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It's true! Next weekend will see the World's biggest exhibition of car wraps in Melbourne, featuring major brands and materials from all major wrap suppliers: Orafol, 3M, Hexis, Avery Dennison, Arlon, Ritrama, KPMF - you name it! Don't miss it but your have to have sharp eyes because the cars will be going around at 300kmph+!

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Women in Print has announced a partnership with the Australian Sign and Graphics Association (ASGA) to broaden the diversity and inclusion program into the signage industry sector.

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After taking a $US5 billion hit during Covid, the global wide format and signage market will reach $US41 billion in 2023, according to a new report from research company Smithers. The volume of printed signage has fallen but demand for textile and interior design graphics is increasing, according to the report.

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Sydney-based LED supplier Bounce LED is inviting all Australian and New Zealand signmakers heading to next month’s ISA Sign Expo 2023 in Las Vegas to an A/NZ get-together in Beer Park on April 13th.

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The adoption rate of Direct-to-Film (DTF) technology and heat transfer is unlike anything the apparel industry has seen in quite some time and the latest DTF devices from Mutoh/STS, Mimaki and Roland DG are the go-to  printers and application technologies. DTG and sublimation print providers are rapidly moving into DTF.

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Digital outdoor media company QMS has launched a 12-month exclusive annual programmatic campaign with Schwartz Media, the publisher of The Monthly, The Saturday Paper and 7am.

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Drytac has announced the global availability of improved ViziPrint Impress White PET film for indoor and short-term outdoor applications including window ads and graphics.

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eProductivity Software (ePS), the recent software spin-off from EFI, has announced that it has acquired UK-based Tharstern Group, the management information system (MIS) software provider serving hundreds of customers, primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well as in North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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For the 2023 season, Red Bull Ampol’s Gen3 Chevrolet Camaro racing cars are wrapped with Avery Dennison’s MPI 1105 digital print wrapping film - with a matte finish that is "striking, lightweight, and more advanced than before.” (video)

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Physical shopping experiences have cemented their place back on shopper’s agendas with traditional POS displays wowing judges to take out the Pinnacle prizes at the annual Shop! ANZ Retail Marketing Awards, held on March 23rd. Platinum sponsor is IVE, who bought Active Displays last year.

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Australian manufacturers are facing an uphill battle in coming months as high inflation, spiralling energy costs and the enduring labour shortage weigh heavily on the sector, according to the latest ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends.

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Global shipments of industrial printers fell by almost 13% in 2022, with large format digital printer shipments down 11.7% year over year and the industrial textile printer segment declining by nearly 50%, according to the IDC. Direct-to-garment (DTG) printer shipments bucked the trend, increasing by 8.4%.

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Out of Home company Total Outdoor Media (TOM) has partnered with Melbourne gallery Nicholas Projects to launch INTOMISSION, an innovative outdoor campaign showcasing the work of Australian artists across TOM’s static and digital large-format billboards in regional Victoria.

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Angus McGrath, a graduate printer from Note Printing Australia, has been named the winner of this year’s LIA Victoria Heidelberg Graduate of the Year award.

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Konica Minolta's new AccurioWide 250 hybrid wide-format inkjet printing system – which allows users to print 4’ x 8’ boards in landscape - will make its debut next month at the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 12 – 14). 

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Kyocera Corporation has signed a deal, effective April 1, 2023, to acquire France-based inkjet print engine and system manufacturer Nixka, which will be renamed Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems. Kyocera’s 100% ownership of Nixka will “create new synergies in inkjet print technologies,” it said.

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The event featured the unveiling of BMW’s latest Driving Experience car, completely designed from the ground up and wrapped in ORAFOL materials by Drive Creative. Guests included leading wrap shops and representatives from BMW at the event, held at Orafol's Creative Hub, Erskine Park, NSW.

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Mimaki posted a “significant” 23% increase in global sales to 18,336 million yen ($207M AUD) for the third quarter of financial year 2022, despite the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and China’s COVID-19 policy.

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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) is collaborating with Visual Connections to create an area called the Sign Service Centre at the upcoming Visual Impact Show in Sydney May 3rd to 5^th.

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Australians are prioritising health and the well-being of ourselves and those around us over work, according to a new study of post-Covid behaviour by outdoor company oOh!media. “We’ve shifted into a mindset of valuing experiences over possessions and needs over wants."

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French self-adhesive films manufacturer HEXIS has acquired its Melbourne-based distributor Stickittome to expand its presence in what it calls “a particularly dynamic sign industry in Australia.”