Here, Ryan Farris, President and COO at AlphaGraphics (one of the largest U.S.-based networks of locally-owned and operated business centres), reveals how to identify real opportunities amid the COVID-19 chaos. AlphaGraphics offers a complete range of print, visual communications and marketing products and solutions. For more information please visit www.alphagraphics.com. One thing that COVID-19 has … Read more →
With the Rapida 106 X, Koenig & Bauer (Würzburg, Germany) has unveiled a new high-performance, 8-colour sheetfed offset press for medium format (740 mm x 1,060 mm) that “meets every conceivable demand that today’s market makes of a press in terms of automation, digitization and workflow solutions, thereby making it the latest in a line … Read more →
The Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA, Toronto) has released the results of its second COVID-19 member survey. Representing dozens of sectors and industries, 1,127 respondents revealed that HR professionals are actively planning returning to work – and the majority said they anticipate significant changes throughout the workplace. Respondents confirm that the first wave of employees … Read more →
The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA, Toronto) has released the results of a timely member survey revealing the impacts and scale of change Ontario’s HR professionals are currently facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – and what this might mean for businesses. The 1,107 respondents represented HR professionals from organizations of varied sizes, … Read more →
By Joe Mulcahy, Publisher, Graphic Arts Magazine (GAM) I’m sure we’re all finding it extremely difficult staying at home while observing our social distancing protocols. But let me assure you that there is indeed a light at end of the proverbial tunnel. The most important thing is not to get too discouraged. So, to brighten … Read more →
Drupa’s third Global Trends Spotlight Report for 2020 is titled Strategic Choices in a Competitive and Converging Marketplace and will be published later this month. In a survey conducted before the COVID-19 outbreak, over 500 printers and about 200 suppliers worldwide described the challenges and successes of launching new products and services. “For many in … Read more →
By Joe Mulcahy, Publisher, Graphic Arts Magazine. The past several weeks have yielded examples of personal frustration (staying home and keeping our social distance), perspiration (plain hard work), and most of all, inspiration in the form of printing companies here and south of the border stepping up to the plate to help society fight this … Read more →
Portions of the COVID 19 Virus as seen under an electron microscope. Over the past several weeks, we’ve been highlighting the valiant and creative work of printers here and south of the border to not only stay safe and stay in business, but to contribute to their communities and society in fighting this worldwide scourge. … Read more →
The 7th drupa Global Trends Report is scheduled to be published at the end of this month. The results, from a survey conducted before the outbreak of the Coronavirus and the postponement of drupa to April 2021, showed a global industry that remained positive, but reflected more challenging global economic conditions. Packaging and functional market … Read more →
Sandy Alexander (Clifton, NJ), a U.S. commercial printing and marketing leader, has stepped up to the plate and decided to manufacture PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) face shields at all of its printing facilities across America to help front-line healthcare workers and others fight the COVID-19 Pandemic. To assist with the safety of first responders and … Read more →
Though it was an unlikely career change, Chris Harvey brought an important core value with him when he recently purchased a Minuteman Press franchise in London, Ontario – he continued to put his customers first, as he did when he worked in the electrical and industrial automation industries. Harvey always wanted to own a business … Read more →
In the ever-changing landscape of commercial printing, many of us have lived through a number of important and disruptive technological evolutions. Not so long ago, the migration from offset to digital was all the rage. More recently, everyone is talking about the migration from toner-based digital to inkjet. Here are a few insights from Delphax … Read more →