NAFTA may be renegotiated. The Paris climate accord’s future is in doubt. NATO is under renewed scrutiny. Refugee policy is the subject of fierce debate. Six months into Donald Trump’s presidency and 18 months into Justin Trudeau’s tenure, every aspect of Canada’s closest and most important alliance is being reconsidered. What are the economic ramifications? … Read more →
Are you a commercial printer that would like to add variable data to your product mix? Here’s how one Minnesota-based marketing specialist accomplished that. Remarkably, they did it by using the capabilities of software they already had in-shop! GLS Companies (GLS), headquartered in Brooklyn Park, MN, was founded more than 30 years ago as a … Read more →
The recent issue of Paper360 (May/June) features the results of a consumer survey on global attitudes towards paper and print, as well as towards corporate environmental claims promoting digital over paper-based communications. The article concludes that there is a clear preference for print on paper across all countries and regions analyzed – Australia, New Zealand, … Read more →
Published by Creative Circle Media Solutions in collaboration with Southern Lithoplate (SLP), along with Strategic Alliance partners MW Stange LLC and Presteligence, the new whitepaper was developed specifically for newspaper publishers and production management. Bill Ostendorf, Creative Circle’s President and Founder, added: “Publishers readily acknowledge that print is still the main driver of a newspaper’s … Read more →
By Phil Riebel, President, Two Sides North America Did you know that in North America, it takes less than two seconds to grow the fibre needed for a standard #10 envelope (on 100 acres of managed forests)? For many years, International Paper’s “Go Paper. Grow Trees.” campaign and “Print Grows Trees” operated by the Printing … Read more →
I came across an exceptional article written by Penn Collins from Website Good recently and thought it was worth sharing. Now, being a baby boomer, I fully realize the love many younger folks have for e-books and other handheld devices. That being said, I’ve always preferred reading printed publications. Part of this has to do … Read more →
Two Sides North America is an independent, non-profit organization created to promote the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper. Two Sides is also active in Europe, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Colombia. Its members span the entire print and paper value chain – including forestry, pulp, paper, inks and chemicals, pre-press, press, … Read more →
For far too many printers today, finishing is a production “bottleneck” when it should really be a profit centre. Imagine a slitter/cutter/creaser that can perform up to 6 slits, 15 cuts and 10 creases in a single pass! Imagine being able to automatically process up to 26 sheets per minute, handle up to 350 gsm, … Read more →
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. will partner with Teem – a workplace optimization solution platform – to expand its Workplace of the Future Portfolio. The portfolio is a cloud-based meeting tools and analytics solution that helps companies collaborate more effectively to create workplaces where people, places and technology work together seamlessly. The companies will use … Read more →
While stories like this are by no means ‘new’, it does illustrate how print is part of our everyday lives in so many gratifying ways. In October of 2015, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital of Liverpool, England relocated to a new building. The hospital had been in the same location as part of the Children’s Health … Read more →
Nearly four months ago, Gothic Press in Brooklyn, NY replaced a century-old Dexter Paper Cutter with a new 36” Prism from Colter & Peterson. Incredibly, the old machine was a fixture at the storefront shop since it opened in 1939 – yes, 1939! But the new cutter wouldn’t be in Brooklyn if Gothic Press didn’t … Read more →
Finland-based Neste is working on technology that may find its way into education and training in various industries around the world – including the printing industry, where it could be instrumental in training everyone from aspiring graphic communications students to press operators and other employees. Neste EduCycle is a learning tool that utilizes augmented reality. … Read more →