Today, women are an increasingly influential part of the print industry, and of Currie Group, which was a key sponsor of the recent Women in Print Breakfast Series.

Ball & Doggett has unveiled a new competition, launching a Yupo promotion where customers have the chance to win a getaway to Japan, including a day at the F1 Grand Prix in Sazuka.

Epson has used global textile show ITMA to launch the Monna Lisa ML-16000/Hy, which it says can digitally create any type of special effect on fabric, printing from 16 PrecisionCore printheads.

Mimaki has launched the Tiger600-1800TS roll-to-roll sublimation transfer inkjet textile printer at global textile show ITMA, with sales to start in the third quarter.

EFI Reggiani is showcasing sustainability and digital workflow advantages of its textile solutions at ITMA, and presenting its sustainable Reggiani ecoTerra pigment printing line up.

Kornit has launched the Apollo platform at ITMA, which it says is the ultimate in high-throughput digital production at scale, and is among a raft of digital textile print solutions it has at the show.

Heidelberg has outlined a new dual-track strategy, which includes an expansion of its printing portfolio, particularly in packaging and digital, and unlocking new unrelated markets.

Kodak has launched a new ink technology with the Kodakchrome ink range for its presses using Ultrastream inkjet technology, which it says will give offset quality.

Inkjet has conquered large format display graphics, it is surging in label printing, and has swept through direct mail and book printing. Now the barriers to widespread adoption by commercial printers are falling away.

Kodak has acquired Graphic Systems Services, the engineering company that has been building the transport systems for its inkjet presses, in a move to ensure supply, and ramp up production.

Kurz, the biggest supplier of hot and cold transfer products in ANZ, has launched a new service, delivering flat stamping dies manufactured to order.

With the sharp rise in on-demand wallpapers for home décor, driven by home reno TV shows, Xeikon and Ahlstrom have collaborated for a new peel-away media.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Australia is launching three new production colour press models; the Revoria Press EC1100 and Revoria Press SC180 / SC170, with AI image enhancement.

Buddco, the company contracted by ink manufacturer DIC to supply labour for its Auburn site, has been fined $600,000, following the death of a worker, and serious injury of another, in an ink vat they were cleaning, in what Safework NSW said was an avoidable incident. DIC itself has already been fined $450,000 over its part in the deadly event.

Kodak has launched its Prinergy Access content management SaaS solution. It provides full connectivity to any digital press, as well as to any on-premise third-party or Kodak Prinergy workflow.

Global technology provider for print and packaging companies, eProductivity Software, has unveiled a partnership with HP, at Dscoop Edge, which has just taken place in St Louis.