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FESPA Awards 2023 winner announced
FESPA today announces the winners of the 2023 FESPA Awards during a VIP ceremony at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 (Messe Munich, Germany). Across the categories, this year’s awards received 210 entries from print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers looking to showcase outstanding examples of print and signage.
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Process Control for Wide Format Printing - Quality Assurance Check
Paul Sherfield discusses the final stage of a coloured managed workflow and explains the importance of using quality assurance checks and specialised softwares.

How can large format printers improve productivity by improving their processes?
Nessan Cleary emphasizes the need for large format printers to improve and adapt their processes and doing so will result in improved productivity.
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FESPA 2023 events set out to share ‘new perspectives’ on print and signage
FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 and European Sign Expo 2023 return to Messe Munich, Germany, from 23-26 May 2023, with a mission to share ‘New Perspectives’ with print and sign professionals who are setting out their strategies for future success.

Process Control: Beyond RIP Software
Most large format RIPs are fully featured digital front ends capable of managing jobs through their printer queues, but larger printshops may need a little more help. Nessan Cleary advises on large format printers should consider a workflow that centralises tasks before the job reaches the RIP.
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Vibrant FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 affirms business bounce-back
FESPA Global Print Expo 2022 brought the speciality print community together for four motivational days in Berlin (31st May to 3rd June 2022), in an atmosphere of overwhelming positivity that affirmed the industry’s readiness to bounce back from the challenges of the last two years.
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FESPA launches Wrap Fest, a new vinyl installation and vehicle wrapping event debuting in 2023
FESPA is launching Wrap Fest, a brand-new event dedicated exclusively to vehicle wrapping, vinyl installation and detailing. The event will run for the first time from 26 – 27 April 2023 at the Silverstone racing circuit, Northamptonshire, UK, the iconic home of the British Grand Prix.

Technology drives progress
Laurel Brunner discusses how current technologyin the printing industry is driving change and progress regarding sustainabilty.

Is PDF best for wide format files?
FESPA Colour Ambassador Paul Sherfield answers common questions on PDF/X specifications.
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A broad spectrum of exhibitors set to bring colour back at FESPA Global Print Expo 2021
International screen, digital and textile printing manufacturers are lining up for this year’s FESPA Global Print Expo, which takes place from 12 – 15 October 2021 at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Watch Why Printing Standards matter? Get the benefit of world class expertise!
In this FESPA Coffee Break, we focus our discussion on Printing Standards, what is available and why they’re valuable.

FESPA Coffee Break: Why Printing Standards matter? Get the benefit of world class expertise without
In this FESPA Coffee Break, we’ll focus our discussion on Printing Standards, what is available and why they’re valuable.

Watch FESPA Coffee Break! Ensuring customer satisfaction - Focus to hit the target!
In this FESPA Coffee Break, we focus our discussion on workflow and the importance of understanding the customer expectations, and how to advise them on setting a quality target for production to achieve. We consider the priorities for success, consistency, clarity, and measurement either on a job by job or workflow validation basis.
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FESPA’s popular Coffee Break webinars set to return in May
FESPA has announced the return of its popular ‘Coffee Break’ webinars. Hosted by FESPA’s Head of Associations and Technical Lead, Graeme Richardson-Locke, this second series will offer the opportunity for printers to hear from industry experts on relevant topics that sit under 4 content pillars: process control, sustainability, colour management and automation.
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Together through tough times: there’s power in community
FESPA’s CEO, Neil Felton discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on FESPA’s community, how it has coped, the importance of adapting and embracing the change and moving forwards.
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FESPA Coffee Break: Process Control–How PressSign 10 scores your print quality!
In this Coffee Break Graeme Richardson-Locke FESPA’s Technical Support Manager is joined by Paul Sherfield of the Missing Horse consultancy and Fred Thornton, Technical Sales consultant, Bodoni Systems, an AGFA company.

FESPA Coffee Break: setting up more effective colour workflows
In this FESPA Coffee Break, we brought together two colour management workflow experts to explore ways in which workflow efficiency can boost profits.
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Talking colour management for Digital Textile printing with Simon Landau of PrintFactory
Colour management and a digitised print workflow are the bedrock of sustainable production, and yet both are so often underused, ignored completely or misunderstood. In this podcast we discuss colour management, print process and best practice for the Textile Industry as it switches to a digital future with Simon Landau of PrintFactory, a specialist print software solution company.
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FESPA Coffee Break: Process Control - How to set up effective colour workflows to save money!
The webinar is hosted by FESPA's Technical Manager, Graeme Richardson-Locke. In this discussion we’re pleased to have the support of Toby Burnett, Director EMEA & Americas at PrintFactory the print workflow software developer and Paul Sherfield, owner of The Missing Horse Consultancy who specialise in setting up digital workflows in the Printing and Pre-Media industries.