VISUAL IMPACT: STICK ON SIGNS

Stick on Signs had a busy stand with innovative print options, the company highlighting Massivit 3D display printing, Neschen laminating, and Dimense one-pass print and embellish systems.

The Neschen laminator on display was the cold laminator 1650 SW, featuring a swing out arm for loading rolls, eliminating any heavy lifting. Abe Weiszberger, managing director of Stick on Signs said, “This is an industrial laminator that will produce every time exactly the same as you wanted, and will not fail on you. You won't have the wobbling up of the rollers because it's built it's very bit like industrial machine. Machine. There are Neschen laminators in the field that are more than 20 years old.”

Neschen laminators are designed in Germany and built in the Czech Republic.

Output from the new Massivit 3000 3D display printer, launched at drupa, was on the stand. Weiszberger said, “The big plus from the from the new machine is an enormous amount of AI. And the starting cost is much lower, which allows more people to be in a position of investing in the system. There are large opportunities in 3D display printing for any print business.”

The new printer enables high-speed production of 3D window displays, dimensional billboards, custom channel letters, 2D/3D combined point-of-purchase displays, interactive event props, theme park scenery, and moulds for thermoforming.

Its print volume of ~1.2 x 1.5 x 1.8m enables operators to produce giant displays in a single print, thereby significantly cutting down on production time.

The company says the launch of the Massivit 3000 brings to market a “more affordable” 3D-printing solution for businesses seeking to leverage high-speed, large-format production capabilities “without putting a strain on their finances.”

The Dimense one-pass print and embellish system is now owned by Roland DG, which Weiszberger says means that ANZ print businesses investing in Dimense will be serviced by the nationwide Roland DG service engineers. He said, “All the Roland DG engineers are now all trained on the machine.”

The company says the new Dimense has been enhanced to enable print and embellish on more materials, including textiles.

The Dimense prints and embosses in one pass, thanks to an inkjet engine and a calendar press in the same machine. It prints at 20sqm an hour on a 1.6m roll, with an emboss of up to 1.5mm. Typical applications include home and office decor, point of sale and signage material.