Vistaprint's plant in Windsor Ontario

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L to R t: David Gallant of Flash; Brennan Wright, Sales Sydney Stone; Rich Pauptit, President ,  Flash Reproductions.

Flash Reproductions recently installed the DigiBook 450 Perfect Binder. The Morgana 450 PUR  highlights being with  its ability to bind a 17.7”-long spine and apply a cover as thick as 400 GSM. The machine comes with a ULC certification direct from the factory. Sydney Stone is the exclusive distributor of Morgana in Canada .

Printing on the sides of trucks in one pass.

Ricoh has announced they has reached an agreement to buy LAC Corporation which  has  inkjet technology that supports printing on three-dimensional surfaces such as  on the sides of cars, trucks, aircraft and even tires and glass bottles. This acquisition is aimed at strengthening Ricoh’s industrial printing business.It is expected to close  on October 31, 2018.

After only 2 years files for bankruptcy

In a double bankruptcy MFM Graphic Design & Print and Pyxalis Inc have both closed. MFM which had a 6 colour 40" had let staff go several months ago. Pyxalis which owned MFM closed down at the being of October and filed for bankruptcy. Pyxalis which was located beside MFM bought MFM several years ago. Pyxalis was wide format and digital printing. MFM was started back in 1984 was offset.

L to R t: Ulrich Hermann, CDO Heidelberg; and Ian Burke, CEO of Burke . Back row L to R : Clint Ferner, Heidelberg; Barry Burke and Carmen Rouselle, from Burke; and David Schmedding, Heidelberg)

Burke Group of Edmonton, Canada recently signed the First North American Heidelberg Subscription contract,  without the challenges that come with equipment ownership. The contract includes a new Speedmaster XL 106 8-color perfector with coater and LE UV curing, a Stahlfolder TH 82-P with the high performance PFX pallet feeder, and a POLAR N 137 cutting machine.

 to Right: Robert Ross, of Xanté; Michael Steele Sydney Stone; Mark Priede,Vice President of Xanté; Dylan Westgate,of Sydney Stone.

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Fujifilm wins current legal battle

 Fujifilm  has won an appeal in its legal battles with Xerox overturning preliminary injunctions  that had blocked their  merger. Xerox in May scrapped a $6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm .The ruling by the  US  Court could give the Japanese firm leverage to bring Xerox management back to the negotiating table. Fujifilm is also suing Xerox in a separate U.S. suit that seeks well over $1 billion, accusing it of breach of contract in abandoning the deal.