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For several years now Wide Format Online has tried to provide a video reference of the major exhibitors at our shows primarily for the benefit of those wide format printers that never made it to the show.

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PacPrint13 and Visual Impact has outstripped expectations and succeeded in its two most important aims – to provide a showcase of the very latest innovation in the print and graphic communications industry and a successful environment in which to conduct business. Importantly, it also lived up to its aim to provide the ideas, information and resources required by an ‘industry in transition’.

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Roland DG had an exceptionally good show according to Conrad Birkett. He reported that a ton of product sold, especially the new PRO4 XF-640 and the PRO4 XR-640 and looks like five of the LEJ-640 hybrid UV flatbeds.

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Avery Dennison booth at FESPA will be themed ‘Supreme Performance’ and included in the line up of media on show will be:

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Now that Pacprint is over, albeit the dust will take some time to settle, the next big show is FESPA 13 in London, 25th – 29th June.

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Matan Digital Printers has recently increased its production floor by 75%. “With an ever-increasing demand for the Barak and UViStar printers, our previous production space just could not accommodate the required volume and we had to expand” said Mr. Hanan Yosefi, Matan’s President & CEO.

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HP Australia has entered into a collaboration with Anitech to offer the full range of HP Designjet Large Format printing solutions to its enterprise customer base nationally.

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Fuji Xerox Australia hosted the first public viewing of the DocuWide C842, at the Fuji Xerox Australia Freedomland stand at this year's PacPrint.

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In our earlier item on the VI/Pacprint show we mentioned Mimaki’s announcement that they have opened a dedicated Mimaki company in Sydney (Rydalmere) but we did not mention the large display of products that were on show since we thought we would be shooting a video of their stand that would have included that information.

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Significant new functionality in workflow automation for signs & display and print production workflows.

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When it came down to picking the winners in the PacPrint13 ‘Think Print’ poster design competition from 160 entries, the final decision to award the prize to Swinburne student Daniel Goodrich went to four expert judges.

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Prints valued at $25,000 is just the beginning for this unique project derived from creative vision, spectacular photography and produced with leading edge printing techniques and technology. Rewarded with one of the world's most prestigious print awards, Body of Work is celebrating by giving away one of its unique pieces at PacPrint 2013.

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As part of their production print demonstrations at the show, Roland DG Australia will be printing over 1000 square metres of print for several well known non profit organisations to help promote their current campaigns and causes.

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The combined Pacprint and VIIE shows have finally opened with traffic thoughout the day being steady but not fantastic.

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New into the Australian market is the Mighty Strength Grip & Grab Instant Grab Adhesive, it’s easy to apply and has instant grab properties that allow for time-saving application.

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Jenrite NZ Ltd has announced the launch of two new outdoor banner products suitable for printing with HP Latex printers and also compatible with UV, Solvent and eco-Solvent printers.

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New features include adjusting data to match proofs to actual production stock, and printing directly to a Windows printer from a PDF file hotfolder.

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Giclee Media Supplies (GMS) will be introducing InkJetpro Commercial Edition Canvas for Solvent and Latex printers at Pacprint.

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Anitech has confirmed that the company has now completed the final phase of a corporate restructure.

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Alongside an important series of new additions to its Anapurna and Jeti families of UV-curable wide-format printers, FESPA 2013 also sees Agfa Graphics announcing its Asanti PDF workflow for sign and display applications. These debuts strongly endorse the company's continuing investment and commitment to the wide-format digital print market.

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There is not much joy for the printing and associated industries in Treasurer Swan’s sixth budget. There are simply no measures such as corporate tax cuts, personal income tax cuts or measures to significantly boost economic activity or measures aimed at reducing regulations and compliance costs faced by small to medium sized printing businesses.