In response to the current worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic, event organizer FM Future has announced that the first FuturePrint Virtual Summit will take place online from Tuesday, June 2 to Thursday, June 4, 2020. Free for all attendees and participants, the objective of the summit is to provide an online platform to connect the international printing … Read more →
Following advice from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health on April 3, 2020, and led by Premier Doug Ford, the Ontario government has updated its list of essential businesses that can remain open. The restrictions are aimed at further reducing contact between people to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 Virus. The Ford Government … Read more →
At the Sainte-Justine University Hospital in Montréal, Quebec, a team of 45 hospital employees is working extremely hard to make protective visors for the hospital’s non-medical personnel to wear throughout the hospital. The clear part of the visors that cover the wearer’s face is made from GBC’s 10 Mil Clear Covers. The hospital’s Rehabilitation Center, … Read more →
Mimaki USA (Suwanee, Georgia), a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, has released the Mimaki 3DGD-1800 Large-Scale 3D printer for creating dimensional displays for a variety of applications. It joins the OEM’s 3DUJ-553 full-colour and 3DFF-222 tabletop models “for a full range of 3D print technologies available from Mimaki USA.” Featuring Gel Dispensing … Read more →
The Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech – Reston, Virginia) has announced the release of its free, online Disaster Recovery Toolkit to help businesses manage the unprecedented COVID-19 disruption. The toolkit provides tips and best practices along with a downloadable disaster recovery plan that can be adapted for businesses that want to develop a plan for … Read more →
In one of the most controversial (and exhausting) ongoing industry “melodramas,” Xerox has finally announced that it would be dropping its hostile takeover bid of HP. Xerox, valued at $8 billion when its plans were first revealed, had offered to somehow finance a $34 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of HP, which was valued at $31 billion … Read more →
In an effort to provide assistance during the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in one of the USA’s the hardest-hit areas, Kodak has entered into an agreement with New York State to supply Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to aid in the production of “NYS Clean” hand sanitizer for use primarily in the city of New York and … 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 →
Hybrid Software (Gent, Belgium) has announced the release of STEPZ 5.2, the latest version of its powerful, native PDF step & repeat desktop solution for digital label and package printing. Along with its strong Variable-Data Printing (VDP) capabilities, STEPZ 5.2 is a modular version from the software creator’s PACKZ family that allows its users to … Read more →
Portfoliobox (Stockholm, Sweden), an innovative website development platform that helps photographers, illustrators, designers and other creatives make unique portfolios, has grown to become one of the most popular online website builders in the marketplace since it was launched in 2012. The company’s goal is to develop the best Content Management System (CMS) in the world … Read more →
Verico Technology (Enfield, Connecticut) has successfully launched the latest plate in its Zahara family – the Zahara Elite Waterless Plate. Zahara Elite plates are available in most sizes and gauges for waterless newspaper, sheetfed, narrow-web label, security printing and CD/DVD applications. Elite is a ‘drop-in’ product to the existing Zahara CTP settings doesn’t require any … Read more →
Ultimate TechnoGraphics (Montreal), a leader in imposition and finishing automation software, recently partnered with PrintPapa, a leading U.S. online printing company based in Santa Clara, California, to grow PrintPapa’s business not only locally, but also in larger markets outside their immediate region. The premium online custom printing company offers high quality printing products and services … Read more →