News 27 APRIL 2015
Avanti Computer Systems Limited, a print management software provider, has appointed John P. Alden as vice president of sales, responsible for leading sales and business development efforts worldwide.
Alden comes to Avanti after 17 years at Xerox Corporation, where he spent the last four of those years as production color sales director.
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News 27 APRIL 2015
The
Canadian Printable Electronics Industry Association (CPEIA) and the
Packaging Consortium (PAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore how printable and organic electronics can help Canada’s packaging industry.
The MOU is a non-financial commitment between the two organizations to work together on various initiatives over the next two years, including participating in technical working groups and educational events such as webinars, technical seminars and trade shows.
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News 27 APRIL 2015
Despite the positive numbers showing healthy growth, printing shipments are, in reality, closer to flat. Two factors account for the positive math: there was a small increase in the fall, but the larger reason for the positive showing in 2014, is that Statistics Canada resumed tracking shipments in Alberta, which were excluded in 2013. B.C., which had also fallen off the radar, is back for 2015.
| Shipments (in millions) |
2014 |
2013 |
% change |
| October |
$735.1 |
$648.0 |
%13 |
| November |
$670.2 |
$607.1 |
%10 |
| December |
$638.2 |
$552.0 |
%16 |
| January |
$641.7 |
$591.3 |
%8.5 |
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News 27 APRIL 2015
Simpson Print has appointed Tony Denison president of the company. Martin Johanns, who bought the company in 1987, will remain the owner and chair.
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New Products 6 APRIL 2015
Xerox has released its latest digital colour devices, the Versant 80 Press and the Color 800i/1000i Press.
Versant 80
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News 27 MARCH 2015
Delphax Technologies Canada Limited, a global provider of high-speed digital printing equipment, is installing an elan 500 cut sheet MICR inkjet press, for Public Works and Government Services Canada in Quebec City.
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News 27 MARCH 2015
Transcontinental’s revenue increased by 1.1% in its
first quarter to $504.6 million from $499.3 million. The increase is attributed to the acquisition of Capri Packaging and the Quebec newspapers from Sun Media Corporation. Transcontinental also signed a new
printing and distribution agreement in 2014 that contributed to the revenues increase.
This growth in revenues was mitigated by disposals and closures, specifically the
sale of Rastar's assets, a reduction in marketing products printing activities, a transitional
slowdown in flyer printing activities in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in Canada, and challenging market conditions for advertising spending.
News 27 MARCH 2015
The Canadian Printing Industries Association (CPIA) plans to recognize Richard Armstrong’s outstanding achievement and commitment to the printing industry by nominating him for a Honourary Life Membership.
Honourary Life Membership is granted as an expression by the association of its appreciation for distinguished services to or, in the interests of, the CPIA.
CPIA chairman Sandy Stephens will make the proposal during an annual meeting on March 25.
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News 27 MARCH 2015
manroland’s ROLAND 700 Evolution press is the winner of a 2015
Red Dot Award for product design. Launched at the end of 2014, the 700 features an ergonomic operating user interface with touch-screen controls, Direct Drive technology, and feeder, delivery and dampening units specially designed for high-speed production.
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News 27 MARCH 2015
Chinese manufacturer CRON and ECRM have formed a joint venture
to sell CRON’s CTP product line in North America and Mexico. The new company,
CRON-ECRM cut the ribbon on its North American headquarters and showroom in Tewskbury, Mass., earlier this week with CRON founder and board chairman Mike Xiang, ECRM executives, and local and state dignitaries in attendance.
“While others look to digital, CRON will focus on CTP. There are hundreds of thousands of offset presses in the world that will keep working for a long time to come and they will need CTP,” said Xiang. Mike Xiang founded CRON 20 years ago
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