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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 20th 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.
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Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via exhibition centre will be knee deep in label production all this week, as the much-anticipated Labelexpo Europe 2025 opens its doors and a record number of more than 650 exhibitors power up for the show, over half of which are looking to print and ‘finish’ labels live on their stand.
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Labelexpo Europe 2025 will see the official launch of a newly developed connector between Durst Analytics and CERM MIS, which can now transfer production data from Durst Tau label printing systems, directly and seamlessly into the CERM MIS Software. This creates a fully integrated link between the press and the business management system.
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Canon Europe has released a new insight report - ‘Exploring the Future of Print’ - which includes the views of four renowned ‘futurists’ whose jobs are to review and understand wider purchasing decisions, macro consumer trends, and transformational technologies.
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Whilst the sheer size and spectacle of Labelexpo Europe is rightly grabbing today’s print news headlines, Mimaki Europe is turning its focus to the upcoming Fachpack 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, later this month (23rd to 25th September Hall 5 / Booth 5-425). The company will be showcasing two systems dedicated to sustainable and climate-friendly business practices in line with the show’s theme of ‘Transition in Packaging’.
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Canon Production Printing Oceania (CPP) has announced the appointment of Rodden Graphics as a sales agent for the label and packaging sectors across Australia and New Zealand. The announcement follows the recent expansion of CPP’s product portfolio, with the sale, installation and servicing of Edale flexographic label and carton converting systems (a Canon company since 2022), alongside the new Canon LabelStream LS2000 digital label press.
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Running mid-September through to the end of October, Roland DG Australia has officially launched its upcoming, refreshed 2025 Roland Academy Online Training Series, introducing updated content featuring the latest VersaWorks 7 software, while continuing to cover the most in-demand topics identified through customer feedback, technical support insights, and FAQs.
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Curated in collaboration with global automotive influencer, Alex Hirschi - known to her 125 million + fans as Supercar Blondie - Avery Dennison has launched an exclusive ‘Supercar Blondie Collection’ of four new Supreme Wrapping Film colours, ‘driven by a shared commitment to push the boundaries of style and innovation’.
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Now in its fourth year, the number of candidates for this year’s annual FESPA Australia 2025 Leaders Program has risen to 14 (up from 12 in previous years) and the intensive two-day workshop, facilitated by Carl Harman, has been locked in to immediately precede the FESPA Australia Annual Conference (17th October, Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney).
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The Orafol Group has recently acquired Korean company, Reflomax Co. Ltd. As part of its ongoing strategy to further strengthen its Asia-Pacific presence. The strategic acquisition will also enable the implementation of innovative reflective technologies within the Orafol Group.
- Visionary recycling program aims to eliminate self-adhesive Signage Waste
- New print Industry powerhouse CS Graphics launches in ANZ Market
- Xeikon launches industry ‘Titon’
- Epson ‘Business Edition’ well-suited to apparel start-ups
- John Wall retires from Roland DG and Visual Connections Board
- Grafico and Canon Colorado meet ‘The Block’ challenge again
- FIMI Landa acquisition now confirmed
- Opal ‘Open Days’ showcase colour and engineering capabilities in packaging
- Durst announces fully-integrated colour management through GMG solution
- Orafol takes flight in NZ from new Orbit Drive (Auckland) address
- Pozitive confirms local availability of two new swissQprint Generation 5 flatbed printers
- Industry reports that Starleaton has re-commenced trading
- Landa purchase ‘no walk in the park’ says FIMI
- Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 400 Digital Press certified by Color-Logic
- Screen to preview water-based inkjet label press at Labelexpo
