Post-It notes were flying thick and fast last Tuesday at a meeting of influential Sydney-based printing social club the Society of Old Friends dedicated to remembering and recording past or recently departed printing industry companies. The inimitable James Cryer was there.

Label equipment suppliers have celebrated a successful PacPrint, with plenty of interest in digital label presses across the show floor. Currie Group and HP, Konica Minolta, Jet Technologies and Screen, Epson, Aldus-Tronics, and Xeikon were among the stands that had digital label equipment on display.

Indonesia is preparing to sue the Australian government over the decision to impose an anti-dumping import duty on Indonesia-made A4 copy paper, according to reports in Jakarta. Indonesia is also preparing to report Australia to the World Trade Organisation’s Dispute Settlement tribunal.

Starleaton enjoyed a very successful PacPrint according to CEO Ben Eaton, with its Zünd Swiss-made cutting tables proving particularly popular.

Due to ‘overwhelming demand,' the Australasian Catalogue Association has extended the deadline for the 26th Catalogue Awards and entries are now open until next Friday, 9th June.

NZME and Fairfax Media will appeal to New Zealand's High Court to challenge the decision by the Commerce Commission to reject a merger between the two media companies. The companies said the NZCC was "wrong in fact and wrong in law."

Award-winning south-western Sydney packaging printer Mipa Printing has turned to a combination of latest Kodak technology to upgrade its pre-press operation. "We are very excited about our future. It’s wonderful to be in full control of our entire prepress operation."

Global labeling and packaging manufacturer Avery Dennison has commissioned a new high-speed hot melt adhesive coating line at its manufacturing facility in Bangi, Malaysia, which will serve customers in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

EFI was everywhere at PacPrint, either running Fiery RIPs on numerous stands, or supporting Starleaton and Spicers with Vutek wide format machines. They also had their own stand where a Vutek LX3 Pro scored a Technology HotPick.

Though dwarfed in size by the much larger and more powerful Screen L350UV inkjet digital label press, the tabletop roll-to-roll engine staked its claim. It proved to be an irresistible candidate for a Print21 Technology HotPick at the show.

Striking the right balance between speed, quality and versatility makes the Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV HS a real HotPick favourite.

A second neon toner – pink in addition to the existing yellow – adds more ‘pop’ to print from the Pro C7100X and wins it a Print21 Technology HotPick. Printing with a fifth toner station enormously increases the potential of the new Ricoh engine.

A Technology HotPick was always on the cards for Epson if for no other reason than to acknowledge the industry leading efficiency of its PrecisionCore inkjet heads.

Coming hot on the heels of the latest software release, Prinergy Cloud gains a Print21 Technology HotPick for its sheer utility and innovation. Prinergy Cloud is far more than software as a service (SaaS). It’s enhanced not only by secure global delivery; it has at its core, Decision Analytics.

Prominent Melbourne printing company Lithocraft has revitalised its Prism MIS and online systems by utilising services and solutions provided by FuseIT from Brisbane. Lithocraft has decided to re-invest in its front end by creating browser based entry systems for its customers, staff, and suppliers.

Printing Industries posted a loss of $1.27 million for calendar year 2016 after income slumped from $3.9 million in 2015 to $2.2 million. CEO Andrew Macaulay says a forensic audit revealed the peak industry body has been "operating beyond its means for many years."