PacPrint 2017 News

Navi Mumbai-based Rukson Packaging has undergone a major transformation from offset printer to becoming a complete packaging solutions provider. Recently, the company equipped its prepress unit with Esko's Kongsberg XE10 sample maker and Esko’s prepress workflow. Rukson specializes in met-pet folding box cartons and its product mix includes a large share of cartons for the pharmaceutical segment. “Over a period, our client base has expanded in the pharma and FMCG segments. The adoption of Esko hardware and software solutions is an attempt to enhance our efficiency in prepress in order to drive our growth in line with the evolving demands of the consumer product companies,” says Kishin Punjabi, director at Rukson Packaging. Read full release Mr Gobind Panjabi (Director Rukson Packaging), Mr Kishan Panjabi (Director Rukson Packaging), Mr John Winderam (GM Esko) and Mr Umesh Kagade (Channel Manager Esko) Read More. . .

Roland DG Australia, a leading manufacturer of wide format inkjet printers and 3D devices, is pleased to announce the launch of Roland Rental Platinum, a premium package of Roland hardware, genuine Roland inks, extended warranty, servicing and training, all wrapped up in one simple monthly payment. Expanding upon Roland Rental, the Company’s industry-leading finance program established in 2007, Roland Rental Platinum delivers simplicity and peace of mind to its customers. The success of Roland Rental, with its 95% approval rating and quick finance approval turnaround times, prompted Roland DG, in conjunction with our finance partner, Ecolease, to develop a program with added benefits and savings bundled in. Marian Taggart-Holland, Director of Ecolease, explains the reasoning behind the development of Roland Rental Platinum: “One thing we notice pretty quickly when speaking with Roland customers is that they are time poor. Many run their own businesses so they spend a substantial amount of time doing day-to-day administration tasks such as ordering inks and processing invoices.” Roland Rental Platinum offers a great solution for this. “The program helps provide peace of mind by taking away some of the hassle to owning and running Roland equipment and hardware” explains Marian. “That way, Roland customers can get back to doing what they do best: managing and growing their business”. With no up-front capital investment, interest on hardware only, tax deductable payments, cost savings of up to $10,000 on the life of the product (based on a 5 year agreement), and a simple approval criteria through Ecolease, the benefits of the program quickly add up. To find out more about Roland Rental Platinum and the benefits it can deliver to your business, visit the website or contact Roland DG on 1800 500 119. Read More. . .

Canon Australia has today announced the appointment of well-known industry identity Garry Muratore as Product Manager for Display Graphics. Muratore’s career spans nearly four decades in the printing industry and covers both technical, sales and marketing roles. During his career Garry has been at the bleeding edge of technology and has helped to introduce many technologies to the Australian and New Zealand markets including digital printing systems, computer to plate, stochastic screening, wide format industrial printers, workflow and colour management. As Product Manager at Canon Australia, Muratore will be supporting the Canon sales team and in turn their wide format customers for a range of products include the award winning Arizona range, ProCut cutting tables, Oki Colorpainter printers, Onyx / Procut and Engview workflow solutions and related wide format consumables. Adrian Morris Manager Display Graphics Canon Australia, said at Canon we pride ourselves in employing the best people. “We are after dedicated, experienced and passionate staff who really understand the markets and customers we support. With a recent vacancy in this key role, we sought out only the highest calibre candidates and Garry was the clear choice. We welcome Garry to our growing business and I’m sure he will excel in all apsects of the role. This is a very exciting time for Canon and our customers.” Garry Muratore said the opportunity to work with such a great brand that encompasses a superior product range and a best in class support team truly excites me. “I got to see the range first hand at DRUPA very recently and realised pretty quickly this was an organisation I wanted to be a part of and now that’s a reality.”Read More. . .

A record 514 entries across the eighteen categories were received and the judges faced a very challenging process in sifting through some outstanding work by sign technicians from all across Australia. The quality of work and the craftsmanship were so evident and will be on show for all to see at the September industry Trade Show in Sydney. The winners will be presented at the Gala Industry Dinner at WatervieW in Bicentennial Park on Friday 16th September, the middle night of the Trade Show. Popular identity Vince Sorrenti will be the event Master of Ceremony so the evening promises to be one of celebration and fun. Still not too late to make a dinner booking. Go to www.visualconnections.org.au/asga-gala-dinner-2016 The final awards for the evening will be presented to our Up and Coming signmakers with the Apprentice of the Year given a special fanfare and prize. We were delighted to see the quality of their entries from places as far apart as Tasmania, North Queensland and Wollongong. Thank you to all those companies and the staff for going to the trouble of making an entry or multiple entries in many cases.. I know it gives me great encouragement and a sense of pride in our industry when I collect them and see them opened. They bring great credit on the staff and I hope renewed morale.Read More. . .

With the latest release of Update 1, users will benefit from the performance and stability improvements in areas such as the Font list box, dark or black theme customization, mesh fill colors, CorelDRAW file performance on double clicks, Corel Capture, and gradient midpoint settings in PDF files. Users will also see a marked improvement in Font displays, gradient transparency and other areas of the product. In addition to the following improvements, this update also addresses any issues that may have caused the applications to stop responding, run slowly, or open certain CorelDRAW documents with a single blank page. To update your product with the latest release and learn more details about the X8.1 Update from the release notes. DOWNLOAD CORELDRAW GRAPHICS SUITE UPDATE 1 Read More. . .

