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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 12 images JANUARY 2018 Following its continued growth, Sabur has expanded its technical service team to include Andrew Harris . Previously a field service engineer at Roland DG for more than 15 years, Andrew brings a wealth of knowledge and experience of working on large format digital printers. “Andrew will enable us to respond more efficiently when customers have a technical problem, helping ensure our customers have the least amount of downtime possible,” said Sabur. “Along with one of our other engineers, Andrew recently completed a full and comprehensive training course on the DGI FT range of printers at the DGI headquarters in South Korea.” Danna Drion has joined the marketing team at Mimaki Europe as senior marketing manager for EMAEA. Prior to joining Mimaki, she held senior marketing positions at a variety of tech, IT and telecom companies. “I am excited to be joining Mimaki Europe,” said Danna. “I’ve been impressed with the company’s ability to rapidly introduce a large number of exciting and innovative products as well as the range of printing and cutting solutions Mimaki offers. I’ll be focused on a balance between Mimaki’s local and international interests with a goal of providing our growing partner network with the latest solutions, and ensuring they have the training necessary for their success and that of their customers. 2018 will be an exciting year!” www.hybrid services.co.uk Andrew Maylor joined Madeira UK as head of sales towards the end of 2017. He’ll replace Mike Cornish, who will be retiring in June 2018 after 18 years at the company. Andrew has more than 20 years of sales experience in the fashion and workwear industry. Karen Burrows, Madeira UK’s managing director, commented: “We are very excited to welcome Andrew to Madeira. His past achievements in the workwear and textile industry will add a new level of experience to our sales team. Andrew’s proven leadership skills within the sales and marketing environment will prove invaluable.” www.madeira.co.uk Software provider SA International (SAi) has appointed Marta Da Sa as its new sales executive for SAi Europe. Based in Belgium, she will be supporting the sales and subscription teams. “Strengthening our teams with high calibre individuals that possess the drive and appropriate skills set required at SAi is vital to supporting the varied and changing needs of our users,” said Mark Blundell, CEO at SAi. www.ThinkSAi.com CHANGING FACES Andrew Harris Danna Drion Marta Da Sa Andrew Maylor New SAi cutting software packages for Graphtec SAi is to supply cutting technology company Graphtec with three newly created cutting software packages for the company’s range of large format vinyl cutters. “Driven by SAi’s market-leading Flexi software, the feature-rich cutting solutions – Cutting Master 4, Graphtec Pro Studio and Graphtec Pro Studio Plus – have been designed to meet the varied requirements of print service providers and sign and display companies,” SAi said. The new software replaces Graphtec’s previous software, Graphtec Pro Studio, and promises users access to design and cutting tools that suit their needs. www.ThinkSAi.com Latest smart fabric stores data without electronics Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) have developed a new smart fabric that can store data without needing any on- board electronics or sensors. The development paves the way for clothes that can store data such as invisible passcodes that open doors to offices and homes. The team used the magnetic properties of conductive thread to create the smart fabric, which can store either digital data or visual information. This data is read by a magnetometer, an instrument that is embedded in most smartphones. “This is a completely electronic- free design, which means you can iron the smart fabric or put it in the washer and dryer,” said senior author Shyam Gollakota, associate professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. “You can think of the fabric as a hard disk — you’re actually doing this data storage on the clothes you’re wearing.” www.cs.washington.edu