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Whilst still only 6 years old, the PRINTING United Expo has quickly become a permanent and must-attend fixture on the global print calendar, encompassing everything from commercial print to display graphics, labels and packaging, textiles and apparel, and more. This year the Expo is being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando from October 22^nd to 24^th.

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October is the last month that members can participate in the FESPA Global Print Census 2025, which was revamped earlier this year ‘to better reflect the changing nature of the specialty print and signage landscapes, through a new and more frequent approach to gathering and sharing vital industry intelligence’.

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Over 200 guests from around the world attended Heidelberg’s SHIFT 2025 ‘expert networking’ event at its Home of Print in Wiesloch-Walldorf, a new summit to exchange ideas on process digitization and hybrid print production. The event drew on working examples of production, using the facility’s Jetfire 50, upcoming Jetfire 75 and Versafire digital printing systems, integrated into end-to-end workflow with Heidelberg’s Prinect Touch Free system.

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The Real Media Awards recognize exceptional work across various sectors of the visual media industry, including print, publishing, media, and marketing. The Visual Media Association (VMA) has just announced the awards finalists who, according to CEO Kellie Northwood: “this year demonstrate how blending creative thinking with production excellence across campaigns enables results that connect meaningfully with audiences.”

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Epson has launched three new inkjet printheads to meet the expanding digital printing market in the commercial and industrial sectors. The new S3200-U1-2 and S3200-U3-2 are essentially an upgrade to the S3200-U1 and S3200-U3, used primarily with UV ink for printing on labels and packages, while the new D3000-U1R printhead also now enables UV ink for the water-based ink compatible model D3000-A1R, launched in 2022.

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In a move to further strengthen its capacity to support its members and to enable it to further expand its reach, Women in Print Australia has received approval for its new ‘rules of incorporation’. The new framework provides greater flexibility in generating and applying income from activities, while also opening access to nationwide grants and funding opportunities. It also gives the association the ability to launch a tiered membership model, which opens the door to male colleagues to be able to join.

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As the company prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026, leading global sign and graphics franchise, Signarama, has doubled down on is commitment to continue to facilitate use of AI and emerging technologies to enhance support for is franchisees.

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Ball & Doggett has entered an ‘in-principle agreement’ to buy Impak Films, one of Australia’s largest suppliers of flexible packaging products. Assuming all goes ahead according to plan, the acquisition is expected to be finalised by the end of October 2025.

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Whilst Summa’s new F1625 flatbed cutter is just making its way for the first time in North America, at PRINTING United Expo (October 22^nd to 24th in Orlando, Florida); Phil Trumble, Managing Director of Pozitive Sign and Graphic Supplies has confirmed that they already have 3 of the cutters about to arrive locally and be installed.

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Nintex, a global leader in AI-powered process automation and application development, has announced a strategic partnership with FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia in a move to help Australian organisations transform their businesses for a digital-first future.

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Global Graphics Software, the OEM business unit of Hybrid Software, has announced a new release of SmartDFE: the intelligent digital front end platform that drives high-speed label and packaging presses, to now include a Label Studio feature. This latest version now gives label press operators the ability to do late-stage planning and prepare jobs directly at the press.

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Koenig & Bauer’s Vision & Protection team has recently launched a new initiative – ‘protected at print’ – which make security technologies that can be integrated into the printing process, more accessible to a wider range of printers.

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Global smart workflow automation provider, Enfocus, has expanded its portfolio of accessible automation solutions with the introduction of Griffin+, an upgrade of its wide-format nesting software, which the company describes as ‘a high-performance, futureproof platform for signage and wide-format printers, with extended functionality to meet the complex demands of busy print environments’.

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As part of its current Wrap Matrix Workshop Tour, Graphic Art Mart has recently announced the debut of the all-new Arlon Graphics ANZ 5800X Premium Polymeric Air-Egress Film on a synthetic liner, specifically designed to make everyday signage installations faster and more efficient.

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Having enjoyed 40% year-on-year wide format printing growth running its Canon Colorado 1650 ‘workhorse’ an average of 10 hours a day, investing next in a high-performance Canon Colorado M5 printer was one of the easiest choices Paul Ilieski, Manager of Melbourne-based trade printer, Printrade, was ever going to need to make.

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Midst all the hustle and bustle of Labelexpo Europe 2025 comes an announcement from the event owners/organisers that the Labelexpo brand - which was itself launched in 1980 following the then Labelex ‘80 in London - will now be re-branded as LOUPE to better reflect an expansion of its remit to accommodate Labels and Outer-Packaging Embellishment.

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As the sun sets on the highly successful and enjoyable 2025 ASGA Sign & Print Golf Days in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane, the course now opens up for Victorians, for the final day of this year’s popular ASGA Golf Series. This year the Victorian event will take place at the Heidelberg Golf Club in Lower Plenty, on Thursday 20^th November.

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Building on a strong five-year partnership, EFI and Currie Group have announced a new chapter in their strategic partnership which will see Currie Group become the exclusive distributor for EFI Sign & Display technologies in Australia and New Zealand.

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Fiery, LLC, one of the print industry’s leading innovator of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow software, and Esko, one of the leading providers of integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market of packaged goods, has announced that Esko Color Engine is now integrated with the award-winning Fiery Impress DFE for industrial printing.

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European flexo press manufacturers, such as Bobst, Durst, Heidelberg-owned Gallus, Nilpeter, Omet and MPS, could be facing hefty import tariffs on kit imported to the US, after sole local manufacturer, Mark Andy, has entered a submission requesting that more substantial levies be applied to imported equipment. 

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Members of the Epson Australia team were on hand at the Epson stand E35 in Hall 3 of Labelexpo Europe, for the official launch of the Epson SurePress L-5034 water‑based digital label press, which uses an advanced, newly developed six-colour water-based ink set (CMYK plus Orange and Green) to deliver an impressive colour gamut and extensive Pantone coverage.