HOFHEIM, GERMANY—

 Heidelberg has announced it will now take over the production of Polar products. On 1 July Heidelberg said it had also reached an agreement to take over the production of Polar equipment. German firm PCT Maschinenbau, which manufactured Polar equipment on Heidelberg’s behalf, entered self-administered insolvency proceedings in April. Heidelberg had already acquired the brand name, intellectual property and service business of Polar in the summer of 2025.

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO—

 APD Printing, has installed a second HP Indigo 18k press, significantly expanding its digital printing capacity. The new press allows continuous production even during preventive and corrective maintenance, eliminating downtime and doubling the order processing capacity. The HP Indigo 18k system delivers high-speed digital printing with precise, consistent colours, supporting simultaneous runs of multiple jobs without compromising quality.

BURLINGTON , ONTARIO—

 Troika Systems Ltd., a supplier of 3D inspection and quality control technology for the flexographic, gravure, and printing industries, has announced a new partnership with Canflexographics Ltd.  Canflexographics will represent Troika Systems’ inspection systems across Canada, bringing its technology and local technical support directly to Canadian printers and converters.

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA—

 The Warwick Printing Co. Ltd., a full-service commercial print provider, recently installed two Versafire LVs, powered by the Prinect Digital Frontend, from Heidelberg . Printing on a wide range of substrates – from text-weight papers and light cover stocks to 24 pt/470 gsm board and synthetics – and handling jobs from fewer than 1,000 sheets to more than 30,000. One of its new machines is equipped with five-colour capabilities, allowing the company to print with white, silver, gold, and clear toners.

OTTAWA—

 Print Three Franchising Corp is the Gold winner of the 2026 Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) Awards of Excellence in Franchising in the Category of Traditional 30-99 Franchisees. The award was presented to Print Three Franchising Corp on April 20, 2026, during the Awards Gala at the 35th annual CFA National Convention at The Westin, Ottawa, Ontario.

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 Tecnau announces the successful installation, testing, and certification of its Revolution 50 AutoSetup solution for inline operation with the HP PageWide Web Press A2200. The Revolution 50 AutoSetup enables continuous production by automatically adapting downstream processes to the printed output. Job changeovers are triggered directly by the workflow, eliminating the need to stop the press for manual adjustments.

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA—

 Rollem International has unveiled Cardistry®, a next-generation automated platform engineered for high-volume playing card, trading card and collectible card production. The system integrates slitting, cutting and collating into a single inline workflow, eliminating traditional multi-stage handling and significantly reducing labour dependency. The system handles sheet sizes up to 1020 x 830mm and substrates ranging from 200–500gsm.

TORONTO—

 Supremex Inc. has announced the acquisition of Goldrich Printpak Inc., a provider of folding carton packaging solutions located in the Greater Toronto Area. The transaction  approximately $34.0 million. Founded in 1953 and employing approximately 90 people, Goldrich operates a 68,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario. Its offering consists primarily of folding carton packaging, mainly for the food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics sectors. For its last fiscal year, Goldrich generated sales of approximately $30.0 million.

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Nazdar has acquired Fujifilm’s Canada, US and Latin America screen and flexographic ink business, through a sale and licensing arrangement. Nazdar said the investment would strengthen its longstanding commitment to the screen and flexographic/narrow web markets and expand its capabilities across product performance, regulatory support, and technical services. Nazdar said all core product attributes would remain consistent following the acquisition.

NAGANO, JAPAN—

 Mimaki is set to launch a new hybrid UV inkjet printer designed to expand capabilities for users with limited space. As part of Mimaki’s 330 Series, the new compact UJ330H-160 brings that series’ image quality and productivity into a hybrid configuration that the manufacturer said enables “seamless switching” between roll media and rigid substrates in one platform. A newly developed conveyor belt transport system ensures stable feeding of various roll materials without wrinkling or sagging, including more challenging substrates such as thin window films, fabric, and synthetic leather.