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As so often happens, January/February sees industry people transitioning roles for the new year. Two high-profile leaders have changed jobs, David Proctor has left Kyocera for CBTech, while former Spandex MD Ben McCauley is now with Konica Minolta.
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Screen printing is often sidelined as a 'Cinderella' part of the printing industry but it is growing faster than digital! Screen's ability to 'print anything on anything' has enabled it to address new industrial markets including electronics, cellphone antennae, fuel cells and security print.
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Datacolor, one of the leaders in colour management software, instruments and services, has announced the acquisition of Techkon GmbH, a leading provider of colour measurement technology, based in Königstein, Germany.
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Bannershop is closed. All we know is in a brief message on their website. Over its 18-year history in Australia, Bannershop has not been without controversy, initially shipping jobs offshore before changing to local production. Its online customer service reviews have been mainly in the negative.
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Currie Group will shine the spotlight on Canon Colorado M-series printers at an exclusive Open House event at the company’s Brisbane Demonstration Centre later in February.
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For major adhesive vinyl/PET label manufacturers, successfully getting into wide format signage is no easy task; despite the commonality of the SAV media, the extra width up to 5 metres and mostly inkjet digital media, brings a new culture into the business mix, driven by the needs of the Sign and display industry rather than labels and packaging. The answer is acquisitions and UPM Raflatac has just made a significant one.
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Summa's new cutter is designed to prevent the scratches or roller marks that typically occur when transporting PET film. The new Summa bundle includes a frictionless roll feed to level up the DTF Print & Cut workflow. Additionally, a dedicated DTF bundle features Summa’s proprietary tangential cutting, Camera and software technologies.
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Women in Print Australia will once again be hosting its popular Breakfast Series in 2025, with the dates and venues for four States now announced.
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Anil Ramsewak has joined Celmac following a 17-year career with HP where he supported industrial printers, Latex and 3D devices. This follows on from another technical support hire in Brisbane, Mark Rixon and further strengthens Celmac's already strong commitment to supporting customers.
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Notwithstanding the tragic Californian wildfires, the Impressions expo at Long Beach went ahead in late January. Brother took this opportunity to release a new powder applicator and curing combo in the 16" x 20" sheet format (406mm x 508mm)
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FESPA Australia encourages printers and suppliers to snap up final tickets to the legendary gourmet 'BBQ on the Yarra'. This relaxed social gathering event has brought our industry together for over 25 years. Book now to avoid disappointment!
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Registrations are now open for the 'Make it Happen Bootcamp'with Sam Armstrong. The full-day Bootcamp, presented by ASGA and the Make it Happen Signage Consultancy, promises to deliver new knowledge, practical learnings and conveniently is located at the same venue as PacPrint and Visual Impact expos.
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It's been over a year in the making since Zünd lost its distributor to administration and had to rethink its Australian operations, eventually electing to open up a direct subsidiary headed by Dale Hawkins. March 13th will mark the grand opening of the new branch.
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SCREEN GP Australia’s Managing Director, Peter Scott, will be on the ground at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2025, Lucerne, where the digital press and prepress supplier will will be presenting innovative inkjet printing solutions under the theme “Powering Print Connections.”
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Mimaki's Marc Verbeem from Mimaki Europe offers some very useful tips on print production workflows, with particular focus on MImaki RasterLink version 7, which the company says goes 'beyond the RIP.'
- First Heidelberg Jetfire50 digital inkjet presses installed in Europe
- ASGA Bowls socials kick off on Feb 28th - Melbourne first
- New aluminum solutions from Tectex on show at C!Print, France
- Agfa adds Anapurna Ciervo H2500 printer to its range
- ASGA webinar looks into Digital Signage
- Building refresh using Metamark Clear Vision
- AiG urges employers across the economy to support latest apprentice initiatives
- Jaybro infrastructure supply specialists all meshed up with new EFI Pro 33r
- Sydney Airport celebrates Chinese New Year with Art&Soul installation
- Women in Print Dives into 2025 with webinars, coaching and events
- Zünd cutter install at sterile medical site with a difference
- Epson releases its own dedicated DTF printer
- Konica Minolta wins five BLI Awards to start 2025
- Screen printing - don't write it off - it is rising in the USA
- Impacts of AI in print and packaging - Smithers report
