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Where would our industry be without SAi - more widely known as Flexi after its marquee software? Just about every sign shop has, or at least knows, Flexi. For over 30 years, Flexi has become an industry standard for sign makers worldwide. It's history is intertwined with the earliest development of inkjet wide format printers, from simple plotters up to the digital print power machines and cutters of today. Now, majority owner Dan Purjes is stepping back as Chairman, but will remain involved. Two execs win promotion.

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At last month's Visual Impact show, lurking in a far corner of Smartech's impressive stand, was a secret that can add excellent sales and profits to any wide format signage printshop - the little OKI Pro 1050 roll-to-roll CMYK+W self-adhesive labels device, with Graphtec DLC1000 finishing, slitting and matrix stripping.

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Tarsus Group, a member of the Informa Group since March 2023 and organizer of the Labelexpo Global Series, has announced that Labelexpo Europe will move from its current location at Brussels Expo to Barcelona Fira for its 2025 edition. The final Labelexpo Europe in Brussels will be in September.

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ASGA president Mick Harrold and other industry leaders will meet with federal government officials to call for the immediate reinstatement of Sign & Graphics qualifications to the federal government’s Skills Priority List.

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Roland DG’s new VersaSTUDIO BN-20D Direct-to-Film printer in now available in Australia, following its launch earlier this year. 

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Print giant HP reported $US12.9 billion in net revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2023, down 21.7% from the prior-year period. Commercial Printing net revenue was up 5%.

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Roland DG Corporation has opened a new building at its factory in Thailand with the capacity to manufacture more than 7,000 inkjet printers a year.

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Engineering services company Buddco has been fined $600,000 over the death of a contractor in an ink tank at DIC Australia’s manufacturing facility in Sydney, NSW. The court was “not satisfied Buddco had accepted responsibility for its actions,” Safework NSW said.

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Such is the productivity increase and Swiss-built engineering excellence of the new Zünd Systemtechnik AG Q-LIne with robotic BHS (Board Handling System 180; it comes as no surprise that it has begun winning awards. At the close of FESPA, Munich, it was announced that the renowned EDP organisation has bestowed another award.

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The ASGA WA Golf Day held last Thursday once again proved to be a much-appreciated gathering, with more than 80 participants attending from across the local sign, graphics and print industries.

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The New Zealand Sign & Display Association’s 2023 Sign + Print Expo (6-8 July) will include the Hexis Wrap Challenge, the Kiwi Car Wrap, and conference sessions on AI & chat bots and tikanga (Māori customary practices). 

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Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, picked up three prestigious EDP Awards - for P5 Robotics, P5 350 HSR and Durst Workflow Software - at the FESPA Global Print Expo in Munich. 

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Opal Australian Paper says the Victorian government’s decision to end native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than planned, is an “extremely disappointing decision for the industry and its workers.”

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Register now for Thursday’s free ASGA online workshop ‘Building a profitable business,’ presented by business coach Stefan Kazakis of Business Benchmark Group.

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Textiles Alive is the largest textile imaging production house and fabric product specialist in New Zealand, boasting several 3.2 and now 3.4 metre dye-sub machines. Supplying only direct-to-trade, the company has operations in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch. Currie Group's Paul Whitehead collected the order from the Tauranga, Bay-of-Plenty located owner Paul Cripps and toasted the FabriVU sale with glasses of bubbly!

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Wide format businesses Cactus Imaging, Grand Print Services and Print Effect printed winning entries in the Outdoor Media Association’s (OMA) Quarter One Creative Collection competition. 

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Six Epson printer and projector models have been named winners of 2023 iF Design Awards, including SL-D500 compact photo production printer and the SureColor SC-T7700 & SC-P8500 large-format printers for CAD, photo and POP applications.

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Mutoh has shown off a new small format flatbed printer at FESPA, the XpertJet 1462UF.  Like its siblings the XPJ 661 and 461UF models, it is mainly aimed at the industrial print market. This represents an expansion of Mutoh’s existing range of A2+ and A3+ table top printers and has a bed of 1470 mm x 740 mm, which roughly equates to A1+ size. Nessan Cleary reports from the show floor.

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FESPA has announced the winners of the 2023 FESPA Awards during a VIP ceremony at FESPA Global Print Expo 2023. Sole Australia - New Zealand winner is Chris Duke's & Mark Burley's All About Graphics (AAG) of Abbotsford, Vic, who also collected the 'Best of the Show' gong. Across the categories, this year’s awards received 210 entries from print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers looking to showcase outstanding examples of print and signage.

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The swissQprint production team celebrated a special printer at company headquarters in Switzerland: the thousandth Nyala machine, due to be finished and delivered in June. The 3.2-metre-wide flatbed printer has been a success since its launch eleven years ago.

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EFI’s new Nozomi 14000 SD single-pass printer for sign and display graphics being showcased at this week’s FESPA is due to be released later this year. EFI has also announced new UV LED inkjet inks for thermoformed 3D applications.