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Business in a Box Pops Up at PacPrint 2025
It’s surprising what pops up at trade shows, and PacPrint 2025 was no exception, with an intriguing stand appearing for ‘Business in a Box’, where a Canon Colorado M-series printer took centre stage, delivering a series of ‘one-liners’ to passing visitors.
Kayell, Canon, Epson and Canson join Photo & Fine Art at PacPrint 2025
Following the successful gallery, technology display and workshop at Visual Impact 2023, Kayell Australia, supported by Canon, Epson and Canson (Infinity papers) will again participate in the Photo & Fine Art sector of the 20-23 May event.
Roland DG Announces PacPrint Plans
Roland DG is proud to be Platinum Sponsor of PacPrint for another year. We consider PacPrint an essential event for anyone in the visual communications sector to explore new technology, stay updated on trends, gain valuable insights, and find inspiration—all to support business growth and long-term success.In line with this, the Roland DG stand in 2025 h...
Suppliers to Deliver Solutions for Success at Industry's Premier Show
With rising global challenges, uncertain economic times, local issues and rapidly changing market demands, there are plenty of challenges ahead for our industry. Suppliers understand those challenges all too well, and are ready to support, and equip, businesses to meet them successfully.Recently, Visual Connections conducted a survey of its members – the...
A New Perspective - Visual Connections Set to Deliver in 2025
Visual Connections has a big year ahead, with the PacPrint and Visual Impact expos set for Sydney in May, and a wide range of other industry initiatives also on the go. We spoke to the association’s new Executive General Manager, Karren Challoner-Miles, to find out what the year has in store.As the association which represents the industry’s suppliers, V...
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Canon Expands Production Inkjet Portfolio with New B2 Sheetfed Press, the varioPRESS iV7
Canon, a global leader in digital production print, today announces an expansion of its production portfolio and its entry into the B2 sheetfed inkjet market with the varioPRESS iV7, a new inkjet press capable of producing 8,700 B2 4/0 sheets per hour (4,350 B2 4/4 sheets per hour). Printing up to 4.5 million B2 images per month in 24/6 operation, the varioPRESS iV7 aims to set a new standar...
drupa 24 - Canon and Heidelberg announce global co-operation in sheetfed inkjet printing
Canon and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), technology leaders in inkjet and sheetfed offset printing respectively, today announce their global sales and service co-operation in inkjet printing, with a joint focus on supporting commercial print businesses striving to establish hybrid offset/digital production to meet changing print buyer needs and increase their capa...
Epson Wins Best of the Best Awards in the Product Design Category at the 2024 Red Dot Design Awards
For products including an inkjet printer, garment printer and auto colour chart reading portable table Epson's DS-C480W and DS-C420W series of document scanners became one of a small percentage of entrants to win a Best of the Best award, the highest distinction in the Red Dot: Product Design 2024 awards. This marks the fifth time that Epson has won Best of t...
Esko unveils “pinnacle of flexo platemaking” at drupa with launch of new CDI Crystal XPS ‘Quartz Edition’
Esko has today unveiled the CDI Crystal XPS ‘Quartz Edition’, its newest innovation that sets incredible new standards in flexographic print quality and offers a genuine alternative to gravure.
HP and Canva Announce Partnership to Democratise Design and Printing
Collaboration to deliver enhanced capabilities, on-demand services, and seamless design-to-print experiences to millions HP and Canva join forces in a groundbreaking collaboration to provide unique design-to- print services and experiences for over Canva’s 185 million monthly usersGlobal multi-year...
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