https://printcan.com/rss/news.php PrintCAN RSS en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:35:46 UTC Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:34:54 EST http://www.printcan.com info@printcan.com webmaster@northisland.ca https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261014700.shtml Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:48:02 EST Wednesday October 21st, 11-12:30 PST | 2-3:30 PM EST. Panelists   CPIA webinar Wednesday October 21st, 11-12:30 PST | 2-3:30 PM EST As technology continues to reshape the print industry, printers are faced with more options than ever - from AI-assisted workflows and automation to new software, equipment, and production technologies. With so much changing so quickly, it can be difficult to separate meaningful innovation from industry buzz. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013953.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:53:12 EST Online October 29, 2026, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET  The Ontario Printing and Imaging Association (OPIA) will host “How to Give Print a PR Makeover: Building a More Inclusive Future for Canadian Print” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET. The PrintPulse Live free webinar will bring together perspectives on talent, messaging, and innovation to examine how the industry can become more visible, better understood, and more attractive to the people it needs next. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013784.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:49:43 EST   {L to R: Harold Hoff, HEIDELBERG Canada; Dr. David Schmedding, HEIDELBERG; Jay Mandarino, President CJ Graphics, Chris Moro, HEIDELBERG Canada} CJ Graphics spent nearly two years researching inkjet options before deciding to invest with HEIDELBERG. Despite the companies having a strong relationship dating back more than 40 years, Mandarino stated that his team looked at every major inkjet press available in the marketplace. With speeds of up to 4,560 SRA3 sheets per hour in duplex mode and 90% availability, the Jetfire 50 delivers the quality and flexibility required for short runs, along with the reliability and uptime essential to a high-volume production environment. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013772.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:32:09 EST Hugo Simard, Technical Sales Representative for Quebec  Anderson & Vreeland Canada, with 65 years of experience as a leading supplier of flexographic printing supplies and equipment, is proud to announce the addition of Hugo Simard as Technical Sales Representative. Simard brings more than three decades of hands-on experience in the flexographic printing and converting industry. With 32 years of industry experience, Simard has developed extensive knowledge in both narrow web and wide web flexographic printing. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013761.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:16:41 EST     On October 21, 2026, printing professionals and print enthusiasts around the world will join for the 13th annual International Print Day, sharing “printspiration” across social media with #IPD26 and celebrating the theme, #PrintWorks. From marketing campaigns and packaging to books, labels, signage, and beyond, #PrintWorks recognizes how creativity, technology, and skilled people come together to produce communication that gets noticed, remembered, and delivers results. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013750.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:01:15 EST Moved into their new plant of 30,000 sq. Ft. plant in March  APD Printing is joining Wholesale Pocket Folders. Nothing changes except the name going forward: pricing stays exactly the same. Sales representative stays exactly the same.The only thing that changes is the web address — orders now go through wholesalepocketfolders.ca This is a change in brand name. The same team, production floor. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261013742.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:48:30 EST PPC President Emily Leonczyk (left) and PPC Board Chair Hilda Murray (right) present Eric Frank (center).  At its fall meeting in Orlando, FL, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) had the privilege of honouring Eric Frank, senior vice president of marketing at Koenig & Bauer (US/CA) with the 2026 Volunteer Leader Award of Excellence, recognizing decades of service to PPC and the folding carton community. “Eric’s volunteer leadership legacy is woven throughout PPC and our industry,” says Emily Leonczyk, president of PPC. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007784.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 13:49:25 EST Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation  Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a combined investment of nearly $26 million to support 31 Greater Toronto Area businesses and organizations as they respond to tariff-related pressures, strengthen domestic supply chains, and position themselves for long-term growth. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007736.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 12:40:46 EST Print & Mail, Packaging and RFID Equipment ...  Think Ink, a sister company of industrial inkjet specialist MCS, has acquired assets of print and mail, packaging and RFID equipment manufacturer Kirk-Rudy. The new operation will be known as KR Engineering, a division of Think Ink, and will operate from Kirk-Rudy’s existing 9,290sqm facility in Woodstock, Georgia. Think Ink will continue its operations in Maryland, Chicago, Florida, and now Georgia. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007722.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 12:20:24 EST   Postmedia's North Bay printing plant Postmedia has confirmed it will shutter its printing press in North Bay, which is expected to impact the 11 employees at that facility. In an email to employees the publisher confirmed it will cease the print editions of the Sudbury Star, North Bay Nugget, the Sault Star, the Timmins Daily Press, the Elliot Lake Standard and Espanola's Mid-North Monitor. Those publications will become all-digital instead.Postmedia will also cease publishing the Cochrane Times-Post altogether.  https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007697.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:44:48 EST Print gains ground in the integrated media mix  Sixty-nine percent of print buyers surveyed expect the share of print in their communications and media mix to increase over the next twelve months. Rather than signalling a return to traditional communication models, this points to a more deliberate allocation of roles across different channels: print is being deployed where physical presence, precise targeting and tactile quality can make a distinctive contribution to communication. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007687.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:30:13 EST Elio Essenza ink jet label press  ECO3 has entered the inkjet label press market. All presses use Kyocera piezo printhead technology and are driven by ECO3’s established Apogee Digital workflow system. The Elio range comprises three models starting with the entry-level Elio Essenza, a compact device that prints substrates from 110mm-330mm wide at up to 50m/min, or 25m/min at the maximum resolution of 600x1,200dpi. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007677.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:15:38 EST AccurioPress C8100 Series  Konica Minolta has launched a new, more autonomous addition to its AccurioPress portfolio that it has nicknamed ‘The Intelligent Press’.The AccurioPress C8100 Series goes beyond traditional automation by combining AI, real-time sensing and autonomous optimization.The series, which also includes the AccurioPress C8090, includes a raft of advanced sensors that enable autonomous printing while new options support automatic print quality adjustment and paper detection. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20261007666.shtml Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:00:13 EST KODAK PROSPER Plus 5 Imprinting System  Kodak has launched the KODAK PROSPER Plus 5 Imprinting System, expanding portfolio with a 152 mpm (500 fpm) solution that adds KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology to existing presses and finishing lines. Designed for printers and converters, the PROSPER Plus 5 enables variable data printing, coding, serialization, personalization and versioning without replacing current equipment, https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260930871.shtml Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:55:25 EST Artificial Superintelligent workflow  Significans Automation is releasing a revolutionary new software - Significans Architect. Architect is a purpose-built platform (subscription-based, cloud software) for the print and packaging industries. It is a radical Artificial Superintelligent workflow solution that enhances the customer experience with Esko's premier product, Automation Engine as it builds analyzes, diagnoses, and auto-fixes workflow schemas.