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New and updated version of company’s popular industry acclaimed signmaking software - Flexi - includes over 30 new innovative and useful features.

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Epson is set to release its most advanced 64-inch (1625mm) SureColor P-Series large format printer to date, the P20560. This new model succeeds the top selling SureColor P20070 and will be showcased for the first time in Australia on the Epson stand during Visual Impact Brisbane from the 17th to the 19th of July 2024.

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In further expanding its member services, the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) has announced a new level of partnership with MEGT Australia, which is set to provide industry businesses with important resources to help them source, recruit and manage apprenticeships.

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Kyocera Document Solutions, a major force in office printers and inkjet printheads will tackle the 'Big 5' (Canon, Fujifilm, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, HP -ed) of digital cut-sheet at drupa 2024, with it's all new TASKalfa Pro 55000c production SRA3 printer, powered by inkjet technology. Direct-to-textile printer output will also be shown, using zero water.

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For more than 60 years, we have talked about workflow automation, driven by data, to add efficiency, reduce costs, manage labor challenges, and increase margins. In this century, we stepped up the volume, embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, branding it Industry 4.0, and demonstrating the value workflow automation brings to print manufacturing. In this essential article, Pat McGrew raises the bars.

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The Print Horizons Report, published in March, is a brief guide to the most important topics that printers and suppliers need to research when preparing for drupa. The findings are based on additional questions from the 9th drupa Global Trends Survey on the key technical and market developments likely to dominate drupa 2024.

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The ISA Sign Expo is on this week in Orlando, Florida, where Onyx Graphics, is set to preview ONYX 24 and also unveil the much-anticipated ONYX Align updates, integrating Onyx workflow with QuickBooks accounting software.

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Australian trade print supplier CMYKhub has become the first in the world to confirm an order for the new EFI VUTEk Q3h XP and EFI VUTEk Q3h X hybrid printers, which were released to the market at FESPA in March.

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With just two months to go until entries close for the ASGA Currie Group 2024 Sign & Graphics Awards, there is no time to lose if you want to enter your best work to the industry’s premier recognition of excellence.

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The Victorian chapter of the LIA (Lithographic Institute of Australia), the association for all people in print, held elections at a special general meeting, to put in place its committee and office-bearers for the next 12 months.It's encouraging to see some fresh young faces getting involved.

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Once you have recovered from drupa 2024 - it’s just a few weeks until the doors of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre will open for the first Visual Impact show in the Queensland capital for over six years (thankyou covid!). The industry’s suppliers are coming out in force to make this a Brissy Blockbuster event.

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Ball & Doggett has announced the continued expansion of its strategic partnership agreement with Lamination System, a leading specialist in Laminating Machines, Laminating Film supplies, and Lamination Services.

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GJS has announced two new strategic distribution partnership deals designed to further expand its reach and broaden its offering in the screen printing equipment space. Advanced computer-to-screen (CTS), exposure units, manual screen printing presses, flash and conveyor dryers and digital accessories are available from now.

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Women in Print is delighted to announce the expansion of its annual Breakfast Series to include Canberra this year. With the addition of Canberra, Women in Print now extends its reach to almost every state and territory in Australia, furthering its commitment to fostering professional development and empowerment for women across the industry.

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As a central forum at drupa 2024 , from 28th May to 7th June the new 'Touchpoint Sustainability' will for the first time focus on the holistic role of the print and paper industry within the global sustainability transformation. Often overlooked is the fact that the industry has reached major achievements. Around 30 exhibitors in the 400 m² Hall 14 booth will present pioneering best practice examples from all areas of the value chain.

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Highcon has announced a new portfolio line-up ahead of drupa 2024, addressing the fastest-growing segments of paperboard packaging. Responding to a global market with continuously growing demand for smaller production batch sizes, faster delivery, increased sustainability and enhanced customer experience, the company’s new portfolio accelerates Highcon’s strategy of mainstreaming digital die cutting by focusing on productivity, efficiency and quality.

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At its Dscoop Edge gathering, HP has previewed its huge drupa showing - it has the entirety of Hall 17 - by announcing the new HP Indigo 120K Digital Press, the B2 18K Digital Press, a new approach to security printing with the new HP Indigo 7K Secure Digital Press, standards for end-to-end automation using artificial intelligence and robotics and improvements to its PageWide portfolio to solve production challenges and unlock growth opportunities for the printing industry.

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Ahead of drupa, the Printing and Paper Technology division of Germany's VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association), forecasts positive future prospects for the industry. Thomas Schiemann, Managing Director of the division says packaging and sustainability are the main drivers of the sector.

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Visitors to drupa 2024 will be the first to see the combined expertise and technology from Esko, X-Rite, Pantone, and Enfocus, all on one stand, with live demonstrations on booth #A12 in hall 8B, attendees will experience the full suite of the companies’ latest hardware and software innovations.

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Canon has announced the addition of FLXflow technology to its Arizona 2300 series, bringing new productivity features to the flatbed printer series. Previously known as FLOW technology, the new FLXflow offers the original ‘Hold’ functionality, which helps to hold media down on the flatbed table, and the new optional ‘Float’ and ‘Instant Switch’ functionalities to improve media handling.

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“Performance across the board” is Zünd's clever drupa theme. The company continues to expand its portfolio of cutting systems, software tools, and automation solutions. The goal is to offer productivity for all - for every customer, every requirement, and every budget.