Hits: 2921

Total Image Supplies has announced the addition of two new sustainable papers for wide format printing, with stocks on the way and available very soon. Most photo papers for aqueous printing are coated containing Polyethylene – a plastic, but not Sihl’s new GreenGrafX. Also new is a 100% cotton rag paper.

Hits: 12874

When and what were the first ‘wide format’ prints in the world? Many would look towards the early 1990 and the Encad Novajet 1. Some would point to the Versatec and Raster Graphics electroststic large format devices of the 1980s, or even the Iris Graphics 44” printer from 1985, a proofer but much used as a fine art reproduction machine. Andy McCourt reckons we can go back 150 years earlier to the boxwood engravers!

Hits: 2946

Epson’s sales of its award-winning EcoTank high-capacity ink tank inkjet printers recently topped 80 million units worldwide. The printers have become one of the company’s biggest selling products with the ET-4850 EcoTank all-rounder one of its top five selling products in Australia and New Zealand.

Hits: 2252

 The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) says successful meetings this month with Federal Government advisors have provided key Ministers with important information about the sign, display and wider graphics industry, and set strong foundations for future discussions on industry recognition, training and qualifications.

Hits: 2814

LIA Graduate of the Year, Angus McGrath, has had a few weeks now to consider the impact of his win in the industry’s biennial graduate awards, and has revealed his plans for the $10,000 Visual Connections LIA National Graduate Scholarship Prize.

Hits: 2205

Te Henga Sunset, an original screen print creation described by judges as "a genuine labour of love” has earned Onehunga-based Artrite Screen Printing the coveted 2023 Pride In Print Supreme Award in New Zealand. Catriona Mellows was named the BJ Ball Papers Print Apprentice of the Year. 

Hits: 2384

Following an exciting ASGA / HEXIS Australia Wrap Battle at Visual Impact Sydney, the two Australian champions are about to head off to New Zealand, to do battle for the Trans-Tasman championship.

Hits: 2261

Despite the recent closure of two paper lines, the Maryvale Opal Australian mill, in conjunction with Veolia and Masdar, has won a $48.2 million grant from the Australian government’s Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI). The state-of-the-art EfW facility will be constructed at Opal Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley.

Hits: 2249

The first three weeks of Vivid Sydney 2023 produced a sharp jump in the number of people visiting the City of Sydney to be part of the unique celebration, according to new data from digital outdoor media company QMS.

Hits: 1847

Epson’s new Expression 13000XL large-format scanner engineered for photo archiving and graphic arts delivers large-format scanning up to 12.2" [30.9cm] x 17.2" [43.6cm] with “exceptional” 2400 x 4800 dpi resolution.

Hits: 2710

Outdoor advertiser oOh!media has introduced Australia’s largest full motion 3D Anamorphic offering with new sites in Sydney and Brisbane, extending oOh!’s full motion 3DA coverage across the eastern seaboard.  

Hits: 2371

There are several excellent EOFY sales happening this month and it is an excellent time to save money and maybe get some expenses into the current financial year if that suits your accounts situation.

Hits: 2256

Epson's series of SureLab D500 (D560 in A/NZ) compact photo production printers has won a Best of the Best award, the highest distinction in the Red Dot: Product Design 2023 awards. Epson also received Red Dot awards for five inkjet printer models, one industrial robot and one projector.

Hits: 2294

Epson has unveiled the new hybrid SureColor F2270 (2260 in Australia) for both direct-to-garment (DTG) and direct-to-film (DTFilm) printing for the growing textile and personalized products industry. The printer features a new PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead.

Hits: 2046

ASGA and AusSIP representitives will be on hand to answer questions about careers in the sign industry at upcoming careers expos in Sydney this week (22 - 24 June) and in Perth next month (27-29 July).

Hits: 2063

Recovering from the impact of the pandemic, the highly anticipated ITMA 2023 exhibition in Milan included an impressive gathering of 1,709 exhibitors from the global textile industry, including an increasing number of digital printer manufacturers.

Hits: 2088

Adhesive films manufacturer Avery Dennison says its new brochure titled “PVC Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Films - Flammability and Fire Performance” is designed to address customer concerns about fire performance ratings.

Hits: 1826

Roland DG Australia announced additional training dates beginning 11 July, 2023 for the company’s successful Roland Academy Online courses.

Hits: 2086

Leading industry supplier Ball & Doggett is holding a gala one-day only EOFY sale on June 28th - but here's the catch. If you want to access it, you'll have to register first, ahead of the 28th. There is no cost or obligation - so why not click the link and sign up to access the best deals this side of FY 23-24!

Hits: 2441

ORAFOL is one of the leading manufacturers of retroreflective materials to produce permanent traffic signs and temporary signs for construction and mining zones. Since 2013, the company has partnered with Agfa to create a complete traffic & wayfinding reflective sign solution of hardware, ink and materials, thus creating a reliable single-source of supply and service for this critical signage sector.

Hits: 2935

Opal Australian Paper is closing the M2 machine that manufactured white and brown packaging paper at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. “Opal has commenced consultation with our affected team members," it said.