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virtual.drupa,  the first purely digital version of the leading global trade fair for printing, provided a “vital stimulus for the global print & packaging industry,” said organiser Messe Düsseldorf. “The virtual event successfully bridged the gap between the previous and forthcoming face-to-face event in 2024. The new format of Print & Packaging Community received excellent feedback internationally, as demonstrated by the impressive final statistics.”

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Every parent (and grandparent!) has done the Saturday morning sports ferrying, watching the youngsters develop their skills. Publisher Andy McCourt took his camera along to capture his grandkids playing but found it's a field day for Signage and Displays too!

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A new Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) franchise location in Archerfield, south of Brisbane’s CBD, will be led by new franchisees and long-time friends, Alpana Mehta and Darshika Solanki.

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The polyethylene cladding was discovered at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Brisbane by a random-sampling test, setting in motion a government-led remediation project that partnered with manufacturer Fairview to use its 'best in class' Vitradual - a 3mm non-combustible solid aluminium cassette façade cladding system.

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“Climate change is a defining challenge of our generation that demands immediate action and investment,” says HP president and CEO Enrique Lores. The company outlined ambitious plans to achieve total net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, with its Supplies business aiming to reach carbon neutrality in just nine years, by 2030. "HP will transform its print business from a transactional model to a services model," it said.

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Now at its 3rd deferment, FESPA's Global Print Expo has been rescheduled to October at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam. Hopefully it will work for local European visitors but it will take a miracle for long haul travel to be available for Australian-New Zealand visitors, without quarantine both ways. As for places like India, Brazil and the USA - how can these markets be free to travel within 6 months when the Covid situation is worsening?

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“During the first quarter 2021, our business was still experiencing the impact of the pandemic…however, we saw a gradual recovery of our revenues as businesses gained confidence in the progress to control the pandemic and resumed investments in new printing technology and services,” Xerox said, posting $US1.71bn in revenue for first-quarter 2021, down 8.1% year-on-year.

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Jetmark Sales Director David Hornsey describes the made-in-Germany Zed7 Self-adhesive vinyls, laminates, wall covering and glass etch films as: “simply the best I’ve seen.” Best of all, good quantities of stock have arrived and ready to be shipped nationally.

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Driven by the LIA and Visual Connections, several trade associations combined to stage a social gathering at Sydney's Carnarvon Golf Club on Wednesday night. This was no formal agenda-driven event, just a pleasant way of saying 'Covid is nearly defeated - let's get together.' Over 60 old and new friends mixed and mingled, laughed and dined in a convivial atmosphere of colleagueship.

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At 3.2 metres wide, the new entry-level EFI Pro 30h is aimed at commercial print shops, sign shops and in-plant print departments looking to start, upgrade or add board and roll-to-roll print jobs to their wide format capabilities.

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Global print expo drupa (20-23 April) has opened its virtual doors, with the first day of the show recording 222,000 page impressions from all over the world. It's still possible to register for the event here.

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The Australian Sign & Graphics Association's new webinar, The Do's & Don'ts of Neon Lighting, will cover hardware, servicing, longevity and compliance with BCA rules and standards. IVE Group's Darryl Beasley will be moderator and ASGA VP Michael Blazek will present the event (2:30pm AEST, 13 May).

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Mimaki’s new JFX600-2513 and JFX550-2513 large flatbed UV inkjet printers are successor models to the JFX500-2131 and will be available in Australia by July.

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Following its January appointment as EFI dealer, Currie Group held a series of Open House days last week, at its Melbourne demonstration Centre. Of around 90 staff across Australia and New Zealand, 60 are engaged in service-related functions, says Currie Group Operations Manager Marcus Robinson.

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Perth-based signage supplies manufacturer Eurotech has joined exhibitors including HP, Xeikon and Muller Martini at Printing Expo’s virtual trade show. More than 24,000 visitors from 160 countries have so far logged on to printing-expo.online.

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Sydney-based global print technology designer/manufacturer Impression Technology/Pigment.Inc has launched a new desktop fully automatic shirt folder, the PTM Innovations T-Fold - “for under €2990” ($A4621).

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Labelmakers managing director Adam Bamford will be one of the expert speakers next week at a NSW government seminar in Sydney - also to be broadcast live online - titled ‘Towards a Waste Free Future: Technology Readiness in Waste and Resource Recovery - Increased recycling of plastics by sensing and treating label contamination.'

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With manufacturers now spending an estimated $US1 billion per year on R&D related to production inkjet technology, Inkjet Innovation Week 2021 will focus on advances coming to market across document, labels, packaging and industrial segments. 

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Digital ink manufacturer NUtec expanded its water-based dye sublimation ink range with the addition of new fluorescent options. The company’s Aquamarine water-based offering now includes fluorescent yellow and fluorescent pink.

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“I cannot believe the overwhelming support for this year’s Women in Print Breakfast Series,” says Kellie Northwood, CEO of organisers The Real Media Collective. “Thank you to all the supporters, including you, our valued Women in Print community!”

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Due to high demand and a number of sold-out sessions, a second round of Roland Academy Online dates has been added for May through to July.