About Us

View As Webpage | View Archives | Email a Friend

 
 
 
@{mv_date_MMM d, yyyy}@
News 
 
Champions of Print

Transcontinental announces closure of last Manitoba printing plant

Transcontinental Inc. has announced that it is closing its last printing plant in Winnipeg, Man., which currently employs 93 workers. The plant, which prints magazines and flyers, is scheduled to shut down by 2021, although workers will be let go as the workload lessens.


EFI announces withdrawal from drupa 2021

Out of an abundance of caution for its employees, customers, prospects and partners, Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFI) has announced it has cancelled its planned exhibit at drupa 2021, which is set to take place in Dusseldorf, Germany in April.


Four industry veterans join Connecting for Results

To meet demand from its growing customer base, Connecting for Results, a strategic consulting organization, has added Andrew Gage, Amin Mourad, Frank Kerr and Serge Trajkovich to its team, effective immediately.


Jones Healthcare Group launches NFC connected packaging solutions

Jones Healthcare Group has launched CpaX NFC (Near Field Communications) Connected Packaging for health and wellness brands looking to engage customers while collecting real-time supply chain and user data.


Francisco Soto named Canadian director of sales at Rotocontrol

Francisco Soto, Rotocontrol’s director of sales for Latin America and the Caribbean, has just added Canada to his portfolio of responsibilities.
 
FEATURED NEWS 
 
Jeff Ekstein

Canadian Print Scholarships to bestow 76 awards this year

Canadian Print Scholarships has announced that it will be awarding 76 scholarships to students in five graphic communications programs across Canada for the 2020/2021 academic year. » Read full article
 
News 
 

Doug Crowe named regional sales manager at Crawford Packaging

Crawford Packaging has announced that Doug Crowe will take on the role of regional sales manager for Southwestern Ontario, tending to the packaging needs of all market sectors in the region, including produce, distribution, food processing and industrial. » Read full article

Intergraphics Decal Ltd. installs first EFI Pro 32r Plus in Canada

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. has announced that Winnipeg, Man.-based Intergraphics Decal Ltd. is the first company in Canada to acquire an EFI Pro 32r Plus wide format printer. » Read full article

Hazen Paper creates two-sided custom holography

Hazen Paper Company has launched a two-sided promotion to demonstrate cutting-edge holographic technologies. Hazen’s team designed the artwork on both sides to showcase specific visual effects with nano holography that provides a more dramatic three-dimensional effect than lenticular printing. » Read full article

Sun Chemical launches strategic committee to drive packaging sustainability

Sun Chemical has organized a Corporate Sustainability Committee to strengthen its response when addressing the sustainability needs of the packaging industry. » Read full article
 
FROM PRINTACTION June 2020 
 
Not everything turns to gold

Not everything turns to gold

In a recent column, Nick Howard of Howard Iron Works printing museum provided an analysis of Heidelberg's decision to end its collaboration with Fujifilm on the world’s first inkjet 40-inch press. Adding to that, Heidelberg would also cease production of its VLF presses. » Read more
 
EVENT CALENDAR 
 

LeadingPRINT Fall 2020 Summit

Location: Online
Date: Oct. 13, 2020
» More info

Heidelberg Innovation Week

Location: Online
Dates: Oct. 19 – 23, 2020
» More info

Printing United Digital Experience

Location: Online
Dates: Oct. 26 – Nov. 12, 2020
» More info

PACK EXPO Connects 2020

Location: Online
Dates: Nov. 9 – Nov. 12, 2020
» More info