The newest member of Mutoh's popular ValueJet wide format digital printer family is a 162cm (64”) wide hybrid printer featuring a hot air knife media drying system and resin-based inks enabling direct printing on both rigid and roll substrates.

UK large format print business Andesign has used its Massivit 1800 3D printer to produce a stunning 3.5m-high x 2m-long (11.5ft x 6.56ft) African elephant that's been installed on the front of its building in Birmingham.

Wednesday 21st November saw the culmination of a complete refurbishment, a starring role in the 50s period Australian film 'Ladies in Black' and overall skyrocketing support and interest in the Penrith Museum of Printing, Australia's only fully-operational Letterpress and Linotype museum.

Supplier HVG Graphics Media says the acquisition of its US-based finishing partner MCT Digital by global sign & graphics software pioneer Gerber Technology is already generating excitement in the local market.

After a turbulent year in which PMP’s results fell “very significantly short of original expectations,” Australasia's largest commercial printing company is changing its name to Ovato - from the word Ovation - as part of a new strategy to “reposition the company for the future.”

ASX-listed outdoor advertiser QMS Media has completed its majority buyout of global sports media businesses TGI US, TGI Europe and Stellavista and gained access to their signage portfolios that include 1,750 international sporting events and leading sports associations.

Roland DG Australia has released a free 40+ page guide to UV Direct printing that focuses on VersaUV LEF benchtop UV printers and product personalisation.

The ACCC’s Scamwatch unit has issued an alert over hackers who are targeting business emails in a “sophisticated” scam that has already cost Australian businesses $2.8 million this year, with one company hit for $300,000.

More than 14,000 media profiles are now available for OKI ColorPainter users, after OKI rolled out a new database that provides free access to accurate media and colour management settings.

Mimaki Australia has opened the doors of its new Brisbane showroom – its third in Australia - which will demonstrate the company’s full range of wide format inkjet printers.

Digital printing giant EFI says its annual worldwide users’ conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada next month will be its largest to date, featuring a 30,000 sq. ft. innovation lab.

Two-time global Avery Dennison Wrap King Nick Caminiti of Exotic Graphix has teamed up with leading wrap trainer Justin Pate of US-based The Wrap Institute to transform an old van for The Big Umbrella charity group in Melbourne.

Organisers say entries are now open for the 2019 Pride in Print awards that celebrate the best of the New Zealand printing industry.

Griffin Press, a division of the region’s largest printer PMP, says a new four-year, $56 million contract with pubiisher Penguin Random House is part of a business transformation plan aimed at extending its printing capabilities.

UK-based self-adhesive materials manufacturer and supplier Metamark has expanded its Australian distribution network in response to demand from the local sign and display industry.

As the conversion of classic or printed billboards to digital screens continues to reshape the out of home advertising industry, oOh!media added a new dimension to its latest classic outdoor ads.

Meteor Inkjet, the UK-based supplier of electronics and software for industrial inkjet printheads, updated its software portfolio with the integration of the new Harlequin Host Renderer RIP, which will be on show this week at InPrint in Italy.

The new EFI Reggiani BOLT, which runs up to 295 feet per minute, made its debut at a packed open house event at EFI Reggiani's facility in Bergamo, Italy. “The BOLT re-writes the rules of digital textile single-pass printing," says EFI Reggiani GM Adele Genoni.

Sydney signage business Display Systems Australia says its new Mimaki UCJV300-160 inkjet printer has doubled its production speed and significantly reduced its ink usage.

Xaar, a world-leader in industrial inkjet printing, will demonstrate its new high-resolution Xaar 5601 Integrator printheads at InPrint Milan 2018 (20-22 November).

Digital print giant Ricoh has reached an agreement to buy ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions, a leading printing software supplier to the wide format and industrial printing markets.