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The secure registry of holographic images, established by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) to safeguard hologram copyright, has been relaunched as the Security Image Register (SIR).

Sappi has confirmed that paper production at its Lanaken Mill ceased in December. The closure of the site should be completed during the second calendar quarter of 2024.

Digital imaging industry market research and analysis provider Keypoint Intelligence has partnered exclusively with GoWest.ai to offer AI readiness assessments and strategic AI services in 2024.

World Out of Home Organization president Tom Goddard has said in a New Year statement that “one of our key tasks in 2024 is to get more advertisers and agencies as excited about the performance and potential of the medium [OOH] as we are”.

Chatham-based PressOn today (15 January) opens a Whitstable-based new venture called PressOn Automative to deliver printed and colour-changing vehicle wrapping services. The move marks a £100,000+ investment for PressOn.

The BPIF Colour Quality Management Certification Scheme has been amended in relation to the Certification Body (Part 4) of the scheme.

Color-Logic’s Touch7 Color System is now fully compliant with Adobe Creative Cloud 2024.

Global Graphics Software, a Hybrid Software Group company and developer of the Harlequin Rip and the SmartDFE platform, has been granted a US patent (No. 202 3030 6188 A1) for ‘Methods and Systems for Identifying and Tagging Outlined or Converted Text’ by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Drytac has appointed Paul Devlin as customer service manager for the UK, with immediate effect.

Daniel Velema will replace Robert Stabler as MD of Koenig and Bauer Durst in February. The announcement comes alongside news that the company will expand its operations in Radebeul, Germany, where it develops single pass digital sheet-fed press systems and software services for the folding carton and corrugated markets.

Roland DG has extended its VersaObject printer series with the MO-240. The unit has a printing area of 610mm x 458mm (24inx18in) and accommodates 3D objects up to 204mm (8in) thick.

The Printing Charity has announced that Nicky Morgan, the Rt Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes, has accepted its invitation to become president for 2024.

Colourbyte Europe, an existing Graphtec GB reseller, has added Mutoh’s XpertJet 1341SR Pro and ValueJet 628 printers to its offering.

Epson has introduced its first entry-level DTG (direct-to-garment) printer that can print directly onto dark, as well as light, fabrics.