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 Sign-a-fied, Peterborough's newest sign company, has opened at 774 Rye Street in Peterborough at the site of the former Signarama. Peterborough business owner and entrepreneur Steve Daynes acquired the assets of  Signarama and has retained its core staff of designers, production workers and service experts. Sign-a-fied is local, indigenous-owned and managed, and is not part of a franchise.

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 Canon has launched its next generation of its high-speed, web-fed inkjet presses for commercial printers. Canon says the inkjet press delivers offset print quality and brings a wider selection of substrates, including heavyweight paper, up to higher rated print speeds, “enabling ultra-fast digital production of a broader range of commercial print jobs”.The ProStream series can print up to 11,300 4/4  19x25 (four-up ) sheets per hour or 1,790 8 1/2x11 ( one up)

STERLING , VIRGINIA—

 Michael Makin is returning to print with the National Print and Sign Owners Association (NPSOA). In his new role. Michael's primary focus will be on member outreach and engagement. Michael Makin served as the President and CEO of Printing Industries of America (PIA) for almost 20 years before its merger with Printing United Alliance. Prior to that he was the President of the Canadian Printing Industries Association (CPIA) . He also served as the Chairman of the World and Communications Forum for more than 10 years. 

TORONTO—

 Weller Publishing that was located on Advance Rd.  for over 50 years in West Toronto is no longer. They where a cold set web printer.  They printed shorter run newspapers, newsprint catalogs , and uncoated flyers. Weller ran a old Rockwell Goss press. The press ran the length of the building. The plant was about 11,500 sq. ft. with a 14 ft. celing which to press just fitted in. The delivery was almost at the loading door. 

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA—

 HP has unveil a raft of enhancements to its PageWide Advantage 2200 press. The machine now prints in quality mode at full 152m/min speed, HP said, providing its customers with additional capacity to deliver high-value jobs and produce “exceptional output” in less time. It uses up to an estimated 20% less energy than the three-dryer configuration at maximum power, while printing a wide variety of unique samples.

MONTREAL—

 Lamcom Technologies Inc, has installed the first HP Latex 2700W in Canada. Helping the company expand its white ink, banner, and soft signage textile capabilities. The 126-inch wide HP Latex 2700 offers vivid colours at up to 958 ft²/hr via symmetrical double printheads, which come equipped with automatic printhead cleaning technology. This allows  Lamcom to take on high-margin jobs with 30% wider gamut at high speed, preserving media gloss and feel across a range of signage and décor applications .

QUZHOU, CHINA—

 Fedrigoni has acquired another Arjowiggins assets overseas, including its Chinese translucent paper mill. Fedrigoni has agreed to a manufacturing partnership with Quzhou mill that involves making a loan to  two former Arjowiggins executives, with Fedrigoni then having the option to ultimately take over the business as part of the deal. Quzhou employs 130 and its capacity is 7,000tpa.

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Pantone has added 224 mixed colours and five base ink colours to the Pantone Matching System – with some of the new formulations causing concern in the  printing industry.Printers have voiced their concerns about inconsistencies between previous printed guides and the tiny percentages specified in some of the new colour formulations. Reflex Blue formulation has also changed.

BRAMPTON , ONTARIO—

 DATA Communications Management (DCM) has report continued momentum in the fourth quarter of 2022 with revenue up +20.0%, gross profit up +33.0%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2022, revenue is up +16.3%, gross profit is up +21.1% and net income is up +792.4% compared to 2021, respectively. Revenue growth has been driven by a combination of expansion revenue with existing clients, and new business wins. Gross margin growth exceeded revenue growth.

ROCHESTER . NEW YORK—

 The Xerox group reported 2022 sales up 1% at $7.1 billion. For the full year, gross margins slipped from 34.1% to 32.6%, but pre-tax loss reduced by $100 million, to $328 million. High-end colour device installs were effectively flat, up 1%. B&W high-end was down 8%. Xerox turned in a strong sales performance in Q4, with revenues up 9.2% at $1.9 billion.