Melbourne-based Nulab Group completely revolutionises production with not one but two new HP Indigo 7600s. After more than 40 years at the top of its game, the multi-award winning photographic print specialist replaces its entire silver halide set-up with the high-speed digital engines..

Building on last year’s success, Label Summit Indonesia 2014 will feature a mix of technical presentations, case studies and panel discussions and explore new printing technologies and their applications and regional and international printing trends.

The next Printing Industries webinar hits the broadband with an in-depth dive into the benefits of industry mergers. Hosted by Richard Rasmussen, the latest installment lifts the veil on some common fibs and fallacies that hang around the buying and selling of print businesses.

HP sets its sights on an $8 billion market, as it gathers steam in its push towards digital print for flexible packaging. The technology giant partners up with leading machinery manufacturer Comexi Group to develop a lamination solution for its new Indigo 20000 digital press.

Focus Print Group is up and running under hands-on owner Mark Shergill, who says he hopes the business will create as many as 50 jobs. Shergill says he wants to save as much of the old Focus Press company as he can and that his focus right now is on working with customers.

Heidelberg breaks its five-year long losing streak and drags a €4 million profit across the line. Preliminary results put the German offset manufacturer once more in the black, but only barely, off a €2.4 billion turnover for the financial year which also saw worldwide sales slide down 11%.

The new Bizhub Press C1070 gets away to a good start ahead of rivals in the eagerly anticipated contest of digital mid-range printers in 2014.

Group profits are on the rise and Amcor Flexibles shows no signs of slowing, as it locks down a regional deal with Atlas Converting Equipment for supply of Titan slitter-rewinders. The partnership kicks off with four Titans going in, firing up the business’s rapid growth across the region.

Barcode work is fraught with its own issues and challenges, with as much as 22% of printed jobs not passing muster, demanding costly reprints. Leading barcode authority, GS1 Australia, joins up as a Better Business member to help save printers time and money on rejections and reprints.

After nearly a month of touring country towns and outback tracks, this year’s Currie Roadshow draws to a close right on its own front doorstep. Its final three-day stint in Perth drew record numbers and even rounded off the trip with a few sales.

All the who, what, when and where of the local printing industry, all wrapped up with a bow. Richard Rasmussen, director of Ascent Partners, provides his monthly update on all the industry’s mergers, acquisitions and closure activity, as well as the latest major equipment sales and installations.

Spots are filling up, but there's still a few days left to book a seat at the workshop/seminar, “3D Printing – what’s in it for me?” Focused on bringing 3D printing knowledge to the mainstream printing industry, from 6pm on Tuesday May 13th at Level One, The Chatswood Club, Sydney.

The Roland DG local leadership team sees another slight rejig, with general manager John Wall promoted to president of Roland DG Australia. Marc Margetts, who continues in his role as Australian CEO, also gets a leg-up as he is named president of the Asia-Pacific region.

Konica Minolta has its eye on next generation digital, lifting the curtain on the new bizhub C1060 and C1070 at a string of personalised launches. Printers can put the latest gear to the test at by submitting their own files to be printed off the bizhub live at the launch.

KAMA unveils its latest digital finishing solution at Interpack 2014. The DC 76 foil die cutter and finisher is up and running on the HP Indigo booth, boasting the latest workflow integration as short folding carton runs stray further into digital virgin territory.