As the new year dawns, it's worth considering that it is only 4 months until the doors of PacPrint 2025 open in Sydney - incorporating Visual Connections, the Label & Packaging expo and National Print Awards. In December we ran a profile on the larger exhibitors, now Andy McCourt looks into the new entrants and smaller, but equally imprtant, stands.
While the big stands always attract more attention, some very important smaller stands will be dotted around PacPrint 2025. Here is part two of our review and a refresh of the December summary. It's a growing thing, more stands will be added as the year progresses.
(Correct at time of publishing, subject to additions and change).
CERM - Industry-specific MIS Software solutions for the label and packaging printing industry.
EYELETS SUPPLY COMPANY - Eyelets, rivets & snap fasteners for canves, curtains, signage etc.
PRIME GRAPHIX - Trade binding, covers and short run book printing.
RICKY RICHARDS - A huge selection of signage materials plus sun control and technical textiles.
SCREEN GP - Major manufacturer of high-volume inkjet print systems, label & packaging presses, CtP & software.
SHANN GROUP - Excellent selection of digital print media icl. Drytac, Megara, Nekoosa, Clear Focus, Heytex & more.
SELECT TEXTILES - Great range of Display, Flag, Banner and speciaty textiles.
FINANCE at WORK - Equipment & Motor Vehicle Finance, established in 2007 throughout Australia.
ARLON - Cast and calendered vinyl films for vehicle wrapping & signage.
ACCURA MIS - Workflow and MIS software from this UK provider.
HIGH-TECH SCIENTIFIC - Inkjet inks, water based, solvent and UV.
HAMMERKING ROLLERS - NZ supplier of printing and industrial rollers, est. since 1976.
GRAPHIC PRINTING POINT - Trade printing of apparel, decals, custom products and signage.
ACCO BRANDS - Vast range of stationery, presentation, signboards and writing products.
GRAPH-PAK - Highly professional supplier and servicer of various packaging and laminating equipment.
TRIMATT - Australian manufacturers of packaging, inserting, imprinting and finishing equipment.
THUNDER LASER - Laser cutters and die-cutters.
MIRUNA - Brazil-based manufacturer of sticher, stiching wire and fasteners.
ALFEX LASER - Broad range of laser cutting, engraving and cnc technologies.
QUOTE & PRINT - Australian-developed costing & estimating and workflow software.
SIGN MANIA - Trade signage provider based in Bankstown, NSW.
PETERKIN - Premium papers and speciality printing incl. letterpress.
3DSYSTEMS - 3D printers and materials for many industrial uses.
SHANGHAI TOTEM EXPO - Four stands booked for various PR China exhibitors TBA.
DEVRY GROUP - Shanghai, China based manufacturer of LED lighting technologies.
SA-LED - Australian provider of all things LED and lighting
BANNERMATE - Trade supplier of roll up and pop up portable banner displays.
TROTEC - Papers, plastics, wood and other materials for laser cutting & engraving
ROWMARK - Machines and materials for laser engraving and decoration
ADM SYSTEMS - Supplier of power supplies Australia-wide, also process control and sensor products.
INK CUPS - Supplier of pad printing and UV inkjet technologies for shaped objects inc. cups.
LETTERTECH - Supplier of 3D letter-bending and shaping machinery.
KISSEL + WOLF - Broad range of inkjet roll and flatbed printing equipment.
ECO-LEASE - Finance the way you need it from industry experts.
LASERLIFE - 50-years of Australian manufacturing of Anilox and rubber rollers.
LABELS PLUS MAGAZINE & FPLMA - Leading Label&Packaging quarterly, together with the FPLMA flexo association.
And here is an update on the larger stands in the Dome area of the show!
SMARTECH - Signing up for stand C88 just prior to Christmas, Smartech is a House of Brands and powerful addition to the show. Brands represented include: HP, Quadient, Agfa, Canon, Bluecrest, Graphtec, Pitney Bowes, Epson, Fotoba, Studio Jet, LxHausys, Duplo, Opex, and Multigraf among others. Servicing all of Australia and NZ, Smartech is for all of the industry.
FUJIFILM - one of the larger stands from the great Japanese supplier of CtP, Prepress workflow, inks, chemistry and of course roll and flatbed wide format printers, along with both inkjet and toner digital presses in cut sheet and continuous feed confugurations. They've got it covered from Offset to Flexo to Digital!
SPICERS - With the largest double-stand, Spicers is an all-round supplier renowned for its papers for Offset Litho, Flexographic and Digital applications. Labelstocks and inks. Spicers also has a good range of hardware from Epson, Mimaki, Roland and RollsRoller.
GRAPHIC ART MART - Another double-stand that will be full of over 60 brands of sign & graphics materials and hardware from HP, Mimaki, Roland, KeenCut, Rollover, Siser, YelloTools and more. Hey, they even have traditional Signwriter's paints, gold leaf and pens!
