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Global trade show organiser Messe Frankfurt is on track for an estimated €600 million ($A902m) in sales revenue for 2023 and says the trade event business is “firing on all cylinders again.” 

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Epson reported revenue for the first quarter was ¥314.8 billion ($A3.35 billion), an increase of 5.7% year-on-year, while overall business profits were down 31% year-on-year. "Revenue in the commercial and industrial printing business sharply increased."

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Canon’s second quarter net income increased by 10.8% year-on-year to ¥65.4 billion ($A700 million), as net sales increased by 2.2% to ¥1,020.9 billion ($A10.8bn). Printing Business Unit sales were up by 0.8% compared with the same period of the previous year.

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ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions, a Ricoh-owned German software developer for global wide format and industrial printing markets, has appointed chief marketing officer Oliver Luedtke as the company’s new chief executive officer.

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Sarah Moore has been promoted to General Manager for Visual Connections, stepping into the role at an exciting time for the supplier association. Moore is a longtime Association executive with experience in event management and business development.

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Supplier Ball & Doggett - a major sponsor of the LIA’s Graduate Awards - hosted a delegation of about 25 visitors to its Moorabbin VIC facility for a plant tour and networking event organised by LIA Victoria.

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It's been a month of senior career moves in the industry. Former Fujifilm, Flint Group and Heidelberg staffer Jason Kennedy has joined Orafol and, after two decades, the genial Brad Creighton bids farewell to Mimaki for pastures new.

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JCDecaux, the leading global outdoor advertising company, has teamed up with Senfa, a subsidiary of the Chargeurs group, to develop a new PVC-free advertising fabric called Pearlflex aimed at 'accelerating the ecological transition.'

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Following recent meetings with Federal Government advisors, ASGA president Mick Harrold has held an in-depth meeting with Philip Clarke, special advisor, and Chris Hudson, industry engagement partner, from the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (MISA).

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Print giant Xerox recorded revenue of $US1.75 billion in second quarter 2023, up 0.4 percent year over year, with profit up 205% to $US107 million. “In the second quarter 2023, resilient demand and balanced execution drove another quarter of growth in revenue, profits and cash flow,” Xerox said. 

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Avery Dennison Corporation said second quarter 2023 net sales were $2.1 billion, with organic sales change (non-GAAP) down 10%. “The pace of our recovery is slower than anticipated.”

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“We're taking our commitment to the environment up a notch by appointing Lynette Hawthorne as our Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), a significant milestone in our ongoing dedication to sustainability and philanthropy,” said industry supplier Pozitive.

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Ball & Doggett and Avery Dennison will partner on a new series of upcoming workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane aimed at the Sign, Display & Digital markets. 

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Cactus Imaging, one of the leading grand format printing companies in the region, has been confirmed as a host for the FESPA Australia Open House, where it will showcase its recently installed Durst P5 350 HS D4 large format printer.

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The World Out of Home Organization is to hold its second APAC Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia from November 1-3. The first APAC Regional Forum, with over 200 delegates, was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in October 2022. 

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The second stage of the ASGA/Visual Connections education initiative has seen well over 1000 students connect with industry representatives at a series of Careers Expos around the country during June and July, with August to follow.

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Shae Goom, owner of Wise Studios (formerly Signwise), has been voted president of the New Zealand Sign & Display Association (NZSDA) for a two-year term. He succeeds former president Andy Lowe, who stepped down after two years but remains on the board.

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Opal Australian Paper has applied to the EPA to downsize its Maryvale Mill as it transitions to 100% brown packaging paper production following the closure of its white paper operations. Opal is also seeking changes to the mill’s emissions discharge limits.

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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) says China-based LED screen manufacturer Absen has become the 53rd member of the industry body that represents Australia's outdoor advertising companies.

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With all the brouhaha surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI), we decided to put it to the test and asked ChatGPT for a brief history of Heidelberg Druckmaschinen, the world's most prolific offset press manufacturer. It got so much wrong, we recommend it should go back to Primary AI school!

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Our colleague Will Shipton at Inside Imaging has a cautionary tale about trying out an AI platform aimed at photographers. Photo AI launched its debut media campaign a month ago by making some bold claims. Wide Format Online itself has had some weird experiences trying AI, with wildly inaccurate answers to questions, filled out with puffery, cliches and platitudes. Here is Will Shipton's experience.