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We showcase a small selection of the manufacturers at PRINTING United for 2025, including those debuting new wide-format machinery
PRINTING United Expo returns this week, with the US print exhibition arriving at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando from October 22nd to 24th.
With more than 800 exhibitors across a one million sq ft space, the trade show promises to showcase a plethora of the latest innovations in the commercial print and graphics markets.
In this round-up article, we detail a small number of the manufacturers at PRINTING United for 2025, include those debuting new wide-format machinery live on the show floor.
Konica Minolta will showcase a number of devices at PRINTING United, with the aim of demonstrating how it is strengthening and expanding the business of commercial and industrial printing.
Konica Minolta’s machinery line-up will include the reveal of the new AccurioWide 250HS wide-format press, its next-generation technology featuring the company’s latest print head technology.
The AccurioWide 250HS hybrid printer offers a print width up to 98”, with UV LED curing and a six-colour plus white ink set.
The product features continuous board printing with faster production speeds than the previous model, with two additional models in 80” and 126” print widths due to be released as part of the series.
The AccurioLabel 400 will also be demonstrated at the show, offering CMYK label printing with a new fifth station of white dry-toner for ‘true white’ applications that aims to expand creative label design possibilities.
Additionally, Konica Minolta’s AccurioPress C14010S will be showcased with an exclusive collaboration with Color-Logic and Unifoil. As part of the partnership, Konica Minolta will debut a limited-edition print series featuring artwork by renowned comic book cover artist, Greg Horn.
Each day, attendees can collect a unique design printed live on Unifoil’s Unilustre metallic stock, utilising the CMYK plus white toner, available on the AccurioPress C14010S.
This is just a selection of the solutions being shown by the company on its stand. The Konica Minolta team will be on hand to demonstrate a wide range of its machinery and answer customer queries at Booth 5200 of the trade show.
Canon USA will be showcasing a full range of production and wide-format printing solutions as the title sponsor of PRINTING United Expo 2025.
Attendees will have the opportunity to attend product presentations on the new Colorado XL printer, in addition to a theatre presentation on Canon’s inkjet innovation.
Making its tradeshow debut is the recently launched Colorado XL-series, comprised of the Colorado XL7R roll-to-roll printer and Colorado XL7H hybrid printer.
Similar to the Colorado M-series, the modular design of the XL-series means that the printer can be configured to meet the current needs of a business and allow for continuous field upgrades as it grows.
The Colorado XL-series introduces the UVgel 860 gel set, optimised for a variety of both rigid and flexible applications across a wide range of media.
Attendees of PRINTING United Expo will have the opportunity to view the first Canon printer in the 3.2m market, and a Colorado XL-series presentation with live demonstrations will take place at the Canon booth across all three days of the show.
In addition to the Colorado XL-series, Canon will showcase the Colorado M-series alongside the Arizona 2380 GTF, imagePROGRAF GP-4600S, and imagePROGRAF TZ-32000 MFP Z36 wide-format printers.
The varioPRINT iX1700 will also be on show, which expands Canon’s production inkjet printing offerings with a sheetfed printing solution that prints on a wide range of coated and uncoated medias.
The varioPRINT iX1700 leverages Canon’s Qualinx 2400 x 1200dpi printheads, inks, and
proprietary drying and fixation process. Demonstrations of the machines will take place at the Canon booth across all three days of the show.
Canon’s production printing presence at the event will also include the imagePRESS V1350 production digital press, which offers automation technology for press colour calibration and quality control.
Attendees are invited to visit the Canon stand on Booth 2642 of PRINTING United 2025.
Inkjet press manufacturer, Agfa, will demonstrate its latest digital print technology at PRINTING United 2025, including the global debut of the Jeti Bronco H3300 HS, its latest 3.3m wide-format hybrid printer.
The Jeti Bronco H3300 HS brings optional media feed guides to support corrugated board and thin media printing, designed to safeguard against warping and boosting output.
The press also includes UV LED curing and a seven-colour plus white ink set including neutral grey balance technology, developed to deliver accurate grayscale tones and smooth gradients, broadening applications from signage to display graphics.
