https://printcan.com/rss/news.php PrintCAN RSS en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:58:12 UTC Tue, 4 Aug 2026 07:58:09 EST http://www.printcan.com info@printcan.com webmaster@northisland.ca https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260729834.shtml Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:01:42 EST Industry knowledge for the global print and packaging production community Drupa has launched a new online knowledge platform to offer continuous market and future analyses for the international print and packaging industry. The new Drupa insights format has been developed in cooperation with Alliance Insights, the research division of Printing United Alliance. Access is available via one-time, free registration on the Drupa website.Drupa insights provides in-depth analyses of technological developments, market changes and economic trends. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260729824.shtml Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:46:57 EST Independent extensive market research .  Keypoint Intelligence has released two new forecast reports analyzing the global wide format print market through 2029. These studies examine how print volume, technology adoption, and application value are shifting across regions and production environments. The reports, the 2024–2029 Global Wide Format Print Forecast and the 2024–2029 Wide Format Value of Print Forecast, https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260729814.shtml Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:32:42 EST   Cobalt Pro+ able to create plates for pad printing and etch promotional products. Inkcups has launched a new laser plate-maker that is up to 20% faster. The Cobalt Pro+ is now the highest wattage laser available in the company’s Cobalt line. The machine is suitable for users that require both laser etching and plate-making capabilities, offering both CO₂ laser technology and an etching area of 460x640mm, and enabling etching of one large plate or multiple plates at once. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260728168.shtml Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:02:36 EST How much these tariffs will effect the Canadian printing industry is unknown.  President Donald Trump signed three Proclamations pursuant to Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose additional 50% tariffs on certain goods of Canada. Each Section 338 proclamation imposes a 50% tariff on a different set of Canadian imports, covering products including paper and paperboard used for graphic purposes,  Multi-ply paper and paperboard, Bleached paper and paperboard, coated, Cigarette paper, Envelopes of paper or paperboard, https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260728157.shtml Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:46:49 EST Ranking of Top North American printers  Printing Impressions does a ranking of the top 300 printers in North America. This year there were eight printers from Canada in the top 300. Ranking are in U.S. dollars. The Canadian printers in the top ranking include in order #2) Cimpress (Vistaprint)-Windsor $3.400 billion , #7) Transcontinental-Montreal $836 million, #20) Canadian Banknote Ottawa $334 million, #23) DCM Brampton $322 million, #84)Hemlock Vancouver $55 million, #158) Cowan Graphics Edmonton $24.5 million, #182) CJ Graphics  Mississauga $20 million and #198) Mitchell Press Vancouver $17.5 million. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260728792.shtml Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:01:32 EST Richard( Rich) Bassett, founder and president.  Richard Basset was Born in Truro, Cornwall, UK, Rich immigrated to Canada as a young boy with his family, settling in Ottawa.  After graduating from Ryerson's Print Management program, Rich became Partner and President of Yorkville Press before merging with Maclean Hunter. In 1994 Rich Basset founded Basset Direct, which specialized in high-impact and personalized marketing campaigns, and produces oversized and multi-panel brochures, self-mailers, pop-ups and custom formats. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722869.shtml Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:51:31 EST Sackville historic train station Keagan Hawthorne owner of Gaspereau Press will move the operation to the Sackville train station. Taking over the heritage building is a "big responsibility, and it's a big project," said Keagan Hawthorne, the Sackville poet and printer who recently took over the award-winning publisher. We're really excited to be able to open up our print shop and invite the community in, to be able to show how we make books and why we make books the way we do," said Hawthorne. Gaspereau is known for the extra effort and care it puts into design, typography and printing.   https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722841.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:12:26 EST   Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George B.C. Canfor's Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George B.C. and Finch Paper's mill in Glens Falls, New York. Canfor said in the pulp and paper sector continues to face significant challenges, including a structural shift in global pulp markets. It also said persistent challenges accessing fibre have resulted in a prolonged period of unsustainable financial losses for Canfor Pulp. The closure will reduce annual Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp production by about 300,000 tonnes and there will be about 300 job losses. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722820.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:42:14 EST ChromaStar S in action  Heidelberg has launched a new range of ink dispensing systems that allow printers to create their own special colours accurately, on-demand. The ChromaStar Series comprises four models, starting with the entry-level ChromaStar X for manual batch production, but with digital formula management. The compact ChromaStar S has 20 dosing heads and optional external pumping of 20kg or 200kg for higher consumption colour components. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722701.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:50:08 EST   Address Management Software and Services Flagship Software Ltd., an industry leader in postal and shipping logistics software since 1992, has announced the launch of iAddress™ Flex. The newly engineered, browser-based solution provides pay-as-you-go address correction and data file enhancement without requiring any local software downloads. The platform is purpose-built for occasional or small-volume work by database managers, municipalities, utilities, political campaign managers, printers and direct mail lettershops https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722691.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:35:13 EST Belharra’s installation at Les Pros de la Photo  Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems has announced the successful installation and production deployment of its Belharra high-speed photo printing system at Les Pros de la Photo, one of Canada's leading photo printing companies based in Montreal. This installation represents the first Belharra system deployed on the North American continent, marking a significant milestone in the international expansion of Kyocera Nixka Inkjet Systems. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260722681.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:21:57 EST printing-writing paper inventory levels in June 2026 increased 1%   The American Forest & Paper Association released the June 2026 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8% in June compared to June 2025. Using the latest trade data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 1% in May compared to the same month last year. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260718999.shtml Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:59:20 EST Tim Woods, CEO and one of the original three partners TerraNova Partners has made an investment in TI Group Inc. They have bought out two of the partners Domenic Rubino and Dave Smith. Ribbon and Smith  will be retiring. The third partner Tim Woods CEO will retain his ownership and remain with the company. TI Group has  sales of $50 million plus and a staff of 180. Three  of the  senior management now has an equity stake in the company .  TI Group was listed as Canada's 26th largest printer by Graphic Monthly.  TI Group equipment includes  a  72" 6 colour offset press , 8 colour 40" and a 6 colour 40"UV. They also have four flat bed wide formats for POP work. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260715720.shtml Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:17:36 EST Nebs in Midland, Ontario now Deluxe Canada was listed as Canada's 20th largest printer.  Deluxe announced that it has entered into agreement to acquire Celero Commerce ("Celero"), a financial technology company focused on optimized payment solutions for small to mid-sized businesses and strategic partners, for $625 million. The transaction advances the ongoing Deluxe transformation strategy to shift the revenue mix towards higher growth Payments and Data segments. https://printcan.com/news/2026/20260715689.shtml Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:32:57 EST   C.P. Bourg, Bourg Booklet Maker with Auto Mode functionality C.P. Bourg has unveiled a preview of its new Auto Mode functionality for the Bourg Booklet Maker (BBM), designed to automate job changeovers and eliminate one of the most common production bottlenecks in digital finishing environments.The new feature enables the BBM to automatically process booklets with varying page counts without requiring operator intervention between jobs.