Griffin Digital waited patiently for a fully inline, automated book printing solution and is now reaping the rewards of crucial price point margins in short-run and on-demand digital book printing.

Griffin Digital, a subsidiary of Griffin Press, is Australia's leading supplier of short–run books to publishers and authors. Based in Adelaide, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and London, the company has significant expertise in short–run digital production, helping mass or niche publishers get new titles and reprints to market quickly.

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Rexam, the global beverage can maker and number one in South America, recently worked with Devassa Brewery to launch a collectable range of beverage cans to promote their partnership with the movement #RIOEUTEAMO (Rio I Love You).

The new labels use Rexam's EditionsTM Super Premium technology which allowed the production of seven different labels made by a combination of the brand name, Davassa and photos of the landscape of Rio de Janeiro.

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Adelcoco, a company specialising in coconut-based products with more than ten years' experience in the market, has recently launched a new can design for its coconut water.

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Patrick Martell, CEO of St Ives Group and the new President of Ipex 2014, looks at print and the important role it will continue to play in the world of marketing in an omni-channel environment:

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The latest digital colour press by Fuji Xerox also had one signing on the first day of the Asian tradeshow. Christel Lee from Print World Asia reports.

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By Sabine A. Slaughter

Just a few days ago, a diploma project from a Japanese student, Yugi Mamamoto came to our attention: An inkjet printer that instead of transporting paper from one side to the other "eats" itself through a pile of paper, simply being called "stack".

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By Frazer Chesterman

Innovative ink enables outstanding and eyecatching packaging

I recently travelled to the southern Germany to visit a couple of clients for Inprint 2014 and to attend the LopeC Organic and Printed Electronics event in Munich. I was particularly inspired by a couple of very interesting Industrial Ink initiatives which 'caught my eye' and I wanted to share them with you.

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New business models and ways to work challenge the traditions of printing industry tradeshows

Worldwide there are a lot of trade shows to discover and attend. In addition the four „must" ones plus one: drupa, Print, Ipex, Igas and China Print. Is this set-up still reflecting the industry or just a reminder of the glorious past? Sabine A Slaughter investigates this issue in light of Agfa, HP and Kolbus pulling out of IPEX.

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At drupa, CTC Japan is returning for the second time as exhibitor. The Japanese company that has had up to now only monochrome inkjet printers came to the show with its newest invention: the "BookBee 500" for production of textbooks and educational materials.

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Screen recently announced a series of products to be showcased at the upcoming drupa exhibition. At the same time, Screen's Singapore office welcomed a new vice-president and director posted from Tokyo headquarters. Christel Lee from PrintPackPublish Asia reports.

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