Roland News

Competition Finalists from 16 Regions Attended Awards Ceremony in Hamamatsu, Japan Roland DG employees, affiliates, customers and friends from all over the world gathered last week at the company's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan to celebrate three decades of Roland innovation and creativity. The week-long 30th anniversary event included a day of fun and festivities at the company's headquarters, followed by tours of Kyoto and Tokyo. Throughout the event, all eyes were on the 16 attending regional finalis... 

Roland's radical approach to the exhibition - erecting a welcoming and informal caf instead of the traditional sales-focused stand - paid dividends at the UK's premier signage trade show The Roland Caf formed the centre of a hub of Roland dealers and hundreds of new and existing customers stopped by to meet informally with Roland Business Managers and staff, proud Roland users and other signmakers. Record numbers signed up to the Roland Forum community (and were rewarded with complimentary refreshments!) w... 

Roland DG (UK) Ltd has announced that the VersaSTUDIO BN-20 and VersaCAMM VS Series eco-solvent metallic inkjet printer/cutters, now offer a specialised new ink configuration for white-colour printing applications. This new configuration is available in 5 colours for the BN-20 - cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white; and 7 colours for the VS Series - cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan light magenta and double white. Users can choose the ink configuration that best suits their business needs at the t... 

Roland is gearing up for an exciting DRUPA 2012. With new product features and the central theme Roland Adds Value to Print, Roland is highlighting 101 applications during DRUPA 2012. The VersaCAMM PrintCut series with metallic and white inks and the complete range of Eco UV machines are the eye-catchers on the Roland stand in hall 9. Roland DG stand for impressive quality, high reliability and the best service. At DRUPA 2012, the Roland team will work hard to live up to their celebrated reputation. Roland... 

Roland DG delighted by the level of interest shown in its mock-up solutions at Packaging Innovations 2012 at the Birmingham NEC Roland DG was represented at the show by packaging sector specialist, Revolution Transfers, a Roland authorised dealer. The applications and processes demonstrated by the two companies left visitors in little doubt - Roland's UV print and cut technology heralds a new era in producing packaging prototypes quickly and cheaply. On the stand were the VersaUV LEC-540 run by colour-crit... 

Roland DG, a leading worldwide provider of 3D milling, engraving and direct part marking technologies has introduced the new Metaza MPX-90M, a desktop impact printer designed to permanently mark UDI (Unique Device Identification) barcodes on medical instruments for tracking and traceability. Incorporating 30 years of Roland's proven technology, the MPX-90M quickly creates two-dimensional (2D) DataMatrix barcodes that meet GS1* standards, and imprints them on the surface of medical instruments with high spe... 

On Sunday 4th March Lisa Metcalfe, Marketing Manager, Roland DG (UK) descended from the top of the Bristol Premier Inn hotel, to raise more than 800 for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent Located at the base of the M32 motorway and standing 200ft tall, the Bristol Premier Inn is one of the city's tallest hotels. Lisa, accompanied by her fianc, Iain Moncrieff, took on the mighty challenge in the wind and the rain to complete the descent to raise money for charity. Said Lisa: Every year I love to take on... 

Roland Authorised Dealers Grafityp, Xpres and KPRayner all reported strong interest in Roland printing and engraving solutions from the printwear and promotion community at February's exhibition in Birmingham The Roland VersaSTUDIO BN-20 desktop printer-cutter made its UK printwear market debut alongside the VersaUV LEF-12 at the exhibition, which was defined by high visitor numbers, signalling a positive outlook for the industry. Grafityp and Xpres displayed Roland's range of desktop printers, the VersaST... 

Roland Authorised Dealer, Tyne and Wear-based Radecal, has recently added the Roland EGX engraver range to its growing portfolio of Roland technologies. Since becoming a Roland Authorised Dealer in 2011, Radecal has proven itself a valuable partner for Roland DG in the sign and graphics market, successfully growing the install base of Roland's VersaCAMM, SolJet Pro and VersaUV range of wide format digital printers in the UK. The agreement to now sell Roland's EGX engraver range extends the partnership an... 

Roland DG's attendance at Sign Digital UK will be marked by its bold focus on products, services and applications that will inspire the sign maker and showcase all the tangible, added-value opportunities inherent in Roland's vast product range. Machines on the stand will include the VersaUV LEF-12, Roland's first flatbed UV-LED printer capable of printing on surfaces of 2 and 3 dimensional objects. Also present will be the VersaCAMM VS-640 its striking metallic ink option for those who want to stand out f...