Images Magazine Digital Edition May 2018

INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images MAY 2018 Pro-Ad welcomes new delivery Promotional merchandise company Pro-Ad welcomed a new addition to the family on 25 February 2018: Max Leo Nardini, son of commercial director Loren Nardini and his wife Emily, and grandson of managing director Carlo Nardini. The Pro-Ad team said: “Max is by far the most gorgeous Nardini in Pro-Ad and definitely the least cranky one! We can’t wait for loads of cuddles with him!” www.proad.co.uk LARGE FORMAT NEWS Mimaki releases free FineCut update for Adobe Illustrator CC2018 In April, Hybrid Services, UK and Irish distributor of Mimaki, announced a free update for the FineCut plugin software that supports Adobe’s recently released Illustrator CC2018 application on both Mac and PC platforms. Promising seamless cutting workflow, the FineCut plugin is supplied free of charge with all Mimaki’s pinch roll and flatbed cutting plotters and is said to streamline the production process, enabling users to work in industry standard software yet with hardware specific options to hand. “Mimaki FineCut is a powerful yet simple-to-use addition to both Illustrator and CorelDraw and this update ensures users with the latest version of the Adobe package can integrate the production process,” commented Hybrid’s technical services manager, Jeff Marsh. “Available to download for free via the Hybrid website, customers will be able to update their existing installation quickly and easily.” According to the company, as well as being part of the software package provided with Mimaki’s printer/cutters, FineCut works alongside Mimaki’s RasterLink RIP package to integrate the design > print > cut process as part of an intuitive workflow. Existing Mimaki FineCut users can update their software for free via a link to a download on Mimaki’s global website by visiting www.hybridservices.co.uk/fc8. www.hybridservices.co.uk PrintFactory announces Version 6 software update Version 6 of PrintFactory’s software was launched in March 2018, promising a range of new tools to enhance colour management and quality assurance for wide format print operations. New features include an easy-to- use dashboard that allows all aspects of the production process to be controlled through a single web- based interface, and provides data- driven insights to enable operators to identify and address inefficiencies. Also included are advances in colour management tools, which the company says ensures consistent, accurate and vivid colour reproduction across substrates and devices, plus a new Resource Manager that is said to enable better management of colour profiles. “The latest updates have been implemented with two things in mind: consistency and quality,” said PrintFactory CEO Erik Strik. “Beyond improving the user experience – as indeed any significant new software release should do – Version 6 brings a number of powerful new tools that deliver unrivalled results and peace of mind to print shops and their customers.” www.printfactory.cloud Sabur installs DGI FT-1908 at Bursali Towels UK Sabur installed a Fabrijet DGI FT- 1908 transfer sublimation printer at Bursali Towels UK in March. Steve Vallender, managing director at Bursali, stated: “It should at least triple our output and also give us a fantastic quality of print, too.” www.bursali.co.uk www.sublimationinks.com [L-R] Steve Vallender, managing director at Bursali; Gazz Vallender, operations director at Bursali; and Aaron Burton, Sabur’s digital development director Max Nardini, the latest addition to the Pro-Ad family A free update for Mimaki’s FineCut software is now available