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 →
Dr. Paul Smith is the VP and Centre Manager of the Mississauga-based Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). The centre is home to a world-class team of scientists and engineers with broad expertise in materials chemistry, formulation design, prototyping, testing and chemical process engineering. In this special feature, Dr. Smith examines innovative security solutions that … Read more →
It must be obvious now to those of us employed in the graphic arts, that we will, in the next five years, undergo more changes than any other industry in the history of our country. Graphic Means is a documentary that covers the history of graphic design production through the 50s Mad Men-era of pre-digital … Read more →
Check out this 4-minute product video from Canadian print finishing leader Sydney Stone about super-thick MultiLoft products. Dylan Westgate, Director at Sydney Stone, explains how easy it is for any printer with a power paper cutter to produce these remarkable products – and add new revenue streams to their business! You can order a free … Read more →
A Danish company has released the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Little Mermaid – A Magical Augmented Reality Book, where a 3D animated game universe pops out of the book’s pages when explored with a mobile device. Many book industry experts insist that the technology is poised to define an new genre in publishing. Books … Read more →