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REGULARS
finishing and multilayer printing are especially
popular. In addition, JPC Labo supplies decorative
elements for ceilings, walls and floors in hotels
and catering outlets and on trade fair stands, POS
articles for the retail trade, and also lettering and
signage for various clients.
www.sign-tronic.co.za
GLOBAL PRINT COMMUNITY
CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL
PRINT DAY
International Print Day (IPD) threw open its virtual
doors to the global print community on Wednesday,
October 17. Print broke free of divisions,
geographical markets and international time zones
as the community took to social media to share
knowledge, showcase its work and form new
relationships using the hashtag #IPD18.
The operation already runs two Ricoh Pro C9110
heavy duty digital colour sheetfed presses, a Ricoh
Pro 907EX and a Ricoh Pro L4160 large format
printer. The company has added the Ricoh Pro
T7210 to help it deliver a variety of applications
that are currently being outsourced. The result is
a faster job delivery time and greater production
flexibility. It also allows Magneet to work more
closely with its clients and offer advice on topics
including material types and different production
possibilities.
‘I believe the Ricoh Pro T7210 will deliver a wide
range of production capabilities. At the moment we
are testing to see what the different possibilities
are,’ said Mathieu Levens, director of Magneet. ‘We
chose Ricoh because we already work with various
Ricoh production systems and are very satisfied
with them. Moreover, we are convinced that Ricoh
will do everything it can to ensure Magneet is a
success.’
Thanks to VinylPlus’ unique role in engaging an
entire value chain, the voluntary commitment
has succeeded in recycling more than four million
tonnes of PVC since 2000. PVC is made from salt
and oil or natural gas and is one of the most widely
used plastics in the world with a wide range of
applications such as window frames, pipes, flooring,
cables, packaging, sport equipment, furniture and
medical devices.
www.vinylplus.eu
3D NEXT LEVEL INVESTS IN
MASSIVIT 1800 3D PRINTER
The Ricoh Pro T7210 is optimised for the industrial
printing of decoration. It can run at speeds of up to
100sqm per hour on a wide range of material from
glass and wood to aluminium and composites. With
a maximum print size of 2.1 x 3.2m, the system can
print on one plate or on several pre-cut plates to
increase productivity.
www.ricoh-europe.com
2018 marked International Print Day’s fifth year of
celebration. As well as using the hashtag #IPD18,
print enthusiasts were invited to engage with the
event by using #PrintWith as part of this year’s
focus on collaboration and working together to
make projects and products even better.
Deborah Corn, Principal at Print Media Centr
and Founder of International Print Day said,
‘International Print Day is a global celebration for
all aspects of print and print marketing. To put
some unifying context around the sharing we
had an annual theme to support that love. This
year our theme was collaboration, represented
by #PrintWith. We know the best way to make
projects, products and services better is to work
together, and we wove that into #IPD18 sharing.’
www.ipd.printmediacentr.com
RICOH INSTALLS PRO T7210 UV
FLATBED PRINTER
Ricoh has announced the recent installation
of its first Pro T7210 UV flatbed printer in the
Netherlands at Magneet Communicatiecentrum.
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VINYLPLUS CONTINUES PLEDGE
TO RECYCLE PVC
Supplier Digital Dot announced that 3D Next Level
has installed the first Massivit 1800 3D Printer in
the Benelux region.
VinylPlus, the voluntary commitment to sustainable
development of the European PVC industry,
has committed to recycling a minimum of one
million tonnes of PVC per year by 2030. Since
2000, VinylPlus has been a pioneer in the Circular
Economy.
It has backed the European Commission’s call to
increase recycling of plastics by committing to
recycle at least 900,000 tonnes of PVC per year into
new products by 2025, a significant contribution to
the overall 10 million tonnes objective set by the
Commission for the plastic industry. Looking further
ahead, VinylPlus has also committed to recycling a
minimum of one million tonnes per year by 2030.
‘For nearly 20 years, VinylPlus has led the way to
a circular economy by improving the sustainability
performance of PVC. Because our programme
brings together the entire value chain – PVC
manufacturers, additives producers, converters
and recyclers – we responded immediately to
the Commission’s call for voluntary pledges from
the plastics industry. We welcome this initiative,
which highlights the foresight shown by VinylPlus
in establishing its first voluntary commitment,’ said
Brigitte Dero, VinylPlus’ general manager.
The Netherlands based 3D Next Level invested
in the large format 3D printer for visual
communications to expand its application
capabilities and undertake a more diverse range of
projects in order to win new business.
Commenting on the integration of the Massivit
1800, Lennart van den Doel, co-founder and co-
owner of 3D Next Level said, ‘The Massivit 1800
is the last piece of the puzzle. With this solution,
we can truly stand out from the competition as
we are the only company in the Benelux to offer
large format 3D printing with the capability to
produce attention-grabbing models. I believe these
applications will genuinely increase our clients’
customer interaction and exposure.’
While looking to enhance its 3D printing capability,
the family-run company was introduced to the
Massivit 1800 by Digital Dot at the industry trade
show RapidPro. According to van den Doel, he was
amazed by the scale achievable with the printer.
‘The capability to create huge, eye-catching models
unlocks the door to new and varied business
opportunities as it enables our customers to better
engage with their audience,’ he said.
As well as installing the Massivit 1800, Digital Dot
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