It seems that Augmented Reality (AR) is everywhere these days, from furniture catalogues to restaurant menus and beyond. The growing technology takes advantage of both print’s reassuring tactile qualities and the digital world’s near limitless capacity for invention and information. But what exactly IS Augmented Reality and how can you effectively introduce it into your … Read more →
Two Sides North America (Chicago, Illinois) has released an engaging new infographic that illustrates why 118 North American companies and over 360 companies globally have removed their ‘Go Green – Go Paperless’ and similar environmental claims. Greenwashing is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as, “to make people believe that your company is doing more to … Read more →
Registration is now open for “the print industry’s most comprehensive and longest running event.” PRINT 19, scheduled for October 3-5 at Chicago’s McCormick Place North, will bring together the leaders of the printing industry from more than 80 countries. It’ll feature an array of printing equipment and technology, plus over 80 educational sessions – including … Read more →
At the upcoming ISA Sign Expo, Onyx Graphics will be providing a glimpse of the next major release of Onyx software that “offers printers the ability to go beyond the limitations of wide-format print.” The next major release will be available for the full range of Onyx solutions, including Onyx Thrive print workflow software and … Read more →
Allegra Marketing Print Mail, a franchise concept that serves the multi-billion-dollar marketing, print and graphics services industry, has announced that it’s signed a franchise agreement to expand the brand’s presence in Kingsville, Ontario. The signed agreement, which also brings a new owner into the industry, includes the acquisition of the last Zippy Print Center, and … Read more →
Sun Chemical (Parsippany, N.J.) will increase the prices of its energy-curable, solvent, and water coatings, as well as its energy-curable inks in North America, effective May 15, 2019. A global shortage of photo-initiators will cause prices of energy-curable coatings and energy-curable inks to increase, while cost escalations in energy and raw materials throughout the first … Read more →
Toronto-based Messagepoint, a leader in the Customer Communications Management (CCM) software market, has been selected as one of Canada’s top small and medium-sized employers for 2019. It’s the third consecutive year that Messagepoint has been recognized by the program, run by Mediacorp Canada to honour Canadian workplaces with dynamic and innovative cultures. “The SME competition … Read more →
Electronics For Imaging (EFI, Freemont, California), a world leader in digital printing innovations, has entered into a “definitive agreement” to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion (USD). Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on “investing and driving value creation in technology … Read more →
Imprimerie HLN, a family-owned company specializing in book printing located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, has increased its sales by 30% only six months into operation of a Speedmaster XL 106-5P+L Offset Press from Heidelberg. The highly automated XL 106 gives Imprimerie HLN the cost-effective solution they need to continue to expand their share of market. Replacing … Read more →
Neenah Paper (Alpharetta, Georgia) has partnered with 12 of the North American design community’s most notable and emerging talents to create its new ‘giftable’ promotion: A Year’s Worth of Greetings. The simple yet elegant box houses 24 custom-designed cards with coordinating envelopes. These “one-of-a-kind” cards were contributed by an eclectic group of designers – including … Read more →
Canon U.S.A. is enhancing and expanding its PRISMAsync Print Server Family by introducing the PRISMAsync Print Server V7 and the PRISMAsync Print Server LP. The PRISMAsync Print Server V7 offers capabilities to help improve print quality, productivity and versatility of the new Canon imagePRESS C910 Colour Digital Press Series. As an updated version of the … Read more →
Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, New York) and European-based Montagu Private Equity have announced the completion of the sale of Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division (FPD). Now part of Montagu’s portfolio, the division will operate as a stand-alone company known as Miraclon. As previously announced, Kodak’s flexographic leadership team has transitioned as part of the deal and … Read more →