Epson takes photograph print quality and flexibility to new levels at Photokina

Epson will demonstrate the quality and flexibility of its scanning, inkjet printing and smart glass technology for multiple imaging applications at world's leading trade fair for photo and video, Photokina (B011, Hall 2.2, 20th-25th September 2016) in Cologne, Germany. Visitors will see a full line up of Epson’s very latest products demonstrating how home and professional photo specialists can produce superb quality images on a wide range of media and enter the world of augmented reality using the Epson Moverio smart glasses.

Alongside its comprehensive range of professional, high performance solutions for photo and fine art printing, Epson will go beyond traditional photo media at the event and show just how easy it is to use its market-leading inkjet printers to apply images onto canvas, T-Shirts, metal panels and 3D objects to create photo personalised products.  Epson is partnering with leading software, finishing and application specialists on the booth to show how a variety of creative photo and fine art products can be produced quickly and easily.

In addition, to help visitors learn about the latest imaging manipulation and printing techniques, Epson is hosting a series of on-booth, daily Panel Sessions. Epson’s imaging experts will join with top industry specialists to provide advice on topical issues such as: How to print on media with optical brightener; the best way to digitise your transparencies and historical glass slides; and How to find the best media to produce the highest quality photographs or fine art prints.

Khalil El-Dalu, regional sales manager for Epson Middle East, says: “Photokina is an international event for the photographic and imaging industry and it attracts visitors from many parts of the world, including the Middle East. Participating at such an important event helps us to network with a large number of potential and current customers and listen to their opinion. One of the highlights this year is our on-booth Professional Photo Studio, where visitors can experience how easy it is to produce the best quality prints using Epson’s latest inkjet printers.”

Designed to meet the diverse needs of today’s consumer and professional imaging industry, Epson’s inkjet printers all deliver the highest levels of cutting-edge quality, versatility and connectivity and productivity. The booth will feature application zones to enable visitors to focus on specific demonstrations, with experts on hand to offer practical information and guidance. Highlights include:

The ultimate in home and professional photo printing: See Epson’s latest inkjet printers from multi-function, scan and print, six-colour desktop A4 models to large format 10-colour, 44-inch printers. All are designed to deliver superior quality and ease of use with ink sets that produce fantastic looking prints with vivid colours, fine detail, deep and rich blacks, smooth gradations, consistent reproduction and beautiful black and white photos.

High quality, high production photo and fine-art printing: Experience superb quality production-level photo and fine-art printing up to 64-inch wide with the SureColor SC-P10000/P20000 large-format printers. Digital Information partners with Epson at Photokina to demonstrate double-sided printing solutions for photobooks for the first time with the DGI system featuring two SureColor SC-P10000 models.

Multi-purpose minilabs: Designed to give commercial photographers and retailers the ultimate in quality and ease of use, Epson will demonstrate the SureLab D30000SR & DR, the SureLab D7 Studio microlab and the SureLab SL-D700 compact, inkjet production printers. With the ability to produce a variety of photos, cards, invitations, flyers and promotional leaflets on a wide range of media and formats, including glossy, lustre and matte roll paper up to 1m long, the SureLabs are highly flexible profit centres.

Quality photo and fine art printing onto canvas: Watch high-volume, professional canvas printing and framing production using the 64-inch Epson SureColor SC-S80600 printer, Fotoba automatic cutting solutions and MH&P Stretchmaster ST60/60. Innovative, lightweight canvas printing will be shown using the aqueous SureColor SC-T7200 followed by stretching onto Adventa carton frames.

Image onto T-shirts, metal surfaces and 3D objects: To show the flexibility of its SureColor SC-F dye-sublimation printers for producing high-quality textiles and promotional products, Epson will demonstrate a variety of highly creative applications. Images will be printed onto T-shirts using the SureColor SC-F2000 direct-to-textile printer which offers a complete design and print service all-in-one. Photo printing onto 3D products including helmets, accessories, phone/tablet cases and promo products will be shown using the SureColor SC-F6200 printer and in partnership with 3D sublimation experts SubliTec. Epson will also partner ChromaLuxe to show photo printing onto metal panels for stunning, hard wearing images using the SC-F6200.

Epson’s Photokina microsite (www.epson.eu/photokina) will be updated regularly with the latest information about what you can see, experience and learn on its booth.