Family-run Lewis Media Group, formerly Cliff Lewis Printing, celebrated its 50th anniversary at its south Sydney premises last week, with over a hundred guests in attendance to mark the milestone. Print21 was there. Read more
Wide format manufacturer, Roland DG, is looking to top up its customers’ skill-set in the coming year, with the release of the dates for its 2013 VersaWorks Advanced training course schedule.
In his second Reverb column, Andy McCourt investigates the state of Direct Imaging print technology – a hybrid digital offset press system – in today’s industry, and discovers that the 1990s technology may be making a comeback in some sectors.
Victoria and Tasmania will be the first states in Australia to kick off the year with Printing Industries’ Sustainable Green Print (SGP) certification program, with 12 February marking the start date for the courses.
Farewell Bob Clarke – local print sector stalwart, Paul Carthew, remembers the industry entity behind Clarke Murphy Print.
Wide format manufacturer, Roland DG, is looking to top up its customers’ skill-set in the coming year, with the release of the dates for its 2013 VersaWorks Advanced training course schedule.
The printing industry is beset by discounting and unrealistic pricing practices. But have you ever stopped to wonder what effect giving a discount is having on your bottom line? And what happens if you do the opposite for a change and put up your prices – what effect does that have?
Ascent Partners’ Richard Rasmussen investigates what local print businesses should do if they find themselves subject to the so-called printer’s ‘fiscal cliff’ of financial difficulty.
Giant US roller company, Rotation Dynamics Corp, will develop manufacturing facilities in Melbourne to service the Asian Pacific region following its buyout of the local roller businesses. RotaDyne is one of the worlds leading suppliers of rubber and hard coated rollers for the printing industry.
Andy McCourt looks into the mysterious world of Private Equity funds, their decade of involvement in Australasian printing and their impact on the sale of Blue Star in Australia and New Zealand.
Growing interest from international visitors and suppliers has prompted Hunkeler to extend this industry event from four to five days. Approximately 80 exhibitors will present their latest products in Hall 2 with its 7000 sq/m of floor space. And once again, a few of them will use the exclusive showcase of the Hunkeler Innovation Days for world premieres.
Now that the festivities of Christmas and the New Year have finally abated, Ascent Partners director and industry expert, Richard Rasmussen, looks back at the final big deals to pass through the marketplace in the lead up to 2013.
Industry chief describes the proposed Victorian TAFE school, now identified as Melbourne's Holmesglen, as the most economically responsible way to deliver institutional training for printing apprentices.
The inventor of the electro-ink printing process has been busy since he sold Indigo to Hewlett Packard in 2002, culminating in the launch of six Landa Nanographic presses at drupa in May. Since then not a lot has been heard from him, so Patrick Howard went to the Landa Labs at Rehovot, Israel, to discover how the future of printing is progressing.
Automation and workflow technologies are becoming increasingly vital for printing industry players competing in a market with tight margins and stiff competition. In a new monthly series of articles by long-time industry consultant, David L. Zwang, the processes and products that can lead to the positive transformation of a print company’s workflows and business are brought into focus with the aim of preparing printers for the new challenges ahead.
Training Action Group secures commitment from one of Melbourne’s leading TAFE Institutes to establish a print training centre to replace the lost RMIT facility. The Action Group was formed by prominent industry identities in May last year following the announced closure of RMIT print training.