A new Signwave sign and graphics centre has opened at Unit 5, 1 Longfellow Court in the suburb of Belmont under the ownership of Jim Strang. Using state-of-the-art technology to produce signs and graphic solutions for businesses of all types on a quick turnaround basis, this is the first Signwave centre located in Western Australia, and brings the country-wide total of Signwave centres to 19.

The digital revolution is creating a fundamental need to think differently about how we do business.  Traditional recipes and mindsets for success may well be paths to failure if we continue using them.

Printing Industries has introduced a new service to help printing companies affected by the skills shortage to recruit skilled workers from overseas for temporary positions.

Epson, having pioneered and conquered the photographic reproduction world with their smaller range of printers are now setting their sights on the print for pay market with their first 64 inch model. This was one of several new product announcements made today by Epson across the world.

While Agfa Graphic's :M-Press and :Dotrix industrial inkjet printers are still in their early stages of release to the marketplace, they are generating as much local interest as they have in Europe.

As Agfa Graphics continues to broaden its portfolio of wide format and industrial inkjet printers, it has introduced a new customer support strategy for the industrial inkjet market.

Agfa Graphics is using the Visual Impact Image Expo to launch its new :Anapurna M low-cost/high print resolution inkjet printer to the local market. It is the latest addition to Agfa's wide format printing workhorse, the :Anapurna range of UV printers, and is available in Australia and New Zealand immediately.

Xanita's stand at the VIIE show will be made entirely from printed X-Board and Mondi Xtreme, with a total weight less than 200kg’s, including printed floor, printed 6mtr long backdrop wall, 3-level shelving system and printed display tables and chairs. No furniture was hired other than lights, leaving a very small carbon footprint. Our stand theme is “It’s light wood…..but not as you know it!”

The newest member of Océ Australia’s CS9000 family, the Océ CS9060 eco solvent wide format printer, will make its debut appearance in Australia at the Visual Impact expo on the 18th July in Sydney.

Responding to customers’ expressed wishes for easy access to the company’s broad range of industrial products, 3M has created the 3M eStore. At the new site, customers in the 48 contiguous United States can purchase from a large and growing selection of 3M products with a simple credit card transaction.

Matan introduced the Barak at FESPA. It is a 3 or 5metre wide format digital printer, using UV-curable inks and designed to bring an all-in-one solution to the market.

Mimaki Japan has announced new grand-format solvent inkjet printers, the JV5-260S and JV5-320S and new wide-format inkjet printers the JV33-130 and JV33-160.

Caldera and Durst Phototechnik have announced a partnership in order to provide added value solutions for large format printing activities.

Roland DG Australia and New Zealand have launched their Eco-Media range of substrates.

Hexis launch an addition to their line of HexPress digital printing media with structured adhesive.

Printing Industries Victoria has recently received comments of concern from members on the practical ramifications of the forthcoming Victorian Print Tender due to take effect in late July 2007.

A former student of the Queensland School of Printing and Graphic Arts has indirectly become a major sponsor of the school.

Europe's latest printer manafacturer has launched two new models this last month or so to address different market requirements.

Printing Industries has launched two virtual tours to give people contemplating a visit to drupa 2008 a first hand insight into the supa drupa industry tour base camp.

Chief Media have announced their appointment as exclusive distributors for the Imagiam Lenticular Software product.