Nothing beats high-speed web printing for sheer power of performance. Big offset presses, several stories high, pounding through the night turning out massive numbers of printed newspapers, magazines, and catalogues is validation beyond question of the power of printing.

Sydney print and finishing business Mega Tabs Services and manager Lloyd Lam will face court on 17 June, for ignoring a Fair Work compliance order to repay 14 Korean migrant workers $229,564 in underpaid wages.

When the SureColor Fabric series was first launched it represented a revolution in textile printing. The equipment was designed from the ground up to provide a complete single-vendor solution with simpler operation, higher durability, and superior imaging.

Three Golds each saw Fuzed and Gravure Packaging head the winners list at the annual New Zealand Pride in Print Awards, with APC Innovate and Ovato taking two each.

Heidelberg's bid to buy rival finishing equipment manufacturer MBO has been blocked by the German anti-trust authorities, on the grounds that it would create a 'dominant position'.

Industry solutions supplier Starleaton is hosting a WA laser focused day in June, with the latest laser cutters and laser engravers by leading Alfex brands Epilog Laser, Lotus Laser and Vision Engravers.

Fespa has revealed the line-up of technologies and exhibitors for its Print Make Wear microfactory feature, which will take place at the Global Print Expo 2019 next week in Munich.

EFI is buying a leading manufacturer of reactive inkjet inks for industrial digital textile printing, as it seeks to ramp up its offering in what analysts say will be a huge market, worth US$4bn in hardware and ink sales alone in a few years time.

The latest online print operation to try and build a business in Australia is Zenprint, which says it will be able to give customers a 20 per cent saving on their print. Its managing director, however, also says most companies will not hesitate to spend a bit more on premium products.

PIAA says it has grave concerns following the budget and budget in reply, saying that the federal government and opposition have both failed to address the potentially disastrous training and skills crisis facing the print, packaging and visual communications industry.

As the skill shortage continues to bite the print industry, the nation's biggest trade printer CMYKhub has taken matters into its own hands, offering a self-developed cadet programme for aspiring staff.

Print21 is expanding, with media professional Toni Chapman joining the dynamic publishing team as its new business development manager, tasked with managing the media platform's growing client base.

The sixth drupa Global Trends Report is the first to reveal that commercial sheetfed volumes are in decline, and says digital is some way from making up for the loss in print.

Xeikon is expanding its range of digital presses to include UV inkjet for labels, and the first has landed in Australia. A label converter on the East Coast, whose identity is being kept secret by the company, has already got the first Panther up and running.

Well-known digital print industry identity, Anthony ‘AJ’ Jackson, has joined Currie Group to take on the role of national sales manager, commercial print.

The latest issue of industry bible Pulp & Paper Edge reports that printing papers being imported into Australia from the US and Europe are at risk of stink bugs, and as such will be subject to inspection at local ports.