Packaging solutions supplier Opal Cartons New Zealand has invested in a new B1 Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X press for its Christchurch site.

The print industry’s women in SA and WA took the opportunity to make new connections and enjoy extended conversations with their peers, at intimate Women in Print ‘Print & Prosecco’ events last week.

Label and packaging converters looking for an end-to-end print, embellish and finishing system were out in force at the Jet Technologies Open House to learn more about the new Jet iQ solution.

Modelling by global print and packaging research analyst Smithers shows that the size of the digitally printed packaging will grow by up to 80 per cent before the end of the decade.

Commercial printers across Australia and New Zealand are increasingly looking to packaging print as a real opportunity, and moving to invest in technology to serve the market.

PacPrint, Australia's premier print, sign, and graphics trade show, has signed its marquee sponsors for next year’s expo for ANZ industry professionals, which is being held in Sydney for the first time.

Label Power is bringing its Melbourne operation Action Labels & Nameplates under its own branding from 1 October, four years after it acquired the business.

QLM Label Makers is one of the few Australian print businesses to establish operations overseas. PKN's Wayne Robinson visited MD Simon Pugh at the new factory in Ho Chi Minh City.

Jet Technologies is launching its new Jet iQ range of finishing solutions for the label and packaging markets, which it will link with Screen digital label presses for an end-to-end solution.

Australian printing and converting specialist Immij has continued to expand its packaging print portfolio, with a focus on providing flexibility and fast turnaround to its growing SME customer base.

Kirsten Taylor, creative print director at Taylor’d Press, is the new chair of the PacPrint 2025 board, comprised of representatives from both the print and supplier sides of the industry.

Networkpak has installed a new Screen L350UV SAI S digital printer, supplied by Jet Technologies, in a significant step forward for the company, taking it into the labels market for the first time.

IVE says its new twin-site folding carton operation is progressing, and will reach $90m in annual revenue once its Sydney facility is up and running, with a five year target of $150m a year in sales.

Epson has launched its newest on-demand colour inkjet label printer – the ColorWorks C8010 to meet the high-volume label production needs of businesses in several markets.

eProductivity Software's Connect 2024 is showing how AI and intuitive interfaces are dealing with the deskilling and diversification of the print industry.

Recognising the convergence between labels and packaging, Labelexpo Americas next month will feature a dedicated flexible packaging zone, with technology and workshops.