Agfa-Gevaert announced that its Board of Directors has completed the strategic review of the company and decided that it is in the best interest of the Group, the customers, the shareholders and the employees to split into three independent, listed companies - representing the activities of Agfa Graphics, Agfa HealthCare and Agfa Materials - by the end of 2007.

NUR Macroprinters has announced the NUR Tempo Q, a UV-inkjet flatbed printer, a printer based on the Tempo platform that has an installed base of more than 170 unts worldwide.

EFI has announced the appointment of industry veteran Chet Pribonic to the post of senior vice president and general manager for the company’s VUTEk superwide format product line.

Gandinnovations will make the new Jeti 2030 UV Flatbed debut at FESPA Berlin, June 5-9 2007 to the general public, although world-wide sales have commenced.

Agfa today announced a reorganisation of its regional management team, to come into effect during the second quarter of 2007.

Spandex is holding a series of open days to launch the new range of Mutoh ValueJets.

Luc Teblick and Peter Cornelis, two Belgian entrepreneurs with years of experience in the graphic arts and sign market, are pleased to announce the launch of a new company called ‘Augend Technologies’.

Known to many in the wide format industry, Bruce Lowery retires as Business Manager for Agfa's Inkjet Products as of 1 March 2007. Steve Taylor will take over the role.

On the 7th of February, 2007 Roland DG took steps to ensure students have access to the latest industry equipment at a handover at Hunter TAFE  Newcastle.

The Océ Arizona 250 GT, a near-photographic quality flatbed and roll-to-roll UV curable inkjet printer, was recognised recently by the SGIA as the new digital imaging product development most likely to have a profound and positive effect on the industry and has won the Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI) Vision Award. 

Inca Digital Printers will launch it's new Spyder 320-8 Series at ISA International Sign Expo '07 in Las Vegas during April.

The printing industry is mourning one of its doyens, Sid Thompson, whose chairmanship of the National Print Awards over a 20-year period from 1982 to 2002 was the crowning achievement of a dynamic career.

An innovative use of Dibond in the exhibition sector was recently demonstrated by Mazda at the Sydney Motor Show 2006.

Michael Boogaard has been appointed to the Celmac Sydney office.