Smartech has one of the biggest stands at the show, with a wide range of printing, finishing, cutting, mailing, application and laminating equipment on show, as well as Waratahs rugby players

PacPrint is the first public outing for Fujifilm since its two sides become one business last month, and it has one of the biggest stands at the expo, showcasing its broad range of print technologies

Konica Minolta is launching two new cut-sheet digital colour print systems, AccurioPress C14010S and C12010S, which print in four-colour plus white, with fewer human touchpoints and higher productivity.

The biggest event for ANZ print this year, PacPrint, is up and running in Sydney, and welcoming print business owners and managers from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia is the first authorised distributor for Vivid Laminating Technologies in the Asia Pacific region, specifically for the Australian market.

Trade finishing operation Twin Loop Binding has installed a new Horizon BQ-280 PUR perfect binder, supplied by Currie Group, in order to have more flexibility, to cater for increasing demand in its case binding service, and to enter new markets.

Kellie Northwood, CEO, VMA, says there is a need for a mature dialogue between printers and print buyers, in order to prevent short-termism from creating problems for print producers, and print buyers.

Following the signing of the new partnership with baumannperfecta, Currie Group has hosted its export sales manager, Olaf Gerber, on a visit Down Under, just as the first machine is being installed here.

Kodak is running ahead of its environmental targets, achieving a 56 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a 31 per cent reduction in water withdrawal, both ahead of the company’s 2025 targets.

Greenridge Press has expanded its in-house capabilities by investing in Horizon’s iCE Binder BQ-500 and the inline Horizon HT-80 Three-knife Trimmer, both supplied by Currie Group.

Currie Group is now the exclusive supplier of baumannperfecta’s range of automated cutting systems and peripheral equipment in Australia and New Zealand, and has already made its first sale.

Universal Approach has invested in a third Konica Minolta high-volume cutsheet digital colour press, an AccurioPress C14000, as print volumes grow for the print, mail and 3PL business in its new facility.

Marrickville-based Carbon 8 is now one of the foremost contemporary printing companies in Sydney, with a very different operating strategy from traditional businesses. Patrick Howard went along to discover the dynamics.

The new swatch kits from Spicers showcase the print media supplier's commercial print and digital media ranges of coated, uncoated and speciality stocks, and its strong environmental credentials.

Fujifilm Business Innovation has repositioned itself to deliver what it says are a comprehensive suite of integrated business services that “extend far beyond” document solutions, graphics, and printing.

Kodak caused a stir at Hunkeler Innovationdays, with a spectacular application from The Last Showgirl movie, printed on the Kodak Prosper 7000 Turbo Press at 400 metres a minute.