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In an exciting move for the industry, Visual Connections has announced a significant expansion to its highly-successful Education Initiative to spread the benefits of its education program to the entire print, sign and graphics sector. FESPA Australia, FPLMA, LIA and PVCA have joined foundation partner ASGA, to collaborate with the supplier association in the program for 2024 and beyond, with a shared commitment to contribute to attracting and retaining new talent for the industry.

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SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. has announced its cooperation with KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. in the development of the Truepress JET S320, an A3 sheet-fed digital inkjet printer, aimed at commercialisation in 2024. A prototype will be shown at the upcoming Printing United Expo, USA this month (October)

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The Penrith Museum of Print's October 26th Celebration of 400 years since the first complete Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays, held as part of Sydney Rare Book Week, has received a boost with the PVCA agreeing to loan the treasured Gutenberg Bible facsimile, 2 volumes, for the event.

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Roland DG AP-640 resin and LG-640 UV models of its TrueVIS series wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters have earned BLI (Buyers Lab) 2024 Pick Awards after receiving high marks in tests conducted by Keypoint Intelligence. 

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Main sponsor Epson Australia has named Spanish photographer José D. Riquelme as Open Photographer of the Year in the Epson International Pano awards after a record 4,414 entries from more than 100 countries. Entrants were competing for thousands of dollars cash and prizes including Epson SureColor printers. 

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As pre-polling for the Voice referendum began this week in NSW, QLD, SA and ACT, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) contacted the Yes23 campaign over “at least one” Vote Yes sign that uses purple and white colours similar to AEC 'Voting Centre' signage.

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Canon’s new imagePrograf TM series of A0+ and A1+ printers is aimed at producers of promotional large-format printing and technical applications including CAD drawings.

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Outdoor company JCDecaux has developed a range of innovative street furniture using an upcycling approach that repurposes used materials including glass, steel and wood.

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US-based software developer Color-Logic will introduce its new Touch7 Neon Color System at this month's Printing United Expo in Atlanta, GA, USA (18-20 October). 

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Outdoor advertiser TorchMedia has expanded its Canberra Light Rail Outdoor portfolio from five to nine stations with an eye on ACT rail commuters it describes as being among “the most affluent, educated and progressive.”  

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Tickets are now on sale for Women in Print’s Print & Prosecco events to be held this month in Launceston and Hobart in Tasmania and Melbourne, VIC. The popular networking series kicked off last month in Sydney.

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Motorsport fanatic Shane Fowler has wrapped and stickered some famous drivers' cars but he also does trucks, machinery and, well anything. His latest masterpiece is a reflective-wrapped truck for Benedict Sand & Gravel.

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Celmac's event to launch the new HP Latex 630 entry-level Latex printer, held at Rydge's Camperdown, Sydney last week, attracted around 20 attendees over three sessions to see and inspect the new 64" printer with white ink.

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As the Visual Connections/ASGA Education Program enters its final phase for 2023, ASGA announced dates for Industry Taster Days in Sydney, 25-26 October and Brisbane, 8-9 November. ASGA will also attend a Girls Tech Day in Campbelltown, Sydney. “There's no question recruiting girls to the industry is vital to continue the move to more gender-balanced workplaces." 

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After being previewed at FESPA earlier this year, Ricoh has released the new Ricoh Pro DTF 10 and Ricoh Pro DTF 8 printers for a wide range of textiles and substrates.

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Roland DG launched a collaboration with Moleskin Japan for customising notebooks using Roland’s LEF2-200 benchtop UV printer; a second project will reproduce work by artist Yukimasa Ida using a large-format Roland VersaOBJECT CO-series UV printer. 

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Version 10.0 of Kodak’s PRINERGY Workflow Software “takes automation to a higher level with numerous improvements and new functional capabilities,” the company said.

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Xerox Holdings Corporation has entered into a share purchase agreement to buy all shares owned by billionaire activist investor Carl C. Icahn and his affiliates for $15.84 per share in a deal worth approximately $542 million. Icahn was the company’s largest shareholder with a stake of more than 21%.

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HanGlory, the Chinese manufacturer of wide format, flatbed UV and industrial inkjet presses was quick to take half of Xerox' allocated area in a prime spot of Hall 8b for drupa 2024 starting next May. Since bursting into drupa 2000 with the iGen digital press, Xerox has been a major presence at major trade shows and will still exhibit at Printing United, USA.

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Epson Australia has entered a new partnership with Botanic Gardens of Sydney to help address critical environmental challenges, with a specific focus on saving Australia’s vulnerable rainforest species.