Kwik Kopy is celebrating Australia’s start-up culture of entrepreneurs with a competition which will give three businesses $5000 worth of design, print and signage this August.

Kodak is looking at growing into the textile sector, it has just opened a textile test centre, following the launch of its Kodalux light-blocking fabric coating material five years ago.

Digital print solutions developer Mimaki has launched its first direct-to-film print system for garments, and says it offers opportunities to all kinds of print businesses.

Some 1400 exhibitors have booked into the rescheduled ITMA Asia + CITME textile machinery show, which includes print systems, a 15 per cent rise on the last event. It will take place in November.

The Epson Monna Lisa textile print system is celebrating two decades in production, with its new entry-level system providing opportunities for local, onshore digital printing of textiles.

Commercial print and packaging operation Kuhn Corp is celebrating 30 years in business, and opening a new joint venture production facility based in Malaysia, to manufacture recycled PET egg cartons for distribution into Australia and elsewhere.

Richard Celarc has been bookbinding throughout his career, and is now executive chairman of the country’s biggest book manufacturing business Opus Group. Patrick Howard sat down with him.

IVE has won the job to print the Voice referendum pamphlet, which, as it is set to go to all 12.4 million Australian households, will be the biggest print job of the year, and one of the biggest of all time.

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.