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FESPA Australia has named Arron Wood - a sustainable business expert and former Deputy Lord Mayor for the City of Melbourne – as the keynote speaker for the FESPA Annual Conference in November 2023.

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Mimaki’s new direct-to-film (DTF) printer TxF300-75 features a 300% boost in productivity compared to the company’s first DTF printer TxF150-75, that was launched just months ago.

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US-based software developer Color-Logic has announced certification of Canon's Colorado M-series printer with white ink. Canon added the white ink option to its Colorado M-series roll-to-roll large format graphics printer in March 2023. 

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Opal Australian Paper has partnered with the City of Canterbury Bankstown in Sydney to help raise awareness of homelessness, as new data shows more than 120,000 Australians are experiencing homelessness on any given night. 

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Business & Safety (B&S) Printing from Perth in WA has won Ball & Doggett’s Yupo competition, earning a trip for two to Japan, including tickets to the Japanese Grand Prix.

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Outdoor advertiser oOh!media’s revenue was up 7% to $296 million for the half year ended 30 June 2023 (1H23), with strong double-digit sales growth in May-June. Adjusted net profit after tax was $20.5 million, with statutory net profit after tax of $6.4 million, up 6%.

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The 28th annual Letterheads Australia gathering to celebrate the art of traditional hand-crafted signs is coming up again in Sydney on 13-15 October. 

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Ball & Doggett says the new Lessebo Colours range of 24 eco-conscious papers, produced with sustainable practices and materials, is 'the perfect replacement' for its Kaskad line.

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Whoever wants to present themselves to the global graphics sector comes to drupa. In May/June 2024, the most relevant trade fair for all print technologies will take place following a pandemic-induced eight-year break. One thing is clear already: the exhibitors will be offering innovative product presentations and riveting live demos, with an eye of sustainability and digitalisation.

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Orafol's new ORACAL Safety Window Films were developed to protect glass surfaces and to cover “a demand that is growing because of climate change.” The films are available in a variety of designs for indoor and outdoor use.

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In excess of 50 industry notables attended the Fespa-Cactus-Durst open house at Cactus Imaging's expansive premises in Silverwater, Sydney. Apart from a tour of the battery of superwide Durst and Fujifilm roll-to-roll printers, a highlight was the handing over approx. $94,000 of legacy SGIAA trust funds to Fespa Australia to use exclusively for training purposes, as the now unified association for wide format and speciality printers in Australia and New Zealand.

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The National Anti-Scam Centre has issued a ‘Scam Alert’ warning, after receiving reports of scams targeting Matilda’s fans on social media - including fraudulent ticket sales and fake live-stream links to matches - ahead of Wednesday night’s FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-final between Australia and England.

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Eastman Kodak reported second quarter 2023 revenue of $US295 million, down 8% on Q2 2022, as gross profit jumped by 24% to $US63 million ($A97m).

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Epson and its subsidiary Epson X Investment Corporation (EXI) have made an additional investment in GITAI, a startup company that develops general-purpose space robots.

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ASGA’s latest online workshop – ‘Break through the barriers in your business’ - is “specifically designed for tradie business owners at all stages, to provide guidance in setting milestones, monitoring progress and achieving actual results for sustainable, ongoing growth.” It's free to ASGA members.

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Xerox Holdings Corporation - looking to focus on "print, IT and digital services" - has sold its Elem Additive Solutions 3D printing business to ADDiTEC, a leader in metal additive manufacturing solutions and applications.  Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Ball & Doggett's Conect Enterprises has signed an exclusive partnership with global heat transfer vinyl manufacturer POLI-TAPE and will launch the new POLI-FLEX range here in November.

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oOh!media’s latest campaign running on Australia’s largest outdoor billboard in Sydney is using new Ecobanner - "the only Australian-made, PVC-free flexible banner fabric" - developed by GALE Pacific in conjunction with the OOH industry.

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The Visual Connections association is again sponsoring sign industry apprentices competing in this week’s three-day WorldSkills Australia national championships in Melbourne.

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Digital textile production technology manufacturer Kornit Digital recorded revenue of $56.2 million for the second quarter of 2023, compared with $58.1 million in the prior year period, "due primarily to lower systems revenues." GAAP net loss was $14.3 million; non-GAAP net loss was $7.4 million.

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Fujifilm’s Q1 revenue increased by 5.6% to 660.8 billion yen [$A7 billion], "mainly due to strong sales in the Medical Systems and Imaging businesses and the impact of exchange rates."