The international ORAFOL Group, a leading manufacturer of high-performance self-adhesive special products and films, was honoured with the Best Managed Companies Award 2022 on May 12, 2022. Orafol Australia is managed by Alex McClelland
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Three of Australia’s independent large format roadside providers, Goa (Brisbane), Civic (Melbourne) and EiMedia (Sydney) have launched the Alliance Outdoor Media Group to better compete across the eastern seaboard with major outdoor players oOh!media, JCDecaux and QMS.
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Kodak reported a net loss of $US3 million for the first quarter of 2022, despite growth in key product areas and a rise in revenue to $US290m.
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oOh!media’s chief commercial and operations officer Noel Cook is leaving the ASX-listed outdoor advertiser to pursue interests outside the outdoor industry. Robbie Dery has been appointed under the new job title of chief commercial operating officer.
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For three decades, Caldera has shown that valuable production time starts at the prepress and RIP stage, during which all errors can be prevented to ensure a streamlined workflow. PrimeCenter is designed as versatile software that can benefit print operations of all sizes. It integrates seamlessly with any RIP software to save valuable time in file preparation allowing printers to focus on printing and cutting rather than prepress. It is now available for a 7-day free trial.
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With PacPrint only weeks away, if the success of international industry events is anything to go by, it will be a blockbuster. The recently concluded ISA International Sign Expo in Atlanta, USA ended on a high note with some stands selling every item of equipment on display. South Africa will hold its third trade show this year from 18th-19th May, Sign Africa in Capetown and FESPA opens on May 31st in Berlin.
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If you have old stock of an HP Latex CN667 Yellow/Magenta printhead, then Shane Hale of Sign Creations in New Zealand would like to buy it! The printer is admittedly 'on its last legs' but Shane just wants to run a few more jobs through it.
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Election signs that link independent candidates to The Greens may breach voter deception laws, according to the Australian Electoral Commission. The AEC is investigating “all avenues possible to get to the source of the signage” – including seeking information about how the signs were produced. As if there wasn't already enough misleading in the upcoming election!
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Roland DG Corporation has launched My TrueVIS, a webpage and social media campaign to share global user testimonials about TrueVIS large-format inkjet printers and printer cutters. Australian users have a chance to win a full set of TR2 inks for their TrueVIS.
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Neschen Coating – distributed by Starleaton - will focus on latest green product solutions in its graphic products and laminators portfolio at FESPA 2022 in Berlin.
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Print technology manufacturer Agfa-Gevaert Group reported a 22% year-on-year increase in earnings before tax to 19 million Euro in Q1 of 2022. Revenue was up 7.2% to 424 million Euro but the group posted a net loss of 7 million Euro. Agfa’s sign & display business “continued its upwards trend.”
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An automated, digital print & cut workflow is essential for standardised manufacturing processes and economical production, according to cutting systems manufacturer Zünd, which is presenting its latest automation solutions at Fespa 2022 in Berlin. Zünd will highlight a Pick&Place interface option that controls robotic devices and automates the removal of cut parts and their placement at pre-defined locations.
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“We’re now entering an era when it’s as normal to ask about the environmental footprint of goods or services as it is price.” MIS specialist Tharstern’s new carbon footprint tool instantly adds the certified carbon footprint of each print job to a quote.
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Waste reduction, cost savings and automation are three key areas for wide format printers to consider when looking to boost profit in a maturing market, according to Ricoh Europe’s Sander Sondaal.
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Manufacturer of wide-format printers and cutting plotters, Mutoh has celebrated its 70th anniversary. Starting in 1952, Yoshiro Mutoh founded Mutoh Scale Engraving Research Center in Mishuku, Setagaya, a company that manufactured measuring equipment. Today, it is renowned for its high-quality 'Made in Japan' wide format printers and cutters.
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- 'Bring designs to life': Kongsberg at FESPA Berlin
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- LIA Victoria-sponsored Holmesglen apprenticeship award
- ISA Sign Expo opens in Atlanta, USA
- Print Against War: new initiative delivers support to Ukraine
- Only 4 weeks to FESPA Berlin opening - covid restrictions removed
- PrintIQ to launch Small Business Edition at PacPrint
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