UV ink curing using low-energy LED arrays instead of metal halide lamps is gaining traction – particularly in the wide-format sector. Print21’s European correspondent, Nessan Cleary, dives into the short end of the spectrum and sheds even more light.

Latest entrant into the high-speed digital printing market, the Pro VC60000, will be on show at next year’s Hunkeler Innovationdays in Switzerland in February. “With more than 70 billion impressions to date, Ricoh’s InfoPrint 5000 family, … has led the market for six years running," John Hall (pictured).

BJ Ball will stock and convert Stora Enso packaging boards from February 2015 as a result of a ground breaking agreement with the Scandinavian paper and packaging supplier.

As part of his strategy to offer a full range of products to the industry as a ‘for trade’ service provider, print entrepreneur, Naresh Gulati, is backing up his investments with a high-level LED printer for the new Mulgrave site.

It’s been a while but some habits are hard to kick … Patrons sought for Women in Print…International Print Day … James Cryer looks back and more.

In response to recent comments in Print21 by a candidate for the current board elections, I fully respect every person’s right to have an opinion, and to express it.

Melbourne-based Indian entrepreneur buys The Bindery to go along with his acquisition of Print Bound and calls for a more cooperative market environment for printing. His latest takeover sees long-term operator, Rob Dunnett, stay with the company.

Business process enterprise, SEMA, has been selected as the winner in the 2014 NAB Supplier Awards in the Innovation category. The awards program has been in place since 2010 and past winners include Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and RP Data.

Interstate rivalry is playing out in the increasingly bitter election campaign for the National Board of the Printing Industries with Roy Aldrich firing off a volley of criticism of the current board and especially its president, David Leach.

Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners, brings you up to date with the events that have shaped the industry in the past quarter. He reviews all the major news including MBO’s and closures, along with the sales and installations of capital equipment in the region.

Theo Stamatopoulos may not be your typical printer but he believes Canon quality will help transform his business. Starting out 20 years ago as a picture framer in the southern Sydney suburb of Como, he moved into printing at the behest of his customers.

Used Screen B1 CTP - $15,000 | PT-R 8100 (2004) with autoloader & bridge to processor | Perfect working order - decommissioned by Screen

In the continuing narrative of the Hannan-owned IPMG, there’s a new chapter under way, under a new CEO. It’s just over one year since Kevin Slaven took on the top role at Australia’s second largest printing group.

‘A major victory on behalf of the printing industry and public,’ is how Bill Healey, CEO Printing Industries, describes the findings of a Parliamentary inquiry into the operations of Australia Post.

Prolonged losses finally take their toll on the German press manufacturer, which will cut its web workforce by 207 to address a ‘significantly shrunken global market.’

Peter Scott, managing director, Screen Australia (pictured) has announced an all-new digital web inkjet press that changes the expectations of printers. Named the Truepress Jet 520HD, it is the ‘HD’ for High Definition, which indicates its unique position in the high volume digital web market.