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Melbourne signage company Stick On Signs will bring the European-made Dimense range of digital embossing printers and printing systems to Australian shores for PacPrint in Melbourne this June. Dimense printers use water-based latex inks (video).

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New data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker shows industrial printer shipments grew 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2021, with full year shipments up by more than 17% over 2020. IDC predicts stronger shipment numbers in 2022. 

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Ricoh Company has released three newly developed industrial-grade inkjet printheads - the Ricoh MH5422, Ricoh MH5442, and Ricoh MH5422 Type A – which support all types of inks: UV, water-based and solvent.

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Using its Employee Relief Fund, print giant Xerox is providing cash grants to employees in Ukraine during the invasion by Russia. Meanwhile, Ricoh joined other printing industry manufacturers in suspending all shipments to Russia and donated over $A1 million to the Red Cross; ink & chemical manufacturer DuPont shut down all business operations in Russia and Belarus. 

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“We are well aware of the long road to recovery ahead for many and feel it’s not the right time to be celebrating when so many are suffering,” says PVCA president Peter Clark.

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Held at the Sydney Rowing Club, Fespa Australia's inaugural Sydney social night (Wednesday 16th March) was blessed with clear skies and balmy weather, after a week of storms and rain. The good and great of the Sign & Display industry gathered together for no other reason than to meet together, chat and enjoy face-to-face social meetings once again.

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FloorSignage – distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Starleaton – has launched DriveOn Graphics, “the world’s first wide format print media designed to be applied to surfaces that support both vehicle and pedestrian traffic.”

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 Industry consumable supplier ORAFOL has introduced two new colours - Lightning Strike and Thunderous Blue Green – to its Premium Special Effect Cast series for car wrapping.

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“In an increasingly diverse market, it’s important for businesses to respond to a wide variety of customer demands – and we understand just how varied those can be when you start talking about signage, expos and retail point of sale,” says Peter Wagener, MD of textile print and display specialist Euro Poles.

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Former PVCA membership & communications manager Stephanie Gaddin has been named the new treasurer to the board of industry group Women in Print, replacing former treasurer Sarah Moore from Visual Connections.

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Hybrid Software Group, a leading developer of tools for the graphic arts industry, has acquired the iC3D software business from Creative Edge Software for $4 million in cash.

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EFI has launched its newest ultra-high-speed inkjet solution for the corrugated market – the EFI Nozomi 14000 LED press. The 1.4-metre-wide press runs at faster speeds up to 100 linear metres per minute.

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Long-delayed physical open houses are again being organised by suppliers of sign making technologies. Starleaton kicks off the season this Wednesday, March 16th for an open house in partnership with Epson at its Yennora NSW experience centre. This will cover the whole range of Epson roll, flatbed and DTG printers. Graphic Art Mart has teamed with Roland DG for an April 7th 'Demo Day' on Roland's new IU-1000F flatbed printer.

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Supplier Ball & Doggett has partnered with VistaPrint Australia’s campaign that's offering free posters and stickers to help “shine a light on the atrocities taking place in Ukraine.” Global online print giant VistaPrint has 450 employees who live in Ukraine.

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Textile printer Snuggle has installed two new Kornit Atlas MAX systems for its on-demand production operation - adding to five existing Kornit Digital textile printers - enabling the UK company to produce up to 12,000 units daily.

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Xaar will unveil its new Versatex ‘out-of-the-box’ print engine and the latest small drop Nitrox Elite GS3 printhead – ideal for label and graphic applications - at this year’s InPrint exhibition in Munich on 15-17^th March.

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‘The Colour Doctor’ David Crowther of Colour Graphic Services (and Idealliance Australasia) will host the first outing for a new range of colour management tools at Pacprint in Melbourne. 

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EFI says its new Fiery Prep-it software can reduce the time needed to manually nest jobs by up to 90%, providing a significant boost in profitability for cut jobs printed on wide- to superwide-format inkjet printers.

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The European federation for print and digital communication has warned that the war in the Ukraine will tighten supplies of wood and paper for paper makers, aggravating an already “unprecedented crisis.”

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The world's largest trade show organizer is building a first aid centre with emergency accommodation at its Frankfurt, Germany exhibition centre to assist refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, Messe Frankfurt suspended all trade shows in Russia, joining a growing number of print industry companies taking action.

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today (Thursday US time) that Easy Signs, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality digitally printed signage, will create 130 jobs in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, with the opening of its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Allentown, about 150km West of New York.