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EMAIL: sales@designsupply.co.uk
14 September 2026
A busy fortnight for hardware announcements, with a new Roland DG launch and both Epson and Canon confirming their next show line-ups — plus a look at the number print shop owners don’t scrutinise closely enough: what a printer actually costs to run.
Available from 10 September, the new MG2-640 and MG2-300 UV printer/cutters use a newly developed printhead with improved waveform control that Roland says roughly doubles throughput versus the previous MG range. They add five-layer single-pass printing (CMYK plus white and gloss) and over 70 built-in texture libraries, useful for anyone doing embellished POS or décor work.
Ahead of the Las Vegas show (23–25 September), Epson has confirmed it’s showing its full SureColor solvent range (S9170/S8170/S7170), including the 64″ S7170 Print Cut Edition bundled with a Summa cutter, alongside new UV flatbed and dye-sublimation models — a useful preview if you’re weighing up a solvent or UV purchase before the show.
Canon’s press materials for LOUPE Americas 2026 (Chicago, 15–17 September) confirm the Colorado M-Series will be on the stand. Although the show is billed around labels and packaging, Canon is explicitly positioning the same UVgel presses for signage and large-format graphics too — a reminder that the line between “packaging” and “wide format” hardware keeps blurring.
At The Print Show in Birmingham, Mimaki launched a 2.5m x 1.5m UV flatbed (JFX220-2515), two compact UV printers for small objects, and a new DTF textile printer with an expanded ink set — a sign that manufacturers are still investing in flatbed capacity even as roll-to-roll grabs most of the headlines.
With several new machines just launched, it’s worth pausing before any purchase to look past the sticker price. The running cost is what determines your margin for the next five years — here’s what to actually ask about.
Weighing up a new printer purchase, or want a second opinion on running costs before you commit? That’s exactly the kind of question our team is happy to talk through with you, rather than just pointing you at whatever’s newest on the market.
Get in touch and we’ll talk through the real numbers for your workload, not just the headline price — we can also help with consumables like the papers and inks mentioned above.
We’re now in our 36th year supplying large format printer solutions and have sold over 7,000 printers to architects, photographers and signage businesses across the UK — more about us here.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
