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+.

Digital packaging print operation ePac has made the biggest HP Indigo order ever taken, specifying 50 new presses, which will be installed at new and existing plants around the world, including in ANZ.

Platypus Print Packaging is aiming to be a leading Australian-owned folding carton printer, following its acquisition of the Ovato packaging business.

Jet Technologies and long-term partner Screen are working together to deliver two new medium-to-wide format inkjet presses into the local market, aimed at the packaging industry.

Leading print and packaging business Immij is investing strongly in packaging – developing innovative solutions, acquiring Roden Print & Packaging, and installing new packaging converting equipment.