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Leading out-of-home advertising provider oOh!media has reported a 3% fall in revenue to AUD$288.3 million for the first half of 2024, mainly due a short-term market share loss, being the loss of a major shopping centre contract.

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The Sign & Print Career Connections initiative enjoyed its final major outing for 2024 in Sydney, where hundreds of students engaged with the team at the Sydney Careers & Employment Expo at Hordern Pavillion, Moore Park.

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Australia and New Zealand's premier trade expo for the Printing, Signage and Graphic Arts industry is now launched, to be ready for the May 2025 opening. The floorplan is already looking excellent, with large stands from major suppliers already locked in. PacPrint will also incorporate Visual Impact and the Label & Packaging shows and, for the first time, will be staged in Sydney.

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Paper, pulp and self-adhesive labelstock giant, UPM Raflatac, has acquired Grafityp, a Belgian-based company to further accelerate its growth in graphics solutions. Merging UPM Raflatac’s existing Graphics business with Grafityp will strengthen UPM Raflatac’s overall competitive positioning in this attractive product segment.

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There is little doubt that professional photography has been turned upside-down by digital since the turn of the century. Both image capture and reproduction are almost all-digital affairs these days, with photo-chemistry adhered to by die-hard traditionalists. However, the key component of pro photography has not changed - creativity. The US Professional Photographer magazine has voted 3 Epson products 'Hot Ones' in the pursuit of creative excellence.

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ASGA is excited to announce that the Australian Sign & Graphics Association (ASGA) will be on the ground at SIGN CHINA/LED China 2024, providing connection and support to Australian businesses at this important global sign and graphics shows.

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PDF and JDF file formats have been around for a while but making them fully-efficient in busy print workflows can present roadblocks, interpretation and colour issues. Solimar Systems has the answer to speed up and enhance PDF workflow.

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Color-Logic, a world leader in metallic color communication and embellishments for all printing processes, has certified the popular PrintFactory Workflow RIP EcoSystem now available from a number of OEMs and dealers, including Currie Group.

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There's been a flurry of trade shows this year as the post-Covid world plays catch-up. One that is looking impressive on the floorplan is Printing United from September 10th-12th. Yes, that's the same dates as Labelexpo Americas in Chicago; but it's down to a booking mix-up by the centre, so it's nobody's fault.

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Women in Print has announced Winner of the HP Dscoop travel prize. Sharna Beck, HP Indigo Digital Press operator from Southern Impact, is the winner and will travel to the APJ Dscoop in Cebu, Philippines, where she will join a global community of HP Graphic Arts professionals.

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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).