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ColourProcess have been appointed as partners and Australian resellers of world-leading automation software from Callas Software and Gradual Software. PDF workflows can now automate tasks that until now have been manual and time consuming.

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The product carries enhanced 50µm cast vinyl film with the proven solvent-based adhesive and 137g/m² Kraft liner also used in their high performance line. Because of its extreme flexibility and conformability this cast vinyl film is particularly recommended for long term applications on complex and compound curved surfaces and for vehicle full wraps. It features an outdoor durability of up to 10 years and is thus the ideal high end solution for difficult curved substrates and rivets and all substrates with long life cycles.

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The Association of CorelDRAW Professionals (ACDRP), the world’s only association for CorelDRAW users, announces the launch of QuickFillTM -- a new keyword-based search engine for graphics and production help for industry businesses.

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BERTL, the US-based independent analyst on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions, has awarded seven of its 2007 Best Awards to Océ.

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UK based digital ink manufacturer, Ink Technologies (UK) Ltd will be launching an extensive collection of new products at this years Digital Expo/Sign UK event which is to be held at the Birmingham NEC from 1–3 May.

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Gandinnovations has officially released its new economical Jeti 1224 True UV Flatbed printer to world-wide sales after its successful debut at the International Sign Expo in Las Vegas, NV, USA.

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The New Zealand Sign and Display Awards for 2007 were presented at a glittering ceremony in Invercargill on the 26th April.

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Océ’s acclaimed Arizona 250 GT wide format printer, which was shown recently in March at Océ’s OpenHouse 2007 expo in Poing, Germany, has now become available in Australia.

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When screenprinters need a budget priced external signage substrate, the usual choice is a twin-wall polypropylene sheet such as Corflute® (or Fluteboard®). Arguably the cheapest rigid external signage substrate available, it is also tough, light-weight, water and UV resistant.

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The Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association of Australia (SGIAA) has extended its deadline for entries to this year's competition.

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The PrintEx Forums are an initiative by the PrintEx Board that will see a number of the industry’s leaders discuss issues pertinent to the current environment.

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Agfa Graphics is extending its product portfolio with the release of a new wide-format industrial inkjet system for production of very high quality indoor and outdoor signs and displays. The :Anapurna XL²   is a 250-cm wide (98.4 inches) printer and offers very high-image quality, excellent text reproduction, smooth tints, vivid colours and good solids. White ink comes as a factory option.

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Makes Photo Quality Affordable for Sign and Poster Printing using Agfa UV Inks and 14 Picoliter Printheads.

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With New Systems in the :Anapurna Line, the Recently Launched :Dotrix Transcolor and the Development of Versatile UV Inks, Agfa Provides Total Solutions for a Wide Range of Digital Printing Applications.

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NUR showed off for the first time their new Tango, a solvent-based printer, at the International Sign Expo 2007 earlier this month in Las Vegas.

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Roland DG recently released their new VersaCAMM VP Print/Cut Printer Series. This included two models the VP-540 (54” )& VP-300 (30”).

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Spandex have added six enhancements to boost the performance of the Gerber Solara UV2 hybrid inkjet printer including a “Full-Bleed Print Mode”, allowing users to print 152 x 304 cm edge-to-edge graphics on rigid materials up to 13 mm thick; and a new “Performance Print Mode”, designed to increase capacity by way of a two-pass print function. The improvements to the Solara, will allow users to print up to 18 signs at 1.2 m x 2.4 m in size, or 200 signs at 45 cm x 61 cm in size, in a single day and with high-quality results.

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The results of the extensive study of the Chinese market indicate rapid adoption of digital print technology. In 2005, the market for digital printing in China was estimated at nearly $376 million in terms of retail value of print and it is forecast to grow to nearly $5 billion by 2010, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of an astounding 66%. The total Chinese printing market is forecast to increase from $60 billion in 2006 to $113 billion in 2010, at a 17% CAGR.

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Xaar and Thin Film Electronics ASA (“TFE”) have announced that they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop industrial inkjet methods and processes that can be used for producing printed memory applications efficiently and in high volumes suitable for commercial applications.

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Inca Digital and HumanEyes have been honing their skills and expertise to produce the best lenticular printing results that can be found today.

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Fujifilm Corporation's President and CEO, Shigetaka Komori has announced a comprehensive new initiative aimed at providing its customers with the means to produce high quality wide format digital graphics for a variety of applications.