HEIDELBERG , GERMANY—

“ALWAYS A STEP AHEAD” is the motto of  Innovation Week being held by Heidelberger . This virtual customer event is taking place at the company’s Wiesloch-Walldorf site from October 13 to 15, 2021. Each day’s program will start at 9 a.m. CET with a live report focusing on a different topic – packaging printing on day one, followed by digitization and diversification on days two and three respectively.

CHICAGO—

 The challenges of 2021 imposed on the ink manufacturing industry have been well documented by all major global ink manufacturers. The ink and print industries continue to face numerous challenges surrounding rapidly increasing costs, increased demand for raw materials and shortages in local and international logistics and freight. Flint Global Sheetfed Business Director, Nick Brannan “ Logistics have, however, been strained worldwide”, Brannan continued, “with sea freight costs having quadrupled and shipping time increasing in some cases from 3 to 8 weeks.

WINDSOR , ONTARIO—

Canon has announces that it has reached an agreement with Cimpress, the global player in mass-customisation, to supply its businesses in multiple locations, which reflects the strategic decision by Cimpress to continue to invest in technology, including inkjet printing, to retain its position at the forefront of the online printing industry as it continues to grow. The businesses within Cimpress’ portfolio include such online printing  as Vistaprint, Pixartprinting, Drukwerkdeal,

TORONTO—

 FSC Canada has introduce ShopFSC.ca – a new website featuring a  assortment of FSC-certified products available to Canadian consumers. From  paper products , furniture to guitars, yoga mats to shoes, toothbrushes and much more – shopFSC.ca has over 100 products to choose from – with new products being added regularly. As the worlds most trusted responsible forestry certification system, when consumers see the FSC “check-tree” logo

CALGARY—

 Sydney Stone, Canada’s  Valiani Omnia dealer has announce the first North American installation of a Valiani Optima V250 system at Little Rock Printers. The Optima series of flatbed cutting tables from Valiani  machine is a vacuum flatbed plotter for die cutting, this allows it to cut a wide range of materials up to 20mm (3/4”) thick, ideal for signage, in-house prototyping, point of sale displays, or short to medium runs of packaging –with high levels of personalisation.

ST. JEROME, QUEBEC—

NEW YORK— 

-Monotype today announced that it has acquired Hoefler&Co, the prominent type foundry based in New York City. Hoefler&Co is one of the most iconic names in type design, having designed the fonts that give voice to many of the world’s foremost institutions, publications, causes, and brands. With the acquisition of Hoefler&Co, Monotype will expand its type library to include some of the world’s most popular typefaces including Gotham, Knockout, Mercury, Sentinel, Chronicle, Decimal, and Archer .

FAIRFAX , VIRGINIA—

KITCHENER, ONTARIO—

 Cober Solutions, the largest user  HP Indigo digital presses in Canada, has announced its investment in two HP Indigo 100K Digital Press and HP Site Flow solutions. The multi-million-dollar agreement signed recently for two new HP Indigo 100K Digital Presses with HP for the technology upgrade will position Cober to continue to expand its digital printing operations. Engineered for nonstop printing, the new B2 HP Indigo 100K is the first press in HP Indigo's 5th-generation platform,

TORONTO—