Power surges during heatwave conditions are damaging expensive printing equipment of PIAA member companies in another symptom of a dysfunctional power supply system, according to Andrew Macaulay, CEO.

Packaging solutions supplier Bobst is launching Helpline Plus AR which it says is the first ever remote assistance service in the packaging industry to incorporate a smart headset with augmented reality (AR) glasses.

Australian Graphic Services (AGS) is launching the Cron EZ Color digital inking system for offset presses, which it says reduces waste, increases quality and brings down profitable run lengths to challenge digital at just 20 sheets.

Global document solutions business Xerox saw its annual revenues for 2018 dip by 4.2 per cent or 4.9 per cent in constant currency terms to US$9.83bn, from US$10.26bn last year, and US$10.77bn the year before.

Industry identity Robyn Frampton is the new marketing and communications manager for industry suppliers association Visual Connections.

New Zealand-based label printer Unimax in Auckland, is the latest label convertor to install a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV. The combined power and expertise of Jet Technologies with the assistance of Screen GP Australia and Fujifilm NZ, saw the company halve its production times.

Marks & Spencer, the UK-based multinational retailer, is replacing packaging on 90 lines of loose fruit and vegetables with no packaging at all.

Leading press manufacturer welcomes the support of Masterwork Group, China’s largest manufacturer of die-cutters and hot-foil embossing machines. Based in the Chinese city of Tianjin, long-standing strategic partner Masterwork is set to get 8.5 percent of Heidelberg under a cash injection.

EFI presented its ongoing investment across the board in print at its Connect 2019 user group event, saying that opportunities for print businesses are expanding rapidly, particularly into new areas.

Sydney printer Print Station has invested in a trio of digital machines supplied by Currie Group: an HP Indigo 7600 digital press, a Scodix S75 digital enhancement press, and a Horizon SmartSlitter. Jake Nelson went along to see how they have transformed the business.

Industry consultant Stephanie Gaddin (pictured), known to clients and acquaintances as "Yoda", has joined Printing Industries as its new membership communications manager and is set to take up the role from the start of next month.

The Israeli-based Nanographic printing system joins other digital brands in gaining quality assurance from the German-based graphics research institute.

There is less than a week to go until regular entry for the Pride In Print Awards 2019 closes at the end of the month. Awards can be entered by 31 January at the special rate of $75 per entry for online entries and $95 for paper entries.

While overall number of U.S. patents awarded was down last year Canon maintained its standing in the top five spots by being awarded a total of 3,056 patents in 2018

Peak industry body warns Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, not to mess with Media Super. In the first of series of Government consultations, Andrew Macaulay, CEO, Printing Industries sticks up for the printing industry’s default superannuation fund.

Giving his opening address at his first EFI Connect user event in Las Vegas, the company's new CEO Bill Muir pledged that the company would continue its drive to enable printers to exploit the myriad opportunities emerging in the modern era.