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As with the USA, Australia owes a lot to immigrants who, over 200 years, boosted the population, economy, tax base, cultural diversity, and skill pool. There is a dire skills shortage right now and the Albanese Governmnet is stepping up to the plate, making it easier for skilled migrants to get here. Australian Industry Group backs this.

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FESPA Australia has named IVE Group’s Bianca Martin as its new public relations director. The association for wide-format and graphic imaging also announced the re-appointment of existing board members and its ‘vision for 2023.’

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Swiss cutter manufacturer Zünd wins the 2023 Red Dot Award for Product Design for its Q 32-32 D cutter, the flagship product in the newly launched Q-Line. The internationally renowned prize recognizes superb quality and is exclusively awarded to products that feature outstanding design.

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LED specialist Bounce LED and LetterTech Australia will co-run a series of Channel Lettering and LED introduction workshops at Visual Impact Sydney (3-5 May).

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US startup Neurable wants to create a world "without physical or mental limitations using its advanced algorithms and hardware to measure brain activity and provide actionable insights.”

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Offset & Digital Corrugated print giant Koenig & Bauer continued its evolution to digital data pioneer with a demo of the first working prototype of Koenig & Bauer Analytics at the Hannover Messe trade show last week.

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Vastex International - distributed in Australia by Leapfrog Machinery - expanded its line of energy-efficient dryers for curing of DTG-printed inks and pretreatment, and water-based screen-printed inks and discharge.

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The new partnership will integrate Epson ColorWorks inkjet label printers with Loftware’s NiceLabel Cloud platforms, enabling printing from NiceLabel Cloud directly to Epson ColorWorks cloud-connected printers.

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Despite a "challenging macroeconomic climate,” print giant Xerox recorded first quarter revenue of $US1.72 billion, up 2.8% year-over-year, with equipment sales revenue up 24% to $US391 million. Xerox also announced the donation of its famed Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to non-profit research institute SRI International (SRI).

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Australian software company Quote & Print will have ‘something for everyone’ at its Visual Impact stand, with a focus on its new Cloud Print ERP software, and the launch of a new Label & Carton Packaging Print ERP module to join large-format, sheet-fed and digital print ERP software in the company’s range.

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FESPA has published the programme for its inaugural Personalisation Experience conference, taking place during the FESPA Global Print Expo from 23 to 26 May 2023 at Messe Munich, Germany.

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Broken Hill City Council has confirmed that work will soon be underway to replace unpopular entry signage at five main road entrances to Broken Hill in far western NSW. 

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Durst Group will be presenting ‘360 Production Excellence’ at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023 in Munich, Germany (May 23-26), showcasing new and integrated systems for large format print production.

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Fujifilm Dimatix president Steve Billow is now president and CEO of Fujifilm’s inkjet printhead subsidiary following the retirement of former chief executive Martin Schoeppler. ‘Our MEMS technology will be further leveraged to lift inkjet to unprecedented heights of speed, quality and productivity,’ Billow says. 

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 After an ‘overwhelming’ number of entries, the winner of Ball & Doggett’s MetaWrap – Are YOU Australia’s Greatest Wrapper? competition is Coopers Camo Truck by Killer Image from Glendenning in Sydney, NSW. 

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Zünd, the renowned Swiss manufacturer of digital cutting technology, is expanding its machine portfolio with a powerful system solution. The company has raised the bar for industrial, pallet-to-pallet production with the new Q-Line with BHS180 Board Handling System and UNDERCAM. Its smart machine-control technology and high level of automation make the Q-Line with BHS180 the most advanced digital cutting solution in its class.

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Due to high demand and several sold-out sessions, a new round of Roland Academy Online dates has been added, commencing May 9, 2023.

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Hundreds of Out of Home signs this week will remind Australians to honour the service, sacrifice and spirit of the ANZACs ahead of ANZAC Day on Tuesday 25 April, thanks to a national partnership between the RSL and the Outdoor Media Association (OMA).

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New Smithers data shows print output for wide-format and other signage applications are recovering from a downturn at the beginning of the decade. “The outlook is still challenging however, as new priorities are established in printed advertising, point-of-sale (PoS) signage, posters, decals, and vehicle graphics.”

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Seven Canon Group product designs have been recognized by iF International Forum Design with prestigious 2023 iF Design Awards, including the imagePROGRAF TC-20 large-format desktop printer.

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Starleaton’s stand at Visual Impact Sydney will showcase its wide range of systems, equipment and media, including the new Canon Colorado M with white ink, which will make its Australian debut at the show.