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Printex/VI 2015 will take place in Sydney just days after the giant ISA show in Las Vegas and a couple of days before the giant FESPA 2015 in Cologne Germany. One can only assume that some major decision makers will prefer to attend one of these other big shows in preference to our small show (relatively speaking). Could we ever conceive that VI could become a truly international show of similar stature to these other shows? Do we want our show to become that big? Australia has hosted many giant international events and continues to strive to attract more mega events, so why not the biggest wide format event in the world. Just a thought!

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Vincent Marot, well known to many in the South East Qeensland and North East New South Wales region for his skills in servicing and repair of popular machines has now set up his own servicing and supply business called Syentech.

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Durst is debuting its new industrial dye sublimation “soft signage” printer, the 72-inch Rhotex 180 TR. Targetting the sportswear, home textiles, POP displays and a variety of other fabric/textile output for which a width up to six feet is sufficient. Durst also is featuring its Rho P10 250HS UV inkjet digital flatbed printer, the most versatile and productive 10-picoliter hybrid printer on the market.

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Goodbye to an industry giant, Jerry R. Swormstedt (1934 - 2015) pubisher of Signs of the Times, Big Picture magazine, Sreenprinting and many more. It was sad to hear of Jerry's death, he died peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 4, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 80.

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Well we nearly got it right earlier this week with the announcement of the Agfa Graphics Jeti Tauro, we never knew about the Jeti Mira as well. Agfa Graphics showed off both new printers at the International Sign Expo trade show as well as emphasising the importance of workflow and thus the Asanti 2.0.

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The ASGA Wrap Master Challenge is on again with the NSW final being held during the VI Expo on Thursday 14 May at Homebush.

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Printing industry employers will be able to find out via a Printing Industries webinar next week how they can have a healthy, motivated and productive workforce by providing a corporate health plan to employees.

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Avery Dennison will be at this year’s FESPA exhibition displaying its latest graphics developments under the distinctive theme of ‘Everywhere You Look’.

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HP today introduced a new portfolio of HP PageWide XL Printers, offering the fastest large-format production printing available in colour and black-and-white(1).

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Not much has been published on this new machine as yet however we do know that the Jeti Tauro H2500 is a new high-end UV printer designed to withstand 24/7 workloads, is capable of handling a broad scope of flexible & rigid media.

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HP has announced, on the eve of the International Sign Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, new HP Latex and Scitex wide format graphics printers, presses and inks to help print service providers (PSPs) specialising in the sign and visual communications industry deliver results faster and at a lower total cost.

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PitStop Pro 13 is the first Enfocus product to offer customers the choice of a subscription or perpetual license.

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At this year’s PrintEx exhibition (co exhibiting with Visual Impact) Starleaton Digital Solutions (SDS) is tackling the challenge of how to attract customers and of course new potential customers to its stand.

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Western Australia is to get a Printers Annual Ball incorporating the local Printing Industries Craftsmanship Awards (PICA) in a new format.

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Many years ago, Agfa Graphics brought its workflow expertise to the sign & display market. The same automation ideas and technologies that helped increase ROI and free up labour in commercial printing are working their magic in wide format as well.

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The self-adhesive glass decoration films of the new Illustra range from Aslan give glass surfaces a fresh and modern appearance.

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Sun Chemical will highlight its commitment to the screen and industrial market with new inks at this year’s FESPA 2015 Global Expo (stand C1 and C5, hall 8), 18-22 May in Cologne, Germany.

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Arlon has announced the official launch of a new social media photo contest focusing on Arlon’s digital films for applications including exterior and interior wall wraps and full and partial vehicle wraps.

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Ricky Richards has introduced a new range of wall wraps by Dreamscape. This range includes Dreamscape Classic, Dreamscape Caviar and Dreamscape Brilliant.

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Graphic Art Mart has announced that it has acquired Avant Garde Sign, Screen and Digital Supplies, effective April 1st 2015.

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Sydney’s Cactus Imaging, part of the Opus Print Group, is renowned not just within Australia, but internationally as an industry-changing innovator, not afraid to push the boundaries of grand format digital printing to their very limits. For both outdoor and indoor advertising, Cactus has equipped its Silverwater, Sydney facility with a formidable array of grand format printing power. Now, a Fujifilm Uvistar Pro 8 has joined that fleet.