In its first drupa as a standalone business, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems showed advanced new robotics, and what it claimed is next generation digital cutting technology.

The official theme for next year’s print, sign, and graphics trade show, PacPrint, will be Innovation, Collaboration, and Transformation. The expo is being held in Sydney for the first time.

The next drupa will run for nine days, down from the 11 it took for this year’s show, with the event scheduled from 9-17 May 2028, as the world’s biggest print trade show slims down in a new era.

Hanglory, represented in ANZ by Kissel + Wolf, launched a new fully automated display printer, a 1200dpi single pass inkjet corrugated inkjet printer, and new book and label print systems.

A smattering of ANZ printers, almost all from the sign sector, were at the Printing United trade show held in Las Vegas last week, with the show running at the same time as Labelexpo and SuperCorr.

In wide format print Fujifilm had the Prime flatbed, Prime hybrid and Ultra roll-to-roll systems on its stand, and launched Aquafuze ink, which is an aqueous ink with UV curing.

The NSW division of the Lithographic Institute of Australia (LIA) will tour multi-award winning Marrickville-based Carbon8 the week after next, with dinner and speakers to follow.

Bad planning, unfortunate circumstances, or the competitive spirit that drives the nation, mean that three big US print industry shows are taking place in exactly the same week, this week.

A group of print-connected women met in Williamstown to catch up with friends, make new connections, and support Share the Dignity’s August Dignity Drive.

Recognising the convergence between labels and packaging, Labelexpo Americas next month will feature a dedicated flexible packaging zone, with technology and workshops.

Spicers took the opportunity at Visual Impact to highlight its brand partnerships, in both media and hardware, which it says give sign and display printers growth opportunities.

The centrepiece of the Mimaki stand was the new UCJV 330-160, the latest iteration of the UV LED printer series that was introduced six years ago, and now has some 700 units in Australia.

Smartech used Visual Impact to demonstrate its wide range of print, finish, and rip solutions, and to highlights its nationwide print service operation.

Production print workflow and MIS developer printIQ released version 48 of its software at Visual Impact, with new modules for promotional items and for t-shirts.

Now represented by Ball & Doggett, and with Phillip Rennell as national manager, DTG developer Kornit was at Visual Impact with a Kornit Avalanche HD on the stand.

Velflex launched no less than four new products for garment printing at Visual Impact, with CEO Ben Carroll saying there is a lot of growth in heat transfer at the moment.