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Spandex Asia Pacific has signed a reseller agreement with Hanita Pacific, a leading developer and manufacturer of window films for solar control, safety and anti-graffiti applications.

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Roland DG has announced the launch of the TrueVIS VG-640/540 64” (1625mm) and 54” (1371mm) printer/cutters, a new generation of advanced wide-format, eco-solvent inkjet printer/cutters to be released under the TrueVIS brand name.

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Epson will unveil the new 111.8cm (44-inch) in addition to the SC-P series, the SC-P10000 printer. It follows in the footsteps of the recently launched 162.6cm (64-inch) SC-P20000. Both innovative models are easy-to-operate and produce accurate, superior-quality, large-format photos, POS items and signage even at super-fast speeds. Customers can now benefit from all of the features from the range, but print items of a smaller size.

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The new products include: Hexis A5000 Smartac Evolution cuttable coloured films for sign making and Hexis HX500WG2 and HXL300WG2 for digital printing applications.

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Imaging solutions leader Canon Australia today announced brand new models in its imagePROGRAF range that it says will ‘redefine’ large format printing.

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Mimaki has announced the introduction of a brand-new 3.2m roll-to-roll inkjet printer. The Mimaki UJV55-320 uses UV-curable ink cured with a low-energy LED light array and will make its European debut at this week’s FESPA Digital exhibition in Amsterdam.

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As a result of recent resignations from the PIAA Board, there are four casual vacancies to be filled as soon as possible. The appointees will sit for the remainder of 2016.  With elections due in October for a new Board, there is an opportunity to seek a further term.

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For Dinkums Print & Design based in the city suburb of Carlton in Melbourne, embracing new technology in the competitive wide format market was inevitable. Having recently purchased two new high speed digital presses and one high speed wide format inkjet printer, owner John Wilson, a relative newcomer to the print for pay market, was looking for other ways to add value to the business. The solution came in the form of an Epson SureColor SC-T7200D supplied by Epson partner Fuji Xerox Australia.

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Peter Keating runs a good operation, Peter Keating knows how important customers are to his business and Peter Keating knows that he can get the sales and he also know that now he has a Flora Flat bed UV Printer he has the right printer to return his business a good profit.

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In the world of design, Pantone sets the international standard in matters of colour systems, and defines anew every year, which colours will be setting the tone.

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Onyx Graphics has announced that as a Crossroads Partner, it has developed a Switch Configurator that supports the specific demands of large format printers. Based on Switch automation software from Enfocus, this new solution – called the Onyx Switch Configurator – will expand benefits of Onyx Connect software for graphics, textile, décor and industrial print applications by giving users an improved solution for automating their workflow.

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With the new HP Premium Removable Gloss Adhesive Vinyl, printers can print it, apply it and then remove it. This new, polymeric calendared vinyl has a special air-release liner designed to eliminate air, prevent bubbling and wrinkling, and provide clean removal.

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Many of the Signarama and Embroidme owners will remember Brian, hopefully with a great degree of fondness. Well for those of you that do remember Brian you will be horrified to hear that he was involved in that bus crash a few weeks back in Melbourne when a bus was going at speed under a bridge that was too low for the height of the bus. The roof was literally ripped off the bus resulting in many injuries to thos on board.

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Established in 1986, Flash Photobition has production facilities in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra and is part of a global network with associated offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York, London, and other locations worldwide. Flash directly employs more than 100 staff and has twice been nominated as one of Australia’s top 100, fastest growing businesses. Recently, and off the back of the success the company has enjoyed with the Epson SC-F7100 large format printer Flash purchased an Epson SureColor SC-F7200 printer for their Brisbane facility.

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EFI has announced that it has acquired Rialco Limited, one of Europe's leading suppliers of dye powders and colour products for digital print and industrial manufacturing industries.

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The UK's Printweek is reporting that Kodak have developed a new continuous printhead, which they are calling Ultrastream, a printhead the company is describing as a 4th generation printhead.

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HP has announced that it will exhibit the industry’s broadest portfolio of digital printing solutions at drupa 2016, including new advancements that demonstrate how HP digital print technology enables print service providers (PSPs) to reinvent their possibilities.

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Ahead of FESPA, Memjet Chairman and CEO Len Lauer answers some questions on inkjet technology and the impact that inkjet presses are having on the wide-format market.

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Only drupa 2016 (in May) has the potential to be a bigger show for the wide format sector, simply because it is the biggest generic print show in the western world. FESPA Digital 2016 opens next Tuesday in Amsterdam.

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At the invitation of Avery Dennison in New Zealand, wrappers are invited to come and witness and listen to this icon in the world of vehicle wrapping.

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Avery Dennison Corporation has announced the appointment of Hassan Rmaile as the Global Vice President of R&D for its Materials Group effective immediately.   He replaces Sjaak Elmendorp, who will be retiring from the company after 22 years of valued service.