MARKHAM, ON—SinaLite/Sina Printing's latest equipment purchase is a B&R Moll Marathon folder and gluer, spearheading the company's expansion into custom packaging products.

The machine also supports Sina's ability to produce presentation folders and cover stock brochures. Equipped with a Moll Versa-Fold unit, it can form pockets, turn paper direction, and perform a number of additional folds.


B&R Moll Marathon with Versa-Fold

WINDSOR, ON—Imaginative Group has added a Duplo DBM 150 bookletmaker plus face trimmer and an inline Morgana 104 Squarefold to its fleet of devices.

"The ability to quickly and efficiently produce a saddle stitched book off our digital print engine of such exceptional quality and the look of a perfect bound book is what drove us to this solution from Duplo and Morgana," said owner Greg Plante. The pieces were purchased from supplier Sydney Stone.


Production manager Rob Plante (left) and owner Greg Plante (right) with the DBM 150

DURHAM, NH—Mike D'Angelo is now managing director for the Americas at Goss International, transitioning from 30-plus years at packaging supplier Bobst.

D'Angelo's newly created role falls in line with Goss's organizational transformation of late, following the establishment of regional sales and support centres for the Americas, Europe, China and Asia. As managing director, he will lead Goss's sales, service and support teams for commercial, packaging and newspaper printers in North America and Latin America.

MISSISSAUGA, ON—Premier Markings has installed a new Xeikon 3030 digital colour press to help boost its production levels for short to medium runs.

Prior to the addition, the label shop says it could only cost-effectively produce jobs of runs between 500 and 2,000, with anything larger being printed on flexo.


Premier Markings co-owners Gary Moody (left) and David Frias (right)

VAUGHAN, ON—A management buyout at Prodigy Graphics sees former chief financial officer Gordon McCauley take over as president. Past owner Najib Jamal shifts to general management and advisory roles.

"Having built this business over the past 22 years, the time is right to further its development by passing control to its leadership team," Jamal said in a company release.

KITCHENER, ON—Cober Evolving Solutions has purchased the Kempenfelt Group and Kempenfelt Wideformat in Barrie, adding the group's wide-format and interactive services to its arsenal.

The move marks yet another Greater Toronto Area region expansion for Cober, which purchased Waterloo-based CuteGecko design and marketing agency in January.

MONTREAL—Imprimerie Reflet purchased an 8-up Ryobi 925 press from KBR Graphics Canada of Montreal and completed its installation in December, 2013.

The new 5-colour 36" sheetfed offset press includes an LED-UV instant curing system, marking the first North American installation of its kind by the manufacturer.


Co-owner Pierre Methot (left) and his press operator examine a finished sheet

TORONTO—RS Superior has added a new Petratto Cordoba, enabling it to crease heavy boards, plastics, laminations, plus cross grain or digitally printed works, without a die-cutting machine.

The company was founded in 1996 and specializes in print finishing and letter-shop services, including die cutting, bindery, tipping, U-glue and mailing.


RS Superior vice president Stan Prato (left) and president Ron St. Cyr (centre) with InSource president Tim Wakefield (right) 

TORONTO—Canadian print exporters are reaping the rewards of a softer domestic dollar, drumming up stateside business as the loonie's value treads water near 90 American cents.

Toronto's CJ Graphics once operated a satellite location in the U.S. but shut its doors as the dollar reached parity in 2012. This January, however, when the dollar plummeted to its lowest level since 2007, CJ and others have been quick to leverage the difference.


The 2014 "Lucky Loonie" was minted to commemorate Canada's athletes in Sochi, but the luck is also rubbing off on some Canadian printers 

TORONTO—We were up late the other night and caught a Viagra commercial that takes place in a print shop. No shame in admitting a faulty nozzle or low productivity flat-bed, right?

The ad takes place in a spotless print shop called K.L. Printing, complete with a super long Heidelberg press setup boasting an impressively large number of units. Hint, hint.


K.L. Printing, quality service under every sheet