Print industry news
SupremeX hires Sauder and promotes Baglione
SupremeX ( LaSalle , QC ) has strengthened its management team . Sheryl Sauder has joined the envelope giant as Sales Manager for its Central Region . Sauder was Chief Visionary Officer of Mi5 Print & Digital Communications ( Toronto ), and also served as CEO and
Sheryl Sauder
VP of Sales . Before that , she founded Prospect Media – a print and media management firm specializing in consumer analytics . She began her career with News Marketing Canada and is a graduate of Princeton University . SupremeX has also named Joe Baglione as VP and GM of SupremeX USA . Baglione has over 20 years of experience with the company as a Sales Manager with its Central Region Direct Marketing , Solution Provider , and End- User Sales Groups .
PDS installs the first Duplo DC-516 Pro in Canada
Print Digital Solutions ( PDS , Toronto ) has installed a Duplo DC-516 Pro Multi-Finisher , the first in Canada , at a print shop in Ontario . The DC-516 is the
first slitter / cutter / creaser of its Duplo DC-516 Pro kind that can automatically slit Multi-Finisher and cut 24-up business cards on 13 ” x 19 ” sheets , or 36-up cards on 14 ” x 20 ” stock in seconds . It does this via a 14 ” high-capacity pile feeder running through a built-in registration mark scanner to compensate for image shift . The DC-516 can also apply a positive or negative crease at up to 100 sheets per minute . It comes standard with both cutting and slitting modules , and can apply up to 30 cuts per sheet . The slitting module includes six tools that can be manually adjusted , with cuts set using its control panel .
Sonoco announces $ 2.725 million fresh packaging initiative
Sonoco ( Hartsville , SC ), one of the largest diversified packaging companies in the world , has announced a new research partnership with Clemson University ( Clemson , SC ). The Sonoco FRESH ( Food Research Excellence for Safety and Health ) initiative will develop new technologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle . “ Sonoco is committed to serving fresh brands , using packaging to tackle the challenges they face ,” said Sonoco President and CEO Jack Sanders . “ Each year , the food industry loses $ 15.6 billion due to food spoilage at retail . Modifying packaging design to extend shelf life by even one day can recover $ 1.8 billion of that loss – while feeding more people and reducing waste to landfills .” Sonoco will contribute $ 1.725 million over five years to the partnership and will also sponsor research projects totaling $ 1 million . Sonoco FRESH is an extension of the partnership that created the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson .
Dreshfield joins KBA as its new SVP of Sheetfed Sales
Richard ( Rich ) Dreshfield has served in a variety of sales and marketing executive management positions for over 30 years and is highly respected in the printing and packaging industry . He ' ll report to Mark Hischar , President and CEO of KBA North America , will be based in Dallas , Texas , at KBA NA ' s headquarters , and will oversee the entire North American sheetfed sales team . In his most recent role , he acted as VP of Sales and Marketing with Clearwater Paper , where he made numerous contributions to its success and led a team of sales professionals . A native of the San Francisco Bay area , he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Communications Management from California Polytechnic State University and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago .
Kyritsi named new swissQprint America President
Mike Kyritsi is the the new President of swissQprint America ( Elgin , Ill .), the U . S . subsidiary of the Swiss manufacturer of UV inkjet printers . SwissQprint established its first U . S . subsidiary in the fall of 2015 with Carmen Eicher in charge . She ’ s now returning to OEM ’ s headquarters in Switzerland where she ’ ll continue supporting the USA team as a consultant . Kyritsi has long-standing experience in the printing industry . SwissQprint recently introduced a new range of UV flatbed
Jack Sanders
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printers featuring LED technology . Two models , the Impala LED and the Nyala LED , are now ready for demonstrations and sampling at swissQprint ’ s showroom in Elgin . So is the award-winning loading and unloading robot called Rob . From its Elgin location , swissQprint will handle consumables , spare parts , technical and application support , samples and test prints .
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