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HP Large Format Web-to-Print webinar

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HP Australia’s latest Zoom webinar ‘Grow your Web-to-Print Business with HP Application Center’ - which debuted on Tuesday this week and returns on Thursday - presents 16 applications for decoration, signage, banners and retail projects. (Thursday 21 May, 11am AEST, 1pm NZ).

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Are banks blocking access to Gov. SME Guarantee Scheme? – Andy McCourt

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The Federal Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Guarantee Scheme was introduced to support up to $40 billion of lending to SMEs, including sole traders and not-for-profits, but reports are coming in that banks are making it very hard to access and knocking back many.

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Printers look to collaborate in ‘watershed year’ for the industry

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Some Australian printers hit by the collapse of business during COVID-19 have begun exploring possible partnerships with former competitors as a way of staying afloat.

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Carbon8 faces face-visor shortage and makes Ch 7 news

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Innovative Marrickville, Sydney printer Carbon8 has teamed with Sentry Medical to design and manufacture face visors during the Covid-19 crisis. The project made Channel 7 news and caught the attention of the NSW Premier Gladys Berejelikian.

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JCDecaux Q1 down 13.9% but some hopeful signs emerge

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“We now expect the negative impact of Covid-19 on our business to significantly increase in the short term but it is not possible to quantify its depth or duration of the impact,” says Jean-François Decaux, chairman of the world’s leading outdoor advertising company, announcing first quarter 2020 results.

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Companies postpone investments in large format printers: AGFA

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Agfa-Gevaert reported ‘solid results’ in the first quarter of 2020, despite a 4.4% fall in revenue to €501 million, with net profit of €1 million. “Many companies are postponing investments in high-end large-format printing equipment," said the Belgian manufacturer of analogue and digital imaging products, software and systems. "In the coming quarters, a significant COVID-19 impact on the printing industry is to be expected."

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Konica Minolta helps mass produce face shields in Brisbane

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Using a Markforged X7 3D printer, Konica Minolta Australia was on hand to assist EGR Group in the prototyping phase of the company’s rapid shift to personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to COVID-19. Capacity is now at 50,000 face shields per day.

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Australian business conditions slump to historic low: Ai Group

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Employers’ organisation Australian Industry Group says easing COVID-19 restrictions and delivering further policy actions to unlock consumer and business spending are critical to stemming the rapid pace of decline in the Australian economy. Releasing its latest business performance index, Ai Group said: “The steepest declines in performance were in retail trade & hospitality, apartment building, commercial construction and among businesses manufacturing textiles, clothing, footwear, paper & printing products.”

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First look at Agfa’s new 3.3m roll-to-roll Oberon RTR3300

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Agfa has released a ‘First Look’ video of its new high-end large-format roll-to-roll inkjet printer in operation. The 3.3 metre Oberon RTR3300 was to have made a debut at the postponed global print expo FESPA 2020 in Madrid in March (now rescheduled to 6-8 October 2020). Agfa last month signed an Australian distribution deal with supplier Graphic Art Mart.

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VisCon Virtual Industry Expo aims for a wider audience

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Visual Connections says the concept of a virtual trade show concept is something it’s been considering for some time as a way of bringing its trade shows – PacPrint, Visual Impact, Label & Packaging Expo and PrintEx – to a wider audience. Now, the idea has been fast-tracked due to the current COVID-19 situation.

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Ricoh: demand has plummeted during COVID-19

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Announcing results for financial year 2019 (April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020), Japanese multinational print technology and electronics manufacturer Ricoh outlined a steep fall in demand caused by COVID-19 but said growth areas included industrial printing and IT services. “Profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥39.5 billion, down 20.2% from a year earlier.” Industrial Printing sales increased 11.2%, to ¥23.0 billion on higher demand for new advanced inkjet heads and industrial printers.

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‘Not for profit’ platform for FuturePrint Virtual Summit 

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Another virtual trade show – this time with a familiar ring: Future Print was the name used by our PIAA (now PVCA) not so long ago for a Government-funded programme run by former PIAA CEO Bill Healey. 
Next month’s inaugural FuturePrint Virtual Summit will include Ricoh, Integration Technology, Bespoke PR, Sun Chemical, Meteor Inkjet, Inca Digital, Kao Collins, Memjet, Global Inkjet Systems, SGIA, Inkish, Keypoint Intelligence, IDC and more. 

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Free X-Rite colour course, webinars for remote workers

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X-Rite and Pantone, global leaders in colour science and technology, say the popular X-Rite Color Theory eLearning Course will be available free for a limited time to help support anyone working from home during COVID-19. 

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'Era of rapid change': SGIA & PIA merge into PRINTING United Alliance

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Peak US print industry associations The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and Printing Industries of America (PIA), which merged last week, have announced their new name: PRINTING United Alliance. "Printer members and the supplier community at large are looking for a unified solution to the challenges they face in this era of rapid change," says new chairman Scott Crosby.

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HP Australia Large Format Academy webinar 2

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HP Australia large format specialist Jeremy Brew will host another LF Academy webinar across Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, after the launch of the series on Tuesday this week.  'Can Print Service Providers build customer loyalty with value added service?' will teach how to design posters with the free Poster Tool and how to send jobs from the Cloud to HP large format printer software. "This is a repeat session for those that missed the first one," Brew told WFOL. "Same content, just a different registration link." Spaces are limited.

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  1. Most businesses could re-open in less than two months
  2. Official - Fuji Xerox Australia sues former MD, CFO, E&Y and others over $450m accounting scandal
  3. Durst is back in business as Italy moves into 'Phase 2'
  4. Fast Proof Press and IBS Cards #Together Gold Coast
  5. 'Doing it tough': Electricity, gas companies should provide financial relief for customers says ACCC
  6. Print industry veteran joins SAi board
  7. PVCA and RMC release COVID-19 webinar schedules
  8. Free trial for new Onyx TruFit software
  9. Momentum builds for first VisCon Virtual Trade Show 
  10. Xerox pulls profit, revenue forecasts on coronavirus lockdown
  11. Four million views for Mimaki’s Virtual Print Festival
  12. US printing & signage associations now under one roof
  13. May's drupa Global Trends Spotlight report will surprise many
  14. Most printers may need to collaborate to survive: Ascent
  15. Decision 'within three weeks' on reopening businesses: PM

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Offcuts Article Count:  18

3D Printing News Article Count:  1

Forum Rules Article Count:  27

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