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.

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.

After five years in development, Avery Dennison used Visual Impact to unveiled what it says is a significant leap in sustainable innovation, SP 1504 Easy Apply RS, for car wrapping and corporate branding.

In an exciting moment at Visual Impact, the team from EcoLease drew Deidre Jones from Dream Designs Studio as the winner of the Laminations Systems’ Show Giveaway.

Some 400 New Zealand print professionals gathered for this year’s night of nights, the National Pride in Print Awards, held at the Takina Events centre in Wellington. All the winners revealed.

Global sign and display expo producer, Fespa, has achieved ISO 20121:2012 certification for Sustainable Event Management, for implementing a sustainable event management system.

It was a full house at the Munich Brauhaus in Melbourne as the industry came together to review the trends and directions set at drupa, and for the Victorian LIA Graduate of the Year Awards presentation.