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Kyocera Corporation plans to build a manufacturing plant on 37 acres of land in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, to expand its production capacity. The company did not say which products will be made at the new facility.
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'It has proven to be another 12 months of unrelenting political and economic upheaval that presented numerous challenges for Print Service Providers and many will remain key influencers in 2023, says Eef de Ridder, VP Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe, in a blog titled ‘Are you ready for what 2023 has to offer?’
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The annual Hexis photo competition did not produce any ANZ winners, despite a reported twenty entries, but it did show the depth of imagination and creativity across our industry - including a fantastic wrap of, would you believe, a CAT scanner used in Radiological imaging.
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“We are petitioning the UK government to follow the example of Germany, Austria, France and Spain and mandate that digital ad screens are switched off at night to save energy,” says UK lobby group Adfree Cities. Traditional paper billboards are a more sustainable alternative, it says.
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Canon has stepped up its cyber security strategy by introducing the new global Canon PSIRT (Product Security Incident Response Team) site for reporting product vulnerabilities in Canon’s consumer and B2B products.
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The Outdoor Media Association (OMA) welcomed digital out of home advertising platform LUMOS as its 49th member and its 12th new member for 2022 - the biggest annual growth for the association since inception in 1939.
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Digital printer Revolution Print has joined with Ball & Doggett and Konica Minolta Australia to launch a Flood Fundraiser 2023 calendar to support front-line community groups helping victims of the devastating recent floods across Echuca and Rochester in northern Victoria. Ball & Doggett donated 250gsm (cover) and 170gsm satin (internal) paper, and Konica Minolta supplied the ink.
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JCDecaux chief data officer François-Xavier Pierrel will deliver the keynote address on ‘the burgeoning role of data in OOH’ at the World Out of Organization (WOO) in-person MENA [Middle East and North Africa] Forum in Dubai from February 15-17, 2023.
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The capping of prices for Australia's gas became Law today. Its significance can not be overstated. If energy supply runs out by being sold to the highest bidder, Australian business grinds to a halt, or becomes unviable. Households too suffer at every level. Energy and electricity created modern economies and the restriction of it can equally bring them down. That a resource-rich country like Australia can be faced with such an energy crisis beggars belief - but past policy mistakes are another story. The AiG reckons the new price-capping Law is just a first step on the ladder.
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In a thoughtful and inspirational Christmas and New Year Message, trade association Visual Connections CEO Peter Harper says that there is 'much cause for optimism' as we approach 2023. As always there will be challenges but the industry is in much better shape than it has been these past three years.
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The New Zealand Sign & Display Association has announced a policy of closer co-operation with PrintNZ, particularly with accessing PrintNZ's legal, HR and governance expertise. The differences between commercial print and signage, are acknowledged but, as technology brings the two closer, so too the Associations need to be in synch to better serve their memberships.
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Opal Australian Paper says it’s continuing to seek alternative wood supplies following a court-ordered suspension of timber harvesting in Victoria, but it’s warned that white paper production at its Maryvale mill is expected to be “impacted’ around 23 December and temporary stand downs of workers could begin in January.
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An Italian company has developed new technology that it says creates a fully recyclable graphic cover for solar panels that can be customized to create advertising billboards.
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Durst, a manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, has received a new ink certification that completes 'the sustainable package' of its P5 TEX iSUB printer: the P5 Sublifix sublimation inks now have the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX.
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UK-based inkjet printing technology company Xaar has opened a state-of-the-art inkjet printing laboratory in Shenzhen, China, comprising the latest printhead test equipment and print process experimentation platforms.
- Mimaki 3D printer attracts engineers & art students to university
- Small business insolvency laws need overhaul: ASBFEO
- Neschen easy dot PET film now available in new widths
- oOh!media renews multi-year contract with VicTrack
- ACCC eyes profit surge for container companies during supply chain disruptions
- Kyocera UK launches carbon neutral printing
- Conect moves into new owner Ball & Doggett’s Sydney HQ
- AFI Branding completes move into IVE’s Braeside facility
- Onyx RIP certifies for HP Latex 2700
- WOOH creates Global Sustainability Task Force
- AiG says Energy Deal 'far from perfect' but likely to help business
- SCREEN launches new branding of digital inkjet press portfolio
- Energy prices: AiG says failure to act is not an option
- Contra Vision introduces free print profiles for HP Latex
- ‘Good-time buzz’ at ASGA’s SA lawn bowls event