ROLAND DG - The first stand you see as you walk through the doors of PacPrint, Roland is also Platinum Sponsor of the show. A full range of roll printers, Print & Cut devices, stand-alone cutters, Direct-to-Object UV printers plus engraving and milling machines. A bedrock PacPrint/Visual Impact supporter, always with innovative products.
ROLLOVER - Sold and supported by Wilenco, this Norwegian precision manufacturer will again present its range of flatbed applicators, mounters and laminators. These are real profit-makers and labour-savers for busy sign shops, with many customers testifying to this.
HP - The US giant with a broad range of wide format and production print & packaging solutions. Famous for introducing Latex inks to the world, HP has strong environmental credentials and workflow that integrates print production to the fullest.
MIMAKI - The dynamic Japanese manufacturer of highly-regarded roll and flatbed printers, cutters, laminators, sublimation and 3D systems. The Mimaki stand is centrally located in the middle of the 'Dome' area of the showground at Olympic Park. Coverng solvent, UV, dye-sublimation and the new 'Trapis' Transfer Pigment System.
EPSON - The world-renowned brand and recent new owner of the Fiery range of print controllers and workstations. Epson never fails to amaze with its inventions and depth that includes printers for wide format, labels, textiles, office, photography and even POS receipt printers and image digitisation scanners!
MUTOH - Right next door to Epson is Mutoh, who has recently made waves with its very popular range of Direct-to-Object printers in A3+, A2+ and 1400 x 720mm sizes. Let's not forget Mutoh is also big in eco-solvent, sublimation, DTF and UV printers - all Japanese-built to the highest standards.
GULMEN DIGITAL - A welcome new exhibitor to PacPrint on a good-sized stand to show its very broad range of digital printing and finishing systems for Labels & Packaging. Born out of Gulmen Engineering, the company is expert in Flexographic and narrow-web and has been appointed as the Australian dealer for the superb Lombardi range of label presses.
ZUND AUSTRALIA - The iconic Swiss manufacturer of precision flatbed cutting sustems has established its own Australian operation for sales and support. Headed by the experienced Dale Hawkins, this will be its first PacPrint as an independent exhibitor. Welcome!
POZITIVE - Speaking of Swiss made equipment, this local dealer for swissQprint has a sizeable PacPrint presence. Pozitive also markets a good range of various print media and Epson, Roland and Mimaki hardware, not forgetting Heat Presses, Cutters and Laminators.
KONICA MINOLTA - The imaging giant was the first to introduce a B2 inkjet press and enjoys great success in the SRA3 cut-sheet sector and also toner digital label presses. Its office MFPs are highly regarded and, for wide format, the company resells HP Latex devices. It also has sensational digital embellishing equipment from MGI.
HEXIS - A loyal PacPrint/Visual Impact exhibitor famous for its 'Wrap Battles,' Hexis is back for PacPrint 2025. A consumables-only supplier, Hexis is famed for its SAV and fleet wrapping products. France-headquartered, Hexis is a big supporter of Formula 1 motorsport, with the Alpine team with Australian-born driver Jack Doohan.
AVERY DENNISON - Another consumables-only supplier with a very wide range of materials for signage, display, labeling, reflective, boat and veichle wrapping materials. Avery is also big in supply-chain visibility and consumer engagement using QR coded tags.
CELMAC - The all-Australian supplier of both its own agencies and wideformat from HP, ATP and Epson has its biggest-ever PacPrint stand. Celmac's German-made Aristo cutters are now owned by i-Echo so expect some news on this. US-made Digitech high-end flatbed systems have been a huge success with customers such as SS Signs in Brisbane - expect more at PacPrint. Also some new products that we can't talk about!
MULTIICAM - Multicam Systems supplies CNC flat bed routers, routing machines and tables for signage as well as woodworking, aluminium, POS, aerospace, metal, engraving and solid surface machining. This 100% Australian owned compant supplies a wide range of CNC routing machines to industries throughout Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and Oceania.
GJS MACHINERY - A supplier of a great range of DTG, DTF, Screen process and finishing equipment and everything associated with it including cutters and heat presses. The Brother DTG dealer, GJS also supplies Epson and Roland.
STICK ON SIGNS - A sign maker themselves, this company introduced the Dimense wallpaper printer into Australia, and is also dealer for Massivit 3D printers, Neschen Laminators and other equipment. As a sign maker and installer, they really understand customer requirements.
PRINT IQ - New Zealand founded and now US-owned PrintIQ made a name for itself with unique and intuitive cloud-based workflow and MIS, covering all forms of print - Offset, Flexo, Labels, Packaging, Wide format. A Gold sponsor of PacPrint.
PAPER HANDLING EQUIPMENT - PHE has long supported the PacPrint expo with a range of terrific equipment for folding, cutting, drilling, collating, laminating, perforating - in fact anything to do with finishing and binding blocks of printed paper! The job's not finished until it's finished - with PHE.
Interested parties for exhibition space should contact:
sarahm@visualconnections.org.au ( General Manager – Trade Shows and Events) or
exhibitions@visualconnections.org.au (Charly Blades, Sales Manager)
