker.
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