The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), a leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, has announced its participation in the Ryerson University GCM Colloquium to he held online Thursday, March 11 (11 am – 1 pm) and Friday, March 12 (2 pm – 4 pm). The annual GCM Colloquium theme this year is Sustainability in the … Read more →
Pantone’s expansive collection of 315 new colours took into consideration the latest direction and movement of colour trends, and was curated to provide designers with the most sought-after hues for today and tomorrow, the company pointed out. “Colour palettes today are developed and driven by many elements – including technology, entertainment, the economy, lifestyles, play … Read more →
If not for the pandemic, members of the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC – Springfield, MA) would be traveling to Denver, Colorado this March for the association’s 2021 Spring Outlook & Strategies Conference. The event will now be held online only March 24 – 26 and focus on topics that will most affect paperboard packaging today … Read more →
Xeikon America (Itaska, Illinois) has added two new dry-toner digital label presses – the Xeikon CX30 and Xeikon CX50. Building on its sixth-generation platform and based on Cheetah 2.0 technology with new-generation interfaces and cloud connection, these new presses are designed to offer maximum overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). The CX30 and CX50 fit into the … Read more →
Komori Corporation (Tokyo, Japan) has announced that new Lithrone GX44RP and G44 advance models have been added to its Lithrone GX and G Advance series of sheetfed offset presses. First announced in August of 2020, Lithrone GX and G Advance Presses were built to provide “a world-class Return on Investment” (ROI) and were launched that … Read more →
Spicers Canada (Vaughan, Ontario), a leading distributor of commercial print and business papers, specialty products, graphic solutions, sign & display equipment, materials & industrial supplies, and packaging products, has announced that all of its divisions will now begin to operate under a single, powerful brand nationwide – Spicers. Previously, in addition to Spicers in Canada, … Read more →
The Jeti Tauro H3300 UHS LED printer is Agfa’s newest flagship wide-format inkjet printer for the high-end sign and display market. Its UV LED engine prints media up to 3.3 m wide in four or six colours at speeds up to 600 m²/h. It combines “industry-leading print quality with all-round versatility, extreme productivity and cutting-edge … Read more →
The fourth and final edition of the virtual drupa preview held online Tuesday, February 23 once again featured a comprehensive conference program for knowledge exchange in the print and packaging sectors. Video presentations and live web sessions by industry experts and partner associations focused on topics and global trends such as Industry 4.0, Digitalization, the … Read more →
FASTSIGNS, located at 9 Allston Street in Mount Pearl, St. John’s, Newfoundland, has won the Consumer Choice Award for the 5th Consecutive Year in the Signs category. The Consumer Choice Awards highlight the best of the best in various key industry categories. Each year, officials conduct third-party polling and determine winners from customer-satisfaction surveys. “It’s … Read more →
To better serve the growing digital label market, Mark Andy (St. Louis, Missouri) has added 9 print professionals to the company over the past 6 months to support the continued development of its Digital Business Unit in Canada and the U.S. With over 250 digital hybrid installations in the region, year-over-year sales increases, and the … Read more →
Koenig & Bauer (Würzburg, Germany) along with Harris & Bruno International (Roseville, California) have announced their newest “groundbreaking” innovation in anilox engraving roller technology. The launch of the Quantum Anilox Roller for sheetfed presses “marks a continued strong partnership between the two firms and provides significant benefits such as higher quality, less coating consumption, and … Read more →
Strategic consulting firm Connecting for Results (CFR, Toronto), a company that develops and implements strategies to help commercial print and packaging business owners with recruitment, print management, mergers and acquisitions, and business transformations, is now available to assist clients across North America. Operating in the U.S. as Connecting For Results Corporation, the firm is now … Read more →