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Last week we reported the inital WIP Breakfast dates for 2025 but Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart were still being finalised. Now they are locked in so you're good to go for the whole schedule.

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As so often happens, January/February sees industry people transitioning roles for the new year. Two high-profile leaders have changed jobs, David Proctor has left Kyocera for CBTech, while former Spandex MD Ben McCauley is now with Konica Minolta.

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Screen printing is often sidelined as a 'Cinderella' part of the printing industry but it is growing faster than digital! Screen's ability to 'print anything on anything' has enabled it to address new industrial markets including electronics, cellphone antennae, fuel cells and security print.

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Datacolor, one of the leaders in colour management software, instruments and services, has announced the acquisition of Techkon GmbH, a leading provider of colour measurement technology, based in Königstein, Germany.

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Bannershop is closed. All we know is in a brief message on their website. Over its 18-year history in Australia, Bannershop has not been without controversy, initially shipping jobs offshore before changing to local production. Its online customer service reviews have been mainly in the negative.

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Currie Group will shine the spotlight on Canon Colorado M-series printers at an exclusive Open House event at the company’s Brisbane Demonstration Centre later in February.

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For major adhesive vinyl/PET label manufacturers, successfully getting into wide format signage is no easy task; despite the commonality of the SAV media, the extra width up to 5 metres and mostly inkjet digital media, brings a new culture into the business mix, driven by the needs of the Sign and display industry rather than labels and packaging. The answer is acquisitions and UPM Raflatac has just made a significant one.

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Summa's new cutter is designed to prevent the scratches or roller marks that typically occur when transporting PET film. The new Summa bundle includes a frictionless roll feed to level up the DTF Print & Cut workflow. Additionally, a dedicated DTF bundle features Summa’s proprietary tangential cutting, Camera and software technologies.

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Women in Print Australia will once again be hosting its popular Breakfast Series in 2025, with the dates and venues for four States now announced.

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Anil Ramsewak has joined Celmac following a 17-year career with HP where he supported industrial printers, Latex and 3D devices. This follows on from another technical support hire in Brisbane, Mark Rixon and further strengthens Celmac's already strong commitment to supporting customers.

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Notwithstanding the tragic Californian wildfires, the Impressions expo at Long Beach went ahead in late January. Brother took this opportunity to release a new powder applicator and curing combo in the 16" x 20" sheet format (406mm x 508mm)

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FESPA Australia encourages printers and suppliers to snap up final tickets to the legendary gourmet 'BBQ on the Yarra'. This relaxed social gathering event has brought our industry together for over 25 years. Book now to avoid disappointment!

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Registrations are now open for the 'Make it Happen Bootcamp'with Sam Armstrong. The full-day Bootcamp, presented by ASGA and the Make it Happen Signage Consultancy, promises to deliver new knowledge, practical learnings and conveniently is located at the same venue as PacPrint and Visual Impact expos.

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It's been over a year in the making since Zünd lost its distributor to administration and had to rethink its Australian operations, eventually electing to open up a direct subsidiary headed by Dale Hawkins. March 13th will mark the grand opening of the new branch.

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SCREEN GP Australia’s Managing Director, Peter Scott, will be on the ground at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2025, Lucerne, where the digital press and prepress supplier will will be presenting innovative inkjet printing solutions under the theme “Powering Print Connections.”

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 Mimaki's Marc Verbeem from Mimaki Europe offers some very useful tips on print production workflows, with particular focus on MImaki RasterLink version 7, which the company says goes 'beyond the RIP.'

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The surprise announcement, at drupa '24, that Canon and Heidelberg would join forces and develop the Jetfire series of SRA3 and B2 inkjet presses raised a few eyebrows. Now, ahead of schedule, the first installations are taking place in Germany and Switzerland, powered by Heidelberg's own Printect workflow - the key to hybrid offset/digital production.

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ASGA's increasingly popular (barefoot) Lawn Bowls social events are kicking off for 2025 with its first event at Melbourne Bowling Club.

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Tectex, a member of the Spandex group of companies, is a global manufacturer and distributor of printing media and accessories for digital printing, decoration and events professionals and will be presenting its new aluminum solutions for textiles, banners, and rigid sheets at C!Print Lyon, France this February.

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Agfa has announced the addition of a 2.5 metre Anapurna Ciervo H2500 inkjet printer to its hybrid printer lineup. This new printer complements the wider Anapurna Ciervo H3200 launched in 2024, providing the same versatility and performance in a more compact format.

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Look around you in any shopping centre - digital signage is everywhere alongside printed signs. If you’re in the signage industry, and curious about how digital signage can elevate your business offerings, you won’t want to miss the first ASGA Webinar for 2025.