Packaging is playing an essential part in brand protection with press innovation handing a major opportunity to printers, says manroland
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Packaging is playing an essential part in brand protection with press innovation handing a major opportunity to printers, says manroland
When an edition of Cuisine magazine took out the Web Heatset category honours at last year’s Pride In Print awards, judges said that the print quality was of international standard, which came as no surprise to the magazine’s publisher, as it has also enjoyed global success
Quick Print Technologies, reseller of prepress and digital solutions, received a flock of printers to its road show events, held in Parramatta, Sydney and Broadbeach, Queensland this month. Attendees were able to get up close and personal demonstrations of the company’s Xanté Ilumina digital presses
The Presstek DI press series aims to enable printers bridge the gap between offset and digital
Sheetfed offset printers have the opportunity to capture new markets in packaging through the rise in use of new materials for packaging, says KBA
Fuji Xerox has taken a lead with web to print software that provides printers, and their clients, with numerous options and opportunities to improve their bottom lines
Following on from a very successful pacprint year in which Konica Minolta built on its profile in the offset segment and moved into a purpose-developed new Australian headquarters, the company looks forward to further growth in its market share in 2010
Grafika Links supplies two different digital print solutions, the Presstek and Intec digital series
Heidelberg has developed a wide range of surface finishing procedures for extra-high gloss, special effects and unusual printing stock such as foils, many of which have packaging applications
GBC has long sold and serviced digital printing machines for the single and spot colour duplicator print market such as envelopes, forms and direct mail materials
Ailing Sydney printer The Printing Department has been bought out of administration this week by former owner James Becker, however a former employee of the printer says around half of the staff could lose their jobs in order to keep the business afloat. |
Industry icon William (Bill) Moore has passed away aged 80. Bill Moore – who was chairman of industry equipment supplier Aldus Engineering – was farewelled at a memorial service, which was attended by scores of industry representatives. |
A creditors meeting yesterday revealed business forms printer Paragon Printing, currently in administration, owes millions of dollars in unpaid bills and staff entitlements, with $4m of it to paper merchants alone. |
A Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) is required before the new Australian Packaging Covenant goes ahead the Packaging Council of Australia (PCA) has advised. The Council adds that while this is not a bad thing, it seems unlikely the Covenant will be up and running by the July 1 deadline. |
Ferrostaal New Zealand has reached an agreement with USA company Kompac to supply a range of its products, including its finishing machines, to the New Zealand market. |