WA print business Footprint has produced a quarter of a million labels in the first 10 weeks of its new label operation, printed on its new Epson SurePress L-4533AW, supplied by Fujifilm.

As brands new and old pivot away from plastic packaging, the innovative Australian developer Trimatt is producing new systems for fibre-based packaging printing.

Screen will use the upcoming Hunkeler InnovationDays to give the world’s printers a first look at its new flexible paper packaging press, designed to offer an alternative to plastic flexo packaging.

Multivac Marking & Inspection has developed the DP 245, and new and highly innovative direct web printer for the X-line series of traysealers.

Screen is giving its Truepress range of digital inkjet print systems new market-specific branding, which spells out the applications in three main categories, and will soon launch two new packaging presses.

Paul Plunkett, flexographic printer from Pakaflex, has been named LIA Victoria’s 2022 Graduate of the year, with Jacinta Allen, who works in prepress at Breen Printing, this year’s runner up.

A new generation of leaders is stepping into key roles at Currie Group, continuing a process of modernisation that looks to an exciting future, built on the solid foundations of the past.

The world’s biggest press manufacturer, Heidelberg, is targeting packaging printers with a new version of the Speedmaster 106 XL, which it says will be the fastest offset press on the market.

At Print21 + PKN LIVE: Amplify & Engage in Melbourne last week, Michael Dossor, group GM at Result Group, outlined the complexity behind the Hungry Jack's Uno campaign, described as Australia’s most intelligent on-pack campaign to date.

Print service provider and self-described print geek Leon Wilson, from Ballarat-based Revolution Print, lit up LIVE with his inspiring story of transforming his print-shop to an advanced digital set-up.

At LIVE, Jason Brown, MD of ePac ANZ was joined client Brian Nasr, founder of Healthy Food Crew, to share how digitally printed packaging is giving SME brand owners control, freedom and opportunity.

The evolution and education of digital packaging print technology, print on demand, sustainability, the unboxing experience and packvertising were topics discussed by a panel of industry experts at Print21+PKN LIVE.

The first LIVE event for three years saw a succession of brand owners and print service providers step up to share how their innovative use of digitally printed packaging was driving their sales growth.

Brisbane based cardboard packaging manufacturer Pakko celebrated its fifth birthday this week, marking the milestone by recognising the growth and achievements made by the business to date.

Papermaking giant Stora Enso is investing €1bn to convert a former paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland into a high-volume, consumer board, production line.

Esko and GMG have partnered to deliver a new connection between GMG’s profiling and colour prediction solution, GMG OpenColor, and Esko’s native prepress editing software, ArtPro+.