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INDUSTRY NEWS www.images-magazine.com 14 images NOVEMBER 2019 Roland DG expands TrueVis printer/ cutters range with new SG2 Series Roland DG Corporation has announced the addition of the SG2 series to its range of TrueVis wide- format eco-solvent printer/cutters. The new SG2 series offers three models – SG2-640, SG2-540 and SG2-300 – which come in sizes 1,625mm, 1,371mm and 762mm respectively. Kohei Tanabe, president of the digital printing business division at Roland DG, said: “We designed it especially for those focused on diversifying their print businesses by expanding graphic product offerings while also maximising profitability through efficient production.” The new series has a CMYK ink configuration, while the SG2 also uses the new TR2 ink, which promises superior colour reproduction capabilities and a wide colour gamut, as well as the newly developed True Rich Color preset. The SG2 series also features a newly developed automatic pinch roller system that requires minimal operator intervention; a new functionality that promises to conduct highly accurate automated printing and cutting; and a new ink delivery system that reduces ink consumption by up to 54% due to automated maintenance sequences. www.rolanddg.co.uk 32.8k tweet impressions September 2019 @imagesmaguk The textile finishing and promotion trade fair will be held from the 30 January – 1 February 2020 ColorGate has appointed Oliver Luedtke as its new chief marketing officer. In his new role at the company, Oliver will be working on marketing communication and documentation work, including marketing strategy, product management, customer advocacy, demand generation and technical documentation. Until September 2019, Oliver was head of global PR at Kornit Digital, and had worked for the company for nearly seven years in various roles. Oliver said: “I am really looking forward to the challenge. Software plays a significant role for colour accuracy, quality and efficiency of any industrial printing process, and this is particularly true for digital textile printing. I actually believe that the topic is a bit undervalued in the market. “ColorGate is a technologically leading company, but I still see ways of focusing and clarifying the message. This is a very strong team working in Hanover and around the globe, and we are going to add more great players in the short term.” www.colorgate.com CHANGING FACES: OLIVER LUEDTKE TV TecStyle Visions 2020 announces trade show highlights TV TecStyle Visions has announced that for 2020, its entire textile finishing and promotion trade fair will be held in the largest hall of the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Germany, for the first time. Unlike previous years, the trade show and its accompanying programme will take place in the L-Bank Forum (Hall 1) from 30 January – 1 February 2020, with parallel events WETEC and GiveADays held in the Jacques Lanners Hall (Hall 3) and Hall 5 respectively. Co-ordinated by visual communication and haptic advertising platform, Expo 4.0, the three trade fairs will showcase technology and accessories for textile printing and finishing, such as embroidery, flocking, applications and laser engraving. Textile manufacturers and distributors for corporate fashion, promotional and workwear will also be on show, as well as new products and innovations in advertising technology and promotion. www.messe-stuttgart.de/ tecstyle-visions/en/ The new SG2 offers three different models in three different sizes Oliver Luedtke, new chief marketing officer at ColorGate