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Leading UK inkjet printing technology company Xaar has launched a highly advanced, simple to install printhead following close collaboration with its global OEMs who include EFI, Domino and Durst. It’s the first printhead to be released under Xaar’s new leadership team.
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“When I started out I was often the only woman in a room of 300 men at printing industry events, whether it be in Australia, New Zealand, drupa or Ipex,” Women in Print Australia (WIP) founder Susan Heaney told this week’s heavily subscribed WIP webinar.
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The region’s largest printing company recorded a statutory net loss after tax and significant items (primarily NSW site consolidation) of $108.8 million for 2020, as sales revenue slumped by $130 million, mostly due to the impact of Covid-19. “In this environment it is too early to predict what our ‘new normal’ will look like,” warned CEO Kevin Slaven, flagging asset sales and redundancies.
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Enfocus, a leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing, and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, has released Switch 2020 spring. “This release is for the creators, the makers, and the builders."
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UK Colour Management software developer Mellow Colour, represented here by David Crowther's Colour Graphic Services, has found that its ImpressionProof and MellowCloud job approval applications are getting around Covid restrictions and lockdowns - and raise the question 'will we need to go back to hard-copy proof approvals even when Covid-19 is no longer an issue?'
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The latest Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker from global researcher International Data Corporation (IDC) says the Asia/Pacific region showed the start of a recovery in the second quarter.
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Exhibition display specialist icatchers has delivered bright and bold updates to the children's sections of libraries in and around Brisbane using Drytac ViziPrint and ReTac self-adhesive media, supplied by Shann.
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Despite a period of “unprecedented volatility and uncertainty,” ASX-listed print & marketing business IVE Group reported a healthy net profit of $36.7 million for the financial year ending 30 June 2020, down just 6.3% on FY 2019. “I don’t believe we could have responded any better to the impacts of COVID-19,” said executive chairman Geoff Selig.
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The revamped Women in Print (WIP) initiative, now in partnership with industry group The Real Media Collective, has organised Thursday’s Patrons Panel webinar to replace its popular nationwide breakfast series.
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At the current time, many sign businesses are looking for the best deals for when demand returns to normal. Others, who have been flat-out making Covid floor and window graphics, are looking for increased productivity solutions. Mutoh has come up with a print & cut offer just right for our times.
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107-year-old Dunedin signwriting and design business Miller Studios has been reborn under new ownership after being forced to close down in March due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Some jobs have been reinstated as the new owners 'inject fresh life' into the award winning commercial fitout and signage business formerly known as Miller Creative.
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“While revenue and profits predictably declined, our decisive early action to raise additional equity, reduce costs and capital expenditure and manage cash flows has reduced debt by 67 per cent and positioned the company well for the future,” says CEO Brendon Cook. Road (Billboard) assets were the outdoor advertiser's best performing format.
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Konica Minolta US boosts cybersecurity arsenal with the purchase of Depth Security; UK-based Domino Printing buys Lake Image Systems, a producer of inspection systems for commercial printing, labelling, packaging and mailing industries; and Fujifilm North America partners with the largest inkjet coating manufacturer in the US.
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With coronavirus cases surging across Europe, the head of the influential VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association says global print expo drupa will need to provide digital formats that cater to international visitors who may be unable to travel to the event in April 2021.
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The third and final session of the Mimaki Live webinar series will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on the Industrial and Manufacturing sector and feature new opportunities with UV and 3D print technologies.
- JCDecaux SHIFT to 'halve' OOH print timelines
- Zund and Inca Digital announce 'complete workflow' partnership
- Xerox – Icahn buys bigger stake, sells all HP stock – Andy McCourt
- HP Asia Pacific 3D head Rob Mesaros joins Currie Group
- Action Labels chooses Epson SurePress L-6034VW label press
- SURVEY RESULTS - industry expects improvement to end of 2020
- Wide-format Summit goes virtual next month
- Global launch of Nazdar 565 inkjet inks for Oki Colorpainter
- SIGN CHINA 2020 goes virtual with a difference - live feeds from floor
- Fujifilm Q1 revenue down 14% as net income increased
- 'This Is Not Your Life': National Scams Awareness Week
- “A lot of opportunities out there”: Ball & Doggett’s Reset
- HP Dscoop rescheduled to St Louis and online in May 2021
- 'Disingenuous': TRMC challenges Coles' decision to stop printed catalogue deliveries
- Kornit Digital buys UK software company Custom Gateway
