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US-based large-format imaging leader Roland DGA has launched two new media offerings for print and signage professionals – SoftSign Fabric Banner and HeatSoft GLAM heat transfer vinyl.

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Canon has released Red Label Zero FSC and Recycled White Zero FSC, “the first cradle-to-customer carbon neutral, technical wide format papers for the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Manufacturing (AECM) industries.” Both papers are FSC certified, 100% carbon neutral and compatible with Canon ColorWave, PlotWave and imagePROGRAF printers.

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JCDecaux Australia has partnered with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning and the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation to install an original Indigenous artwork connected to a new digital billboard across Australia’s busiest road. 

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Kodak has acquired Graphic Systems Services Inc. (GSS), a US-based provider of web inkjet press transport systems and other print-related components and engineering services. The deal improves Kodak’s ability to "develop and deliver leading-edge inkjet solutions."

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The international ORAFOL Group, a leading manufacturer of self-adhesive specialty films, reflective and high-performance films, was awarded with the Best Managed Companies Award 2023 by the Federation of German Industries, under the survey conducted by Deloitte, Credit Suisse and newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine.

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Leading Industry supplier Eurotech has unveiled a brand refresh and new website to better serve print and signware shops nationwide. To celebrate, the company is offering 20% discount across the board from all online orders up to $2,000 until Friday June 9th. Delivery is free Australia-wide for all orders over $98.

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Ball & Doggett announced an exciting new competition and all you have to do is buy some Yupo products for a chance to win the ultimate Japanese Grand Prix Getaway, or weekly $200 Visa vouchers.

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Where would our industry be without SAi - more widely known as Flexi after its marquee software? Just about every sign shop has, or at least knows, Flexi. For over 30 years, Flexi has become an industry standard for sign makers worldwide. It's history is intertwined with the earliest development of inkjet wide format printers, from simple plotters up to the digital print power machines and cutters of today. Now, majority owner Dan Purjes is stepping back as Chairman, but will remain involved. Two execs win promotion.

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At last month's Visual Impact show, lurking in a far corner of Smartech's impressive stand, was a secret that can add excellent sales and profits to any wide format signage printshop - the little OKI Pro 1050 roll-to-roll CMYK+W self-adhesive labels device, with Graphtec DLC1000 finishing, slitting and matrix stripping.

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Tarsus Group, a member of the Informa Group since March 2023 and organizer of the Labelexpo Global Series, has announced that Labelexpo Europe will move from its current location at Brussels Expo to Barcelona Fira for its 2025 edition. The final Labelexpo Europe in Brussels will be in September.

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ASGA president Mick Harrold and other industry leaders will meet with federal government officials to call for the immediate reinstatement of Sign & Graphics qualifications to the federal government’s Skills Priority List.

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Roland DG’s new VersaSTUDIO BN-20D Direct-to-Film printer in now available in Australia, following its launch earlier this year. 

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Print giant HP reported $US12.9 billion in net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, down 21.7% from the prior-year period. Commercial Printing net revenue was up 5%.

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Roland DG Corporation has opened a new building at its factory in Thailand with the capacity to manufacture more than 7,000 inkjet printers a year.

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Engineering services company Buddco has been fined $600,000 over the death of a contractor in an ink tank at DIC Australia’s manufacturing facility in Sydney, NSW. The court was “not satisfied Buddco had accepted responsibility for its actions,” Safework NSW said.

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Such is the productivity increase and Swiss-built engineering excellence of the new Zünd Systemtechnik AG Q-LIne with robotic BHS (Board Handling System 180; it comes as no surprise that it has begun winning awards. At the close of FESPA, Munich, it was announced that the renowned EDP organisation has bestowed another award.

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The ASGA WA Golf Day held last Thursday once again proved to be a much-appreciated gathering, with more than 80 participants attending from across the local sign, graphics and print industries.

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The New Zealand Sign & Display Association’s 2023 Sign + Print Expo (6-8 July) will include the Hexis Wrap Challenge, the Kiwi Car Wrap, and conference sessions on AI & chat bots and tikanga (Māori customary practices). 

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Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, picked up three prestigious EDP Awards - for P5 Robotics, P5 350 HSR and Durst Workflow Software - at the FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich. 

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Opal Australian Paper says the Victorian government’s decision to end native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than planned, is an “extremely disappointing decision for the industry and its workers.”

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Register now for Thursday’s free ASGA online workshop ‘Building a profitable business,’ presented by business coach Stefan Kazakis of Business Benchmark Group.