There’s a lot of non-English speaking companies with exhibition stands here at drupa – and I don’t mean the Germans. It’s all good and contributes to the international flavour of the graphic arts industry. 

Trade show press conferences are peculiar beasts, and drupa is awash with them. Print21 brings this report from the first four to run at the giant expo, as its experienced editorial team analyses all aspects of the show.

Much of the ANZ print industry is preparing to head over to Dusseldorf in the next few days, as the greatest show on earth is set to open its doors on Tuesday, for the first time since 2016.

The latest issue of the industry’s Print21 magazine is being mailed to the owners and managers of print businesses across Australia and New Zealand, and will be arriving on desks in the next few days.

The 2024 Real Media Awards has officially launched today, with entries now open across the eleven categories, celebrating customer achievements in print and visual media sectors.

Nick Auditore and Ben Isdale have launched DMND, a new merchandise and apparel print business, which they say will provide advanced decoration solutions to the local market.

Momento Pro, the pioneering multi-award winning Sydney-based photobook printing company, has gone into voluntary liquidation, some 20 years after it was founded.

The country’s biggest trade print operation CMYKhub is boosting its wide format service in WA, with the installation of a new Fujifilm Acuity Prime 30 flatbed inkjet printer.

ECO3 and eProductivity Software are in a new strategic partnership that they say will push automation in print production to the next level, by delivering fully integrated and tailored workflow solutions.

Hundreds of students and educators converged on the Sign and Print Career Connections initiative in Adelaide, aimed to ignite interest in the print, sign, and graphics sector among young minds.

A memorial event will be held at Daltone House in Sydney,on Monday 27 May, to celebrate the life of Geoff Selig, executive chair of IVE, and one of the biggest figures in print, following his sudden passing in Europe two weeks ago.

Public transport to the drupa expo will not be included in the entry ticket this time around, with visitors encouraged to buy multi-day passes either online in advance, or from the machines at stations.

The largest global software technology provider for the print industry, eProductivity Software (ePS), has appointed of Dan Vertachnik as CEO of Print ePS, the company’s manufacturing ERP business.

From Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s impassioned Future Made in Australia speech last month, to Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivering the 2024-25 Budget last night, for the manufacturing sector it is clear some futures shine more brightly than others.

The Visual Media Association gave a thumbs down to the 2024 budget, saying it offers little to drive business investment or productivity, and saying real tax reform looks to have been put off for another day.

Leading industry supplier Currie Group is celebrating 75 years of innovation and service, the business which now has a national footprint beginning life back in 1949 in Melbourne.