Agfa Graphics four Product of the Year awards from the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) include the new Jeti Tauro H3300 LED (won in the Roll-to-Roll UV Over 80 Inches category), the Jeti Mira (won in two categories – the UV Flatbed + White $200,000-$500,000 category and UV Flatbed $200,000-$500,000 category), and the Anapurna H3200i … Read more →
Messagepoint, a leader in developing and delivering software and services within the Customer Communications Management (CCM) market, has expanded its Canadian presence with a new office in Kitchener-Waterloo. The location is part of the Toronto-based company’s planned global expansion, having also recently opened new offices in London, England. The Kitchener-Waterloo office will act as Messagepoint’s … Read more →
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is now accepting entries for its 2018 Golden Image Competition. The competition recognizes excellence in printing in a wide variety of categories including banners, garments, ceramics and embroidery. “The Golden Image Competition is your opportunity to showcase your company’s printing expertise. Winning a Golden Image Award places you among … Read more →
Komori America (Rolling Meadows, Illinois) has appointed Aarona Tesch as Marketing and Communications Manager. In this role, she’ll be overseeing the company’s overall marketing functions as well as developing and executing comprehensive marketing plans and programs, both short and long range, to support the sales and revenue objectives of the OEM. Tesch has spent the … Read more →
According to a recent “nudge” campaign by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), marketing messages touting the environmental benefits of going paperless are falling on deaf ears. The results of the CRA campaign show that such green claims have little impact on the consumer’s choice for switching from paper to online options. In the CRA campaign, … Read more →
Komori Corporation plans to begin field-testing of its new Impremia NS40, a 40-inch sheetfed Nanographic Printing System, during the Spring of 2019. First shown at drupa 2016, the Komori Impremia NS40, a sheetfed inkjet press equipped with Landa Nanography technology, has been in development at Komori in Japan for more than two years. The NS40 … Read more →
After evaluating a record-setting 255 submissions, judges for the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s 2018 Product of the Year Competition selected 68 winning products. All of the 255 entries and the 68 winners be displayed in the Golden Image Gallery/Product of the Year Gallery at the 2018 SGIA Expo October 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention … Read more →
Neenah (Alpharetta, Georgia) is expanding its cotton fibre paper category by adding new Neenah Cotton Papers – a 100% cotton paper line manufactured by the paper mill. The company has been producing pure cotton papers since the late 1870s. “Neenah Cotton Papers truly represent everything Neenah brings to the art and science of papermaking – … Read more →
Mutoh America (Phoenix, Arizona), a leading manufacturer of wide-format printers, has appointed industry veteran Miguel Gonzalez as its new Director of Sales. “Gonzalez’s vast experience of multi-layer, sales-channel management and customer service make him the perfect fit for the position,” said the OEM. Working under the guidance of Mutoh America’s President and G.M. Brian Phipps, … Read more →
On the occasion of KBA’s 200th anniversary last year, the OEM has returned to its roots and founding name – Koenig & Bauer – as part of a global brand re-launch. In a continuation of this re-branding, this year will see the names of all of KBA global business units, subsidiaries and agencies to be … Read more →
Epson has announced a new solution specifically designed for creating dye-sublimation photo panels and other rigid substrates. New Epson DS Transfer Photo Paper, a high-quality, lightweight dye-sublimation transfer paper, combined with Epson SureColor F-Series dye-sublimation printers, inks and Wasatch RIP support, “creates a complete solution designed to produce rigid photos with advanced print quality and … Read more →
Officially announcing its entry into the craft beer labeling market, Mactac Roll Label (Stow, Ohio) has launched a new line of all-temperature, pressure-sensitive paper and film craft beer labels. Mactac’s new craft beer labels are specially formulated with a variety of facestocks and finishes. With about 13 products currently available, the company offers semi-gloss, white … Read more →