Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, New York) and European-based Montagu Private Equity have announced the completion of the sale of Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division (FPD). Now part of Montagu’s portfolio, the division will operate as a stand-alone company known as Miraclon. As previously announced, Kodak’s flexographic leadership team has transitioned as part of the deal and … Read more →
You’ve likely read the headlines in the past few months: “Graphics Canada to include helpful new features, collaborated events and conferences; “Graphics Canada attracts industry’s top colour experts for Idealliance G7 Summit on Colour Management; Graphics Canada launches Automation & Workflow Pavilion and Turbo Talks; Labelexpo Global Series and Labels & Labeling partner with Graphics … Read more →
Rollem International, a leader in sheetfed converting solutions, has released the Rollem Jetstream Receding Stacker – its most requested solution for high-volume, production-level slitting applications. With speeds exceeding 4,000 sheets per hour and sheet layouts containing anywhere from 4-up to 10-up images, the collection process has been vastly improved with its release. As a leader … Read more →
Al Varney has been appointed President of Xerox Canada. He is responsible for Canada’s go-to-market strategy, operations, marketing, sales and delivery of document technology, solutions and services for small, medium, large enterprise, graphic communications, and public sector clients across all business channels. Previously, Varney was President of North, South and Central Europe for Xerox. Appointed … Read more →
A recent deadly explosion at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical in Xiangshui County in the Jiangsu Province of eastern China, is severely impacting the global raw material supply chain – including materials used in publication and UV printing inks. The March explosion, the worst in China in 4 years, also caused environmental damage and spread to adjacent … Read more →
Every year, the School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) at Ryerson University hosts its Colloquium & Expo that attracts hundreds of printing professionals and students from across the Greater Toronto Area to discuss current trends and developments in the printing and graphic arts industry. The annual event is an evening featuring keynote speakers, a panel … Read more →
New this year at Graphics Canada, and free with your show badge, the Automation & Workflow Pavilion and Turbo Talks will feature two days of informative, non-stop sessions. The 15-minute to 20-minute sessions presented by leading automation, workflow, colour management and integration suppliers, will be conveniently located on the show floor in the Workflow Automation … Read more →
At the recently concluded 2019 Dscoop Edge conference in Orlando Florida, global print-finishing leader C.P. Bourg unveiled its “groundbreaking” Bourg Preparation Module (BPM) – an industry-first innovation in print finishing designed for commercial and in-plant print production facilities. The BPM is a sheet-converting system that allows users to automatically divide large, parent-sized printed sheets into … Read more →
3A Composites’ Dispa Graphic Display Paperboard is a uniquely laminated paper that’s 100% recyclable and is now available in the Americas. It consists of a patented, embossed-formed paper core that’s laminated on both sides with a bright white smooth surface. “This unique composition makes this paperboard lightweight yet extremely rigid, strong and dimensionally stable,” said … Read more →
Kornit Digital (Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel), a global market leader in digital textile printing, has unveiled its “game-changing” Kornit NeoPoly Technology, characterizing it as “the industry’s first digital industrial process for high-quality printing on polyester.” Polyester is the second largest category in the overall T-shirt market, is extremely popular in the sports segment, and is growing … Read more →
Significans Automation (Toronto), a specialist in creating customized, automated workflows for the printing and graphic arts industries, has announced that it’s now a full dealer for the entire GMG Colour product portfolio in Canada. GMG high-end colour management software is ideal for a wide range of applications – including prepress, offset, flexo, packaging, digital and … Read more →
Solimar Systems (San Diego, California) has announced an alliance with Canon Solutions America with a combined offering that will build on the “proven, market-leading technologies of both companies” to offer Canon’s customers workflow enhancement, management, tracking and reporting solutions for their complex printing operations. The alliance will enable in-plant/in-house printers and print services providers to … Read more →