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Exhibition venue and global organiser Messe Düsseldorf has announced that drupa will no longer be a part of operative management, instead responsibility is moving to President & CEO Wolfram N. Diener. Other non-printing expos in the leisure area have also been reshuffled.
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The National Sign & Graphics Awards are fast approaching and this popular event usually sells out! Bookings are essential and are open now for the Friday, 6th September night of nights!
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Perth, Adelaide and Melbournewill be host cities to The Women in Print 'Share the Dignity' fundraisers from August 21st - 23rd. These are live events at social venues and all are welcome including family members.
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It's good to see one of Australia's largest print chains promoting on mainstream TV media. Snap Print is currently sponsoring Channel 7's 'Sunrise' morning show traffic reports in Sydney, with live feeds from Monique Bovino in the Ch7 Helicopter.
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Sign China, incorporating the world's largest LED display expo LED China, is on again from 19th to 21st September. Check out the video below! The expo will present over 2,000 sign industry brands, over 60,000 square metres.
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Recently an inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Epson's M-G370 series was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for use in a mobile camera robot deployed on "Kibo", the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) on the International Space Station (ISS).
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Cambridge UK based IMI Europe Ltd has announced a programme of technical courses for its Inkjet Winter Workshop event, to be held in Valencia, Spain from 27-31 January 2025. Of course, for Australia, this is a Summer workshop but nonetheless a vital source of technical learning about the fastest growing print technology - Inkjet.
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Peter Harper, CEO of Visual Connections and well-known industry identity, has announced he will retire at the end of 2024, bringing to a close a stellar career of more than 50 years in the print, sign and graphics sector.
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Signees beware - as major buyers of tools of trade and probably Bunnings Powerpass customers too, there is a rotten scam email making the rounds claiming 'You have won a tool bundle.' It's a con and the great brands of Bunnings and Ryobi are aware of it.
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Despite a global economic slowdown, especially in Europe and China, Canon has reported a strong Q2 result with an overall (Printing, Medical, Camera, Semiconductors) of +14% over 2023. Drupa boosted commercial print sales, notably with inkjet.
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According to the latest WOO report, Out-of-Home (OOH) global advertising hit USD$ 41.9 billion in 2025 and now accounts for 5.2% of global advertising expenditure. The surprise leader in transition of DOOH digital screen networks is Australia, with 76% of OOH spend via digital billboard screens, well ahead of the UK at 65% and China at 40%.
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In order to support its rapidly growing customer base of Mutoh wide format printers, Melbourne-based national industry supplier Total Image Supplies (TIS) has appointed an experienced technician, Bayezid Hossen – just ‘Hossen’ to colleagues and customers – to provide a broad range of services including installation, training, colour profiling, parts management, documentation and overall system optimisation to ensure high uptime and complete customer satisfaction.
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In a horror report from an ACCI survey, pressure on SMEs is having a devastating effect, particularly in rural areas. Sign, Display and Graphics businesses are no exception since if general SMEs close down, it means no shop fit-outs, no window signage, A-Frames, brochures, wrapped vehicles and so forth. ASGA President Mick Harrold steps up to the plate with commentary.
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Taking place in Sydney on October 25th, Gus Balbontin has been announced as Keynote Speaker and Workshop Facilitator for the FESPA Australia Annual Conference.
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The ASGA Sign & Print Golf Days are some of the most anticipated events on the sign and graphics industry calendar, and Queensland businesses are being urged to move fast to secure their place at the Queensland event, which is coming up on Tuesday 20th August.
- Epson reaches for the stars with Axelspace satellite investment
- Visual Impact Brisbane attendance 20% up, exhibitors delighted
- Epson's new printhead factory is now complete - triples production
- One lucky HP operator will win trip to Philippines for HP's August Dscoop event
- Mutoh XPJ 1462 sold to Malmar Enterprises by ColorgrafiX at Visual Impact
- Currie Group in new finishing partnership with Neolt Factory
- Ball & Doggett partners with Gale Pacific to market Aussie-made 100% PVC-free banner fabric
- Visual Impact wrap - around the show, new pics
- Visual Impact day one hailed a great success - numbers higher, hundreds of connections
- PrintNZ Apprentice of Year is Flexo printer Levi Lindsey of MCC
- HP focuses on transformation at Visual Impact
- Visual Impact opens - first look at Epson's new SureColor F9560 dye-sub printer
- Game on! Visual Impact Brisbane opens tomorrow!
- Adobe announces a 'democratic' printer-agnostic design-to-print platform
- VMA AGM is on July 31st
