The Book Manufacturers’ Institute (BMI, Ormond Beach, Florida) has announced the launch of its Rising Star Awards to recognize book industry professionals who are making a positive impact on their companies, in their communities and in the industry. The inaugural class of honourees will be announced at an awards presentation on Monday, April 29, 2019 … Read more →
The annual award that shines a spotlight on Canadian debut authors, while offering monetary prizes and marketing support for books across three genres, has announced that it’s now accepting submissions for the Fifth Annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. As part of Rakuten Kobo’s goal of raising the profiles of debut Candian writers, the prize identifies … Read more →
Canon U.S.A. has announced the launch of Professional Print & Layout (PPL) Software for its imagePrograf Pro large-format series of inkjet printers. The PPL software simplifies functions essential for photo printing with features such as customizable layout settings, preview, and colour management. “Listening to the needs of our customers, we launched the Professional Print & … Read more →
Mimaki Canada’s Future of Fabrics seminar held Thursday, January 17 at its head office and showroom in Concord, Ontario, drew over 80 pre-registered attendees – but many more showed up during the day. Officials from Mimaki and Imaging Alignment Corporation (IMAC) discussed how to expand a printer’s business opportunities with the OEM’s product lines. Live … Read more →
Canada’s largest showcase for the graphic communications and printing industry will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 11, 12 and 13, 2019, at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The biennial event will feature one of the most inclusive and comprehensive lists of leading equipment suppliers and other companies in recent … Read more →
The CJF (Canadian Journalism Foundation) works constantly to facilitate excellence in journalism. Now more than ever, with democracy’s principles under attack, it’s important to celebrate the work of professional journalists. The annual awards honour significant contributions to journalism and provide fellowship opportunities for early-career journalists. The CJF invites you to make a submission or nomination, … Read more →
Techkon (Danvers, MA) a specialist in high-precision colour measurement solutions for the global print and packaging industries, has announced the launch of its new SpectroPlate. The Techkon SpectroPlate is a high-resolution digital microscope that measures dot percentage, screen angles, lines per inch/centimeter and dot gain, as well as AM, FM or hybrid screens of traditional … Read more →
“The future of many business is selling less of more – rather than the standard 80/20 rule – which is why short-run packaging is a huge opportunity for commercial Printers” – Digital Printing Blogs @ Xerox.com There are now a massive number of small-volume packaging opportunities that can be handled by digital presses. This technology … Read more →
Mutoh America (Phoenix, Arizona), a leader in wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has launched a new Mutoh-manufactured ink called DH-21 for specific Mutoh dye-sublimation ValueJet Printers. Features include high transferability, high performance with less ink consumption, excellent colour retention, consistent colours under various lighting conditions, versatility in media usage, and the ability to print on … Read more →
Arden Software (Stockport, UK) has unveiled an enhanced product to inspect the quality of Braille on packaging. The global software company, which specializes in CAD and CAM software for the print and packaging industry, is now supplying DotScan technology to the packaging sector. The Arden Group of companies has supplied its original DotScan machinery for … Read more →
Uhlmann Packaging Systems has announced that Chris Gilmor has been named as Regional Sales Manager for Eastern Canada. From his Toronto-area office, Gilmor will oversee and direct all healthcare packaging market commercial activity in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Gilmor has over … Read more →
Durst (Brixen, Italy), a leading manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, is expanding its Large Format Printing (LFP) Division with a new leadership. Previously, the segment was divided into the areas of web-fed printing in Brixen, and flatbed printing at its Lienz production site in Austria. With the introduction of the OEM’s new … Read more →