The Reliable Printer (Scarborough, ON) has installed a Challenge CMT 330TC Three-Knife Trimmer, purchased from Canadian Printing Equipment (Winnipeg) and installed by Robert E. Thistle Graphic Arts Equipment (Toronto). The Reliable Printer is a complete printing centre specializing in a variety of services including printing, finishing, book printing and direct-marketing solutions. “The new trimmer will … Read more →
Komcan (Georgetown, Ontario), Komori’s exclusive dealer in Canada, has installed a new Komori GLX 6 41-inch colour offset press at Produlith Packaging in its Boucherville, Quebec production facility. “The press comes with the highest level of automation and inspection systems available in the market today,” said the OEM. Some of those features include PQA-S sheet … Read more →
Maracle (Oshawa, Ontario), a major source for digital and commercial (sheetfed and web) printing, has chosen Joanne Gore Communications (Toronto) to help tell their fascinating story to a new generation of print buyers as they approach their 100th year in business this Fall. The company specializes in graphic design and publishing solutions, backed by almost … Read more →
Actega (Delran, New Jersey), a global market leader in coatings, inks, adhesives and sealants serving the metal decoration packaging industry, has appointed Rebecca Fron as Business Manager, Segment – Rigid Packaging. In this position, she’ll be responsible for all rigid packaging activities in Canada and the U.S. and ensure that Actega’s development efforts continue to … Read more →
GlobalVision (Montreal), a leading manufacturer and provider of quality control systems, has announced the release of its Compulsory Packaging Information (CPI) Extractor for the tobacco industry. The company’s latest innovation simplifies and accelerates quality inspections by extracting all health warnings on a package before going to print. The CPI Extractor comes in addition to GlobalVision’s … Read more →
David Ellen, President of Domino Digital Printing North America, has been promoted to the global position of Divisional Director of Domino’s Digital Printing Solutions Division. This follows the recent announcement that Robert Pulford, previously Managing Director of the division, has now taken over as CEO of Domino Printing Sciences. The role will see Ellen, who’s … Read more →
I’ve never believed that a “paperless office” improves productivity. Perhaps it’s because of my age (70), or the fact that I spent 20 years working for a newspaper. I now firmly believe that it’s because I have a love-hate relationship with my computer screen. Do you? Today, I’m literally the only person NOT gawking at … Read more →
Idealliance and Ryerson University’s School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) in Toronto recently partnered for G7 training May 14-16, 2019 at GCM’s home facility – the high-tech Heidelberg Centre in downtown Toronto. Led by Don Hutcheson, G7 Expert Trainer, the school hosted a three-day training course that included live demonstrations of digital print and proofing … Read more →
Designed to enable digital printers to leverage their Xerox Nuvera presses “for jobs once dominated by offset printing”, a new Ultra Lightweight Stock Printing Kit for Xerox Nuvera Production Systems has now been made available worldwide by the OEM. “Black & white, large-volume printing may seem as nuanced as the original printing press, yet it … Read more →
In light of the tight labour market and the acute need for qualified candidates to join the printing industry, Koenig & Bauer (KBA U.S.) has invested in its future (and the future of the printing industry) by developing new and unique apprenticeship programs to fill its technical positions. For the past two years, the OEM’s … Read more →
DDL, a Toronto-based market leader providing business equipment and digital services – and the largest Ricoh dealer in Canada of the OEM’s multi-function printers, production print equipment and visual communications solutions – organized the one-day event that welcomed commercial printers, reps from other interested firms and members of the trade press to the Ricoh Canada’s … Read more →
Xplor International (Lutz, Florida) has announced that its 2019 Xploration Tour will return to Toronto on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 after a very successful single-day event last year. It’ll be held at the City of Toronto Archives building at 255 Spadina Road, and registration will open Saturday, June 1. Three other cities for Xplor’s 2019 … Read more →