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Ball & Doggett has entered an ‘in-principle agreement’ to buy Impak Films, one of Australia’s largest suppliers of flexible packaging products. Assuming all goes ahead according to plan, the acquisition is expected to be finalised by the end of October 2025.
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Whilst Summa’s new F1625 flatbed cutter is just making its way for the first time in North America, at PRINTING United Expo (October 22nd to 24th in Orlando, Florida); Phil Trumble, Managing Director of Pozitive Sign and Graphic Supplies has confirmed that they already have 3 of the cutters about to arrive locally and be installed.
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Nintex, a global leader in AI-powered process automation and application development, has announced a strategic partnership with FUJIFILM Business Innovation Australia in a move to help Australian organisations transform their businesses for a digital-first future.
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Global Graphics Software, the OEM business unit of Hybrid Software, has announced a new release of SmartDFE: the intelligent digital front end platform that drives high-speed label and packaging presses, to now include a Label Studio feature. This latest version now gives label press operators the ability to do late-stage planning and prepare jobs directly at the press.
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Koenig & Bauer’s Vision & Protection team has recently launched a new initiative – ‘protected at print’ – which make security technologies that can be integrated into the printing process, more accessible to a wider range of printers.
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Global smart workflow automation provider, Enfocus, has expanded its portfolio of accessible automation solutions with the introduction of Griffin+, an upgrade of its wide-format nesting software, which the company describes as ‘a high-performance, futureproof platform for signage and wide-format printers, with extended functionality to meet the complex demands of busy print environments’.
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As part of its current Wrap Matrix Workshop Tour, Graphic Art Mart has recently announced the debut of the all-new Arlon Graphics ANZ 5800X Premium Polymeric Air-Egress Film on a synthetic liner, specifically designed to make everyday signage installations faster and more efficient.
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Having enjoyed 40% year-on-year wide format printing growth running its Canon Colorado 1650 ‘workhorse’ an average of 10 hours a day, investing next in a high-performance Canon Colorado M5 printer was one of the easiest choices Paul Ilieski, Manager of Melbourne-based trade printer, Printrade, was ever going to need to make.
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Midst all the hustle and bustle of Labelexpo Europe 2025 comes an announcement from the event owners/organisers that the Labelexpo brand - which was itself launched in 1980 following the then Labelex ‘80 in London - will now be re-branded as LOUPE to better reflect an expansion of its remit to accommodate Labels and Outer-Packaging Embellishment.
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As the sun sets on the highly successful and enjoyable 2025 ASGA Sign & Print Golf Days in Perth, Sydney and Brisbane, the course now opens up for Victorians, for the final day of this year’s popular ASGA Golf Series. This year the Victorian event will take place at the Heidelberg Golf Club in Lower Plenty, on Thursday 20th November.
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Building on a strong five-year partnership, EFI and Currie Group have announced a new chapter in their strategic partnership which will see Currie Group become the exclusive distributor for EFI Sign & Display technologies in Australia and New Zealand.
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Fiery, LLC, one of the print industry’s leading innovator of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow software, and Esko, one of the leading providers of integrated software and hardware solutions that accelerate the go-to-market of packaged goods, has announced that Esko Color Engine is now integrated with the award-winning Fiery Impress DFE for industrial printing.
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European flexo press manufacturers, such as Bobst, Durst, Heidelberg-owned Gallus, Nilpeter, Omet and MPS, could be facing hefty import tariffs on kit imported to the US, after sole local manufacturer, Mark Andy, has entered a submission requesting that more substantial levies be applied to imported equipment.
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Members of the Epson Australia team were on hand at the Epson stand E35 in Hall 3 of Labelexpo Europe, for the official launch of the Epson SurePress L-5034 water‑based digital label press, which uses an advanced, newly developed six-colour water-based ink set (CMYK plus Orange and Green) to deliver an impressive colour gamut and extensive Pantone coverage.
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Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via exhibition centre will be knee deep in label production all this week, as the much-anticipated Labelexpo Europe 2025 opens its doors and a record number of more than 650 exhibitors power up for the show, over half of which are looking to print and ‘finish’ labels live on their stand.
- Durst Group & CERM announce label workflow integration
- Canon Europe releases market insight report on Future of Print
- Mimaki Europe targets packaging sector at FACHPACK 2025
- Rodden Graphics appointed agent for Canon label and packaging solutions
- Roland DG refreshes Roland Academy ‘Online Training Series’
- Avery Dennison and Supercar Blondie launch new car wrap collection
- Candidates for FESPA Australia 2025 Leaders Program announced
- Orafol expands global presence through strategic acquisition in Korea
- Visionary recycling program aims to eliminate self-adhesive Signage Waste
- New print Industry powerhouse CS Graphics launches in ANZ Market
- Xeikon launches industry ‘Titon’
- Epson ‘Business Edition’ well-suited to apparel start-ups
- John Wall retires from Roland DG and Visual Connections Board
- Grafico and Canon Colorado meet ‘The Block’ challenge again
- FIMI Landa acquisition now confirmed
