Ricoh Australia has launched its latest flagship production printer, the Ricoh Pro C9500, which it says is designed to strengthen and future proof commercial printing businesses.

The HP Inkspiration awards are back, with entries now open for competition, which will see printers from Australia and New Zealand vy with their peers from across Asia for the accolades.

Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific is launching new Fiery print servers and workflow software for the production print Revoria Press EC1100 and Revoria Press SC180 / SC170.

Pegasus Media and Logistics has installed the Canon VarioPRINT iX3200 digital sheetfed inkjet print system, to meet customer demand and boost productivity, at its digital print centre of excellence.

Langley Holdings, parent company to offset press giant Manroland Sheetfed, posted record profit before tax for the first six months, and said the print industry is facing monumental changes.

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.

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.

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.