Messe Frankfurt, organisers of the DS Printech China trade shows, has announced the digital and screen printing show will return to Guangzhou in May after China last month abandoned its zero-COVID policy.

The City of Sydney has announced a review of flashing ‘VIP Lounge’ signs outside Sydney pubs to see if they comply with council rules covering “excessive or special illumination schemes.” If the signs are found to be unauthorised, they could be removed.

Roland DG announced the worldwide sales launch of the newest addition to its VersaSTUDIO series, the GS2-24 vinyl cutter, which was previously available in only limited regions.

TAFE NSW has opened enrolments for a range of Study Fee-Free courses for 2023, including eight Print and nine Graphic Design courses as well as Sign & Graphics Certificate III.

Global trade show organiser Messe Frankfurt says it’s back on course for growth after pandemic restrictions were eased in April 2022. The return of face-to-face events drove the company’s sales to around €450m for financial year 2022 but pandemic-related cancellations in the first quarter resulted in an after-tax loss “in the region of €-30 million.”

Canon Europe has introduced the new imagePROGRAF TC-20 large format desktop printer -  “targeted towards the ultra-low volume market, which includes Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) offices, educational settings and the hospitality industry.”

Digital media company Motio has entered into binding terms to acquire oOh!media’s Café and Venue Digital Place Based networks for $2.35 million, under a vendor financing facility provided by oOh - the owner of wide format business Cactus Imaging.

Color-Logic, a leader in metallic colours systems and print embellishment, says its entire suite of products is now fully compatible with Adobe Creative Cloud 2023.

Most Sign & Display printers are aware of the 'lateral' markets available to them, thanks to many having screen or pad printing backgrounds. Tee-shirts, baseball caps and coffee mugs are the most visible opportunity, branded using either DTG, heat transfer or dye-sub. The same applies for flags, bunting and banners, all of which can be produced in short runs, on-demand. The Australian Promotional Products Association is gearing up for a blockbuster 2023, with 5 Roadshows and 2 trade shows.

Colour Management specialist Colour Graphic Services (David Crowther: 'The Colour Doctor') has extended its special offer for an on-site colour health check and one profile, until March 31st. This offer, costing just $695 inc. gst, is available across Australia, with non-NSW and regional centres dependent on grouping David Crowther's regular interstate travels to perform G7 and ISO colour standardisation at commercial printers.

Fine Art, Photo and Exhibition media does not come much better than Moab, the Utah, USA desert city that is dedicated to the Fine Art and Photography sector. From early 2023, Total Image Supplies is the go-to place for Moab media products.

Mimaki's full-colour 3D printing technology is really coming of age. To celebrate 50 years of the UK soap opera Emmerdale, the producers wanted a TV trailer featuring actual cast members during a wild storm in the village. Enter Mimaki and 3D scanning boffins Europac3D, with help from UK Mimaki distributor Hybrid Systems and their 3DUJ-553 full colour tech. As Mimaki says: "Every signmaker should look into 3D printed signnage & display."

Memjet's spiritual home is Sydney, Australia where Kia Silverbrook and his team developed the first MEMS printhead technology from the late 1990s to early 2000s, amassing thousands of patents along the way. Silverbrook Research was later acquired by American interests, along with all the patents. The good news is that some of the manufacturing is coming back to Australia.

3A Composites is celebrating 30 Years of Aluminium Composite Sheet Materials (ACM) - which it invented with DIBOND. 3A Composites Display recently announced the celebration of 30 years of DIBOND®.

The team at CV Media & Signage has been spreading Christmas cheer throughout its head office and signage factory at national headquarters in Hendra, Brisbane, as part of its annual Christmas decorating competition. CV has released a video of an office walkthrough.