Konica Minolta Australia’s six-state UnPacked national roadshow made its way to NSW last week, bringing the energy and excitement of the company’s PacPrint stand to its Sydney showroom.

Ball & Doggett recently hosted an immersive educational tour for 78 students and lecturers from the University of Melbourne’s Master of Food and Packaging Innovation program.

Sealed Air Hamilton cleaned up at Pride in Print NZ, claiming wins in both the Flexible Packaging and Flexographic Process categories, and being named the 2025 PrintNZ Business Award winner.

Additional interactivity to a “seamless” Panadol Liquid Caps presentation box saw Blue Star Auckland Display and Distribution win the 2025 Pride in Print Structural Design Packaging award.

Wellington-based Gravure Packaging has picked up the Gravure Process Award at the 2025 NZ Pride In Print Awards, for its reproduction of the Boring Oat Milk Barista shrink sleeve.

Label press giants Heidelberg and Gallus will release two new presses at Labelexpo, which the companies say will herald a new chapter in their vision of smart connected printing.

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.