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ECO3 debuts ELIO, a new series of UV inkjet label presses, which marks the company’s entry into the digital label market. The ELIO portfolio is available in three configurations: Essenza 330, Forma 330, and Hybrid. The ELIO Essenza 330 offers print speeds of up to 50 m/min, six colour channels allowing CMYK to be combined with white, and a resolution up to 600 × 1200 dpi. Built around the 330-mm label format, ELIO Essenza offers optional inline primer, lamination and die-cutting modules.

Registration is now open for the 20th annual Canadian Printing Awards gala! Presented by PrintAction, this national celebration of excellence in Canadian print brings together leaders from across the industry. Awards will be presented in several categories including packaging, labels, magazines, and calendars, plus the prestigious Industry Achievement Awards. Shelly Kaushik of BMO Capital Markets will open the evening with a keynote address, making this a night you won’t want to miss.

Postmedia plans to stop publishing print editions of six northern Ontario newspapers at the end of October and convert them into digital-only brands. According to CBC, Postmedia 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. It will also stop publishing the Cochrane Times-Post altogether. CBC added Postmedia will close its printing press in North Bay.

Print is evolving within the media mix – and print service providers are evolving with it. They are broadening their portfolios, moving into new applications and increasingly crossing traditional segment boundaries. Recent analysis by Drupa explores where these shifts are creating new business opportunities and what it takes to expand successfully into new markets.

According to media reports, Think Ink, a sister company of industrial inkjet specialist MCS, acquires certain assets of Kirk-Rudy, a print and mail, packaging and RFID equipment manufacturer. The new operation will be known as KR Engineering, and will operate from Kirk-Rudy’s existing 9,290-m2 facility in Woodstock, Ga., reports Printweek. Kirk-Rudy was founded in 1967 by Harry Kirk and Fred Rudy.

Sappi appoints Kirk Ross (51) as president and CEO of its North American business, effective January 1, 2027. Ross, who currently serves as VP, manufacturing, for Sappi North America, will succeed Mike Haws (63), who will retire in February 2027 following a 40-year career in the pulp and paper industry, including 14 years with Sappi and seven years as president and CEO of Sappi North America.

Kodak releases the Prosper Plus 5 Imprinting System, a 152-mpm solution with 600 x 900 dpi resolution. Designed for printers and converters, the Prosper Plus 5 enables variable data printing, coding, serialization, personalization and versioning and supports direct mail, packaging, security printing, lottery and personal care applications.

Icon Digital Productions, SinaLite, PakFactory, and Pulp Moulded Products along with 27 other businesses in the Greater Toronto Area receive funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to invest in new technologies and increase production capabilities in the face of ongoing tariff pressures and trade uncertainty.

Kyocera unveils a new circulating inkjet printhead for label and packaging printing. The printhead supports white ink, varnish ink, and foil decoration. The printing market continues to shift toward digital printing, enabling on-demand production. This change is driven by the need for small-lot, high-mix production and efforts to reduce environmental impact.

We are excited to announce the esteemed members of this year’s Canadian Printing Awards Juries. Three panels of exceptionally talented and experienced professionals were responsible for evaluating the finest printing projects and technological innovations from across the country. Print Production Categories Jury The Print Production Categories Jury, comprising five distinguished judges, boasts an eclectic mix of industry experts, suppliers, entrepreneurs and the academia.