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If vintage and collectible signage interests you, mark down August 25th for a huge auction at The Garage Collectibles, Tuggerah, NSW. Bidding can be on site, via phone or online.

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FESPA's 2025 Award entries are now open for submissions from speciality print providers and sign-makers to showcase their most outstanding projects. This global awards programme encourages innovation and excellence, providing a platform for print and sign-makers to highlight their latest and most significant achievements, forging a path to set new standards for the industry. Entries close on December 12th 2024.

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Ricoh has announced the release of its RICOH Ri 4000 digital textile printer that it claims redefines the garment decoration industry by  while eliminating the time-consuming and labor-intensive process of manual pretreatment, while maintaining speed and quality.

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EFI has announced new wide format Pro+ Series Printers and High-performance ProGraphics+ Series Inks. The EFI Pro 16h+ and the EFI Pro 30f+ printers feature more capabilities, better image quality, and a performance boost over previous generation.

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The versatility of inkjet extends further into industry, with leading innovator Xaar launching two new printheads, the Xaar eX and Nitrox eX, specifically designed for coating the new generation of batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems.

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Exhibition venue and global organiser Messe Düsseldorf has announced that drupa will no longer be a part of operative management, instead responsibility is  moving to President & CEO Wolfram N. Diener. Other non-printing expos in the leisure area have also been reshuffled. 

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The National Sign & Graphics Awards are fast approaching and this popular event usually sells out! Bookings are essential and are open now for the Friday, 6th September night of nights!

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Perth, Adelaide and Melbournewill be host cities to The Women in Print 'Share the Dignity' fundraisers from August 21st - 23rd. These are live events at social venues and all are welcome including family members.

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It's good to see one of Australia's largest print chains promoting on mainstream TV media. Snap Print is currently sponsoring Channel 7's 'Sunrise' morning show traffic reports in Sydney, with live feeds from Monique Bovino in the Ch7 Helicopter.

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Sign China, incorporating the world's largest LED display expo LED China, is on again from 19th to 21st September. Check out the video below! The expo will present over 2,000 sign industry brands, over 60,000 square metres.

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Recently an inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Epson's M-G370 series was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for use in a mobile camera robot deployed on "Kibo", the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) on the International Space Station (ISS).

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Cambridge UK based IMI Europe Ltd has announced a programme of technical courses for its Inkjet Winter Workshop event, to be held in Valencia, Spain from 27-31 January 2025. Of course, for Australia, this is a Summer workshop but nonetheless a vital source of technical learning about the fastest growing print technology - Inkjet.

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Peter Harper, CEO of Visual Connections and well-known industry identity, has announced he will retire at the end of 2024, bringing to a close a stellar career of more than 50 years in the print, sign and graphics sector.

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Signees beware - as major buyers of tools of trade and probably Bunnings Powerpass customers too, there is a rotten scam email making the rounds claiming 'You have won a tool bundle.' It's a con and the great brands of Bunnings and Ryobi are aware of it.

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Despite a global economic slowdown, especially in Europe and China, Canon has reported a strong Q2 result with an overall (Printing, Medical, Camera, Semiconductors) of +14% over 2023. Drupa boosted commercial print sales, notably with inkjet.

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According to the latest WOO report, Out-of-Home (OOH) global advertising hit USD$ 41.9 billion in 2025 and now accounts for 5.2% of global advertising expenditure. The surprise leader in transition of DOOH digital screen networks is Australia, with 76% of OOH spend via digital billboard screens, well ahead of the UK at 65% and China at 40%.

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In order to support its rapidly growing customer base of Mutoh wide format printers, Melbourne-based national industry supplier Total Image Supplies (TIS) has appointed an experienced technician, Bayezid Hossen – just ‘Hossen’ to colleagues and customers – to provide a broad range of services including installation, training, colour profiling, parts management, documentation and overall system optimisation to ensure high uptime and complete customer satisfaction.

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In a horror report from an ACCI survey, pressure on SMEs is having a devastating effect, particularly in rural areas. Sign, Display and Graphics businesses are no exception since if general SMEs close down, it means no shop fit-outs, no window signage, A-Frames, brochures, wrapped vehicles and so forth. ASGA President Mick Harrold steps up to the plate with commentary.

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Taking place in Sydney on October 25th, Gus Balbontin has been announced as Keynote Speaker and Workshop Facilitator for the FESPA Australia Annual Conference.

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The ASGA Sign & Print Golf Days are some of the most anticipated events on the sign and graphics industry calendar, and Queensland businesses are being urged to move fast to secure their place at the Queensland event, which is coming up on Tuesday 20th August.

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Epson and its subsidiary Epson X Investment Corporation (EXI) have invested in Axelspace Holdings, the holding company of Axelspace Corporation, a startup company that develops and manufactures microsatellites. The investment was made through a joint fund, the EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership.