Coates Screen reported strong interest from visitors to FESPA 2002 in Madrid across all product areas and services for screen and digital printers. Under its theme 'Ideas in Action' Coates Screen staff were busy showing its latest products for the screen printer and interest in digital products exceeded even optimistic estimates. Of all of the new digital printers launched at FESPA, most were running with their inks. Also of all new digital applications for semen print, the new Four Colour Magic colour proofing system caused a stir, offering at last a proofing system for process print that lets the printer show his customer a pre-print proof that is a realistic representation of the printed job. With a number of systems already operating in the UK, show visitors were eager to get the low-down, either by upgrading their existing SceenMatch machine, or investing in the complete system. The ScreenMatch machine continues to offer an attractive alternative for other options too, as a cost effective source of film positives and wide format print. Major interest in the high tech industrial graphics market, was shown in the limited release of Decomold DMF which was being demonstrated on the Preco stand, with inks being printed on the roll-fed Preco SP3024 press. Interest was also reported in roll label ink products; in particular UV flexo inks and the new Vioroll NTC UV screen inks. The re-launched Coatazol range of screen supplies proved that screen printers aren't neglecting the role of advanced formulation products in improving productivity and saving costs, in pushing forward stencil life and in improving print quality. Coates Screen's Formulator IDS ink dispense system was busy too, with its new Windows software providing even easier control and reduction of ink stocks in a powerful management package. Contact Coates Screen, Cray Avenue, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3TT, UK. Tel +44 (0)1689 899666. Fax +44 (0)1689 878262. Email: coates.screen@coates.com