HAVI, an innovator in packaging for leading food service brands (with over 10,000 employees worldwide, and customers in more than 100 countries), has collaborated with INX International Ink Company to bring its INXhrc Inks to market – specifically acknowledging the inks’ 25%-30% lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional inks, as well as their reduced regulatory … Read more →
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA, Fairfax, Virginia), in conjunction with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Foundation (SGIF), is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2019-2020 academic year. With the continued support of donations from endowment investors and industry leaders, 20 students will be eligible for $2,000 each. “It’s essential that we encourage our developing workforce,” … Read more →
Canada Post Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario) has reported that the postage rate for domestic letter mail items weighing 30 grams or less when purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, will increase by 5¢ – from the current rate of 85¢ to 90¢. The price of a single domestic stamp will also increase by 5¢ – … Read more →
Hop Industries (Lyndhurst, NJ), manufacturer of Hop-Syn synthetic paper, has announced the availability of a new “tips guide” for offset printing on plastic substrates. Quality Assurance Tips for Offset Printing is a helpful reference guide for press operators to ensure consistent results throughout the offset printing process. “Printing on durable substrates requires attention to certain … Read more →
RISO (Burlington, MA), a subsidiary of RISO Kagaku Corporation, Japan’s leading manufacturer and distributor of high-speed inkjet printers and digital duplicators, has announced the launch of its new Raster Image Processor (RIP), – the ComColor Express RS1100C. The OEM’s latest advance in RIP software was designed specifically for its ComColor FW Series of printers to … Read more →
Aleyant (Wheaton Illinois) a leading in provider of software services to the graphic communications industry, has announced the availability of Version 10 of Aleyant tFLOW – the company’s digital workflow automation and customer service solution for commercial, large-format, label and specialty graphics businesses. “We continue to focus our development efforts on providing the best possible … Read more →
On behalf of everyone at Graphic Arts Magazine, I’d like to welcome you back to our crazy and compelling industry. I hope you had a relaxing and fulfilling Christmas and holiday season. I’d also like to wish wish our readers, advertisers, columnists and other contributors, a profitable and happy 2019 and beyond. I thought I’d … Read more →
Toronto-based Crawford Technologies, a leading Canadian provider of document solutions that streamline, improve and manage customer communications, has announced that it’s overachieved its revenue target for 2018 with another record year of sales and growth. Achieving 32% year-over-year growth in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018 makes this the best financial year in the … 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 released Switch 2018 Update 2. This latest version delivers several feature additions and customer-requested changes and fixes. Input received from customers during its Switch World Tour events weighed heavily in the development … Read more →
Welch Packaging (Elkhart, Indiana, with other locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee), a leading U.S. corrugated packaging company specializing in custom packaging solutions, has set a new world record for the number of set-ups in a single, 8-hour shift. The Chicago branch of Welch managed to complete a staggering 103 order changes in … Read more →
UniNet, a worldwide OEM that provides on-demand digital printing technology and solutions, has launched its iColor 350 – a new addition to its line of digital transfer equipment dedicated exclusively to dye sublimation printing. The iColor 350 utilizes specially formulated dye sublimation toner technology for the production of high quality, durable and vibrant colour prints. … Read more →
Quite often in this hectic and demanding industry, we lose sight of the real reasons why we work so hard. That is, for our family, our loved ones and our friends. And at the end of the day, we’ll be judged not only by the quality of the products that we print, but by more … Read more →