One year from its launch, the Heidelberg Assistant customer portal is now in operation at over 400 print shops with over 700 users – and has just won the 2019 Digital Edge 50 Award in the United States. The platform is currently being rolled out in Japan, Poland and Austria. The OEM’s new digital customer … Read more →
RadTech (Chevy Chase, Maryland), a non-profit trade association for ultraviolet and electron beam technologies, has welcomed Eileen Weber, formerly with Red Spot Paint & Varnish Company, as its new President serving a two-year term. Weber assumes the position from Lisa Fine, who’s now the association’s Immediate Past President. As far as the organization’s Board of … Read more →
Jet Label & Packaging (Edmonton, Alberta), Western Canada’s largest producer of labels and printed tape for a broad range of industries, has installed a single-pass RFID inserting system involving an existing Mark Andy flexographic press and an RFID application unit from Tamarack. The advanced “Smart Label” system provides traceability, and helps reduce human errors in … Read more →
Idealliance (Alexandria, Virginia) has created a helpful new Idealliance Video Library that provides short videos in a how-to manner to explain to printers and other graphic communications professionals the leading practices to overcome the most challenging issues in areas such as colour control, process control, calibration, consistency, workflow and many more. A global, non-profit think … Read more →
The organizers of the Printing United 2019 (October 23–25 in Dallas, Texas), the largest printing-focused expo in North America, have opened their Call for Presentations for the tradeshow with submissions accepted until Friday, February 22. The debut of Printing United will feature nearly 100 educational sessions on topics including new technologies, printing techniques, market trends … Read more →
SA International (SAi, Salt Lake City, Utah), a leading provider of software solutions for the sign making, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has announced the promotion of Gudrun Bonte to Vice President of Product Management. Having established a solid career with SAi spanning more than 12 years, Bonte will draw on her wealth of … Read more →
Creative Visual Solutions (CVS, Oakville, Ontario) recently installed a swissQprint Nyala LED wide-format printer from Cobalt Graphics (Mississauga, Ontario). Since 2002, CVS has been a Canadian leader in providing stare-of-the-art displays, exhibits and experiential environments – including the full gamut of design, fabrication and event logistics to a wide variety of industries. The company employs … Read more →
Leading Canadian print MIS specialist Avanti Computer Systems (Toronto) has been included in DPS Magazine’s 8th Annual Top 30 Readers’ Choice Awards. DPS (Digital Publishing Solutions) Magazine highlights publishing solutions created by today’s digital revolution. The publication focuses on a wide range of topics including digital printing, labels and packaging, document capture, storage, document workflow, … Read more →
Enfocus (Ghent, Belgium), a leader in PDF quality control, advanced PDF editing and workflow automation for the graphic arts industry, and Avanti Systems (Toronto), a market leader in Print MIS software, have announced a collaborative partnership to provide integrated solutions for the success of their respective customers. The partnership is anchored on an integration between … Read more →
HAVI, an innovator in packaging for leading food service brands (with over 10,000 employees worldwide, and customers in more than 100 countries), has collaborated with INX International Ink Company to bring its INXhrc Inks to market – specifically acknowledging the inks’ 25%-30% lower CO2 footprint compared to conventional inks, as well as their reduced regulatory … Read more →
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA, Fairfax, Virginia), in conjunction with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Foundation (SGIF), is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2019-2020 academic year. With the continued support of donations from endowment investors and industry leaders, 20 students will be eligible for $2,000 each. “It’s essential that we encourage our developing workforce,” … Read more →
Canada Post Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario) has reported that the postage rate for domestic letter mail items weighing 30 grams or less when purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, will increase by 5¢ – from the current rate of 85¢ to 90¢. The price of a single domestic stamp will also increase by 5¢ – … Read more →