Copytrax to Exhibit Small Format Digital Printing Technology at Promotional Marketing Show

We have announced that they will be exhibiting their Copytrax PrintMaster digital flatbed printer at the "Promotional Marketing and Incentives Live" show to be held at the NEC 21st - 22nd of September. http://www.ipm-live.co.uk

The Copytrax PrintMaster is a digital industrial inkjet-printing machine that complements traditional screen-printing techniques. Capable of printing on anything from USB memory drives, plastic parts, CD promotion tins, CD / DVD discs, fascia panels and even glass, the new PrintMaster offers a fast and flexible approach to low and medium volume production.

The ‘Promotional Marketing and Incentives Live’ exhibition targets businesses and employees who are looking to improving sales, build brands, acquiring and retaining customer, improve corporate image and reward staff.

The Copytrax PrintMaster enables the decoration of promotional products such as loyalty cards, sweet tins, USB drives, pens and bottle openers. The PrintMaster is ideal for instant samples and low volume to medium volume production. The high-resolution inkjet print-heads enable the PrintMaster to deliver outstanding picture quality and a durable finish. The PrintMaster comes in A2, A3 and A4 sizes and is ideal for the office environment.

“The PrintMaster is a great little machine,” said Steve Woods, Sales Manager at Copytrax. “We are selling a lot of these and the feedback has been very positive throughout. These machines enable businesses to deliver faster samples and small to medium batch production; something that is not always easy with the traditional screenprint approach. The PrintMaster also enables a more flexible approach to production management, as projects can be swapped at the click of a mouse.

The Copytrax PrintMaster employs Epson Micro Piezo head technology using a variable-sized droplet format to ensure superb colour management and a high-resolution performance. The PrintMaster can print a broad range of media up to a size of A3+ 390mm by 520mm.

Copytrax will also be exhibiting their CD, DVD and Blue Ray printing technologies such as the Copytrax DaVinci Cd printer, a desktop machine capable of printing over 100 full colour CD's per hour and over 200 CD business cards per hour.

Copytrax will be exhibiting on stand B11

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Copytrax Targets The Asian and African Market for CD Duplication Technology

Cambridge technology company Copytrax is celebrating its recent substantial growth in exports to customers in Asia and Africa. Copytrax are a leading manufacturer of CD and DVD duplication and printing technology. Copytrax technology is used by film and recording studios around the world, as well as being used by dedicated CD and DVD publishing companies and software development companies.
The Copytrax DaVinci CD Printer

In recent months Copytrax has agreed distribution for their products in India, Nigeria and East Africa. For Copytrax these are critically important markets where CD and DVD is still an emerging technology.

"In many areas, they are only just moving away from cassette tape," said Steve Woods, Sales Manager at Copytrax. "In addition to this, their print and media sector is enjoying rapid growth, so it's a very exciting time to be working in these markets."

Copytrax recently launched several new products at the IPEX Show, a major tradeshow for the print media industry. Amongst these products was the new Copytrax DaVinci CD printer, a high quality, high speed, desktop machine that enables low to medium volume CD, DVD and Blu Ray production.

"The DaVinci is a very good CD printing machine for these emerging markets," said Steve Woods. "It's very robust and easy to use. It also uses a cost-effective inking system that enables low cost CD and DVD production. We are already shipping the DaVinci machines to these regions and have recently upgraded the design to further target this market."

Copytrax have been developing and manufacturing digital media duplication technologies for over 15 years, dating back to the 'floppy disk'. Today, they supply stand-alone CD and DVD copying and printing machines to corporate and public sector organisations, as well as supplying the arts and media sector with a diverse range of CD duplication and printing technology.

"These days, it's not just music and film, that people wish to copy," said Steve Woods. "It can often be documentation, software products, interactive brochures, images or even medical data. So, as well as expanding into the African and Asian regions, we are also breaking into new industry sectors here in the UK and Europe. These are exciting times for Copytrax."

Copytrax has also recently entered into distribution agreements in Sweden, Spain and
Australia.