The showpiece press will stand alongside other solutions including the 1,514 m²/h Onset Panthera FB3216, the compact Anapurna Ciervo H2500, and the Jeti Tauro H3300 XUHS – the latter of which is billed as Agfa’s fastest and most advanced multi-pass printer.
The Anapurna Ciervo H2500 celebrates 20 years of Agfa’s trusted Anapurna range, offering speeds up to 59 m²/h in production mode in a 2.5m format. The press has been manufactured to provide proven versatility for print service providers (PSPs), from banners and vinyl to textiles and corrugated substrates.
The Jeti Tauro H3300 XUHS will be showcased with the MAX Bot Feeder and Flex RTR system, running at speeds of up to 1,280 m²/h.
Those wishing to see Agfa’s range of machine solutions first hand can visit Booth 3166 of the trade show.
Speciality print and pre-press manufacturer, Xanté, announced that it will display a full lineup of digital production print solutions at PRINTING United Expo.
Solutions on Xanté’s stand this year will include the new X-121 UV flatbed, a production-class UV printer designed to offer a footprint that, according to the company, still “fits through a standard doorway.”
The X-121 is engineered for speed and versatility for substrates including coroplast, wood, acrylic, metal, and glass, supporting media up to 3” thick for signage and specialty work.
Another new press on the stand will be the XR-126 roll-fed UV printer, which is built to run banners and wide-format graphics up to 126” wide.
The press can load multiple rolls and offers dual-print capabilities, while sharing the same printheads, inks, and iQueue workflow technology with other Xanté flatbeds to simplify training, use, and service.
The company’s X-36 UV flatbed will also be at the exhibition, a compact, industrial-quality UV printer for small to mid-size shops. The press is designed for flat media, panels, and textured prints with raised-ink effects such as braille. The press is also capable of printing cylindrical objects.
Rounding up the presses from Xanté is all-in-line direct-to-film (DTF) printing system, developed to provide durable apparel transfers with vivid colour and wash resistance. The press is particularly catered to print-on-demand (POD) shirt production.
Visitors can experience live demonstrations of all the Xanté presses at Booth 1513 of the PRINTING United Expo.
Direct-to-object (DTO) print press manufacturer, Inkcups, will present key solutions from its growing product portfolio at PRINTING United Expo 2025.
Exhibiting under the theme ‘printing beyond boundaries’, Inkcups will showcase innovations including updates to its Helix ONE benchtop cylindrical printer, the recently launched X5-T High Throw, its patented Nano Pin Curing (NPC) technology on the flagship Helix device, and a range of pad printing and laser plate making solutions.
First unveiled earlier this year, the X5-T High Throw technology will see its US debut at PRINTING United Expo and will be demonstrated printing on mini sports balls and handled mugs.
The High Throw enhancement to the X5-T flatbed digital printer increases the ink throw distance between the printhead and the substrate. This enables higher print quality and accuracy for prints on contoured, rounded, slightly curved, and irregularly shaped objects, such as mugs with handles, tiered drinkware, and sporting equipment.
Visitors to the Inkcups booth will see demonstrations of the recently announced updates to the Helix ONE including Auto File, an automation tool designed for POD workflows.
Helix ONE tool on show will also include its barcode scanning capability, a new jettable primer to promote adhesion on powder-coated, metal, and plastic products, and a smaller diameter capability that expands the machine’s diameter range to span from 1.3” to 4.6”.
Also at the Inkcups booth will be its Nano Pin Curing (NPC) technology for the Helix range of cylindrical DTO UV printers, which was awarded a PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Award at the 2024 edition of the show and became commercially available to customers in 2025.
The patented technology enables printing onto transparent cylindrical vessels such as glassware, clear plastic bottles, wine and spirit bottles, candle holders, and assorted drinkware, without the need to first fill the vessel with a UV-blocking substance or stuffing agent.
All of the solutions can be seen with live demonstration at the Inkcups booth, which is situated at Booth 1530 of PRINTING United Expo 2025.
