David Currie, executive chairman of Currie Group, and one of the longest serving and best known members of the ANZ print industry, will be stepping down from his executive role within the business after 51 years. He will remain as chairman. Rob Mesaros becomes CEO.

The $200m sale of label press manufacturer Gallus from Heidelberg to little known Benpac has collapsed at the eleventh hour, with the buyer failing to come up with the cash.

The Jet Technologies Demonstration Centre in Sydney will soon be home to the latest Screen Truepress Jet L350UV SAI S digital label press, which with longer-run capability is targeting flexo jobs.

Flint Group, global supplier to the printing and packaging industries, has launched a new division for the flexo and letterpress sectors, combining Flint Group Flexographic with Xeikon Prepress to create XSYS.

In a closely watched move, a new German greenfield packaging plant will install the world’s first manrolandGoss (MGWS) Varioman c:line web offset press, to print cardboard food packaging.

A B Graphic International has reached a major milestone in the global supply of its market leading finishing systems by recently installing the 2000th Vectra turret rewinder.

Digital embellishing systems developer Scodix has released PolySens 550, a new polymer for digital enhancement, developed specifically for the food packaging industry.

Labelmakers has become the largest label converter in Australasia in the time since it was founded in 1987. That kind of growth does not happen by waiting around or playing catch-up.

New demand for security and authentication devices to tackle the threat of counterfeiting caused by the Covid crisis will strengthen the holography market in 2021, according to the global hologram trade body.

Leading print finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has launched both a non-stop unwinder (NSU) and non-stop rewinder (NSR) solution.

EFI is launching a new version of its single-pass digital inkjet corrugated board printer, the new EF Nozomi C18000 Plus.

Koenig & Bauer Durst has unveiled updates for its Delta SPC 130 FlexLine Automatic corrugated production press, the system that provides industrial solutions for run lengths from one to millions.

Result Group has joined Ravenwood’s global distributor network for driving linerless in this region. Result has invested in a Ravenwood linerless demo sleever.

Heidelberg has recently unveiled several innovations that can help packaging printers meet increasing demand for shorter run lengths and more embellishments.

Print systems developer Konica Minolta presented on its AuccrioLabel 230 digital label press during a break-out session at the AIP Australasian Packaging Conference.

The 2020 AIP Australian Packaging Conference looked deep into the future of printing and flexibles and came to the conclusion that the future was bright, with innovation the key to overcoming obstacles.