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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. 

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Mutoh has released the XpertJet 1682WR, a 162cm-wide, 8 channel piezo drop-on-demand roll-fed dye sublimation inkjet printer - the successor to Mutoh’s award winning ValueJet 1638WX dye sub printer. It's due to arrive in Australia in May and Mutoh Australia is now accepting pre-orders.

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ASTRO America will manage a new U.S. Army initiative to build the world’s largest metal 3D printer to produce combat ground vehicle hulls. The announcement comes two weeks after Australian 3D printer manufacturer Titomic signed a deal with a Turkish company for the manufacture of weapons system barrels.

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Pardon the spoonerism in the title, but it seemed appropriate. This week, the mighty Google is celebrating the achievements of Johannes Gutenberg, with its customary snappy illustration when you open the search engine, linking to a search result page about him. Gutenberg started the whole print revolution, around 1440 AD.

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More than 200 exhibitors from 33 countries have confirmed for next week’s virtual.drupa (20 to 23 April 2021). “We are very pleased about the recent registrations of outstanding exhibitors and important global players such as HP Inc. and Israel-based Landa Digital Printing,” says Sabine Geldermann, project director print technologies at organiser Messe Düsseldorf.

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Epson’s popular EcoTank printers – featured in comedian Jimeoin’s ‘No Cartridges’ TV ads - have won a prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2021 - awarded to only a small fraction of approximately 7,800 entries. The company’s document scanners and professional photo printers have also been recognised.

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Large Format is one of 32 categories in this year’s Print Industry Creativity Awards (PICAs), which run in each state with the winners going on to compete in the National Print Awards, to be presented this year during PacPrint 2021 in Melbourne on Thursday 30 September.