Digital offset supplier Presstek says it will demonstrate its new 75DI press at Ipex in May. The company says the new press - which is distributed in Australia by Cyber and Grafika Links - will deliver the same level of quality as its 52DI press, but in a larger format size and with the ability to add additional print towers with inline coating.

The country's biggest sheetfed printer lost NZ$140.4m (A$108.5)in the 2008-2009 tax year, as the full weight of the GFC hit the trans-tasman printing operation. Its operating loss was NZ$55m.

More than 150 industry delegates attended DES’s Pathways to Profit' seminars last week with organisers pleased with the stronger than expected turnout from Melbourne and Brisbane.

Digital Print industry supplier Absolute Electronics has installed its fifth new Direct Target Mailer, since its launch to market 18 months ago. The supplier says that the new DTM 8000 creates a completely personalised envelope and letter, ready to be mailed in a single pass all from an A3 or A4 printed sheet.

In recent weeks there have a number of press events announcing new products to be seen at the forthcoming Ipex exhibition in May. The following is a summary of announcements from Atlantic Zeiser, EskoArtwork and Kodak. In following weeks I will also be covering announcements from HP and Xeikon.

Peter Eaton, co-founder of Starleaton Digital Solutions, a supplier to Australia’s wide-format signage and display market, was in Bangkok recently to attend Kodak Asia-Pacific’s annual dealer conference and has received the number one award as Best Partner for the whole region.

Melbourne-based printer Mikoh has released its new SRG-1001 four-colour label printer, which the company says can run at 25 metres a minute and its software ensures the first print is a true print that therefore provides savings on time and materials.

Inca Digital has launched its own awards to recognise outstanding printing on Inca machines, which have been created to coincide with the company’s 10th anniversary.

A senior manager with Océ-Australia, Michael Boyle, has been appointed international marketing director for wide format products, based at Océ head office in Venlo, The Netherlands.

Autobond is planning a technology demonstration at Ipex 2010 which it says could have implications far beyond the laminating process. The company plans to showcase a Mini sheet-fed laminator with the ability to inkjet print a spot UV, LED curable varnish in-line on top of matt film.