The Apple Macintosh, which transformed print, taking it into the modern era, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. The Mac sits alongside Gutenberg's press and the Linotype machine in the pantheon of the most profound print technologies ever invented.

The Victorian chapter of the LIA, the association for all people in print, held elections at a special general meeting last week, to put in place their committee and office-bearers for the next 12 months.

With just two months until drupa opens its doors, the mother of all trade shows has been telling the world’s trade media that attendees will have an unparalleled insight into the future of print.

At its HP Indigo user group, Dscoop Edge, HP released its latest lineup of HP digital printing presses and intelligent solutions, designed to address today’s production challenges.

The company that will produce the Frugalpac paper bottles for wines and spirits in Australia is looking for a printer to print, and then die-cut, onto the recycled paperboard that the bottles are made from.

Wide format cutting systems developer Zünd has opened an Australian subsidiary, with Dale Hawkins, who has worked with Zünd for 15 years, as its managing director.

HP Indigo and A B Graphic International, both represented in ANZ by Currie Group, have installed an HP Indigo V12 Digital Press with ABG non-stop winding technology at HP’s Graphic Arts Experience.

Wendy Coss, general manager of Commercial Digital Print at leading print operation Southern Impact, is the interim chair of the newly empanelled Special Projects Committee for Women in Print.

At drupa in two months’ time, Kodak will showcase its digital technology and traditional print solutions, all designed, it says, to help printers increase productivity and profitability.

The inaugural PKN Women in Packaging Awards, which aims to foster diversity, promote innovation, and inspire future leaders in the Australian packaging industry, has been launched, and is now open for entries.

Up to 100 million wine labels a year could soon be rolling of the presses of label printers across Australia and New Zealand, as China indicates it will end its effective ban on ANZ wines.

The Sign & Print Career Connections programme, an industry-wide initiative to attract new talent to the print, sign and wider graphics sector, has kicked off in Melbourne, reaching 8000 students.

Trimatt Systems has won the acclaimed APPMA Australian Machinery Manufacturer Of The Year Award, for its ColourStar AQ, beating a host of innovative solutions to be number one in the country.

The Sign & Print Career Connections programme – an industry-wide initiative to attract new talent to the print, sign and wider graphics sector – is making its debut this week, in Melbourne.

Currie Group has partnered with Italian robotic cutting and automation specialists, Elitron, to supply the Elitron range of cutting systems for digital print, packaging and textiles to ANZ printers.

Perth-based Zipform Digital has made a multi-million-dollar printing investment for its WA facility, which will up its print production capacity by 50 per cent, as its business mail operation booms.