Large format specialist, SMP Group held a series of internal innovation forums with a manufacturer of printing ink and coating solution, Sun Chemical.

Members of the sales team at SMP Group, together with production looked at print innovations from across the industry and discussed how they could be applied to point of sale and outdoor projects.

Nick Stagg SMP Group Sales Director commented “We are always looking for new ideas to take to our clients and these forums are a great way to look at innovations from all sectors within print”

Special effects that were discussed include Soft Touch, Pearlescents, Thermochromic, reticulation effects and FM6.

Steve Bell, business director of Commercial Sheetfed business Sun Chemical commented, we were delighted to take part in these forums withSMP Group, we talked through a number of innovative print processes, the sales team at SMP Group identified the processes that would be most appealing to their clients and members of manufacturing discussed with Sun Chemical how to achieve the best results using these processes.