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Copytrax Meets New Customers and New Distributors at IPEX 2010

Copytrax recently exhibited at IPEX 2010, the premier show for the UK printing industry. The Copytrax team were pleased to have the opportunity to demonstrate a number of new and exciting technologies.

The new Copytrax 'PrintMaster' digital screen printing machine attracted a lot of interest and won much praise. Many delegates were impressed with the size, speed, quality and simplicity of this technology. Also, central to the Copytrax display was the 'DaVinci Multi' CD and DVD printer. A fast, high quality printer for low to medium volume production.

"It was a great show for us," said Steve Woods, Sales Manager at Copytrax. "We have had sales from show and we also met with various new dealer who took the time to attend and build their relationships with us."

Additional technologies on show were the Copytrax NS2100 CD publishing system and a new RIP print management system for use with the Da Vinci Multi.

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Copytrax Launch Networked CD and DVD Publishing System

Digital media technology company Copytrax have announced the launch of their Copytrax NS2100 CD, DVD and Blu Ray network publishing system, a system that will enable companies and organisations to efficiently create CD's and DVD's for products such as music, film, software and games, as well as corporate data, presentations and product data. This “Multi-platform” Windows, Mac OS & Linux, Network Connected Machine is capable of copying data to disk and printing on body labels, delivering finished digital media.

"This is a very capable piece of equipment," said Steve Woods, of Copytrax. "It is 'Internet Browser Controlled' so that any permitted person within the company can create the content and label design for the disk and control production from their desktop, wherever they are in the world. The system uses a secure on-line software package (embedded in the machine) that makes the whole process very easy and very flexible."

The Copytrax NS2100 is built to a high standard and delivers professional quality CD and DVD and optional Blu-Ray duplication and high quality on-body print. With both the record and print technology enclosed within a single cabinet, the Copytrax NS2100 looks smart and attractive and is ideal for use in an office or reception area. The new NS2100 comes with a wide range of features that make it ideal for corporate use, such as user login security, label design lock-out, control quotas and job priorities on a user-by-user basis and full system logging that is accessible in real time.

"What is really clever about this particular CD duplicator is the fact that it can accommodate a mix of CD formats," said Steve Woods. "One hopper can hold a stack of DVD's and the other CD's or Blu Ray - the user can then define which format they wish to use. We are confident that for public organisations and the corporate sector, the NS2100 will provide an excellent solution for the professional on-site creation of digital media."

The Copytrax NS2100 can hold 150 discs and is capable of the duplication and full-colour printing of 40 discs per hour. The Copytrax NS2100 can also be used in a stand-alone mode, by the use of the control panel on the front of the machine.

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Copytrax NS2100 CD, DVD and Blu Ray network publishing system

Andreas Eliassom (left) and Steve Woods (right) with new the Copytrax PrintMaster Digital Flat Bed Printer.

Copytrax Pushes the Barriers of Industrial Digital Printing with the PrintMaster

Cambridge print technology company, Copytrax have announced the launch of the Copytrax PrintMaster, a digital industrial inkjet printing machine that looks set to further displace traditional screen printing techniques. Capable of printing on anything from, USB memory drives, Plastic parts, CD promotion tins, CD / DVD discs, fascia panels and even glass, the new PrintMaster will offer a fast and flexible approach to low and medium volume production.

"For many years now, we have been developing high-speed inkjet based printing machines that have replaced the traditional silk screen approach," said Steve Woods. "The modern digital inkjet approach offers a much cleaner, faster and more flexible solution than silk-screen. It means that printers can, not only offer a more responsive and more flexible service, but also they can increase their productivity. The new PrintMaster will print on almost any material and the quality of the print is most impressive."

The Copytrax PrintMaster employs Epson Micro Piezo head technology using a variable-sized droplet format to ensure superb colour management and a high-resolution performance. The PrintMaster can print a broad range of media up to a size of A3+ 390mm by 520mm.

