Jet Label & Packaging (Edmonton, Alberta), Western Canada’s largest producer of labels and printed tape for a broad range of industries, will deliver a presentation discussing best practices for effective labeling design and application titled Three Keys to Having a Successful Label on Your Products at the Canada Health Foods Association West Show (CHFA West). … Read more →
Zund America (Franklin, Wisconsin) has announced the appointment of Scott Spagnolli to the position of North American Sales and Channel Manager, responsible for Canada and the United States. Spagnolli has over 25 years of experience in the printing and graphics industries, including seven years with Veritiv/Xpedx, where he was Director of Graphic Solutions for all … Read more →
Manroland Sheetfed GmbH’s parent company, Langley Holdings, the diverse and privately-owned engineering and industrial group, has published its IFRS Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2018. The group’s chairman, Tony Langley, said in a recent review regarding the business that despite a slowdown, following successive record profit years, 2018 had been … Read more →
After more than a year and a half of research, feedback and development, The Paper Express Shoppe (Mississauga, Ontario) is now live online with a new user-friendly site. “Our website is truly the first of its kind in Canada for a paper merchant/distributor,” said President and owner Victor Barsoum. “More importantly, as a distributor, this … Read more →
Electronics For Imaging (EFI, Fremont, California) has donated a number of Optitex 2D/3D design software licenses for students and faculty members at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Wilson School of Design in Richmond, British Columbia. The donation was part of EFI’s “ongoing commitment to empower knowledge and help provide critical skills for the next generation work … Read more →
Transcription technology converts live or recorded audio speech into a written or electronic text document and was used predominately by journalists and medical professionals. However, recently more and more industries have started reducing hours of manually transcribing audio to text. Printing, education, business, TV/video, marketing, publishing and even social media industries are now using professional … Read more →
Keypoint Intelligence – InfoTrends (Weymouth, MA) has announced that Eric Zimmerman has joined the company as Director of its Wide Format Printing (WFP) Advisory Service. In his new role, Zimmerman will assume responsibilities for forecasting, market analysis, research and custom consulting related to wide-format digital printing – including graphics and technical applications. Zimmerman has more … Read more →
Each year the Printing Industries of America (PIA) releases its State of the Industry Report – a detailed outlook for business leaders at current industry conditions from an economic, legislative and regulatory perspective. Prepared by the PIA’s in-house experts, the report consists of an overview from the Center for Print Economics and Management as well … Read more →
The Flexographic Technical Association (FTA, Bohemia, NY) and Koenig & Bauer (KBA) Flexotecnica, have announced that they’ll hold a half-day seminar on the benefits and challenges of implementing electron-beam curing and UV-LED into the flexographic printing process. The We Have The Cure training conference will take place at Koenig & Bauer’s facility and technology center … Read more →
Thunderbird Press (Richmond, British Columbia) recently started using Azura chemistry-free plates from Agfa Graphics Canada to become more environmentally sustainable. Originally founded as a small family business in 1967, the shop has grown to become one of the premier commercial printers in British Columbia. It’s built a respected and trusted reputation among its customers, employees … Read more →
The intelliFLEX Innovation Alliance (Ottawa and Mississauga, Ontario) has announced that Mark Majewski, a 30-year veteran of the Canadian technology industry and former Geographic Director at a major semiconductor company, has succeeded Peter Kallai as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer. IntelliFLEX is a not-for-profit industry alliance and a vital partner (for accelerating the growth of … Read more →
The Graphics Canada tradeshow, the largest event in the country for the printing and graphic arts industry, will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 11, 12 and 13, 2019 at the International Centre, 6900 Airport Road in Mississauga, Ontario. The show will feature three days of the latest technology, learning opportunities, networking and much … Read more →