Printers are becoming far more innovative in the way they operate and are moving quickly into new areas of revenue including communications logistics, multi-channel marketing, advertising, digital design, and 3D print, according to a new survey by the PIAA.

Registrations are open for Dscoop USA 2017, which will be held in Phoenix, Arizona from March 1-3. Organisers are offering an itinerary including trips to sites in San Diego and Las Vegas before and after the conference, which Dscoop APJ chairman Keith Ferrel says will be the "biggest ever".

Las Vegas; Tuesday 17th Jan. 12.00 Two hours to go for the opening of EFI’s Connect 2017 Worldwide Users Conference at the Wynn in Las Vegas. There are more than 1500 industry professionals expected here; workflow and MIS types, inkjet printers and those looking to explore the burgeoning industrial and packaging print applications that flow from EFI.

The world’s fastest metal printing press - the $13 million KBA MetalStar 3 - is now in full testing mode at Jamestrong Packaging’s Milperra plant in Sydney’s south-west. “It's a real job-eater,” says print manager Tim Bright (pictured, right).

New Zealand’s national print awards Pride in Print will return to Christchurch this year for the first time since the devastating earthquake of 2011. “We have all been affected by so many heart-wrenching stories about what the people of Canterbury had to go through."

Roland released a new VersaUV Benchtop UV Printer aimed at the expanding custom printing market. "You can print rich colour directly onto a wide range of personalised consumer products and promotional items such as smartphone cases, pens, awards, giftware, plates and more.”

Ricoh has gone from new entrant to market leader in many areas of the graphics business, including environmental impact mitigation, writes industry consultant Laurel Brunner.

IVE Group has fired the opening salvo in what could be a catalogue war by swiping from rival IPMG the multi-million-dollar contract to print Coles’ monthly magazine. The surprise move was revealed in a brief statement to the ASX.

Industry program Women in Print (WiP) is seeking new corporate sponsors ahead of a breakfast event to be held at PacPrint 2017 in May. WiP, now in its tenth year, hosted five of these breakfasts in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane in 2016.

The Serious Fraud Office has called off an investigation into Fuji Xerox NZ after interviewing several senior printing industry figures. FX NZ welcomed the decision, saying it was always confident there were no grounds for any action.

Adelaide's Streamline Cartons has invested in its first sheetfed offset press, a KBA Rapida 105 for UV print and finishing. “We currently don’t do any in-house printing at all and to go from nothing to a medium-sized press is a giant step,” says operations manager Joshua Harris.

The Reserve Bank says Australia’s new $5 note contains tallow - the same kind of animal fat found in the new British £5 note that has caused an outcry amongst UK vegetarians and vegans. The waxy white fat is made from the kidneys and loins of cows, sheep and horses.

Fairfax New Zealand records its first annual loss in four years after writing off $NZ100 million from the value of mastheads and buildings, as it awaits a ruling from the Commerce Commission on its proposed merger with rival publisher NZME.

Snap Franchising has appointed former The Good Guys GM Peter Sinodinos as its new chief executive officer following last year’s shock resignation of long term CEO Steve Edwards.

Four technology revolutions in the past 30 years have changed the world more than the original industrial revolution. This is the starting point for Guy Gecht’s opening presentation at EFI Connect 2017.

Tech giant Xerox has completed the separation of its business services division - now known as Conduent - creating two multi-billion dollar companies. Xerox received a cash transfer from Conduent of $US1.8 billion, which it will use to help pay down $US2 billion in debt.