At Labelexpo, Italian label press manufacturer Omet, represented in ANZ by Currie Group, will debut its new printing and converting platform, which it says is designed to “redefine” industry standards.

Labelmakers is pushing the envelope in label manufacturing through scale, a tightly integrated model that spans in-house stock manufacture, advanced converting, and a bold sustainability agenda.

AB Graphic International, specialist in print finishing technology, is powering ahead with automation, facility expansion and a standout partnership with Currie Group in the ANZ region.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, has launched a new press for the carton packaging market, the Cartonmaster CX-145.

Label print business Multi-Color Corporation Australia took out the Print21 Printer of the Year title at the industry’s refreshed National Print Awards. IVE Print won the Packaging Gold Award.

In a strong start to PacPrint, Trimatt Systems clocked up its first sale within hours of doors opening, as NSW-based Centaur Packaging secured the Trimatt ColourStar AQ V for its expanding print operations.

The Visual Media Association (VMA) has released the names of the finalists in the National Print Awards, with five companies in the running for both the Labels Award and the Packaging Award.

Epson says PacPrint in Sydney next week could the most vibrant ever, as it demonstrates its theme of “Come Alive with Epson” with new products producing what it says will be “the brightest of colours.”

A full-day programme of Label & Packaging seminars has been confirmed for Wednesday 21 May at PacPrint, with eight presenters from differing sections of the industry taking the floor.

Kirk Group has partnered with Xsys and Hybrid Software to deliver a new flexo plate innovation to RollsPack in Melbourne, reducing set-up times and increasing longevity on the press.

Currie Group is now the exclusive supplier of baumannperfecta’s range of automated cutting systems and peripheral equipment in Australia and New Zealand, and has already secured the first sale.

Hobart business Abel Labels is strengthening its digital printing capabilities with the installation of a Screen Truepress L350UV inkjet press, supplied by Jet Technologies.

Ranpak has debuted its new Print’it! in-line printing solution, which allows customers to print full-colour customised designs on up to 15 boxes of varying heights per minute.

Currie Group, the exclusive supplier of HP Indigo packaging, label and commercial print technology in ANZ, has won the Asia Pacific Japan HP Industrial Print Marketing Excellence Award.

HP's Haim Levit shares his observations and predictions for labels and packaging after a drupa year and considers how intelligent automation will evolve the industry in 2025.

Women in Print Australia will host its 2025 Breakfast Series in seven locations this year, with all the events taking place in the first two weeks of April.