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Alfex Laser’s popular Open House shows are back for 2021 and will feature Kern’s entry-level large format model, the EcoFlex Laser System. Available in two working table sizes, the EcoFlex specialises in thicker materials, making it ideal for laser cutting and engraving wood, acrylic & plastics.

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Women in Print announced dates for its annual Breakfast Series which this year will focus on Mental Health and Wellbeing. “Empowering women to recognise mental health wellness both within their professional and personal lives and also that of their colleagues and industry peers is an area we felt we wanted to shine a light on.”

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The Conference Area of virtual.drupa (April 20-23) will feature ‘2,700 minutes of knowledge transfer’ focused on global trends of Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Connected Consumer and Platform Economy. 6000 visitors from 130 countries have registered so far for the first virtual.drupa event.

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An enthusiastic crowd of more than 60 members of Australia’s specialty printing industry attended the annual FESPA Australia BBQ on Wednesday 10 March at the Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne.

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Latest research from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker shows global market recovery from the COVID-19 crisis continued in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), with printer shipments in the Asia/Pacific region up by a healthy 19% on the previous quarter.

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PacPrint organiser Visual Connections welcomed the government’s extension of its 50% business events grants, calling it “basically free cash to build your business.” The minimum grant has been reduced from $10,000 to $5,000, making it available to smaller trade show exhibitors spending a total of $10,000 or more.

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Canon Production Printing Australia has signed a partnership agreement with Starleaton to resell the award-winning Colorado roll-to-roll printer series across Australia.

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Wall Street activist Carl Icahn has toned-up his holdings of Xerox Holdings Corp. to 17%, buying an extra 4 million shares at just under $USD$26 per share. Xerox is a great brand and Icahn clearly believes in its future, funding the tranche by selling off his holdings in Caesar's Casinos and Herbalife.

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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) announced joint Grand Prix 2020 winners in its Creative Collection competition: Peters Ice Cream's Proud and Punch campaign featuring vegan (for a few minutes) ice cream, and a Broadsheet Media/JCDecaux Restaurant Live Lists campaign.

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Idealliance Australasia’s David Crowther of Sydney’s Colour Graphic Services, who’s also an Idealliance certified G7 Expert Trainer, has led the first online Australian based event, with participants joining him from across Australia and Asia.

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French print software developer Caldera has added to its award-winning RIP software range with the introduction of software drivers for the new HP Latex 700 and 800 printers.

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swissQprint will present three new innovations in an online event later this month: the 'speed model' of the Karibu UV roll to roll printer; the option for automatic double-sided printing with the Karibu; and neon inks for UV printing – “an absolute world first.”

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Registrations have opened online for PacPrint 2021, with organisers saying the first printing industry expo for almost two years could be ‘the most important PacPrint ever held.’

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3M Commercial Solutions has signed a three-year global collaboration with US-based Wrapmate - an end-to-end digital platform for vehicle graphics projects – to provide customers with ‘a first of its kind one-stop-shop network of professionals and resources on a global scale.’

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Supplier Ball & Doggett says huge increases in international shipping costs could continue until the end of 2021, with supply being further complicated by port congestion and Covid-19 work force constraints. B&D has announced it's raising its prices from next week. The company has also noted a "strong shift from plastic to fiber-based packaging." 

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Esko and Enfocus say they will be jointly exhibiting latest portfolios of hardware and software innovations at next month’s virtual.drupa event. Esko, manufacturer of Kongsberg wide format cutting tables and digital cutters, will introduce its new Cloud Freedom strategy, while Enfocus will unveil software version updates for PitStop Pro, PitStop Server, Switch and Connect 2021. 

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Representatives from 40 of 50 companies signed up so far to exhibit at PacPrint 2021 (and the co-located Visual Impact and Label & Packaging expos) met with organisers for the first time as momentum builds for the industry’s first big trade show since 2019. 

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Following the administration of Orzora Pty Ltd - the former franchisee of Signarama Pakenham, Vic, United Franchising Group is pleased to announce a new franchisee - one who aleady runs a Signarama franchise 40km away.

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Federal Court judge Justice Angus Stewart has dismissed an attempt by Fuji Xerox Australia to set aside a lawsuit launched by corporate watchdog the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) over the printing company’s alleged unfair contracts with small business customers.

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Industry supplier HVG Graphics has increased some prices 3-5%, due to skyrocketing shipping costs, while others have managed a small decrease. A new catalogue will be release next month.