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Following news earlier this year that Currie Group had been named the top Canon Colorado partner in the Asia-Pacific region, and with current YTD performance figures seeing it leading the world for Colorado sales, Currie Group and Canon Production Printing have announced the extension of their regional partnership to now also include New Zealand.
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When ORAFOL acquired a stake in Belgian specialty film manufacturer Group MAM (Michiels Advanced Materials) in September 2024, the move marked entry into a completely new market for ORAFOL, with the aim of adding advanced sun protection films to its product portfolio. The initial outcome of this is a new spectral-selective sun protection film - ORAGUARD HelioShield – which significantly minimizes energy consumption through its ‘light in, heat out’ technology.
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Epson SureColor and SurePress printers have taken out top honours in no less than five of the 50 award categories at the PRINTING United Alliance 2025 Pinnacle Product Awards, which aims to ‘celebrate exceptional products and technologies that advance quality, capability and productivity’.
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Melbourne-based large-format print specialist Vivad opened its doors to celebrate its 25th anniversary in style, welcoming industry peers, partners, suppliers and friends for an evening of tours, technology, games and entertainment. Ewen Donaldson, owner and managing director of the Campbellfield-based business, which has recently almost doubled in size to a 7,500sqm footprint, said: “This new facility is a blank canvas…a great space to grow and innovate.”
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In a bid to be seen to be green, the digital age ‘noughties’ have seen a plethora of global companies jump on the environmental bandwagon with often unvalidated claims about their products or processes being environmentally friendly. Whether a deliberate marketing tactic or clumsy interpretation of what’s green and what isn’t (e.g. sprucing a product’s green qualities whilst ignoring the supply chain that gets that product on the shelves), ‘greenwashing’ has fast become a global phenomenon.
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Building on its acquisition of Sign Essentials and the consequent integration of the leading sign and graphic industry supplier into new premises in Brendale, Ball & Doggett’s latest development is to expand availability of the IECHO digital cutting range to all States, previously supplied through Sign Essentials in Queensland.
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Widely used to create and evaluate sustainable investment funds and other financial products, the FTSE4Good Index Series was designed to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. The fact that Epson has been recognised in the FTSE4Good Index Series for ESG initiatives that contribute to social sustainability, for a 22nd consecutive year is due testament to Epson’s continued Sustainability journey.
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Digidelta, a specialist manufacturer of digital printing, decoration, visual communication and textile materials, has announced the worldwide availability of Decal Dot Matrix, a bubble free 100-micron self-adhesive monomeric vinyl for use in short term indoor applications, that is compatible with solvent, Latex and UV printing technologies.
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Two leading Fujifilm print products – the J Press 750HS and the Revoria Press EC2100S - have won Pinnacle Awards from the Printing United Alliance in the Output Category. The awards mark the third consecutive year that Fujifilm’s Business Innovation Division in North America has earned Pinnacle Awards.
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Drytac has announced the launch of a new white matte monomeric high grab self-adhesive vinyl, called Polar HiGrab Air. The vinyl delivers up to three years of durability across both indoor and outdoor use and is ideal for applications such as machinery signage, asset tagging, low energy substrates and for use on rough surfaces like brick and concrete.
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Mutoh Europe, the EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co. Ltd., Japan, has announced the launch of the XPJ-1682SR DS Pro, a new 64” wide (1625 mm) dual-head dye sublimation printer engineered for high-speed, precision-driven textile and soft signage production. A newly developed dye sublimation ink, DS4 ProFlex, has been designed for use with the printer, to deliver consistent, high-quality production printing results on a wide range of polyester-materials.
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In a deal due to be finalised over the next few weeks, Heidelberg is set to further cement its long-standing relationship with post-press manufacturer Polar Group by acquiring Polar Mohr’s intellectual property, patents and brand rights.
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Harden Packaging’s flexo printing apprentice, Jackson Young, has been named as the LIA Victoria Graduate of the year, with Bambra Press’s Marcel Feillafe receiving a ‘special distinction’ award. The announcements were made at the print training facilities at Holmesglen Institute, with a tour of the facilities included for those who attended the event.
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Currie Group has entered into an agreement with family-owned, German-based manufacturer, Pro Cut, to become the ANZ supply partner for Pro Cut’s Fold Stream range of print finishing systems. Rob Mesaros, Currie Group CEO, says the new partnership is ‘a further demonstration of our commitment to provide total solutions for the Australian and New Zealand markets’.
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Building on the technology of its Oraguard 372 Anti-Graffiti Polyester Overlaminate Film, Orafol has launched a new anti-graffiti film - Oralite 5095 which it says delivers against all three ‘gold standard’ requirements: protection, durability and clarity, claiming the film as now being ‘the first choice anti-graffiti film for leading traffic sign manufacturers in Australia’.
- Velflex significantly expands capacity through Flexi-Print and Stahls Pacific
- Roland DG connects designers with Dimense through new module
- Entries now open for VMA Real Media Awards 2025
- HP raises bat for Latex R530 century
- Mutoh secures Pinnacle Product Award hat-trick
- Pegasus takes bullish step forward with Agfa Jeti Tauro from Smartech
- Fujifilm HS Series officially rebranded as Acuity Aristo
- VMA/Print NZ ‘breakfast’ looks to unpack NZ market insights
- FESPA Australia lands (David) Fish as keynote for annual conference
- Roland DG takes ‘Chevy to the Levy’
- Trotec steps in to support Universal Laser users after local distributors go into liquidation
- Neolt Feeder/Stacker to support HP Latex R530
- SmartControl adds + factor to HP Indigo label press
- Ball & Doggett announces strategic partnership with CMPC
- Are Media sale, potential concern for IVE
