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With a target of $5,000 to decommission and transport the 1939 Heidelberg Zylinder Automat from the Don Dorrigo Gazette newspaper, 575km to the Penrith Museum of Print, it is gratifying that 30% - AUD$1,500 - has already been raised in just 5 days. 'we have had donations from $5 to $250' says a spokesman 'and every one will receive a handsome certificate of appreciation once the press is restored and working again.'
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MUTOH has announced that it has added spot colors; orange, blue and green inks to its proprietary MP31 ink lineup for the ValueJet VJ-628MP and VJ-1628MH printers. Targeting mainly packaging proofing on original substrates, the extra OBG also offers benefits in the signage field when using SAi Flexi.
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Roland DG Australia’s first new TrueVIS user video features wrap and signage business Black Flag Designs, vehicle wrap specialist Elite Wrappers and print, design and marketing agency, Brand Hero (video).
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Kyocera Document Solutions America has sued the New Jersey, USA Department of Treasury over economic sanctions against Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. The NJ state law prevents government entities from contracting with a company whose parent has operations in Russia.
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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) is calling on all sign companies who are looking for new staff or apprentices to register their interest with the Careers section of the ASGA website.
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Xanita, a pioneer in sustainable fibreboard solutions, has launched Xanita Aspect, a paper-based rigid board designed exclusively for the wide format printing industry.
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Ball & Doggett, Australia’s largest distributor of printable materials, press consumables and wide format printing equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Johnathan Meads as the new Sign, Display & Digital, Sales Executive at the New South Wales (NSW) branch.
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The Penrith Museum of Printing needs to raise around $5,000 to decommission and relocate a Heidelberg Cylinder letterpress machine it has acquired following the closure of the last letterpress newspaper in Australia, the Don Dorrigo Gazette, after 113 years. The Museum has set up a crowdfunding website via mycause.com.au and all donations, no matter how small, are welcomed and will receive a certificate of appreciation once the press is working again.
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Canon Production Printing and Computaleta have joined forces in a new partnership agreement aimed at expanding the reach of the award-winning Colorado M-series and Arizona wide format printers within the New Zealand market.
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Participants in FESPA Australia's Future Leaders program will have “the unique opportunity to join a closely-knit cohort of like-minded professionals that will likely prove instrumental to their future professional development,” says FESPA Australia president Nigel Davies.
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Kyocera said a decline in demand and increased costs saw sales revenue for the first quarter decrease by 2.5% to 479,420 million yen, which “more than off-set a positive impact from the weaker yen.” Operating profit was down 38%.
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Ball & Doggett and Avery Dennison say limited spaces are available for their ‘Advance Vehicle Wrapping, Fleet and Auto Aftermarket Workshops’ in Sydney and Melbourne and an ‘Essential ‘Walls, Windows and Vehicle’ Application Technique’ workshop in Brisbane.
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In a new security alert to customers this week, Canon Inc. said it had uncovered a vulnerability in 196 of its inkjet printer models - including some wide format printers - where Wi-Fi connection settings are not deleted by the usual initialization process.
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“Some people have built their entire businesses on social media and digital platforms and having someone else access and control their account is devastating,” says Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Bruce Billson.
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Roland DG Corporation has announced the acquisition of shares for UAB Dimense print, a subsidiary of UAB VEIKA, a manufacturer and vendor for wallpaper-related products headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- WOO survey tips out of home to pass USD$40 billion for the first time in '23-24
- Mutoh releases larger size industrial object printer - the XpertJet 1462UF (+video)
- Trade shows booming after 3-year “crisis"
- Epson Q1 revenue up as profit falls
- Canon reports Q2 sales & income increases
- Oliver Luedtke takes over as CEO at ColorGATE
- Sarah Moore is new GM of Visual Connections
- Ball & Doggett welcomes LIA Victoria for plant tour
- People on the move - Kennedy joins Orafol, Creighton departs Mimaki
- JCDecaux launches Pearlflex PVC-free advertising canvas
- ASGA meets Manufacturing Skills Alliance over industry classification & training
- ‘Resilient demand’: Xerox posts $1.7bn in Q2 revenue
- Avery Dennison 2Q sales down 10% to $US2.1 billion
- Pozitive appoints chief sustainability officer
- B&D/Avery present Sign, Display & Digital workshops
