Wide-format printhead patent dispute continues

After several years of utility model and patent disputes between wide-format printer manufacturers Durst Phototechnik and Electronics for Imaging (EFI), a court in Germany has ruled in the first instance in favour of Durst. The dispute in question involves a German patent for overlapping printhead arrays for white and coloured inks. These systems prime a…

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Awards and certification

Montreal-based digital signage software developer X2O Media has won first place in Polycom’s first app development contest, which challenged companies and individuals to use Polycom’s RealPresence open application programming interface (API) for video conferencing in new ways.

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New teams and names

Hangzhou Honghua Digital Technology is integrating Fujifilm Dimatix’s new StarFire SG-1024/M-A printhead (pictured) into its Vega four- and six-printhead scanning textile-graphics printers, using dye- and pigment-based inks.

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New facilities

Adhesive and topcoat supplier 3 Sigma has added a wide-format specialty coating line (pictured) to its in-house operations. The new production line accommodates 2-m (80-in.) wide materials and can apply multiple coatings and/or adhesives on the front and back.

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