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In a bid to be seen to be green, the digital age ‘noughties’ have seen a plethora of global companies jump on the environmental bandwagon with often unvalidated claims about their products or processes being environmentally friendly. Whether a deliberate marketing tactic or clumsy interpretation of what’s green and what isn’t (e.g. sprucing a product’s green qualities whilst ignoring the supply chain that gets that product on the shelves), ‘greenwashing’ has fast become a global phenomenon.
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Building on its acquisition of Sign Essentials and the consequent integration of the leading sign and graphic industry supplier into new premises in Brendale, Ball & Doggett’s latest development is to expand availability of the IECHO digital cutting range to all States, previously supplied through Sign Essentials in Queensland.
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Widely used to create and evaluate sustainable investment funds and other financial products, the FTSE4Good Index Series was designed to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The fact that Epson has been recognised in the FTSE4Good Index Series for ESG initiatives that contribute to social sustainability, for a 22nd consecutive year is due testament to Epson’s continued Sustainability journey.
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Digidelta, a specialist manufacturer of digital printing, decoration, visual communication and textile materials, has announced the worldwide availability of Decal Dot Matrix, a bubble free 100-micron self-adhesive monomeric vinyl for use in short term indoor applications, that is compatible with solvent, Latex and UV printing technologies.
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Two leading Fujifilm print products – the J Press 750HS and the Revoria Press EC2100S - have won Pinnacle Awards from the Printing United Alliance in the Output Category. The awards mark the third consecutive year that Fujifilm’s Business Innovation Division in North America has earned Pinnacle Awards.
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Drytac has announced the launch of a new white matte monomeric high grab self-adhesive vinyl, called Polar HiGrab Air. The vinyl delivers up to three years of durability across both indoor and outdoor use and is ideal for applications such as machinery signage, asset tagging, low energy substrates and for use on rough surfaces like brick and concrete.
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Mutoh Europe, the EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, has announced the launch of the XPJ-1682SR DS Pro, a new 64” wide (1625 mm) dual-head dye sublimation printer engineered for high-speed, precision-driven textile and soft signage production. A newly developed dye sublimation ink, DS4 ProFlex, has been designed for use with the printer, to deliver consistent, high-quality production printing results on a wide range of polyester-materials.
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In a deal due to be finalised over the next few weeks, Heidelberg is set to further cement its long-standing relationship with post-press manufacturer Polar Group by acquiring Polar Mohr’s intellectual property, patents and brand rights.
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Harden Packaging’s flexo printing apprentice, Jackson Young, has been named as the LIA Victoria Graduate of the year, with Bambra Press’s Marcel Feillafe receiving a ‘special distinction’ award. The announcements were made at the print training facilities at Holmesglen Institute, with a tour of the facilities included for those who attended the event.
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Currie Group has entered into an agreement with family-owned, German-based manufacturer, Pro Cut, to become the ANZ supply partner for Pro Cut’s Fold Stream range of print finishing systems. Rob Mesaros, Currie Group CEO, says the new partnership is ‘a further demonstration of our commitment to provide total solutions for the Australian and New Zealand markets’.
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Building on the technology of its Oraguard 372 Anti-Graffiti Polyester Overlaminate Film, Orafol has launched a new anti-graffiti film - Oralite 5095 which it says delivers against all three ‘gold standard’ requirements: protection, durability and clarity, claiming the film as now being ‘the first choice anti-graffiti film for leading traffic sign manufacturers in Australia’.
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Already a leading provider of heat-transfer equipment and vinyl solutions, the last month has seen Velflex and its founder Ben Carroll deliver a couple of strategic moves that will significantly enhance its footprint and capacity across the sector.
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Hot on the heels of the official release of the all-new DIMENSE DA-640 wide-format dimensional surface printer, Roland DG has extended the functionality of its Roland DG Connect Designer to better accommodate the extended design capacity of the DA-640, such aspreset embossing effects, file preparation, and visualisation for creating textured output on the dimensional printer.
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Against a theme of ‘What’s Your Pantone’, the Visual Media Association (VMA) is now inviting entries for the 33rd Real Media Awards, saying that the theme is ‘a celebration of individuality, innovation and identity, and asking entrants ‘to explore the power of colour in storytelling and communication’.
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Only four months on from its official launch in March 2025, HP has announced a 100th global installation of its all-in-one, compact HP Latex R530 printer, developed to help small to mid-size printers address key barriers in rigid media printing.
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For the 14th consecutive year, Mutoh has found itself on the PRINTING United Alliance Pinnacle Product Award podium, this year recognizing two ValueJet printers and the XpertJet 661UF.
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Just a few months on from an abrupt change of management, with Michael Sherlock and Peter Wong replacing Mark Atkinson and Frank Shapter as the new CEO and CFO respectively, Sydney-based Pegasus Media & Logistics, has confirmed the purchase of an Agfa Jeti Tauro 3300 UHS with full automation. Smartech has confirmed the transaction as its largest ever single equipment deal to date.
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Earlier this month, Fujifilm invited guests to the Barcelona headquarters of Barberán, long-term development partners on the HS Series single-pass inkjet platform. These guests were the first in the world to see the HS6000 and HS3000 running live in production.
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The Konica Minolta showroom in Penrose, Auckland will be filled tomorrow morning (Wednesday 23rd July 7:30am breakfast event) with NZ print, visual media, and marketing professionals keen to hear and digest results of research recently commissioned jointly by the Visual Media Association (VMA) and PrintNZ.
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FESPA Australia has secured David Fish, a globally recognised strategist, business leader and record-breaking pilot, as the keynote speaker for the FESPA Australia Annual Conference, taking place on 17th October at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney.
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Designed, printed and installed by the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) Graphics Center, the wrap for NASCAR young gun, Jesse Love’s no.2 Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR racing car was produced on a Roland DG TrueVIS XG-640 printer/cutter. Like the car, the printer/cutter is known for high print speeds and precise integrated contour cutting, including vivid colour and detail.
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- Neolt Feeder/Stacker to support HP Latex R530
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- Epson powers Label Power to Inkjet success
- Total Image Supplies appointed as Roland DG dealer in Victoria
- Wade James rejoins oOh!media as Group Sales Director
- Plockmatic Group ‘ring-fences’ binding future with Renz acquisition
- Last chance to join Vivad Open House and 25th birthday celebration
- VMA and Konica Minolta ‘Make their Marker’ on emerging industry talent
- Konica Minolta partner with Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) for CeMAT 2025 robot launch
- Ball & Doggett appoints David Reece as National Sales Manager Labels & Packaging
- Mimaki JFX200-1213EX UV-LED flatbed printer wins 2025 Pinnacle Award
- Global printing giants eye acquisition of beleaguered Landa Digital Printing
- CMYKhub’s new 7000sqm Melbourne ‘hub’ taking shape
- Studio Q / Laserfoil takes out NZ Pride In Print ‘Supreme’ Award
- Fiery RIP secures Pinnacle Award for third consecutive year
- Applications now open for 2025 FESPA Australia Leaders Program
- Xerox completes acquisition of Lexmark