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Seiko Epson Corporation has become the first company in the Japanese manufacturing industry to convert to 100% renewable electricity for all of its domestic sites - reducing its annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 250,000 tonnes. The company plans to invest 100 billion yen on decarbonization and environmental technology over the next 10 years. 

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SAi - the software company famed for the ubiquitous Flexi application - also makes EnRoute, CNC CAD/CAM software that provides 2D and 3D design and toolpath capabilities for CNC routers, lasers, plasma and waterjet cutters and is the feature of an online tutorial live now. On November 10th another free webinar, on Flexi, will happen, this time live from Europe.

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Inkjet technology company Ricoh has announced a global partnership with aeoon Technologies, a leading developer of Direct to Garment (DTG) digital print systems for the industrial textile market.

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HP Inc.’s latest Wolf Security global report says cybersecurity threat levels are rising as scammers become increasingly successful at bypassing defences and tricking users. 

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UK-based Hybrid Software (formerly Global Graphics) - whose customers include HP, Canon, Durst and Roland DG, plus a growing number of label packaging producers - has acquired German colour management specialist ColorLogic.

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Peter King, the owner of Gigantic Signs in Adelaide who made global headlines last month after putting up a sign warning vaccinated people not to enter his business, is selling up and leaving the industry after 36 years.

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Xerox says third quarter revenue remained “essentially flat” while Canon’s sales were up almost 10% - as supply chain conditions deteriorated significantly and caused ‘serious impact.’

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The flagship event for the New Zealand Sign and Display Association is back, after a couple of years of Covid-related disruptions, and will be held in July 2022 on a mountaintop in the popular tourist destination, Queenstown.

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Screen Network, the leader in the digital Out-of-Home market in Poland, has installed two large format screens in Warsaw as a daily reminder of “how little time is left to prevent irreversible damage to the environment.”

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Pacprint 2022 venue the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC ) has held its first ‘Centrestage Update’ customer briefing via Zoom and said the lifting of Covid restrictions in Victoria point to a bright outlook for 2022.

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One of Japan’s largest fabrics exporters, Debs Corporation, has added a Kornit Digital Presto textile printer to capitalise on growing global demand for customised, on-demand textiles.

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The TRMC Real Media Awards are open, with over 40 categories including Point of Sale & In Store Display, and two $1,000 prizes for Best Emerging Designer and Best Emerging Talent. 

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Springtime and end of lockdowns is producing many great 'blossoming' deals in the Sign & Display garden! The latest is from Mutoh on its XpertJet - 661UF LED UV benchtop printer that will print on virtually anything - even cylindrical products such as cans and bottles. That's because the $4,500 rotary option is being included free while current stocks last.

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The third and final part of SAi's tutorials on how to get the best colour from your wide-format printers is now online. If you missed parts one and two, don't worry - links to the archived sessions are below and will remain available on SAi's youtube channel.

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media and Strathfield Council in Sydney have completed their rollout of 32 upgraded bus shelters that will feature static and some digital advertising.

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Bookings are picking up quickly for next week’s 38th National Print Awards in Brisbane (Friday, 5 November), and Walkley Award-winning journalist and media personality Patrick Condren has been named Master of Ceremonies for the event.

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Epson has won Good Design Awards for a total of eight products, including the SC-T7750D and SC-P8550D large-format inkjet printers for CAD, photo and POP, and the SC-R5050 and SC-R5050L resin ink printers for wallpaper and large sign production.

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Kornit Digital says it’s new Presto MAX is the first in the market to bring white printing on coloured fabrics. It also enables neon colours and features XDi technology for 3D decorative applications.

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It seems like they have been around forever but industry consumable and hardware supplier, also a trade only printer, notched up 12 years in business on October 22nd. The company has been celebrating its birthday month with daily deals showing huge discounts. The latest is a $100 saving on 1370mm Zed7 3-year monomeric SAV and laminate.

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Jetmark's Deal-A-Days throughout October are saving Sign printers tens of thousands of dollars in equipment and consumables. It's all about getting the industry moving again and today's deal is an amazing $25k off a brand new  TrueEdge CNC CB03ii automated table die-cutter/router - where else could you find such a machine for $85,000 + gst?

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According to a class-action complaint filed in a US federal court, plaintiff David Leacraft discovered his Canon Pixma MG6320 multifunction inkjet home printer would not scan or fax documents when it was out of ink.