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From the Editor
48 Koenig & Bauer launches Rapida 106 X
Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer has unveiled a new B1 machine, the Rapida 106 X.
50 Esko looks to digital integration
Esko is looking to digital integration to enable print businesses to optimise their productivity.
51 XMPie offering free trial
Digital marketing solutions developer XMPie has a free 90-day trial promotion for printers.
52 Spicers launches Kavalan non-PVC
Spicers has launched its new PVC-free banner range Kavalan, which addresses eco concerns.
54 Riding a décor wave
Stick on Signs is bringing Dimense into Australia, the innovative embossed print system .
56 Colour correct with Myiro
Colour Graphic Services is giving printers colour control with Myiro measurement.
PWelcome to Print21 laminating systems for printers in-house.
58 Hilton for in-house laminating
Hilton Laminating says its goal is to provide effective
59 Starleaton has the full solution
With innovative media, and trusted global brands of equipment, Starleaton has multiple solutions.
Events
63 Queensland PICAs
Photos from the country’s fi st PICAs in two years.
66 Pride in Print
New Zealand celebrated as the in-person event made a welcome return.
Columns, News, Views, Reviews
rinters are doing a remarkable job in the most trying of circumstances. Having to have all staff ith at least one jab
in a short deadline for those printers in the LGAs of concern was a massive undertaking. It was so good to see the industry
helping one another, sharing tips on strategies employed.
All around the country print business, like the one I am standing
in front of in the photo above, have been working hard to ensure a Covid-safeenvironmentfortheirstaffa dcustomers,andtoensure the presses keep printing. It has been quite a journey.
Covid has been with us for the best part of two years, but it seems we are approaching the end, of lockdowns anyway. The vaccination take-up has been terrific, and will shortly result in what should be long-lasting freedoms.
The whole economy, the whole country, is bursting to get
back into action. Print will play a major part in that action. It will of course be a little different, but it was ever thus. Print remains a key communication channel, that much has been crystal clear during Covid.
This is ue of Print21 focuses on print technology. Covid may have kyboshed PacPrint, but the technologies that would have been on show are now available, and many of them are in the pages that follow. New technology offers better, faster ways of producing print, or new ways altogether, or the ability to produce new products to enter new markets.
We also look at two family-owned print businesses, and their approach to the current market, with Emerald Press and Avon Graphics giving us a valuable insight into their operations. Both are backing their own decisions and strategies, which are serving them well, and taking them forward.
And there is a special focus on the industry’s biggest supplier Currie Group, which is itself evolving again as it always has done, as it seeks to partner with printers to enjoy new opportunities.
It has been a pleasure to produce this issue of Print21, we always welcome your feedback, and your stories of printing in this extraordinary time of Covid.
60 Legals
Abramowicz uses a recent case to highlight the need to get your super in order.
61 Marketing
Malcolm Auld says integrating email and social channels with print gives the best results.
62 Mental Health
Download this poster for your workplace.
64 TRMC research
Print prevails when security matters as scammers get more active.
65 PrintNZ
PrintNZ CEO Ruth Cobb reflects on the Pride in Print Awards.
70 People in Print
This onth’s movers and shakers in the dynamic world of print with non-stop action.
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Wayne Robinson
– Editor
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