Big Image Australia: from Fire to Future

Big Image Australia unveils its expanded facility, marking a remarkable comeback after the 2020 fire.

LATEST

ECO3 partners with NELA to expand APOGEE IQ automation

ECO3 and NELA partnership integrates automated plate handling and pre-press logistics into ECO3’s connected print production platform.

MBO launches automated paper-based packaging system WrapXi

MBO's WrapXi automates end-of-line packing to reduce manual handling and improve production efficiency.

Kyocera unveils high-performance inkjet printhead for labels and packaging

Kyocera's new inkjet printhead KJ4A-EX600RC-HX enables more versatile printing on labels and packaging. 

Commercial

EPM goes into liquidation

Sunshine Coast based EPM Print Group is being wound up, the company pulled the pin on Tuesday, entering creditors voluntary liquidation, as the shareholders recognised it was insolvent.

Sign & Display

VI: HP shows complete eco-system

The focus on the HP stand at Visual Impact was the complete production eco-system, including workflow, software, apps and printing. 

Packaging

Opal looks to bio-gas for Maryvale

Opal Australia’s Maryvale Mill is looking at using renewable bio-energy to power its production, following an innovative feasibility study it has just carried out, which came back with a positive affirmation for a $35m investment for the mill, which produces 600,000 tonnes of packaging paper and board annually.

Labels

Gallus transitions leadership team

Label press manufacturer Gallus has a new interim CEO, as the current incumbent new becomes the new president of the company’s board.

Analysis

Print21 Magazine: AI – Time to Act?

AI artificial intelligence is the biggest buzzword in print right now. But what does it mean, can it be implemented in print, and is it just automation? Jon Bailey from major UK printer Precision Proco reveals all.

Events

VI: Mimaki shows hybrid UJ330 H-160

The new UJ330 H–160 was centrestage on the expansive Mimaki stand at Visual Impact, the H in its name denoting a hybrid system. There were actually two UJ330 H–160s running side by side, one printing rigids, one printing roll-to-roll.

PLAY Print21

PLAY Print21: Video Bulletin 4 June

In the news: VMA, Gelato, Labelmakers, Western Sydney University, Jet Technologies, Living Ink Technologies, FolioFox, National Sign & Graphics Awards, Easy Signs, ASGA.

The Print Files

The Print Files Ep 69: A Big Month In Print (October)

In this episode of The Print Files: A Big Month in Print, Lindy Hughson and Jan Arreza, editor of Print21, analyse the major news and trends shaping the Australasian print industry in October.

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