The first Koenig & Bauer (KBA) Rapida 75 half-format press with LED-UV drying in Canada has been installed at Toronto-based printer and retail specialist Dana Industries. Established 25 years ago, Dana Industries has grown from its headquarters in Toronto and added facilities in Surrey, BC, the U.S., Mexico and Singapore. Its portfolio includes custom shelf … Read more →
The Printing Industries of America (PIA) has chosen Jeff Ekstein as its 2018 Lewis Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Established in 1950, the Lewis Award is one of the PIA’s highest accolades and recognizes business leaders who’ve made major, long-term contributions to the printing and graphic arts industry, while being a significant force in shaping … Read more →
As the print market continues its trend towards digital, the need to be able to accurately print spot and brand colours on digital presses is becoming critically important. Traditionally in offset printing, additional spot colours are used to complement CMYK ink sets in order to more accurately print clearly defined brand colours – something that’s … Read more →
Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving wood pulp, has announced the 11 Gold Award winners of its final North American Printer of the Year Competition. Regarded as one of the world’s most respected accolades of excellence in printed communications, the award recognizes superior innovation and creativity … Read more →
Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, New York) has entered into an agreement to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division to Montagu Private Equity, a leading private equity firm with offices across Europe. After closing, the business will operate as a new standalone company which will develop, manufacture and sell flexographic products, including the flagship Kodak Flexcel NX … Read more →
Idealliance and EFI have partnered for the second consecutive year to offer G7 training at the annual EFI Users Conference, EFI Connect, in Las Vegas, Nevada January 24 – 25, 2019. As part of the annual conference, Idealliance will offer G7 Training and Certification to individuals looking to become Certified G7 Experts to support the … Read more →
Worldwide packaging specialist Esko, whose solutions today affect 9 out of 10 retail packages worldwide, has announced that Mattias Byström will be appointed President, effective January 1, 2019. Byström will succeed Udo Panenka, who’s leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. “We thank Udo for his excellent service to Danaher over the past ten years, … Read more →
The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech – Reston, Virginia) has announced that the new PRINT Innovation Exchange, its executive-level leadership and networking event, will be held December 3-5, 2018 at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia. This new approach to APTech’s annual conference will bring together several top printing industry … Read more →
Driven by a strong security press business and overall growth in packaging printing markets, order intake for Germany-based Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) rose by 4.4% over the previous year to €943.2 million in the first nine months of 2018. At the end of Q3, order backlog was up 25.5% at €769.3 million. Group revenue … Read more →
Velox (Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel), developer of the world’s only mass-production, direct-to-shape (DTS) digital printing technology, has completed a $32 million funding round that was co-led by JAL Ventures and O.R.T. Technologies, and joined by strategic investors Altana, Evonik and existing investors Michael Ilan Management & Investments, Dr. Shlomo Shamir, and other private investors. With equipment … Read more →
Komori America (Rolling Meadows, Illinois) has announced the restructuring of its service department to better align its operations with the company’s Vision 20/20 initiative – a mission to meet the needs of a changing print industry with products that drive greater efficiency as well as proactive service that exceeds customer expectations. As part of the … Read more →
Epson America (Long Beach, California) has announced that its EcoTank, WorkForce and Expression consumer printers with Epson Connect technology are now compatible with Amazon Alexa for voice-activated printing. Built on its existing Epson Connect service, the technology allows Amazon account holders to conveniently deliver voice commands (such as “Alexa, ask Epson printer to print”) to … Read more →