Lance Stapleton of Grafton SignArt is the host of this year’s event, to be held at his shop in 129 Bent Street, South Grafton on 9-11 September. Lance has been fifty years in the trade, producing traditional signwriting, lining, art, vinyl lettering and digital prints. All who are interested are welcome to attend. The Registration Form is available online here and there’s also a dedicated Letterheads 2016 Facebook page. Further information is available from Lance Stapleton, Grafton SignArt, 129 Bent Street, South Grafton NSW 2460. Send him an email or phone on 02 6642 1202Read More. . .

Sydney: Mike Meyer Intensive Hand Lettering Workshop. One-day workshop, 29 October 2016. Melbourne: Mike Meyer Intensive Hand Lettering Workshop. One-day workshop, 4 November 2016. Melbourne: Mike Meyer Hand Lettering & Lettering Effects Workshops. Four-day workshop, 5-8 November 2016. Brisbane: Mike Meyer Intensive Hand Lettering Workshop. One-day workshop, 12 November 2016. Melbourne: David Kynaston Classical Hand Lettering Workshop. Three-day workshop, 20-22 January 2017. Join the mailing list or subscribe to the Facebook events page for future dates.Read More. . .

August is a busy month for many of our customers as trophy season is just around the corner. In recognition of such a busy month we decided one deal wasn't enough. So our Awesome August Deal of the Month was created. Deal 1: 10% discount on all full sheets within the TroLase Lights and TroLase Thins ranges (use coupon code: TROLASETL10) Deal 2: 10% discount on TroPly* sheets plus receive a FREE TroPly Metallic Plus sample fan (use coupon code: TROPLY10) To qualify: Webshop orders only Orders must be placed during the period 1 August - 31 August *TroPly standard range Visit the webshop hereRead More. . .

What's inspiring now, what's inspiring NEXT? Secure your seat to hear from leading retailers and brands. Thursday 15 & Friday 16 September Sydney Showground, Hall 5 Session passes from $295, two-day passes from $695 (ex GST) Presented in collaboration with the 2016 Marketing @ Retail Expo, the 2016 Marketing @ Retail Summit is Australia’s only international conference for brand and retail marketers held right alongside a major exhibition of real-life case studies and innovations. A ‘one stop shop’ for every industry professional, covering: RETAIL EXPERIENCE RETAIL MARKETING REAL WORLD RETAILER AND BRAND CASE STUDIES IN-STORE, ONLINE, MOBILE, POP-UP – WHEREVER SHOPPERS ARE BEING INSPIRED. The theme for 2016 is What’s Inspiring Now, What’s Inspiring Next? Leading brands and retailers will share their insights, case studies, and inspiration, across three session streams: INSPIRING RETAIL EXPERIENCE: RETAILERS SPEAK INSPIRING RETAIL MARKETING: BRANDS SPEAK INSPIRING THINKING: DIGITAL, TECHNOLOGY AND THE NEW SHOPPER LANDSCAPE PROGRAM AND BOOKING > EVENT WEBSITE >Read More. . .

Are you looking to recruit an apprentice or trainee? or perhaps your organisation would like to promote career opportunities. If yes, then this is the event you need to be at. Don’t miss out, venue is filling. To ensure confirmation of your booking register now as once we meet our venue capacity, we will need to close the process. A little bit of history for those who have not exhibited at the Western Sydney Apprenticeship & Traineeship Expo in past years: The Expo is an annual event dating back 15 years with rich history in Western Sydney and has grown to a status where it is widely accepted as the premier apprenticeship/traineeship expo in NSW. The timing of the expo has proven a hit with families over the years as it allows parents to attend with their children and have those all-important career chats with industry experts. Over 100 exhibitors and 5000 people attend the event each year. The expo kicks off the recruitment process. Exhibitors get the chance to collect resumes and promote their organisation for upcoming recruitment drives. High School Career Advisers from the Nepean Careers Forum are on hand to meet career seekers and parents to discuss career options. See website for further information tafe.ws/atexpo ‘The event was well received by everyone that we saw (3 deep) at some stages and I have no doubt from the comments that we received that the students considered this to be a fantastic opportunity. We look forward to our ongoing participation with this fabulous event next year.’ Urano Angeli State Training Services ‘Thank you so much for organising and facilitating the 2015 Western Sydney Apprenticeship & Traineeship Expo. The event was great as always and we got good feedback from our team who said that they were able to engage with many future career seekers.’ Ian Villareal Defence Force Recruiting Sponsorship opportunities for Western Sydney’s premier Apprenticeship & Traineeship event are still available. (refer attached) Our sponsorship/partnership opportunities offer some of the best possible formal and informal ways to market your organisation and provide you with the platform to communicate promote and advertise your product and services to a large target audience. It also delivers a clear message to the Western Sydney community that your organisation has a genuine commitment to our young people and a future highly skilled workforce. Interested!! Please contact me to discuss. T (02) 9208 9506 | M 0437 995 279 E brett.carter18@tafensw.edu.au | W wsi.tafensw.edu.auRead More. . .