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Global sales of Epson’s EcoTank high-capacity ink tank inkjet printers has reached 50 million units in 170 countries since it was launched ten years ago in Indonesia.
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The Print & Visual Communication Association’s (PVCA) annual Print 2 Parliament! event will stream live on its Facebook page on Wednesday 21 October. Guests include Communications and Arts Minister Paul Fletcher and Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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Printing United is the peak industry body in the USA and the result of merging the PIA with the SGIA. In October at Phoenix, Arizona, no fewer than six Product of the Year Awards went to Mutoh wide format and benchtop UV technologies, in respect of ability to reproduce images and colour totally accurately, in particular in the Adobe RGB colour space.
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FESPA Australia says its new online colour management sessions will be presented by certified instructors from Celmac, Fujifilm and Colourhead who’ve completed a workshop led by US colour guru Ray Weiss.
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EFI’s two new printers for the high-end, high productivity soft signage market – the COLORS 340 and POWER 340 – can print with higher quality on a wider range of materials, with 100% penetration on both sides.
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Digital print technology manufacturer Durst says its innovative new UVC-R Air Disinfection System is designed to lower viral loads in indoor environments. An anti-viral coated membrane can also be “personalized with our digital printing systems.”
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Konica Minolta has joined digital print giants Xerox and Fujifilm in withdrawing from rescheduled global print expo drupa 2021 over health concerns and says it will instead use digital and hybrid formats to engage with customers. Canon and Ricoh also bailed out of drupa this week, following the earlier exits of HP, Xerox, Fujifilm, Kodak, Komori, EFI, Screen and Heidelberg, amongst others.
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Registrations are open for a Planning and Building Permits webinar announced by the Australian Sign & Graphics Association. Julie Rochester and Glenn Hain will feature in the event on Tuesday, 27 October.
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With studies confirming that Social Distancing signage will be with us for a very long time, Orafol Australia has focused on Orajet 3162, a sustainable self-adhesive floor graphic film that, laminated with Oraguard, is Australian-certified slip resistant.
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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says the Federal Government’s 2020 Budget will help lift small businesses out of the COVID crisis and provide a much-needed boost to economic confidence. But she says it failed to address several critical issues including insolvency laws.
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Agfa has added a new entry-level hybrid six-colour printer to its Jeti Tauro inkjet range. The Jeti Tauro H3300 S LED “marks another step in the expansion of our high-end large-format inkjet printer family.”
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“The company believes that demand for industrial printing will shift more to on-demand than ever before," says Konica Minolta, announcing an additional investment in France-based MGI Digital Technology (MGI), a manufacturer of digital decoration printing machines.
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In a not unexpected move following the exits of HP, Xerox, Fujifilm, Kodak, Komori, EFI, Screen and Heidelberg amongst others, two of the biggest names in digital print have decided not to exhibit at the April 2021 trade fair, for the same reasons - health and safety. However, both are looking forward to the 'virtual platform.' Andy McCourt comments.
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Two weeks ago, we announced a great initiative by Mutoh Australia, to donate $500 to the Fred Hollows Foundation for every Braille-enabled UV printer sold between now and Christmas. Now, as World Sight Day approaches on October 8th, Corporate Match 2.0 will double that – another $500 to the Foundation.
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“Sign makers - have your say - take 5 to help us collect valuable data to help you make better business decisions and help inform our lobbying, training and supply plans,” says suppliers association Visual Connections. The group’s Great Australian Sign Survey to map the current state of the multi-million dollar Australian sign industry closes on Friday 9th October.
- EFI launches new cloud applications for Fiery
- HP pays $6m settlement over sales practices in Asia Pacific
- VisCon joins TRMC & APIA in print industry ‘call to arms’
- Yohei Konaka takes over at Konica Minolta Australia
- Xaar unveils 'step change' ImagineX bulk printhead platform
- Durst buys US wide format systems manufacturer Vanguard
- Graphic Art Mart boosts NSW & VIC teams
- EFI latest exhibitor to withdraw from drupa 2021
- Craftech – 50 cents in the dollar if DOCA accepted; 1c if not
- Amazon’s $400 million commitment to Kornit Digital
- FESPA launches webinar series in lead up to Amsterdam 2021
- Onyx driver now available for swissQprint large format printers
- HP not exhibiting at drupa 2021?
- ASGA seeks clarification over installation rules in Melbourne
- “Things aren’t like they used to be”: B&D RESET
