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Exhibitions
20 PacPrint delivers more
PacPrint 2021, together with
Visual Impact Expo and the Label
& Packaging Expo, will open its
doors on 28 June, providing our
industry with its first in-person
expo opportunity since Covid hit our shores.
Revolution in Print
Sheetfed offset
The latest generation of offset presses come in both highly advanced and stripped down formats, and offer connection and integration to optimise output.
28 Sheetfed digital
The digital printing developers are working in overdrive to bring a new generation of inkjet and toner printers to market, that they say will revolutionise the opportunities for print business owners.
32 New markets new solutions
Pioneering print systems developer Epson has label presses designed to enable print businesses to exploit the evolving market opportunities.
36 Digital corrugated
The joint venture business from industry
heavyweights Koenig & Bauer and Durst has given the world premiere to its VariJET 106 digital carton press, one of several new solutions for packaging printing it is bringing to market.
Packaging
40 Top packaging trends: the move to fibre
An accelerating move to fibre-
based packaging is one of the
five key trends Innova Market Insights revealed in its Top
Packaging Trends 2021, in collaboration with PackagingInsights.
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Print Awards
NSW tops national tally
New South Wales topped the national medal tally with 20 Gold Awards, with Carbon8, Rawson Print, WHO, and Multi-Color Corp Griffith all winning more than one Gold.
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Heidelberg launches new product portfolio in sheetfed offset
Press manufacturing giant Heidelberg is launching new offset presses: the Speedmaster CX 92, and the Speedmaster SX 102, with the SX 92 option available,
which it says offer high levels of output, with cost savings.
National Print Awards
Carbon8 and Styleprint took top honours at the National Print Awards, both winning multiple Golds, as printers celebrated at in-person events in Queensland, WA and NSW, and virtually in Victoria and SA.
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Legals
Cutting through to
a brighter future
Die-cutting has a long and interesting history, with today’s systems offering new opportunities to packaging printers and producers. Colleen Bate speaks to the leading players about the evolution of this fast-growing sector.
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WA winners
take trifectas
The big night in WA saw Scotts and Multi-Color Corp achieve a clean sweep
in two categories, with a great night had by all.
24 New rules for directors – are you ready?
Lawyer Wal Abramowicz says new regulations will limit the wriggle room for company directors, especially when it comes to phoenixing and other dubious practices.
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