Omega folder gluer

Staff in front of the new press

Die cutter at Boss Logo Auction

Two printing auctions in the last week of November. Boss Logo which was held on Wednesday and MFM ( Marvin Foy Marketing) which is on Thursday (MFM is being held by Corporate Assets ). CJ Graphics is holding one in early December to sell off some surplus equipment from some of their aquisitions.

Canadians views on packaging

PIA, FLASH Report on the printing industry

Since  the  end  of  the Great  Recession in  June  of  2009,  print  markets  have  become  increasingly healthy. This is particularly true for 2018 as the economy has ramped up. On a nominal basis, print markets are growing around 1 to 2 percent at the present time. Other findings include  digital  toner-based  print  was  the  fastest  growing  process  followed  by production inkjet and non-print ancillary services. In contrast, heatset web was the laggard with sales declining slightly . This was the only segment with decreased sales.

Award for Most Forest- Friendly Printer in North America

The Printing House™ (TPH®) topped the  list of North America's Most Forest-Friendly Printers of 2018 Blueline Ranking of the sustainability performance of North America's largest printers. The Blueline Ranking rates major printers on a set of 45 key sustainability criteria such as the use of papers that are free of ancient and endangered forest fiber, supporting the advancement of conservation solutions, and bringing a

Komori GLX 6 colour

Komcan has announce the sale of a new Komori GLX 6 colour 41 inch press to Ellis Packaging  to be installed in their Pickering Ontario plant. The Ellis Group will now have the largest number of GLX presses in Canada and a total of 6 Komori Presses. The  automated GLX is an 18,000 IPH machine with a high level of automation . The new GLX 6c will sit beside another GLX 8c machine installed 3 years ago at Ellis Packaging.

Heidelberg CD 102 6+L up for Auction

The Boss Logo saga continues. The physical assets of Boss Logo has been sold to a company owned by the owner of Mi5. The assets will be sold off in an auction run by Thomas Auctions  on November 28th.It will include a Scodix ,cutters, folders. die cutter, stitchers, platens and the Heidelberg 102 from Mi5. The equipment was estimated to have sold for around $2 million. Moneris the credit card payment company had