Trevor Crowley, general manager for Xeikon in Australia and New Zealand says, “It is an end-to-end label print and finishing solution at a price point that will encourage new entrants to the digital labels market."

In the previous blogs we’ve considered the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, emissions controls and management and waste handling. But how about materials usage and considering what’s required to produce a given print product and its recycling?

FESPA’s next pan-Asian event will take place, under its new name of Asia Print Expo, from 21 to 23 February 2019 at the BITEC exhibition centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Asia Print Expo is the region’s leading exhibition for screen, textile and digital wide format print.

The loss of Coles catalogues along with the Pacific Magazine printing contract to IVE Group as a result of the IPMG deal saw PMP's share price take a 13.7% hit on publication of its annual results.

Utilising its undoubted technical and manufacturing expertise Heidelberg is turning to other products apart from printing equipment. One of the first to market is the Heidelberg Wallbox Home Eco, a charging device for electric vehicles.

It’s been a long time between drinks for local printers who’ve put their hands up and their money down for the Landa-inspired Komori Impremia NS40. The group was given a tour of the Komori factory in Japan last month ahead of field testing next year, but will have to wait a while to get their hands on a press

The 2018 conference of the initially challenged FPLMA was kicked off yesterday by Mark Easton (pictured) with automation and integration the key for the flexo and label printers attending the two day event in Melbourne.

The first commercial installation of printed organic solar cells at CHEP's Beresfield facility near Newcastle highlights the wealth of opportunities 'functional printing' has to offer the printing industry, says University of Newcastle's Professor Paul Dastoor.

Eco-solvent wide format printers hold market share against latex, even as HP retains its top rankings. Good growth continues in the sector with both printer volumes and revenue continuing to rise.

High-profile industry identity and long-term association professional, Karen Goldsmith, is resigning from her role as general manager, Visual Connections in September. The well-liked Goldsmith ends a 14-year engagement with the supply side of the printing industry.

“In the last 18 months we have invested some $200m across the business to further expand our offering including the new Franklin WEB NSW operation. All four IVE divisions are doing well.”

Australian sales were up to $204.4m from $201.8m, although this is still behind the 2016 sales of $211m. Spicers does not provide a breakdown between commercial print and packaging in its figures.

Pro-Pac Group's revenue jumped 62 percent in the 2017-18 financial year, aided by major mergers and acquisitions. However, citing increased raw material costs and the drought, the company posted a loss of $5.13 million. Revenue increased to almost $371.5 million during FY2018.

Revenue was $250.2m compared with $258.5m the prior year, with CEO Rebecca Lowde attributing the decrease to the company selling off some parts of its business.