Roland DGA (Irvine, California), a leading provider of wide-format printers, printer/cutters and other advanced digital imaging devices, has announced the launch of its new, compact, 30-inch VersaUV LEF2-300 Benchtop Flatbed Printer. This next-generation LEF2 boasts all the advanced features of the OEM’s 20-inch model released earlier this year, while also delivering 1.5 times the print … Read more →
Canadian packaging and folding carton specialist Ellis Paper Box added a new Koenig & Bauer (KBA) Duran Omega Allpro 90 Folder Gluer – the first in North America – to its 60,000-sq.-ft. Mississauga, Ontario facility earlier this year to better serve its international pharmaceutical clients. “We’ve developed a successful reputation as one of the most … Read more →
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has introduced its new High Chroma digital production press, the AccurioPress C83hc. With its unique High Chroma toner covering an extended colour gamut, the press reproduces images that are difficult to achieve with standard CMYK toner, such as bright purples and vibrant greens, said the OEM. This creates brighter and … Read more →
Prime Data (Aurora, Ontario) has welcomed industry veteran Jim Wisner to its team as Vice President of Business Development. Wisner is highly respected in the printing and direct-marketing industries and has worked with clients across almost every vertical – including NFPs, financial, consumer goods and services, teclo and tech. His exceptional knowledge and expertise of … Read more →
Memjet has characterized its new DuraFlex inkjet printing technology as a modular, single-pass print solution that combines Memjet’s signature features of speed, simplicity and affordability with new attributes – such as enhanced durability, A4 and A3 plus widths in a four-colour printhead, a high-speed data path, and modules that control all printhead functions. Together, these … Read more →
Quark (Denver, Colorado) has announced the availability of QuarkXPress 15.0.1, the first update to QuarkXPress 2019 page-layout software that was released July 9, 2019. Included in this update for QuarkXPress 2019 users are improvements to many customer-requested items relating to the following: Retina cursors on Mac. Cursors will no longer pixelate. They’ll be as sharp … Read more →
Xplor Canada has announced that registration is now open for Xplor Canada’s Annual Conference taking place September 18, 2019. The event will be held at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and is sponsored by BlueCrest, RRD Canada and Canada Post. This year’s Xplor Canada Conference looks beyond 2020 at what the future holds for the CCM … Read more →
The Better with Less – Design Challenge, organized by Metsä Board (a European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards headquartered in Metsä, Finland) is now in its second year. The competition inspires graphic designers from around the globe to create more environmentally-friendly packaging solutions for e-commerce, cosmetics and food. Submissions can be made in four … Read more →
Pitney Bowes (Stamford, Connecticut), a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of e-commerce, shipping, mailing, data, and financial services, has announced that it’s entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Software Solutions Business to Syncsort (Pearl River, New York) for $700 million (USD) in cash. The transaction is expected to … Read more →
In this feature, Brampton-Ontario-based liquid paper explores how to boost your brand by utilizing custom boxes and personalized smart packaging solutions. The company produces high-quality custom boxes of any shape and size that can accommodate virtually any product. For more information please visit www.liquidprinter.com. Packaging boxes represent a key element of any supply chain. They … Read more →
SOHO Business Solutions (Markham, Ontario) has taken its digital and finishing capabilities to an entirely new level with the addition of an AccurioPress C2070, an AccurioPress 6136, and a bizhub Press C1100 from Konica Minolta Canada – as well as a 3-sided-trim booklet maker. From its humble beginnings in a garage in 2007, SOHO Business … Read more →
The German press manufacturer has reported that the first print shops to try the Heidelberg Subscription pay-per-use contract model are now seeing extremely positive results. A significant improvement in the productivity and performance of all customers already benefiting from subscription-based production, has led Heidelberg to further expand its subscription service. The company is now offering … Read more →