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March-April 2023
COVER STORY
14 HP Indigo 100K – ready for the future
The high-volume HP Indigo 100K B2 sheetfed digital colour press is targeted at print businesses who are looking
to upgrade their B2 offset press. They are being installed because their non-stop, high quality, production is in big demand by printers.
MANUFACTURING
30 Tragedy in La Trobe Possums were victorious
over paper. The closure of Australia’s 200,000 tonnes a year papermaking operation at Opal’s Maryvale Mill means no printing paper is now produced locally. The situation throws up a host of questions about the future of manufacturing, and of balancing conflicting interests
WIDE FORMAT
18 Sydney set to host Visual Impact
Sydney is getting set to host
the region’s sign, display and wide-format print specialists
at the industry’s leading expo, Visual Impact. The first VI since the onset of Covid, the sign
and display show runs 3-5 May at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
20 Fespa to run personalisation experience
Global wide format show
Fespa is launching a new Personalisation Experience event at the upcoming expo. The show will herald the return of the Sustainability Spotlight, World Wrap Masters, and the Awards, and will also host the Printeriors expo.
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22 Wide format shows: Preview special
May is a big month for the wide format world, as the solutions developers show their latest developments here and overseas, with Aussie expo Visual Impact and global event Fespa both taking place. Print21 looks at
the major exhibitors at the two shows, that will both attract ANZ printers. Hardware, software and media will all be on the floor
46 Interior opportunities
As the global wide format print show Fespa prepares
to open its doors, Debbie Keegan looks at the forces driving the monumental shift to on-demand interior décor, which is providing a world of opportunity for local
print businesses.
LABELS21
34 Labels lifting product presence
Print industry commentator Gareth Ward assesses the multiple dynamics impacting the world of labels.
36 From creation
to consumer
The Flexible Packaging and Label Manufacturers Association (FPLMA) conference saw a
host of industry leaders present key learnings, as the industry wrestles with sustainability. Wayne Robinson reports.
40 ABG launches new Omega SRI3
Finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International, launched the Omega SRI3, which it says is the next evolution of its Omega
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