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The next show will become Label Summit Asia in 2006 and take place on 10-11 October at the Intercontinental Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. This follows a trend, which is seeing Bangkok become the regional hub for the printing and graphic arts industries. In recent times the Asian Flexo conference has taken place there while the Thai government, with tax-free set-up breaks, is committed to making the country into an export powerhouse for printing.
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Label press manufacturer Nilpeter confirmed that the numbers at last month’s Singapore Labelexpo show were down, even as it picked up “a reasonable number of leads” for its latest press– the FA-3300, which it demonstrated with eight UV-flexo printing units, a freely-interchangeable 'drop-In' rotary screen unit and a cold foil station for metallised effects.
Sales director, Jakob Landberg, said that although there were a number of Australians and New Zealanders there, most of the visitors were from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Local label printers are undoubtedly looking forward to the LATMA show in the Barossa Valley next April.
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You have to hand it to Ron Anderson of Rapid Digital, who is quickly assuming the highest profile of any digital printer in Australia. The spectacular opening of his new digital print hub in Artarmon two weeks ago set a new standard in sheer show business power. It had everything; stretch limos, red carpet, entertainers, food, drinks and speeches, and the genuine surprise unveiling of the second Fuji Xerox iGen3 in Australia. Hollywood lost a great producer to the Australian printing industry.
You can see it yourself. In true Anderson style the whole affair is now available on the web – www.rapiddigital.com.au/RapidVideo_content.html
Go and take a look – it’s worth it.
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One genuinely moving moment in the Rapid Digital launch, amid the pizzazz and hoopla, was Fuji Xerox managing director Phil Chamber’s recognition of the role in the introduction of the iGen3 to Australia played by the late Michael Stone, who died tragically last year. In an industry that usually has little time or inclination for looking back it was a nice acknowledgement that sometimes we lose good people along the way.
Vale Michael.
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Did you know there are 39 different forest certification schemes operating? This proliferation of ways to ensure that paper is produced from sustainably harvested forest explains why it is so difficult to get any sense out of paper mills and merchants when it comes to the environmental credentials of their products.
According to a story by Andy Scott in Print Week the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has now put up a web site www.forestrycertification.info to help make comparisons of the different schemes. It may allow print buyers to make a more informed choice about the paper they use.
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And finally . . . just a quick one that hits close to home.
Did you hear about the new website dedicated to Morse code enthusiasts?
It's www dot dot dot, dot dot . . … . . … . .
