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With two major shows coming up in 2008, FESPA and Drupa, Kodak has not  made any announcements about further product development for the traditional wide format sector as yet, but in a preview to the enormous Drupa show in May it intends to demonstrate it's Stream Inkjet Technology, when it unveils the Kodak Stream Concept Press which will target the commercial print sector.

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Dainippon Screen will attempt to establish itself as one of the leading suppliers of sign and display equipment at FESPA and Drupa, while retaining its position as one of the leaders in the world of offset prepress.

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Dan Soltman and Vivek Subramanian, researchers at the University of California announced on Friday (1st February 2008) a breakthrough making possible the use of low-cost inkjet printer technology to produce electronic circuits for today's growing number of consumer devices.

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FESPA has announced the conference programme for its first-ever Digital Textile Conference (31st March to 1st April 2008).

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The outdoor media industry has recorded its fifth consecutive year of solid growth with net media revenue rising to $427.7 million in 2007, up 12.3% on the previous year.

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Madico Graphic Films, a leading UK supplier of specialist pressure sensitive coated film products for window graphic applications, will use FESPA Digital 2008 as the launch platform for its new, Contra Vision Digital XR; an environmentally friendly, digitally printable one-way vision glazing enhancement film.

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Printers using Océ’s Arizona 250 GT wide format UV flatbed printer may soon be able to produce low-cost lenticular 3D and 2D animated printing.

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Leading industry supplier, Mulford Plastics is undergoing a new look starting the first February, courtesy of its owners, Mulford International who also own Mulford Holdings, Mulford Engineering Plastics and Alsynite Building Products. The company is active throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Following Halifax Vogel Group’s (HVG) recent acquisition of Alucobond Architectural, customers can now order and purchase products in the renowned Alcan Composites Display range through both Alucobond Architectural and HVG.

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Printweek, a leading UK print magazine has reported on some recent statistics from research company The Industry Measure (TIM).

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Ron Bidwell, one of our sign industry's founding fathers, is listed in this year's Honours List.

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The new XC-540 is Roland’s most advanced 54"-wide printer/cutter ever, offering all the advantages of the company's new Roland Intelligent Pass Control technology.

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Celebrating their 20th anniversary in Australia, Roland DG Australia will host a year long celebration of events and recognition/loyalty campaigns for its family of Roland customers through the years.

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HP has promoted Shane Lucas to the position of Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) vice-president and general manager for South Pacific, with immediate effect.

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Corel has unveiled the newest version of its graphics suite, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4. The new version includes more than 50 new and significantly enhanced features.

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Fujifilm Sericol Australia has acquired the rights to supply J-Teck inks in the Australian and NZ markets.

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Environmentally conscious printers will be pleased to learn that Czech Republic based Megaink has announced that it has developed a renewable resources-based ink for large-format commercial printing use.

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The Outdoor Advertising Association in the UK has announced that gross revenue for the third quarter of 2007 was £241,491,282, a 4.1% increase on the same period in 2006.

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John Hadfield's company KiM, which stands for Knowledge & Information Management, is seeking representation in South Africa for their Sign and Graphic Quoting and Business Software. The company has over 200 actual sites here in Australia.. 

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Service Graphics, the large format print and display arm of St Ives PLC in the UK, has printed and installed the world’s largest advent calendar at London’s new ‘International’ train station, St Pancras. Produced as part of its ‘Meet me at St Pancras’ campaign, supporting the station’s positioning as a meeting place or ‘destination station’, the 2685sqm of graphics formed a key part of the station’s Christmas celebrations.

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EFI announced today the release of the production printing solution Fiery® XF for the wide and superwide format printing market for both production and proofing requirements.