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The European federation for print and digital communication has warned that the war in the Ukraine will tighten supplies of wood and paper for paper makers, aggravating an already “unprecedented crisis.”

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The world's largest trade show organizer is building a first aid centre with emergency accommodation at its Frankfurt, Germany exhibition centre to assist refugees fleeing from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, Messe Frankfurt suspended all trade shows in Russia, joining a growing number of print industry companies taking action.

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today (Thursday US time) that Easy Signs, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality digitally printed signage, will create 130 jobs in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, with the opening of its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Allentown, about 150km West of New York.

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For over two decades Ricky Richards has been building their wide format printable media and specialty graphics division into an extensive range suitable for dye sublimation, solvent, latex and UV curable inkjet printing. The Ricky Print Media portfolio includes products for both indoor and outdoor applications which are available in a variety of finishes, width options and features allowing printers and their customers to bring their ideas to life. 

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Colour Graphic Services, Australia-New Zealand dealer for PrintFlow systems, has completed a Covid-delayed installation at Foyer Printing on the Gold Coast - on Foyer’s two Komori 28 offset presses, bringing digital ink preset control to the machines and reducing make-ready by half, improving colour and reducing waste.

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As the atrocities in Ukraine continue to mount - the latest being the Russian bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol in the East of Ukarine; the rest of the civilized world (how can Russia be classified as 'civilized' after this and other outrages?), continued to show peaceful support for the people of Ukraine. The latest is Epson with a USD$1 million donation.

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As part of the AFL’s 2022 Festival of Footy season launch, outdoor media company QMS has unveiled Australia’s first use of its ‘3DOOH’ technology that provides advertisers with a new and innovative way to connect with audiences.

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Multicam is looking forward to showcasing its range of precision Multicam CNC Cutting machines at this year’s to PacPrint and co-located Visual Impact expo in Melbourne (28 June - 1 July, 2022). 

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Women in Print says its annual Breakfast Series will focus on learning how to think differently, with key note speaker Lisa Smith announced as the headliner for May 2022 events to be held in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney. 

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Epson’s new industrial 3D printer can use commonly available materials such as resin and metal pellets to produce strong industrial parts of various sizes and functions. "It is ideally suited to mass customisation," Epson said.

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Ricoh Europe has agreed to a landmark €50 million printhead technology deal to extend its collaboration with Durst Group. Under the agreement, Ricoh printheads will be developed for upcoming Durst printing systems.

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Canon Australia says the new version of free-of-charge online poster creation software PosterArtist makes in-house poster design and print easier and is compatible with a wide range of Canon devices.

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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) has chosen Australian Avocados’ Our Green Gold campaign as the Grand Prix winner of its Creative Collection competition for 2021. An honourable mention went to MECCA's gift card vending machine, printed by sign & display business Grand Print Services.

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Inkjet printhead specialist Xaar has acquired Megnajet, a market leader in the design and manufacture of industrial ink management and supply systems for digital inkjet.

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Following HP’s recent lead, paper manufacturers Stora Enso and EDM have stopped production and sales in Russia, Canon EMEA suspended all product deliveries into Russia and Messe Frankfurt suspended all trade shows in Russia, while Fujifilm, Orafol, BASF, global outdoor companies and others supported humanitarian efforts. Ukrainian OOH company Prime Group has launched an appeal for donations to help the resistance in Ukraine. Tech giant Microsoft joined Apple in also suspending product sales in Russia.

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Australian software company Quote & Print will focus on its latest releases at PacPrint, including new Cloud Print ERP software and the launch of a new Label & Carton Packaging Print ERP module to join its range of large-format, sheet-fed and digital print ERP software.

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Genuine Print Pty Ltd, a suburban printer in Oakleigh, Melbourne, will appear in the Victorian Supreme Court (audio/videolink) on March 16th for a hearing concerning a winding-up application lodged on behalf of the Waratah Group liquidators, by city law firm Dimos Lawyers. Wideformat Online spoke to Genuine Print owner Genine Thornton.

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As the flood crisis in Australia’s east continues to unfold, the industry’s suppliers have joined forces once again and say they stand ready to assist affected sign and print businesses. The full impact of the disaster is yet to become clear, as the floodwaters recede.

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Colour Graphic Services, the Australian colour management, ISO and G7 specialist, also dealer for the highly-rated Myiro spectrophotometers in Australia and New Zealand, has announced a trade-in offer on any older spectrophotometer or colorimiter, to a Myiro-1 complete with Myiro Tools software, scanning/spot colour ruler USB cable, calibration cap, mini tripod for monitor calibration, downloadable spectrophotometer configuration software and storage case.

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Neschen's PVC-free high-tack vinyl for wall covering is an all-round solution for wall graphics. There are many different wall surfaces and interior decorators, shopfitters and sign makers regularly face challenges when it comes to wall décor application. Not every surface needs the same adhesion performance - Starleaton's Neschen Wall-Grip PP L-UV is the top product for the environmentally conscious designer and printer.

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The deadline for entering ASGA's HP 2022 National Sign & Graphics Awards has been extended from the 7th of March to the 14th of March.