Sun Chemical (Parsippany, NJ) has released its 2017 Corporate Sustainability Report which details the work the company is doing to increase its use of bio-derived raw materials in its products. The report also indicates positive progress on its eco-efficiency goals. Highlights from the report include how: Solvent-based liquid inks use resins responsibly sourced from certified … Read more →
In 2017, the U.S. National Association of Realtors had an estimated 1.3 million members. For designers and printers in the U.S. (as well as those in Canada that serve this market), that means 1.3 million real estate agents in need of branding and print marketing. With a reported 70% of buyers and sellers using the … Read more →
Yesterday, the Printing Industries of America (PIA) released an online petition to its members titled Abuse of tariff laws threaten jobs – sign our Petition. The e-mail (above), addressed to The Honorable Rhonda Schmidtlein, a Missouri Democrat and Chairman of the International Trade Commission in Washington, DC, went on to say: “The government, at the … Read more →
Three leading Canadian companies have installed Agfa Graphics’ latest UV LED inkjet hybrid wide-format “workhorse” – the Jeti Tauro H3300 LED from Agfa Graphics Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). Montreal’s TC Transcontinental, Canada’s largest printer, was actually the first Jeti Tauro H3300 LED installation in North America. A long-term vision and a culture of anticipating customers’ needs, … Read more →
Casey O’Hara, Vice President of Technology for PrintReleaf, was recently honoured by ENX Magazine as a 2018 “Difference Maker of the Document Technology Industry” – the cover feature in its May 2018 issue. Commended by the magazine for his user interface designs and his passion for building solutions at the intersection of print technology and … Read more →
In the ongoing “melodrama” between industry giants Fujifilm and Xerox, Fujifilm Holdings Corporation is suing Xerox Corporation for breach of contract and estimated damages of more than $1 billion after Xerox walked away from a planned merger earlier this year. Though Xerox appeared to reach an agreement with its dissident investors Carl Icahn and Darwin … Read more →
Agfa Graphics has announced the release of InkTune and PressTune software to facilitate better control over printing resources and standards, optimize performance, reduce production costs and lower total cost of ownership. These intelligent tools are important elements of Agfa Graphics’ ECO³ offering and give printers complete control over all printing elements – from ink use … Read more →
To ensure the increasing popularity of e-books (currently more than 20% of all book sales worldwide are e-books), never undermine the success of their printed counterparts. Publishers frequently delay the digital publication date for several weeks after the print edition has been released. However, new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science, found that delaying … Read more →
The EPPY Awards, presented by Editor & Publisher, honour the best in digital media across a multitude of diverse categories, including excellence in college and university journalism. Now in its 23rd year, this international contest has broadened its scope and also includes categories for investigative features, mobile apps, videos, webcasts, advertising/marketing, photography and community service. … Read more →
Ricoh USA has announced the newest addition to its award-winning inkjet portfolio – the Ricoh Pro VC70000. Built to accelerate the transfer of offset print volumes to digital, the new continuous-feed platform empowers commercial printers to produce quality applications, such as high-end catalogues and magazines, traditionally printed by offset presses. Additionally, Ricoh-developed inks enable “up … Read more →
Mohawk Fine Papers (Cohoes, NY) North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty materials for printing, has announced the launch of Keaykolour by Arjowiggins Creative Papers. Long established outside the U.S., Keaykolour has just undergone an extensive product update resulting in a range of 43 “fresh” colours, with Mohawk as the exclusive … Read more →
Prokom 2018, the second annual Konica Minolta technology users’ conference held in Budapest, Hungary June 6-7, 2018, has been hailed as a resounding success by Konica Minolta and its user group attendees from around the world. Delegates came from Canada, the U.S, Australia, Singapore, China, India and many countries across Europe gathered to network and … Read more →