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General Printers to Close Operation Oshawa shop, founded in 1951, to wind down operations as creditors, owed approximately $4.6 million, prepare for December 12 vote on proposal, followed by December 16 auction. >> Read full article
Varney Named CEO of Xerox Canada Al Varney returns to Canada, after spending the past five years in the United States, to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Canada Ltd., succeeding Mandy Shapansky. >> Read full article
Kodak Reorganizes Into Five Divisions Imaging giant names leaders of new five-division structure beginning January 1: Print Systems; Enterprise Inkjet Systems; Micro 3D Printing and Packaging; Software and Solutions; and Consumer and Film. >> Read full article


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Cascades Adds Evol Presses to Quebec Plants Cascades Inc. invests more than $13 million with the installation of two new Mitsubishi printing presses at its corrugated-packaging plants in Vaudreuil and Drummondville, Quebec, which operate under the Norampac name. The Mitsubishi Evol presses handle a maximum sheet size of 37.4 inches long by 100.59 inches wide, can be set up in two minutes by two operators, and reach speeds of up to 350 blanks per minute. >> Learn More…




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Epson to Build $1.2 Billion Plant in the Philippines Seiko Epson of Tokyo plans to invest 12.3 billion yen in its manufacturing subsidiary Epson Precision Philippines Inc. to construct a new plant for increasing inkjet printer and 3LCD projector volumes. >> Read full article
Heidelberg Acquires BluePrint in Belgium Following its 2008 purchase of Hi-Tech Coatings, Heidelberg expands its printing chemicals portfolio with the acquisition of BluePrint, maker of dampening and wash-up products. >> Read full article
X-Rite Updates Certification Program A new PANTONE Certified Printer Program is introduced to consider a range of recently introduced colour standards and the spectral data-driven PantoneLIVE digital libraries. >> Read full article



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Dscoop University: Maximize Your Indigo 7500/7600 Uptime Location: Free Online Webinar Date: December 11, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm >> More Info
General Printers Auction Location: Oshawa facility (1001 Ritson Rd.) or online bidding Date: December 16, 2014 10:30 am >> More Info
EFI Connect Users' Conference Location: The Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Date: January 20-23, 2015 >> More Info
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