DES is delivering packaging value to PacPrint punters with the new Autobox box-making machine from the HIPAK Kinetic range, with the machine garnering interest among punters at the show – and now also a recipient of a Print21 PacPrint Hot Pick.

Fuji Xerox Australia looks set for a fast track to the wide format market, with its new PacPrint-debut, the DocuWide C842 wide format printer claiming a Print21 PacPrint Hot Pick - awarded for new and impressive technology at PacPrint.

More than sixty women attended PacPrint Heidelberg Women in Print breakfast on 22 May - in an impressive turn out for the early morning event on the second day of the trade show.

Ricoh Australia is bringing wide-format printing to life with the new MP CW2200SP, a full-colour, wide-format device that runs paper up to AO size.

One of two HP Indigo 10000 presses on the Currie Group stand at PacPrint this week - sold to John Wanless, Bambra Press - is awarded the 1st Print21 HotPick of the show - awarded for standout technology, and there are few more compelling items on display at the show than the 10000.

A brief opening ceremony at the local industry’s largest exhibition reflects the focus on business as suppliers step up to the mark with major investment in stands and equipment.

The future could be carbon-free for Ricoh Australia customers that engage with the company on a rental or finance basis, with Ricoh now offering customers the ability to print and copy totally carbon neutral.

Up to 170 of the region’s top digital printers have come to Melbourne to meet, talk and network before getting a view of the company’s latest inkjet engine, shown for the first time at PacPrint.

Helena Miller of PrintSA is the winner of the 'Print is Alive' competition run by Printing Industries’ Apprenticeship Advisor and Mentoring Program - a prize that sees her travel to PacPrint in Melbourne this week.

Photobook and gift software manufacturer, Taopix is showcasing the latest version of its product portfolio this week at PacPrint in conjunction with its new Australian and New Zealand distribution channel partner, RD Xmedia.

Canon Australia is providing PacPrint punters with a sneak peek of its new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 Pro Series on its stand #3018 at the quadrennial trade show that opened this week in Melbourne.

Roland DG Australia is running a unique program at PacPrint and Visual Impact that will see the company deliver large format prints for several non-profit organisations as part of its printer demonstrations at the show.

Kodak is demonstrating its highly anticipated Gold Dry Inks on a Kodak NexPress SX2700 Digital Colour Press, along with the brand new Prinergy 6 workflow system at its PacPrint stand #1818 this week in Melbourne.

Canon Professional Print today introduced the next generation of PRISMAprepare all-in-one document preparation software. PRISMAprepare version 6.1 software accelerates turnaround, increases productivity and creates more efficient printing processes.

Goss International unveiled the Goss Magnum Compact 4-Hi tower on the morning of 14 May 2013, right at the start of the China Print exhibition in Beijing this week. Naresh Khanna, publisher of Print21’s sister magazine, Indian Printer & Publisher reports from Beijing.