News Archive

• South Australian apprentice wins ‘Print is Alive’ contest for PacPrint showing 

  

  Helena Miller of PrintSA is the winner of the ‘Print is Alive’ competition run by Printing Industries’ Apprenticeship Advisor and Mentoring Program – a prize that sees her travel to PacPrint in Melbourne this week.

• Taopix on show at PacPrint with new partner RD Xmedia 

  

  Photobook and gift software manufacturer, Taopix is showcasing the latest version of its product portfolio this week at PacPrint in conjunction with its new Australian and New Zealand distribution channel partner, RD Xmedia.

• Canon’s new imageRUNNER on offer at PacPrint 

  

  Canon Australia is providing PacPrint punters with a sneak peek of its new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 Pro Series on its stand #3018 at the quadrennial trade show that opened this week in Melbourne.

• Fuji Xerox unveils new tech on its PacPrint ‘Freedomland’ stand 

  

  Fuji Xerox Australia unveiled a range of graphic communications solutions on its ‘Freedomland’ stand at PacPrint13 in Melbourne this week that it says will help businesses achieve sustainable growth.

• Roland DG scraps PacPrint waste with charity partners 

  

  Roland DG Australia is running a unique program at PacPrint and Visual Impact that will see the company deliver large format prints for several non-profit organisations as part of its printer demonstrations at the show.

• Kodak goes for gold at PacPrint 

  

  Kodak is demonstrating its highly anticipated Gold Dry Inks on a Kodak NexPress SX2700 Digital Colour Press, along with the brand new Prinergy 6 workflow system at its PacPrint stand #1818 this week in Melbourne.

• Fairfax serves Fujifilm $30m plate deal 

  

  Fairfax Media is set to embark on a trans-Tasman overhaul of its computer-to-plate (CtP) systems after signing a (A)$30 million, three-year deal with Fujifilm that sees one of Australia’s largest newspaper publishers convert its major print sites in Australia and New Zealand to Fujifilm CtP technology.

• Printer paves the way to Aussie green energy future 

  

  Australia’s green energy future could come from a printer, with a team of local scientists developing a unique printer that can print solar photovoltaic cells onto a multitude of flexible and rigid substrates.

• Swimming up the print stream – Print21 magazine article 

  

  As the printing industry continues to work through the strains associated with the changing production printing landscape, one area that has grown as a plausible alternative to the traditional print-as-a-product model is the field of managed document services, or MDS.

• Canon launches next generation PRISMAprepare 

  

  Canon Professional Print today introduced the next generation of PRISMAprepare all-in-one document preparation software. PRISMAprepare version 6.1 software accelerates turnaround, increases productivity and creates more efficient printing processes.

• Abbey Group gets the Swiss edge 

  

  Sydney trade printer and binder manufacturer, Abbey Group, is getting the Swiss edge over its competitors after installing a brand new swissQprint Oryx digital flatbed large format printer at its site in Smithfield.

• Goss debuts Magnum Compact tower at China Print 

  

  Goss International unveiled the Goss Magnum Compact 4-Hi tower on the morning of 14 May 2013, right at the start of the China Print exhibition in Beijing this week. Naresh Khanna, publisher of Print21’s sister magazine, Indian Printer & Publisher reports from Beijing.

• Newsprint prices set to increase as demand slows – Pulp & Paper Edge report 

  

  Global newsprint prices look set to increase as international demand for the medium declines, according to a report in the latest issue of industry bible, Pulp & Paper Edge.

• Gallus places 1st Heidelberg Linoprint L digital press into Australia 

  

  Appliance Testing Supplies in Victoria becomes the inaugural site for the new narrow web label digital press, signalling the start of Gallus Australia as the responsible partner for sales and service of the iconic brand in the Australia/NZ/Oceania region.

• PDA introduces Vivex UV-LED roll-to-roll range 

  

  Product Distribution Australia (PDA), is introducing the latest addition to its growing range of printing kit, the new Vivex UV-LED range of roll to roll printers.

• Chili Publisher does demo at PacPrint in Melbourne 

  

  Chili Publish will demonstrate ‘CHILI Publisher’, its online document editing software, in partnership with distributor Workflowz Ltd, at PacPrint 2013 show in Melbourne, Australia, from 21 – 25 May. The two companies will be teaming up at PacPrint for the first time at stand #330.

• Anitech overhauls business operations 

  

  Anitech is wrapping up a major restructure, with the print machinery and consumables supplier streamlining its logistics operations, rationalising its management structure and overhauling its delivery pipeline.

• OPUS Group makes moves to shed outdoor business 

  

  OPUS is making moves to shed its Outdoor Media business, launching a strategic review of the large format signage and outdoor advertising division as part of its continuing strategy to offload non-core assets.

• Agfa Graphics debuts brand new printing kit 

  

  Agfa Graphics is readying to debut some of its newest developments at FESPA 2013 in London next month, hot on the heels of the company’s showing at PacPrint in Melbourne next week.

• Letter from America – Rohan Holt on the demise of Australia’s print giants 

  

  Rohan Holt, the US-based Australian developer of the Metrix print job planning and imposition system, reflects on the collapse of Australia’s print titans and how they might have been avoided.