News Archive

• 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.

• No joy for printers in Federal budget – PIAA 

  

  Treasurer Wayne Swan’s sixth budget to the nation looks unlikely to benefit printers, according to the Printing Industries Association of Australia (Printing Industries), following budget night on 14 May.

• Beacon Media Group picks up major APN print contract 

  

  New Zealand publisher, the Beacon Media Group, is taking on a major newspaper printing contract with APN News & Media, following the trans-Tasman media company’s decision to outsource its print production in the lower North Island.

• World premier for SCREEN at PacPrint13 

  

  PacPrint is hosting the world premier of the new revamped commercial version of SCREEN’s Truepress Jet L350UV, with the Japanese press manufacturer’s top brass flying into Melbourne for the occasion.

• Former Salmat BPO chief helps steer SEMA resurrection 

  

  Peter Hartley, former Salmat Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) chief, is helping to steer SEMA back to financial success following his appointment as the company’s Queensland general manager.

• FAB Equipment debuts breakthrough Delphax press 

  

  Melbourne graphic systems supplier FAB Equipment is set to introduce the as-yet-unreleased Memjet-powered Delphax elan 500 high-speed colour press to the local market in early 2014, after being appointed as the Australian supplier for the Memjet-powered SRA2-sheet size press.

• New print Czar will continue IPMG investment strategy 

  

  Craig Dunsford is the new power figure in the industry following his elevation to the role of chief executive officer – print for IPMG, the second largest printing company in the region. He steps into the newly created role from his previous position as Offset Alpine general manager.

• Lessons from the train wreck – Cryer calls industry to account 

  

  Now that the last piece of falling debris has hit the ground from the recent implosion of some of our largest printing companies, industry gadfly, James Cryer, reckons it’s time to take stock of what lessons may be learned from the debacle.

• Label & packaging power on show at PacPrint13 

  

  Packaging is proving to be one of the most resilient sectors in the wider print and graphic communications industry and there will be plenty on show for those interested in this growth area at PacPrint13 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from 21-25 May.

• Labels sans frontiers – Print21 Magazine feature 

  

  Australian and New Zealand label converters have long enjoyed a close, albeit competitive, working relationship. Now, as the regional market for labels continues to expand, local producers are using their trans-Tasman expertise to look further afield.

• Cactus Imaging claims gold gong in HP awards 

  

  Cactus Imaging is bolstering Australia’s printing profile internationally after claiming the gold award at the HP Sign & Display Print Excellence Awards in the Innovative Application/Unique Media category.

• Richard Rasmussen hosts upcoming PIAA webinar 

  

  Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners and regular Print21 contributor, is hosting the next Printing Industries Association of Australia’s webinar session – ‘Know and improve the value of your business’ on 17 May.

• International print standards authority joins Colour Graphics Services at PacPrint 

  

  Alan Dresch from Mellow Colour, UK, an internationally-recognised authority on printing standards and brand colour management utilizing PrintSpec and InkSpec will join Colour Graphics Services’ managing director, David Crowther, at the company’s stand #2344 at PacPrint.

• Konica Minolta unveils bizhub C554e 

  

  Konica Minolta has unveiled its latest edition in its popular bizhub series of printers, with the local release of its new bizhub C554e.

• LEP Colour Printers launches Digital Print Centre 

  

  LEP Colour Printers is going digital with the launch of its new Digital Print Centre, featuring an HP Indigo 5500 and a full suite of bindery and finishing equipment for fast turnaround and smaller quantity jobs.