A large number of Xaar printhead-enabled printers is due to be demonstrated at Drupa by key industry suppliers, including at least six new products making their worldwide debut.

EskoArtwork is presenting not only its well-known solutions for professional packaging pre-production, the company is also bringing new tools for designers and brand owners that increase production capacity.

JetVarnish from MGI will be launched at Drupa next month. The JetVarnish offline spot UV coater uses inkjet technology to ensure precise spot coverage on wide format prints, or any other prints.

An interesting development in the world of banners has been introduced in the USA; Britten, Inc., a wide format banner printer, has launched the world's first internally illuminated banner solution. The system uses Brittens’ patented BannerBright system. 

With an expanded portfolio of products to sell to the sign industry, Celmac are certainly giving it their all.

A crucial part of being in the business of printing is replacing customers that leave.  Using smart Internet technologies, D2P are doing just that and more, delivering online sales opportunities to printers.

HP Designjet has announced the appointment of Jeremy Brew to the new position of Mid-Volume Print Service Provider - Business Development Manager (BDM).

Local company, Sign Software have developed Fiasco, a sign business management piece of software and are inviting local sign companies to download a trial version and give a try.

Lenticular printing is really taking off and wide format printers should take note. HumanEyes, an Israeli company have done much to perfect the software and also promote it's usage is now launching Producer3D at Drupa next month.

Gandi have released several new products of late and the new printer is the NanoJet UV True Flatbed digital printer is the latest announcement. It willmake it's first appearance at Drupa next month.

EFI has announced the commercial release of its new 3M Piezo Inkjet Ink Series 2800 UV for use with EFI’s Vutek QS2000 and QS3200 superwide printers and a wide range of opaque, clear and translucent 3M media.

Printers often have problems scanning thick or rigid surfaces, because of their lack of flexibility, Océ have an answer for this.

A happy Peter Harper, GM of the Visual Industries Suppliers Association and both Ken Pobjoy and Stan Kilpin of Image magazine were delighted with the turnout on the first day of the Gold Coast show.

Alucobond Architectural is preparing to showcase its new Forex Print range for the first time at Visual Impact Image Expo, 18-19 April 2008, Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, tomorrow.

Gandinnovations, a world leader in grand format digital printer innovation announced that its Jeti3324 Aquajet prevailed as the leader in the 2008 “Best Textile Printer of the Year,” earning accolades from The European Digital Press Association (EDP) Industry Awards Committee.

Xaar is delighted to announce that it has approved Toyo's Liojet FV03 inks for use with the Xaar 760 range of printheads.

While there is increasing demand for environmentally friendly business today, in the wide format flexible printing market, there has been little progress towards real green outcomes.

SignTutor has recently released its latest CD and/or Hard copy manual entitled HomeBase.

French firm, Hexis S.A. has won the prize Best Wide Format Outdoor Media of the Year 2008 for their V3000/V3100 vinyl film for solvent inkjet printers.

Israel's Bordeaux Digital Printink Ltd., range of 3rd party inks are proving popular in Australia and New Zealand and they stand to gain even more market share from it's new line of optimal UV inks. 

As of March 31st Jonny Rumney has joined the Celmac team in their NSW operation in the capacity of Application Specialist.