Solimar Systems (San Diego, California), a leading provider of workflow solutions for print production and digital communications, has released Solimar ReadyPDF Prepress Server. “This intuitive, pioneering solution enables users to overcome numerous production inefficiencies associated with PDF files – and benefit from increased automation, enhanced quality control and a more streamlined, profitable production process,” said … Read more →
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is being extended by two more months. The program provided taxable payments of $2,000 for up to four months to Canadians who lost income because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That has now been extended to six months. “The reality is that there … Read more →
Cameron Advertising, one of North America’s leaders in large-format print and digital solutions and a Canadian leader in end-to-end visual communications – including creative & design, digital printing, 3D printing, finishing, distribution and much more – has purchased its second Agfa Jeti Tauro H3300 UV LED wide-format flatbed printer from Agfa Graphics Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). … Read more →
The Tag and Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI – Milford, Ohio) has called for entries for its annual Print Awards Competition. This year marks the association’s 43rd awards competition, and every year narrow-web converters from across the globe submit hundreds of entries to be considered for the coveted Best in Class and Best in Show honours. … Read more →
Canon Solutions America has joined forces with DGI USA, a manufacturer of printing equipment with deep roots in dye sublimation, to deliver solutions that combine DGI’s highly productive printers with Canon’s robust support services and market expertise. The new wide-format DGI Dye Sublimation printers – the DGI Poseidon, DGI FT-3204X, and DGI FH-3204 – provide … Read more →
Printful plans to open a 2,900-square-metre facility in Mississauga, Ontario, with production expected to start by the end of 2020. This is the on-demand fulfillment company’s first facility in Canada and seventh worldwide. Its initial investment will be $2.8 million (CAD) and the company is planning to grow its Canadian team to 50 people in … Read more →
In an ‘online tradeshow,’ with live sessions about its new solutions for the printing industry, Koenig & Bauer LIVE will preview world launches of its Rapida 106 – Generation 2020 Offset Sheetfed Press and its VariJET 106 Digital Packaging Press, along with other new products in addition to a preview of drupa 2021. Helping to … Read more →
Agfa Graphics has announced Studio 4D48, a six-day virtual event featuring sessions “to support printing companies worldwide during their current business challenges and help them plan for the future.” The event will run from June 18 – 26, coinciding with the original drupa 2020 time frame. The series of targeted educational webinars will focus on … Read more →
Print-finishing specialist Sydney Stone (Toronto) has introduced Derprosa Bacterstop, an Antibacterial Laminating Film, to Canada. The company has supplied Derprosa Laminating Films since 2010 and offers sales and service nationwide with branches in both Toronto and Vancouver. “Frequently-touched laminated materials such as children’s books, menus and catalogues can allow bacteria to stay on the surface … Read more →
To help the printing community “bounce back” during this time of gradual re-opening and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian trade-only print leader SinaLite (Markham, Ontario) has created a new online Bounceback Resource Center. Launched at the end of May, it’s a page currently on SinaLite’s website that houses a number of timely resources. … Read more →
According to Israeli tech news site CTech, HP Indigo General Manager Alon Bar-Shany told employees on Wednesday, June 10, that he’ll be leaving the company after 25 years, while leading it for the past 15 years as GM. HP Indigo (Ness Ziona, Israel, with offices worldwide), develops, manufactures and markets digital printing solutions – including … Read more →
Ricoh USA (Exton, Pennsylvania) has expanded its digital inkjet portfolio with the introduction of its new monochrome-only Ricoh Pro VC40000 model. Joining the full-colour Pro VC40000 family, this new B&W press brings added depth to an extremely diverse inkjet line. It empowers printers to produce high-volume monochrome applications much faster than the platform’s maximum performance … Read more →