Your Weekly Large Format Print Briefing [Week 21, 2025]
From PacPrint launches to global product rollouts and workforce development — this week, the large format print industry continues to pivot toward future-ready solutions, smarter software, and skilled talent pipelines.
📢 In today’s Wide Format Brief:
🚀 PacPrint opens with bold future-focused themes
🖨️ Fujifilm debuts lightweight Revoria XMF PressReady Lite
🧲 Drytac goes global with SpotOn Duo adhesive
🎓 PRINTING United expands iLearning courses
🌱 VMA launches The Inkers to nurture Gen Z print talent
📰 Top 5 Headlines This Week
1. PacPrint 2025 Opens with Focus on the Future
Summary:
PacPrint 2025 kicked off in Sydney with a call for leadership, sustainability, and real digital evolution as top industry priorities.
Key takeaways:
Record visitor turnout from across APAC
Emphasis on print’s role in circular economy
Hybrid hardware + smart software partnerships in spotlight
Why It Matters:
PacPrint set the tone for what’s next—print leaders can no longer afford to delay tech adoption or ignore talent gaps. Sustainability and smart workflows will define winners.
2. Fujifilm Launches Revoria XMF PressReady Lite
Summary:
Fujifilm unveiled a lightweight version of its digital print workflow solution, tailored for smaller shops looking to automate jobs and streamline queues.
Key takeaways:
Designed for non-enterprise environments
Includes job routing, load balancing, queue handling
Part of Fujifilm’s broader Revoria cloud platform
Why It Matters:
Workflow software isn’t just for big players. This move makes intelligent automation accessible to midsized shops navigating labor shortages and rising demand.
3. Drytac Launches SpotOn Duo Mounting Adhesive Globally
Summary:
Drytac’s new dual-sided, dry-apply adhesive—SpotOn Duo—is now available globally, offering PSPs a versatile solution for display graphics.
Key takeaways:
Compatible with mounting to acrylic, glass, foamboard
Repositionable on both sides
No tools or messy application needed
Why It Matters:
Installers and PSPs are racing to reduce turnaround time. A tool-free, bubble-free, no-residue adhesive expands creative options while cutting install overhead.
4. PRINTING United Alliance Launches New iLearning+ Courses
Summary:
PRINTING United Alliance announced fresh online courses across color management, sales, and wide format finishing through its iLearning+ platform.
Key takeaways:
Modular learning built for busy print professionals
Includes training in customer experience and finishing
Supports shops onboarding or upskilling staff
Why It Matters:
With workforce training still a top pain point, platforms like iLearning+ let PSPs futureproof operations without downtime. Skills = scale.
5. VMA Launches “The Inkers” Talent Program
Summary:
The Visual Media Association (VMA) introduced “The Inkers,” a new program at PacPrint to spotlight and support emerging Gen Z talent in the print industry.
Key takeaways:
Part mentorship, part showcase
Aimed at raising the profile of youth in wide format
Encourages schools and employers to participate
Why It Matters:
Talent pipelines are drying up—and this is a creative, boots-on-the-ground solution. Print needs to reintroduce itself to the next generation, and fast.
🎯 This Week’s Strategic Takeaway
Smaller shops are finally getting “big shop” tools.
From Fujifilm’s PressReady Lite to PRINTING United’s modular courses, the playing field is leveling. Smart PSPs should audit current workflows and retrain teams to maximize ROI from smaller, smarter software stacks.
❌ This Week’s Noise
“AI will replace production managers.”
Not yet—and maybe never. What it can do is support better decision-making. Invest in augmentation, not automation-for-automation’s-sake.
📅 What’s Coming Up
Wide-format Summit - July 21 - 23 - Miami FL
This executive-level event connects senior print leaders with tech partners through boardroom briefings and 1:1 meetings. Expect deep dives into automation, workflow integration, and strategic scaling for wide-format print shops.
🔗 Wide-format Summit
🧠 Smarter Every Week
“Print that installs faster sells faster. Adhesive innovation is sales innovation.”
👋 Thanks for tuning into this week's Wide Format Brief!
Training, talent, tech—it’s all moving. The future is closer than you think.
Stay ahead. Stay sharp. And as always — keep printing. 🖨️✨