Page 10 - Print21 Magazine May-June 2022

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Contents
Industry
16 Association merger
The industry’s two major associations are merging, representingarealfillip or printers. Kellie Northwood, CEO of the new association, says the industry has plenty to be confident about. Print21 editor Wayne Robinson reports.
PACPRINT PREVIEW
28 PacPrint set to open
It’s been a long time coming, butPacPrintisfi allyhere,with the doors of the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre set to open on 28 June for the industry’s favourite show.
30 PacPrint Software
While it is the hardware on show at PacPrint that
fi st catches the eye, it is often in the print software that real savings can be made, efficiencies garnered, and markets opened, reports Wayne Robinson.
32 PacPrint Digital
It has been a quarter of a century since the fi st digital printing systems appeared at PacPrint. Wayne Robinson reports on the development of ANZ print.
34 PacPrint Wide Format
There will be more wide format print systems on show than any other type of printer, reflecting the opportunities that continue to grow, reports Wayne Robinson.
36 PacPrint Labels
The digital revolution is demolishing the silos of print, nowhere more so than in labels, where opportunities abound for printers of all types, reports Wayne Robinson.
Stand Highlights
40 Currie Group
42 Allkotes + Ball & Doggett + Bottcher 43 Canon + Colour Graphic Services 44 Epson + eProductivity Software
46 Esko + Hilton Laminating
47 Fujifilm + G affi
48 HP + Kyocera
50 Kodak + Kurz
51 printIQ + Mutoh + Euro Poles
52 Rodden Graphics + Roland DG
54 Screen
55 Smartech
56 Spicers + Trimatt
58 Starleaton
59 Stick-On-Signs
60 Velfl x + XMpie
62 Xeikon + Hexis
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Currie Group ready for PacPrint
Rob Mesaros, the new CEO of Currie Group, says that visitors to the company’s booth at PacPrint will see an evolution of its business, and have opportunity to see how they too can align with emerging market trends.
66 Inkjet partners brand experience Epson is ahead of the curve in developing its Experience Centre in Western Sydney. Patrick Howard went along to a Starleaton open house to see what’s in store.
Family of print
The Penfold family is into its
fi th generation of Sydney print participation, with Matthew Penfold now taking on the
role as chairman of the Kwik Kopy franchise. Editor-at-large Patrick Howard reports.
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