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At PacPrint 2017, EFI and several of its key partners showed the latest EFI products for the first time in Australia. The show featured new wide-format and soft signage printers wich they say offers exceptional returns on investment.

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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has announced a major expansion of its Supreme Wrapping Film portfolio, with 18 new colours. Additions include eight colours in a satin metallic finish, new single colours in gloss metallic, diamond and matt, and a new gloss finish option for the existing ColorFlow Series.

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With a few words of welcome from PacPrint Chair Adrian Fleming, and a positive message of support for the industry – and manufacturing more widely – from Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment & Climate Change – PacPrint 2017 and Visual Impact Melbourne were officially opened.

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K.W.Doggett Fine Paper and BJ Ball has announced the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has indicated they will not stand in the way of the merger. Planning is now in progress and a completion date set for 3 July 2017.

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At the last Visual Impact Sydney 2016, Brad Creighton, Mimaki's National Sales and Marketing Manager, amazed visitors with some samples of Mimaki's 3D printing capabilities. He produced samples of multi coloured models that were produced in one pass by the new machine - see video of Brad showing off the samples.

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If you are reading this via our Wednesday newsletter, the show will be a quarter way through its four day duration.

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If you are printing directly to aluminium panels using dye sub, Starleaton have an interesting alternative for you. They will have on show at PacPrint their new Allure Photo Panels by Breathing Color.

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Wide Format Online disclosed earlier this month the fact that Fujifilm had previewed a new B1 printer at FESPA 2017. See our first report by clicking here.  A follow up report has been published in our associate magazine Sign Africa which has cast some more light on the B1PE7.

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HVG and Ricky Richards are usually fierce competitors in the performance fabrics and wide format print markets, but they have united and swapped donations for charity fundraising events they are supporting this year.

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GMG has introduced two lines of new proof media, GMG ProofMedia premium and GMG ProofMedia studio. A newly formulated coating, applied on the premium line, makes the media more fade-resistant, improves its lightfastness and ageing resistance. It also provides highest chemical resistance.

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Neschen have described their new HotLam 1650 DoubleH a real all-rounder which they say has been very well received during the test phase by advertising engineers and digital print service providers worldwide.

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Fespa 2017 proved very successful for Aristo and Celmac, with considerable interest in the established German made Aristo range of digital tables. Highlighting the week was the purchase by Cactus Imaging on an Aristomat LFC 5232 Conveyor Table.

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Fuji Xerox have supplied the following details of their exhibit at PacPrint 2017

Bringing to life Fuji Xerox Australia’s core proposition, enabling business evolution through digital transformation, will be the following speakers, products and solutions available to access throughout the show:

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Wide Format Online is currently running an ad for an experienced signage executive to spearhead the franchise group’s  entry into  the signage and wide format printing market.
Kwik Kopy is the leading franchise in the commercial printing industry and like many in that industry, the growth and profitability of the wide format printing sector compared to the offset industry is a tempting sector to break into.

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Starleaton has continued DES’ commitment to creative photographers by supporting the Sydney Head-On Photo Festival by providing various print media free of charge. Since acquiring DES in late 2016, Starleaton has merged its strong position in Photo and Fine Art digital reproduction into the enlarged company.

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HP announced the two new printers, the new HP Latex 3600 and 3200, at FESPA saying that they would further enable print service providers to grow their businesses in signage, decoration, and display with innovative application opportunities.

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FESPA 2017 saw the swissQprint company introducing the Impala LED and Nyala LED. With a mechanically-perfected foundation, these models operate with even greater precision than their predecessors. LED curing makes them hugely versatile, highly profitable and environmentally friendly.

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The list of dignatories at the conference was impressive and included Mr. Chu Tingliang, President of China Academy of Printing Technology, Deputy Director of The Printing Technology Association of China, presided the conference.

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Two Esko solutions: Esko’s ArtiosCAD and Esko Automated Quality Assurance were awarded among 31 winners chosen from more than 150 entries.

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Epson Australia’s PacPrint 2017 stand, its largest ever tradeshow stand, will house the company’s full range of printing solutions across signage, graphics, textile, fabric and business. Themed “See new possibilities”, the stand focuses squarely on the new business opportunities now made possible by Epson’s premium range of high speed, high quality, cost effective and flexible printing solutions.

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The company has announced the new addition to its line of aqueous wide format ink for the Canon IMAGEPROGRAF PRO – 1000/2000/4000/6000 series printers.