“I feel sure the PrintMaster will be an attractive proposition for a lot of existing clients printing CD / DVD, as they would be able to print other Medias for high quality short run, i.e. USB drives & custom packaging, Short run Digital Print businesses and short run screen-printer businesses,” said Steve Woods. “This technology demands very little setting up, uses very few consumables and makes small runs and next-day deliveries far more viable. On top of this, even for mid to high volume projects, digital inkjet is simply a more modern and more effective way to work. The speed and finish is hard to beat.”

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Copytrax Appointed as Distribution Partner for Kodak Digital Media Product

Copytrax to distribute new Kodak photo printable discs

Digital media reproduction expert, Copytrax has announced that it has been appointed as a UK distributor for Kodak's new printable compact disc CD-R media for use in CD duplication. This new generation of printable CD media will offer CD duplicators a higher quality medium, enabling them to match the quality of glass mastered CD Rom discs.

Over the past 15 years Copytrax has been a world leader in the development and supply of CD digital printing and duplication equipment. Copytrax supplies both desk top machines for low volume production and industrial machines for high volume production. They also provide a specialist-lacquering machine that provides digitally printed CD's with a protective UV varnish. Due to the 'ease of use' and automated nature of Copytrax's equipment, their products such as the DaVinci and Picasso CD printers have been very popular with printers, recording studios, printers and marketing organisations around the worlds.

"With the shift away from the traditional screen printing of CD's to the newer digital inkjet approach, it's exciting that companies such as Kodak are developing products especially designed to address the changing CD duplication and replication marketplace," said Steve Woods, Sales Manager of Copytrax (pictured). "This new version of recordable and printable CD's will enable even low production runs to look very sharp and very professional."

The new Kodak recordable disc offers several important new features, such as the fact that they are moulded without the inner ring, therefore avoiding previous colour distortion in the centre area. The printable surface has been developed to be highly uniform to provide an optimum printing surface for both inkjet and thermal printers, and on the underside, a special 'diamond dye' technology hides 'burned data area' giving an appearance similar to glass mastered CD Rom discs.

"CD duplicators are always looking to enhance the quality of the products that they produce," said Steve Woods. "The visual appearance of a CD contributes a lot of value to a project, so it's always important that they look sharp and well produced. The new Kodak media will help duplicators achieve a consistently high quality of product."

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Copytrax DaVinci Multi CD Printer Targets Digital Media

Copytrax has announced the release of the DaVinci Multi; a multi-purpose, entry-level professional printing machine for the printing of digital media such as CD's, mini CD's and CD business cards. The new high quality machine has been designed for professional users such as printers, recording studio's, marketing companies, DVD production companies and CD duplication companies.

Using advanced inkjet technology, the DaVinci Multi can rapidly print 6 standard CD's in a single pass and can deliver full-colour photo realistic print quality. Using metal parts, the DaVinci has been designed and built for professional use on a daily basis. In addition to this, the new DaVinci CD printer utilises Copytrax's infinity ink system whereby the user can refill the ink tanks ensuring a low cost per disc and also comes with 3 'trays', enabling the printer to accommodate standard CD's, mini discs and business card CD's. Copytrax are also able to create custom trays for products such USB business cards.

"The DaVinci Multi design has been driven by the demands of our customers around the world," said Steve Woods, Managing Director of Copytrax. "The earlier DaVinci 6-6 machine that prints CD's has been a great success and this has lead our customers to ask us to expand on its capability. The new package will give our clients more flexibility and more opportunities to develop their business."

Copytrax develops a range of CD printing technologies; from their industrial Project37 CD printing machines (1200/hr) to their smaller automated Picasso range of machines, Copytrax has gained a reputation worldwide for quality and innovation in the duplication and printing of optical disc media. Copytrax has led the way in the shift away from the traditional screen-printing of CD and DVD media toward more flexible and faster digital inkjet solutions.

Copytrax believes that the success of the DaVinci has been down to its speed of production, quality of print and it's low cost ink system. The DaVinci Multi has the capability of producing well over 100 full colour CD's per hour and over 200 CD business cards per hour. Each machine is supplied with a powerful suite of software that enables a professional design and controls the printing process. Many of Copytrax's customers around the world employ a number of DaVinci machines, working in parallel.

