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Pozitive Sign & Graphic Supplies ‘customised’ its own Emu Plains showroom to demonstrate its growing range of small to mid-size Direct-To-Film (DTF), heat transfer vinyl, and cutting solutions for the burgeoning Apparel and Customisation market.

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Canon has confirmed the commercial availability of its B2 varioPress iV7 sheetfed inkjet press and B3 varioPrint iX1700 for Q2 next year, heralded the news internally as ‘one of the most important moments in Canon’s company history’.

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Visitors to the Epson stand at this week’s International Robot Exhibition 2025 in Tokyo will see a company that is looking beyond automation and reaching into what Epson calls ‘the trajectory of challenges that continue to evolve along with society’.

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The findings of a recent national research survey, commissioned by the Visual Media Association (VMA) and conducted by independent insights agency The Source, have affirmed that Print and Mail remain as part of the fabric of Australian life.

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Avery Dennison has introduced its premium automotive window film - the Ultima Ceramic Pro Series - to the Australian and New Zealand markets. The film series, available through Graphic Art Mart, is designed ‘for drivers seeking luxury, comfort and advanced protection, all in one’.

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Edale, a Canon company enjoying international renown for its design and engineer printing and converting solutions for the packaging industry,has appointed Rob Brown as Sales & Marketing Director, to lead the company’s worldwide sales operations, marketing strategy, and channel partnerships.

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In line with its self-proclaimed Home of Print mantle, just three years on from its official launch, Heidelberg reports that its cloud-based Customer Portal is now being used by more than 7,000 individuals and over 3,000 printing companies worldwide, ‘making their processes appreciably more efficient by digitalizing and automating them’.

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Esko, a global provider of integrated solutions for the packaging and label industry, and io.tt, an enterprise platform for connected products, have announced a new strategic partnership to make ‘connected packaging’ easier, faster, and more cost-effective to scale.

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Visual Connections has recently acquired Visual Media Association’s (VMA) 50% stake in PacPrint, to assume ‘total ownership’ of the annual trade show and its associated brand equity.

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ASGA has released a number of handy calculators that it hopes will save valuable time for its Member and ensure greater accuracy across some common job processes.

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Women in Print has announced the introduction of a new membership category to help continue to sell its ranks across the broader graphics communications and related industries. Importantly, from 1 January 2026, male members can also now become Associate Members of Women in Print Australia.

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The over-arching message of IVE Group’s recent AGM was that the company has delivered ‘another strong outcome’ in FY25, highlighted by a 21.1% lift in underlying net profit after tax to $52.1 million.

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At the recent launch of The Social Outfit’s ‘High Summer’ resort fashion collection - featuring designs made with fabric digitally printed on an Epson Monna Lisa ML-8000 direct-to-fabric printer - Epson and The Social Outfit seized the opportunity to reiterate their ongoing collaboration and shared commitment to supporting an ethical and sustainable fashion industry.

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Roland DG has confirmed its Platinum Sponsorship of Visual Impact 2026 and will be joined by the expo’s first Gold Sponsor in Mimaki Australia. The confirmation of these sponsorships, still over 10 months out from the event, is a strong show of support for the event, which will be held under The Dome at the Sydney Showground from 2-4 September, 2026.

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A record number of 86 golfers and 96 total attendees turned out at the Heidelberg Golf Course in Melbourne for the annual ASGA Victorian Sign & Print Golf Day, generously sponsored by Graphic Art Mart.

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Koenig & Bauer’s Cortina press is now showing ‘production-level results’ with LED light curing in waterless offset. Early adopters of the technology have been reporting stable output on coated papers and widening commercial options.

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As the ultimate ‘tip of the hat’ to how cool Graphic Art Mart (GAMART) thinks the new Avery Dennison ‘Supercar Blondie Collection’ of supreme wrapping films looks, the leading industry supplier has recently wrapped one of its GAM cars in the Matte Dreamline Blue, which customers might spot driving around Melbourne.

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The Visual Media Association (VMA) is inviting all industry representative bodies across the paper, print, packaging, sign and display, publishing, mail and distribution sectors to submit proposals for its 2026 Industry Initiative Funding and Support Round.

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Drytac has announced the global launch of its easy-apply, PVC-free SpotOn SynTac film, a 3.7 mil (92µ) polypropylene film developed for the fast, tool-free installation of graphics applications.

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FESPA Australia has confirmed some of its early New Year social event dates, locking in its annual Melbourne member BBQ (12^th February) and its Sydney Social (26^th February).

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First previewed at drupa 2024, the fruit of Durst Group’s innovative partnership with leading Austria-based global marketing agency ARIAN, is a new hybrid LED multi-pass inkjet system with a printing width of 3.5 metres: the P5 SMP (Super Multi-Pass) solution.