Lamp Express (Morganton, North Carolina) has rolled out its new UV metre – The Lextractor – that makes it much easier to read a UV metre. “Users no longer need to decipher cryptic numbers that deal with milliwatts, millijoules and other complex scientific language,” said the OEM. “Instead, The Lextractor simply shows you the health … Read more →
The Dscoop Global Board has decided to reschedule its Edge Orlando 2020 event set for March 29 to April 1 in Orlando, Florida to a later date that’s still to be determined. The Global Board is comprised of HP executives, Dscoop PSP members, and Dscoop leadership. The move was made following the latest information released … Read more →
Canadian trade-only printing leader SinaLite celebrated its 21st year in business (as of January, 2020) with a special Open House celebration last week. Operating from its head office and production facility in Markham, Ontario and led by President Mike Meshkati and Vice Presdient Brian Meshkati, SinaLite has now partnered with over 10,000 businesses! In 1999, … Read more →
If you’re wondering what a Print MIS (Management Information System) and a CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system have in common, the answer is quite a lot, actually. The former allows you to communicate better with your in-shop hardware, departments and employees; the latter allows you to communicate better with your current and potential customers. Most … Read more →
Today’s internet provides an inexpensive way to reach and engage people one-on-one with timely, relevant and creative messages delivered directly to their inboxes. But the fact is that email is becoming a very crowded battleground. Yes, marketers and other companies (including commercial printers who can find the time and resources) still rely on email for … Read more →
Do you know when you’ve had an incredibly successful tradeshow? One indication is when over 65% of your next show’s exhibit space has already been booked 8 months in advance! Sure, the inaugural PRINTING United tradeshow attracted 30,000 to Dallas, Texas last October. And yes, the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and NAPCO Media managed … Read more →
ePac Flexible Packaging, a global digital flexible packaging leader with locations in Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom and the Asia Pacific region, has announced that it has reached a new production record at the start of 2020 on its fleet of HP Indigo 20000 digital presses operating globally – driven primarily by a doubling … Read more →
Enfocus (Gent, Belgium), a leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the printing and graphic arts industry, has announced the upcoming release of PitStop Pro and PitStop Server 2020 next month. Enfocus PitStop has long been the PDF quality and repair “go-to tool” for pre-press. “PitStop Pro and PitStop Server … Read more →
Sappi North America (Boston, MA), part of a global company focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, paper pulp, paper-based and bio-refinery solutions to its customers in over 150 countries, has announced the launch of Verticals: Fashion Marketing – the second installment of the company’s educational series for marketers. The new guide focuses on the fashion … Read more →
The School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM) at Toronto’s Ryerson University has experienced a significant increase in fist-year applications for the upcoming academic year. Since becoming a pilot program scholarship partner, GCM has increased its promotional efforts in partnership with Canadian Print Scholarships (Canadian Printing Industries Scholarship Trust Fund – CPISTF). This included representation at … Read more →
Specialized Marking Systems (Peterborough, Ontario), a leading Canadian converter, has upgraded its Mark Andy Digital One Press to a new Mark Andy Digital Pro engine to increase capacity and expand its overall digital label-printing business. The company was established in 1978 with one mission: to bring a high-quality print manufacturing facility to the Peterborough area … Read more →
Offering its authorized channel partners a free, user-friendly service that enhances the ability to deliver a Managed Print Service (MPS) solution for its large-format printers, Canon U.S.A. has officially launched its new eService Cost-Per-Use Program. Designed with usability in mind, this easy-to-use solution allows Canon’s authorized channel partners to remotely monitor their customers’ usage and … Read more →