Latest Print21 in the mail: New technology cover

The latest issue of Print21 is arriving on the desks of print business owners and managers around Australia and New Zealand, with the front cover providing a dazzling example of the progress of print.

Produced by Avon Graphics, with its new Alumma embellishing system, the front cover is a first for Australia, produced with the tool-free foiling and with dent-free embossing of the new system at Avon’s Melbourne site.

Tate Hone, managing director of Avon, which has developed the system, said: “We are very proud of Alumma. It produces high quality foiling with everything from solids to fine detail. And Alumma X frees up real estate on the reverse side, with dent-free embossing.”

The full Alumma story is inside the May-June issue of Print21, which is packed with valuable, relevant print business features from industry insiders.

This month’s issue has a major feature on opportunities in flexibles, the markets, and looks at a host of the latest technologies. There is an interview with Rob Mesaros, the new CEO at the industry’s biggest supplier Currie Group, and a feature looking at smart factories.

We go to one of the new breed of print entrepreneurs, with a visit to Printing Jet, and marketing guru Malcom Auld explains how printers can take advantage of the QR world.

The upcoming PacPrint trade show is previewed, and we look at a new opportunity in digital printed wallcoverings. There is a practical guide to choosing a new laminator.

The imminent departure of PVCA CEO Andrew Macaulay is assessed, and mental health advocate Steve Gamble looks at the impact of community events. The People in Print section has all the movers and shakers from the last month. TRMC looks at the Woolies approach to print, while PrintNZ CEO Ruth Cobb is celebrating.

Lindy Hughson, publisher of Print21 said: “A front cover with a real wow factor highlights all that is good about print for attention grabbing impact. And on the pages inside Print21 has content of substance. Yaffa Media aims to produce compelling and engaging magazines, and this issue of Print21 is certainly that.”