According to a press release, the alliance will leverage Durst’s experience in making quality Rho UV inkjet printers and the characteristics of 3M’s high-performance Premium UV inks and media to provide users with advanced, more exonomical printing solutions based on emerging UV digital printing technology. Allen Jolley, 3M Commercial Graphics Business Manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, noted that the two companies are in the final stages of market plan development and testing, and that alliance activities will initially be rolled out in Europe. Additional program and product details regarding the partnership will be announced at the Grafitalia show in May 2006.
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Leading brands at Photopia Hamburg
According to to the organizer, Hamburg Messe + Congress (HMC), major imaging brands will be represented at Photopia Hamburg, which will take place in the Hanseatic city from September 23 to 26 as a festival for the entire digital imaging industry. These include camera and lens manufacturers such as Canon, Sony, Nikon, Leica and Panasonic as well as Sigma and Tamron, but also the monitor manufacturers BenQ and Eizo, print service providers such as WhiteWall and the paper manufacturers Ilford and Hahnemühle. Several retailing companies and distributors, including Calumet, Foto Erhardt, IPS, HapaTeam and Probis will also exhibit.
