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Contents
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Events
28 Print2Parliament returns
The second mass meeting between politicians and printers has taken place, with Wayne Robinson our Johnny-on-the-spot in Canberra.
Finishing
48 Digital to underpin print finishing
Postpress will increasingly look to incorporate digital technologies, with embellishment solutions now available in digital format.
50 Spot UV is diamond for Emerald
Jake Nelson discovers how Sydney printer Emerald Press brought high-quality spot UV finishing in-house.
Skyline buys new digital MGI embellisher
Skyline Printing has bought the MGI JetVarnish 3D digital embellishing system from Konica Minolta.
52 Neopost offers cost-effective digital
With digital embellishment on the rise, Neopost – soon to be Quadient – is offering a broad range of solutions for digital embellishment with the Duplo systems.
Labels and packaging
54 Double-digit growth to push digital
The value of digital packaging is set to soar over the next five years, by a whopping 13.1 per cent CAGR, according to print research agency Smithers.
56 Digital packaging opens opportunities
In the latest drupa expert article, Anja Roehrle, marcomms manager at European packaging giant DS Smith, says digital carton printing will open up huge opportunities for brands and for their packaging suppliers.
58 Single platform, multiple applications at Labelexpo In this bumper eight-page review, Wayne Robinson looks at the new innovations in label and packaging print from the Labelexpo show floor in Brussels.
66 OKI launches Pro Series for labels
Packed with the latest in OKI digital LED technology, the company says its Pro Series Label Printers take creativity and flexibility to a new level for on
demand printing.
67 Aussies visit monster Euro label plant
A dozen Australian and New Zealand label printers visited the world’s biggest digital reel-to-reel label plant, All4Labels, in a tour organised by Currie Group as part of Labelexpo. Wayne Robinson reports.
79 What’s in the box - analysis
Nippon Paper is buying Orora’s Australasian Fibre business for $1.7bn in a shake-up of the carton market. Wayne Robinson assesses the implications of the ongoing consolidation in the sector.
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Diversify your business into textile
Kornit Digital has a raft of ready-made solutions for print business owners looking to diversify out of the razor thin margins in commercial print into the high margin world of digital textile printing.
16 PrintLocker grows its niche
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How a custom T-shirt printer took a big step up with a Kornit Storm direct-to-garment machine.
Fabric printing
18 Digital garment printing 101
Jake Nelson has your guide to the two technologies that dominate the sector – and why you should consider them.
20 Digital to the rescue
A struggling textile printing business
turned into a thriving company with the help of Mutoh digital print technology. Jake Nelson reports.
22 Top 10 tips for textiles
Michael Cunha, application specialist at Starleaton, tells you how you can achieve colour fidelity on textiles.
24 Digital textile print opportunity
Industry expert Sonja Angerer on how you can – and why you should – be your own textile designer.
Profiles
34 Third-generation family business Soar Print is arguably one of NZ’s most successful commercial printers. Lindy Hughson sat down with managing director Fred Soar on the eve of its centenary year.
36 Making a print company Emmanuel Buhagiar’s Imagination Graphics is cementing its position as
a commercial printer that can match
it with the best. Patrick Howard reports.
Staying ahead of commodity
The global head of HP Indigo, Alon Bar-Shany, was in Australia for PrintEx. Print21 editor Wayne Robinson asked him for his insights into opportunities.
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Soaring ahead
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