Melbourne-based Rapid Labels dives into digital, with brand new HP Indigo WS6600. Handled by the Currie Group team, the company adds the seven-colour digital press into its Bayswater site to power up its turnarounds and reinvest production downtime into customer face-time.

Screen Europe has reaffirmed its commitment to support Ipex 2014, which Screen president Brian Filler calls “the only major print event in 2014”. Screen will showcase leading products in its Truepress Jet series, demonstrating end-to-end solutions and applications to the industry.

Research findings on Australian consumer advertising preferences will be released at a special event held this Friday morning at the Sydney Graphic Arts Club, and in Melbourne on 4 December. The study was commissioned by Australia Post based on a sample of 9,641 Australians nationally.

High-end web printing's most influential and well-known personalities gathered to share war stories over drinks and a meal at this year's manroland Customer Club dinner. The elite crowd included Geoff and Paul Selig, Craig Dunsford, Sam Hanna, Bob Lockley and many more.

Printers have a whole new reason to front up for the NSW PICA dinner, with the announcement that a new Judges Choice Award will make its debut at the industry who's who event. To make sure no-one misses out, the dinner booking deadline has been extended until 5pm, Thursday 28 November.

Preparation has already kicked off for upcoming industry landmark PrintEx15, with GAMAA announcing its board responsible for organising the 2015 Sydney event. The board will consist of Currie Group's Phil Rennell, Konica Minolta's David Procter and Epson's Craig Heckenberg.

Roland DG opens its Sydney Creative Centre for a special anniversary event, celebrating 25 years in the Australian market with a showcase of its latest technology, an exclusive cocktail dinner and warm words from well-know industry leaders.

Desperate employees demand courts order winding up of technology and research companies Precision Mechatronics and Geneasys, owned by Memjet inventor Kia Silverbrook’s partner, Janette Lee. The current and former employees say they are owed more than $1.9 million.

For the first time, a team of five Fujifilm employees and aspiring athletes laced up their trainers and ran under the company banner at the Fujfilm Hamilton Island Triathlon and Whitehaven Beach Ocean Swim.

Xeikon, an innovator in digital color printing technology, announces it will exhibit at Labelexpo Asia, taking place in Shanghai, December 3 to 6. Labelexpo Asia is the most important show related to labels in the Asia Pacific area and this year marks Xeikon's fourth participation in a row. The Belgium-based company will demonstrate its solutions that have positioned it as a force in the digital label market.

A towering icon of the offset printing world takes its final bow, the Heidelberg Printmaster GTO 52 will be discontinued from March 2014 after more than 40 years in production. The announcement marks the end of an era with production of the press stretching back to drupa 1972.

The world's best offset press operators will go head-to-head in a test of skill to be staged at Ipex 2014, battling it out for the official Make Ready Challenge crown. Printers the world over are invited to put forward their best two-man team and make ready a job in the quickest time possible.

Well-known industry identity, Mike Boyle steps up as the new managing director of Canon Professional Print Services, picking up the reins from the UK’s Simon Wheeler who has steered the company through tough times in its recent takeover of Oce.

A multi-million dollar dedicated training facility for HP Indigo operators is a major addition to industry infrastructure. Kitted out with two HP Indigo presses and certified by HP, the standalone facility near the Currie HQ in Hawthorn Victoria is redefining digital print training in the industry.

A plague of dumping cases has been exposed running rife in the worldwide pulp and paper industry, according to the latest issue of industry bible Pulp & Paper Edge. The report will be a core issue discussed at the upcoming Appita Market Outlook Forum, to held in Melbourne on 28th, November.