Agfa to buy wide format manufacturer Inca Digital Printers
The Agfa-Gevaert Group has announced it will acquire Inca Digital Printers, a Cambridge, UK based developer and manufacturer of advanced inkjet printing and production technologies for sign and display applications as well as packaging, currently owned by Screen of Japan with worldwide sales handled by Fujifilm.
Melbourne’s Rhino Signmakers to be wound up
Well-established sign company Rhino Signmakers of Keilor Park in Melbourne's north-west has appointed a liquidator to wind up the business after 25 years in operation.
Fujifilm AP partners with Solimar on print workflow systems
Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific says its new partnership with Solimar Systems will provide a comprehensive suite of workflow solutions for production printing and digital communications to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia and New Zealand.
Canon’s large format imagePROGRAF wins iF Design Award
Canon Group product designs has won a total of nine prestigious 2022 iF Design Awards – including for its large format imagePROGRAF TZ-30000 printer - handed out by the iF International Forum Design group.
New holographic film from General Formulations
General Formulations, a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive films, has launched GF 765 Rainbow Holographic Film - compatible with solvent, latex and UV curable inks - adding “a whole new dimension of colour to graphics.”
printIQ expands operations in the UK and Europe, recruits talent
printIQ, the Queensland-headquartered workflow cloud-software developer, has made ‘significant investments’ in UK-based sales, marketing and operations teams as it expands into the United Kingdom and Europe.
Durst celebrates 500th Durst Workflow Software installation
The milestone highlights Durst Group's “transformation from a press manufacturer to a solutions provider in the digital printing industry,” said the manufacturer of digital printing technologies.
Rise in digital inkjet spurs Toyo ink to AUD$19 million investment
Japanese headquartered ink, pigment and chemical giant Toyo Ink SC Holdings, with global sales around AUD3.1 billion and approximately 8,000 employees, has signalled its acknowledgement for the increased demand for UV and water-based inkjet inks by investing around AUD$18 million in a new inkjet ink production plant in Northern France, adding to its long-establishedOffset and Flexo UV factory in Belgium.
Used equipment roundup – bargains galore
Our used equipment partner, Richard Rasmussen’s printmachinery.com.au, has seen a surge in listings of late. Here, we list a digest of currently available printers but there is much more on the website. All prices quoted are ex-gst.
Impression Technology Australia unveils full line-up for FESPA
Along with the launch of its new Q1•T DTF printer, Impression Technology Australia will exhibit its range of DTG Digital & PPS Innovations-brand direct to garment hybrid DTG/DTF printers and equipment at FESPA, Berlin next month.
Ricoh calls for ‘new form of capitalism' to fight climate crisis
Ricoh president and CEO Jake Yamashita, also co-chair of the Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP), has delivered an ambitious proposal to the Prime Minister of Japan aimed at “overcoming the climate crisis through a New Form of Capitalism.”
Smithers report: Growth segments in USD$136bn digital printing market
The Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised the versatility of digital printing and the global market will be worth more than $230 billion by 2032, according to a new study by industry researcher Smithers. And, how about inkjet printheads with 3,000dpi resolution at 300 metres-per-minute!
NZSDA adds new 'notable' categories to 2022 Sign Awards
With the support of sponsors PSP, Total Supply and Roland DG Australia, the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA) has added three new Notable Awards categories to the national sign awards in July, “to acknowledge outstanding industry legends and sign businesses doing their thing and doing it well.”
EFI partners with Ricoh for Wide Format Wednesday Webinar
EFI’s Wide Format Wednesday webinar, presented this week in partnership with Ricoh, will focus on substrates, inks, and production printing options that help to produce more high-value applications. Hosted in the USA, it means a late night/early morning for Australian and NZ parties, but it can be recorded.
Bundled 'no vax proof needed' re-start for global textiles fairs in Frankfurt
“After two years of the pandemic, we are finally able again to look forward to new international face-to-face contacts, inspiring business encounters and a holistic, bundled and efficient market overview,” says Messe Frankfurt, organiser of the combined Techtextil, Texprocess and the Heimtextil Summer Special from June 21-24. “The events can take place without capacity and admission restrictions and thus without proof of vaccination.”