"We are working on the development of additional trays for the new DaVinci Multi," said Steve Woods. "We are currently working with an overseas company supplying a version that prints USB business cards and we also have some similar bespoke projects in the pipeline. The speed and low ink cost puts its way ahead of the nearest competition at the moment, so we seeing that a number of our customers want to exploit this in other areas of their business. It's an exciting time for us, demand for the DaVinci has been very strong and is opening up new markets for Copytrax."

During the past 15 years Copytrax has established itself as a leader in the duplication and on-body printing equipment for the creation of CD and DVD based products. Copytrax's worldwide customer base includes film and music studios, record companies, games developers, business software developers, educational software developers and creative design and marketing studios. Their advanced duplication and printing technology targets both low volume specialist publishers of digital media as well as larger corporate customers that require high volume throughput.

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Copytrax Launches Entry Level Professional CD and DVD Duplication Package

Leading CD and DVD duplication technology company Copytrax has announced the release of the Copytrax 'Starter-Pro', a CD and DVD duplication package that will enable recording studios, audio engineers, video production companies and business start ups to offer a professional CD and DVD duplication service.

The 'Starter-Pro' package includes a Copytrax DaVinci 6-6 professional quality CD printer, a powerful graphics suite for the creation of artwork and a 10 CD Duplication Power Tower. With a professional quality CD production rate of up to 130 CD's per hour and a price of only £1450, Copytrax is convinced that the Starter-Pro package offers an unbeatable deal for anyone who is seriously interested in making a start in the CD and DVD duplication market.

"Many of our machines pay for themselves in the first month or two months," said Steve Woods, Managing Director of Copytrax. "Indeed we have a client that calls our machines 'a business in a box'. The market for short run CD and DVD production remains very healthy as this media is not just used for music and video but also now used by marketing companies, software developers, academic organisation and a host of other industries that value the robust data storage capabilities of optical discs media."

A key part of the 'Starter-Pro' is the DaVinci 6-6 professional CD printer. Using advanced inkjet technology, the DaVinci can rapidly print 6 discs in a single pass and can deliver full-colour, photo realistic print quality. Using metal parts, the DaVinci has been designed and built for professional use on a daily basis. In addition to this, the new DaVinci CD printer utilises Copytrax's infinity ink system whereby the user can refill the ink tanks ensuring a low cost per disc. A further benefit to those looking to undertake CD and DVD production for the first time, is the inclusion of a powerful, yet intuitive graphics package that enables the fast creation of professional artwork for the on-body printing of CD's.

"The CD artwork design tool is a software package that runs on either a Mac or a PC," said Steve Woods. "It's very simple to use, but allows the operator to deliver very professional artworks directly onto the CD. We also provide templates for graphics packages such as Photoshop and Corel, ensuring that the package offers users the creative freedom they need to add value to the digital media."

The other key part of the package is the 10 CD duplication Power Tower that is ideal for small and large runs alike and perfect for both office based disc production right through to full scale, professional publishing environments. The Power Tower is extremely user friendly and does not require training. The intuitive LCD display allows access to all features with the use of four simple buttons. Fitted with either the latest CD-R or DVD±R drives, depending on the model chosen, up to 10 CDs discs can be copied simultaneously in under three minutes and 10 DVDs in under eight minutes. A choice of optional internal hard disk drive is available providing ample storage for CD or DVD master images. Towers with hard drives installed can also be fitted with a USB or a USB/Firewire PC connector.

"We are very excited about this package," said Steve Woods. "It's probably the most competitive professional CD duplication package on the market. We are also seeing demand for this type of entry level CD duplicating facility in emerging economies in Asia and the Middle East. In addition to the equipment we assist our customers with the supply of blank CD's, inks and cases, so for anyone interested in starting up, we can give them all the help they need.”

Copytrax develops a range of CD printing technologies; from their industrial Project37 CD printing machines (1200/hr) to their smaller automated PicassoIII machines, Copytrax has gained a reputation worldwide for quality and innovation in the duplication and printing of optical disc media. Copytrax has led the way in the shift away from the traditional screen printing of CD and DVD media toward more flexible and faster digital inkjet solutions.

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