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I’m pleased to present the first issue of wideformatonline.com newsletter with myself as publisher. Retiring publisher Brian Stickland again deserves a huge pat on the back for his service to the industry after thirteen years of continuous news, views, features and promotion in the signage, display, POS, outdoor, exhibition and digital label sectors. Brian is a pioneer in online media for the industry and I intend to build on his legacy as best I can.
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DS Labels of Marrickville, Sydney, label press manufacturer Screen GP and supplier Jet Technologies are delighted to celebrate the awarding of TAFE Certificate III to Aaron George, who is legally blind and hearing impaired.
by Graham Osborne
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John Mills is stepping down as chief executive of flatbed inkjet printing technology company Inca Digital and plans to set up his own specialist business consultancy.
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Spicers Limited, the leading paper merchant and supplier of hardware, software and consumables to the wide format, signage and display industry, has sold its Asian paper businesses to global giant Japan Pulp & Paper company (JPP) for SGD 15 million ($A15.2m).
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Singleton Moore Signs (SMS), which has facilities in Sydney and Melbourne, has installed more than 400 signs as part of the NSW government's new Station Link construction project in Sydney.
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With the growth in trade shows targeting specific sectors of the graphics industry, such as Labelexpos and FESPAs, more Australians and New Zealanders are attending the larger ones in order to learn about trends and technologies directly relevant to their businesses.
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Jet Technologies director Jack Malki will host a series of briefings this month providing latest information on applications for Narrow Web & Labelling.
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Behind every inkjet device lies years - even decades - of R&D. Jetting billions of ink droplets a second accurately and with quality inks and materials is big science and is advancing meteorically, accelerated by events such as next month’s The Inkjet Conference (TheIJC) to be held at drupa's home in Duesseldorf.
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Epson’s newest SurePress model, launched at this week’s Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, delivers three print speed modes from 49 feet (14.9m) per minute to 162 feet (49.3m) per minute.
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Ceramic printing using inkjet has been slow to take off in the Australasian market but that could change with the release of the new highly automated 5thgeneration Cretaprint C5 and D5 from digital printing giant, EFI.
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Asia’s largest containerboard packaging business Rengo is buying the Asia Pacific region’s first high volume HP PageWide T1190 digital press - described as ‘the world’s most productive digital packaging press.’
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Roland DG has announced the availability of self-maintenance kits for its CAMM-1/CAMM-1 PRO cutters, including the GS-24, GX series and the latest generation GR series vinyl cutters.
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The industry’s most popular online news and information source www.wideformatonline.com.au will be owned and operated by well-known identity Andy McCourt from October 1st 2018.
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The company say it is an alternative to Mimaki™ BS4 Ink used in JV150/300 and CJV150/300 Printers
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Avery Dennison has introduced a new beaded retro-reflective cast film that provides high-impact visibility of graphics on emergency, security and service vehicles, trucks and public transport as well as directional and safety signage.
- SAi’s subscription-based software model surpasses 10,000 user milestone
- Phoseon introduce the first passively cooled UV LED source for digital inkjet printing
- HP Inc. Celebrates Innovative Printing Solutions in Asia Pacific and Japan with HP Digital Print Excellence Awards - well done to our own Bailey Print Group
- The Hexis Battle results are in....
- Legal advice on employment issues
- Visual Impact in moving pictures
- Kingman rules at the ASGA/SGIAA awards - PHOTOS of all the winners
- Turn your shop into a factory with PrintFactory
- Konica Minolta enters the UV LED wide format market
- Canon Oceania’s 2018 Grants Program awards four worthy causes across Australia
- Avery Dennison and Outernets create the future of window shopping
- Océ Wins Best Stand with Tactile Custom Printing at Visual Impact
- HP award Celmac a AAA rating for their HP service
- Ninety percent of Australians surveyed are concerned about environmental sustainability
- Avery Dennison presents ‘one solution 4 all’ digital film—and it’s PVC-free
