https://printcan.com/rss/news.php PrintCAN RSS en-us Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:46:52 UTC Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:45:27 EST http://www.printcan.com info@printcan.com webmaster@northisland.ca https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260211700.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:49:15 EST Dealer for blankets, pressroom chemicals, press parts and accessories.  RWB Boswell Graphic have announced a strategic partnership with Tower Press room Chemistry to better serve Canadian pressrooms. Tower Products and Technorol & RWB Boswell Graphic will work more closely on warehouse coordination and pressroom optimization initiatives.  https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260211697.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:44:11 EST Canon LG-P800 label printer  Canon introduces its latest innovation in full-colour label printing: Canon’s LG-P800 printer, a versatile printer designed to help users create high-quality  8-inch-wide labels. Canon’s LG-P800 printer – Ability to create a high-mix of versatile, full-colour label printing. The Canon’s LG-P800 pigment-based printer, featuring a pigment ink system that is designed to deliver high-definition, https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210021.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:31:10 EST   Picture of Hemlock original 14,000 Sq. Ft. plant now renovated   Hemlock announced the relocation of its wide-format production operations to a newly renovated facility in Burnaby, a building with special significance as the company’s former home. The move marks both a return to roots and a major step forward, bringing expanded capabilities, advanced technologies, and future-ready infrastructure together in one location. Originally home to Hemlock Printers from 1973 to 1986, the facility now serves as the hub for Hemlock’s wide-format operations. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210839.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:08:41 EST February 25th online/in-person meeting  The next PAC Digital complimentary online/in-person meeting titled “Why You Cannot Wait to Automate” will be Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Automation is quickly becoming the major driver of profitability. However, automation does much more than boost production productivity to levels never before thought possible. Automation helps solve other key concerns identified in a January PAC Digital members’ survey such as: https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210830.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:56:09 EST Canadian dealers include PDS, Daly Digital Group , SignMax, Canadian Sign Supplies and Quality Digital Solutions.  Brother Industries plans to acquire Mutoh Holdings for about $224.7 million to make it a wholly owned subsidiary, strengthening Brother’s position in wide-format and industrial printing. If completed by the March 23, 2026, tender deadline, the deal would expand Brother’s print portfolio into areas like UV, roll-to-roll and CAD printing, following its failed takeover attempt of Roland DG. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210820.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:41:11 EST HP is one of the printing industries largest equipment manufactures  Spicers has announce that it is  now an authorized provider of HP’s industry-leading large-format print solutions, offering the full HP Latex Portfolio, in addition to HP Stitch dye sublimation systems, enabling the ability to:Expand into new applications—signage, graphics, architectural, décor, vehicle wraps . Increase production efficiency—reliable, intuitive operation to keep your workflow movingUpgrade to sustainable print technology—eco-friendly options https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210802.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:16:06 EST   New 3D Dynamic Template Multi Bookbinding has announced the launch of a new dynamic 3D layout  template designed to support quotations and facilitate the work of graphic designers and production teams. This new tool now offers: bilingual 2D and 3D book visualization ;visual adaptation to different formats; SVG export capability; and several other advanced features. Designed to provide greater flexibility and precision, this template helps streamline file preparation and improves quality from the earliest stages of design. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260210782.shtml Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:46:30 EST Offset plates were once was AGFA's largest division by sales now ECO3  ECO3 announces a global price increase for its offset printing plates and chemicals, effective March 1. The decision follows the continued rise in the cost of aluminum - the key component of offset plates - as well as the increasing cost of all aluminum-related treatments and processes. The price increase will reach double-digit levels, with the exact adjustment depending on the specific characteristics of each product. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260203018.shtml Tue, 3 Feb 2026 18:26:12 EST Thunder Bay paper mill a major area employer for over 100 years  Citing plunging demand and rising costs, Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper announced Thursday it plans to end the production of newsprint, putting 150 people out of work.The company said it will file notices with the Ontario Ministry of Labour to cease newsprint operations in the first quarter of this year. “This decision was made only after significant efforts to reposition the company within the evolving and rapidly declining newsprint market were fully explored,” the company said. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260203984.shtml Mon, 2 Feb 2026 17:38:19 EST Perforation on substrates up to 18-point and speeds up to 1000 fpm  EMT International, a provider of digital finishing technology for the print and label industries, has announced the availability of its new dynamic perforating solution for heavy substrates, designed to meet the growing demands of high-speed inkjet production and heavier substrate processing. Expands capability beyond traditional lightweight stocks, enabling high-quality perforation on substrates up to 18-point. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260203964.shtml Tue, 3 Feb 2026 17:08:17 EST   Modernizing Prepress with a Cloud-Based Workflow The NewsWayX installation includes integrated Harlequin RIPs delivered in a SaaS environment, browser-based edition planning and tracking, broadsheet and tabloid imposition tools, low-resolution soft viewing, reader pair previews, and advanced conversion capabilities for pairing, rotation, cropping, and alignment. The system also supports furniture and text burning on plates, double-truck handling for key pages, file normalization, and load-balanced output to multiple CTP devices with colour locking. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260203953.shtml Tue, 3 Feb 2026 16:52:21 EST ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL automatic, sheet cutting & creasing.  ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL sets a new benchmark in automated die-cutting and creasing with its unique triple tool cutting and creasing head for large format press proofing, folder production, packaging and much more! Triple-tool Digital Die-Cutter, features a tangential wheel creaser (male) and a tangential wheel groove (female) tool – the ultimate  digital die cutter ever to be designed!   https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260203865.shtml Tue, 3 Feb 2026 14:46:23 EST {L to R: Yannick Poupart – Operator, Pascal Lavigne – Owner, Christian Turcotte, Heidelberg}  Imprimerie Multiplus, recently installed three Versafire digital presses – its first digital investments with HEIDELBERG. Controlled via the Prinect Digital Frontend (DFE), the presses were selected as part of a strategic effort to better align digital and offset production. Multiplus utilizes Prinect to colour manage both its HEIDELBERG Speedmaster presses and Versafire digital presses, ensuring consistent results when running jobs for the same customer across different printing technologies. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260202738.shtml Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:43:06 EST Started in 1913  Fourth generation Lehmann Bookbinding is winding down. Their building has been sold off and now all the equipment is being sold. Started over 100 years old started in 1913 by German immigrant J.C. Lehmann. The bindery  specialized in servicing libraries across Canada. Since the pandemic, work for libraries has collapsed. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260131847.shtml Mon, 2 Feb 2026 14:20:07 EST   More automated, predictable handoff between workflow stages and fewer manual steps for operators. A subsidiary of Hybrid Software Group ( Harlequin RIP).  Release  new imposition template editors directly within K2’s five concurrent Mac and Windows production clients, allowing users to create and modify imposition templates, marks, and marks profiles from their everyday workstations. This eliminates reliance on centralized editing and enables production teams to make adjustments quickly without disrupting overall workflow operations,