The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) today announces that registration is open for a pair of screen printing-centric workshops designed specifically for apparel decorators.
Kernow North America, the global leader in high performance print media, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Parsons as National Sales Manager.
NAPCO Media LLC has announced that Steve Duccilli has joined its Printing and Packaging Group as Vice President, Brand Director, Wide-Format and Industrial Printing.
LexJet has long-been known in the printing and graphics industry as the experts in the photography and fine art space, and now continues its leading role by expanding its line of fine art papers, based on the changing market and demands.
On October 23, PRINTING United will open its doors to its newest expo and education platform, built on the strong foundation of SGIA Expo. Exhibitors are already touting their presence at the show by offering attendees a preview about what they can expect to see on the show floor this year. Attendee registration is live online at PRINTINGUnited.com/register.
To be close to the market and to anticipate customers’ needs: this is what Sappi, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative sublimation, printing and speciality papers, is known for.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) have partnered to produce the Digital Textile Printing Conference 4.0, taking place on December 11 - 12, 2019 in Durham, NC.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has named veteran tech finance executive Grant Fitz as its new chief financial officer.
Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the release of two new digital inks, the T2 and BB Series.
MUTOH America Inc. a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, announces the launch of two new 64 inch eco-solvent printers, XpertJet 1641SR / 1682SR.
Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers and other advanced digital imaging devices, has announced that three of its products – the TrueVIS VG2 series printer/cutters, TR2 ink, and the Texart RT-640M multifunction dye-sublimation printer – have won prestigious 2019 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) “Product of the Year” Awards.
In this digital age, customer reviews and complaints — and how apparel decorating businesses react to them — can significantly impact a company’s reputation and bottom line.
CR&A Custom, a leading Los Angeles area graphics print provider, is allowing new creative freedom for designers and clients with its HP Latex printer portfolio delivering high image quality on a new range of materials.
Art Laminating and Finishing, LLC, a full-service custom print finisher in Atlanta, GA, has unveiled its brand-new Sample and Resource Center, upgrading its 300sq ft. sample showroom to a state-of-the-art facility of more than 1000 sq. ft.
LexJet is hosting its second LexJet Experience in our Sarasota, Fla., headquarters on Sept. 24-26. The event will feature tons of ways for print service providers to improve their operation’s workflow and their bottom line!
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has opened registration for the third installment of its apparel conference, THREADX (February 23 - 25, 2020; Scottsdale, Ariz.). Designed by SGIA’s Apparel Decorators Committee, THREADX takes a higher-level look at the industry, equipping attendees with ideas and strategies to take their businesses to the next level.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) today announces that the show floor of its inaugural PRINTING United trade show is sold out.
Fisher Textiles, the leading supplier of fabrics for digital printing, announces the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Matthews, NC. With the move, Fisher almost doubles its office and warehousing space, from a 42,000-square-foot building to an 82,000-square-foot state of the art facility.
International service provider and software developer Color Concepts, the North American distributor and service provider for Barbieri Electronic, has provided a Barbieri Spectro LFP qb Automatic Reflection/Transmission Spectrophotometer to the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) Digital Specifications Working Group.
It’s business with a side of networking on the menu at PRINTING United’s (October 23 - 25, Dallas) Graphics Producers Luncheon, featuring three concise expert-led presentations on management, sales and company culture.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has organized an industry-wide task force to provide input to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) latest proposed updates to The Control of Hazardous Energy standard (lockout/tagout or LO/TO).
Following Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) and European Flexographic Industry Association (EFIA) technical innovation awards, Esko Print Control Wizard has again received recognition scooping a 2019 InterTech Technology Award from Printing Industries of America.
The World Out of Home Organization (formerly FEPE International) will be hosting a networking presentation with partners the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) and research body Geopath in NYC in an opening session for New York Digital Signage Week on October 14.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) will offer 10 post-secondary students the opportunity to attend PRINTING United (Dallas, October 23 - 25) as guests of the association.
Prism Inks is pleased to announce its twentieth year as one of the industry’s most innovative and advanced ink manufacturers.
Registration is open for the inaugural WB/Camp, a first-of-its-kind summit on water-based ink printing, powered by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association’s (SGIA) THREADX conference.
Business growth will be the topic of the day at the Functional and Industrial Printing Luncheon at PRINTING United (Dallas; October 23 - 25, 2019).
As installers put their skills to the test at the PRINTING United PDAA Pro Team Relay, they’ll be under the watchful eye of some renowned industry experts. Jeremy Conner, Owner, Who Did That Inc., and Chad Huhman, Owner, CNJ Signs and Wraps, are on deck to judge the competition at the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and NAPCO Media’s latest iteration of the SGIA Expo, taking place in Dallas October 23 - 25.
Signs By Tomorrow Arlington Heights – Arlington Heights, Illinois, has developed a reputation as a ‘very creative and reliable’ family-owned signs and graphics company within Chicago’s northwest suburbs, and attributes much of its success to Fujifilm’s Acuity Select 26, a versatile high quality UV inkjet flatbed press, suitable for a variety of unique print applications.
Industry leader Wright Printing installs Fujifilm’s third generation J Press 750S, the most productive production inkjet platform available.
Hub Labels, a label-print shop in Maryland, USA, has raised the bar in its ability to serve customers, thanks to a partnership with Nazdar Ink Technologies.
In addition to its 96 educational sessions, PRINTING United — the latest iteration of the SGIA Expo — will feature three half-day intensive workshops on Tuesday, October 22, the day before its official kickoff in Dallas.
With less than two weeks to go, anticipation is growing for one of the year’s largest technology-focused events in the packaging industry - EskoWorld 2019.
Parallax Digital Studios, a leading large format print provider, has invested in the first superwide HP Stitch S1000 dye sub production printer for textiles in the US, expanding its capacity to supply soft signage and décor items.
Advanced inkjet printbar technologies developed by FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. will be showcased at the upcoming TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, June 17 - 19, 2019, at Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nazdar Ink Technologies has announced the appointment of Woodrow Williams III as Vice President of Global Manufacturing, effective June 10, 2019.
With the support of member volunteers and donors, the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) will participate for its eighth year in the upcoming SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) (June 24 - 28; Louisville, Ky.), a hands-on competition for career and technical education students.
We've all seen or placed stickers on things like laptop computers, refrigerators or the ubiquitous car bumper. Vibrant, punchy sticker art on items like skateboards - often called slaps - are everywhere. Stickers and decals are a great way to convey a message, to show loyalty to a brand or band, to promote your own business and much more.
As a benefit to exhibiting at PRINTING United, the latest iteration of the SGIA Expo, the show is partnering with VIP Guest Invites to provide all our exhibitors a great way to connect with customers prior to its launch in Dallas October 23 - 25, 2019.
Push Solutions, a New Berlin, Wisconsin-based print service provider doubles its wide format LED-UV printing power with Fujifilm’s Acuity F and Acuity LED 1600 II presses.
Supreme Color Graphics, one of the Southeast's fastest-growing trade printing enterprises, has upgraded their UV wide-format inkjet printer to a Jeti Tauro H2500 LED from Agfa. The new hybrid printer is bringing faster turnarounds at a higher quality, which is catching the attention of offset and sign and display printers as far away as California.
Ariel Swedroe, a 15-year-old fashion designer, will start the day on an inspirational note as the Women in Print Alliance Breakfast’s keynote speaker on October 24 at 7:30 AM at PRINTING United (October 23 - 25, Dallas).
SHINING 3D looks to expand its additive manufacturing line with the release of the EP-M150.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is accepting entries for its annual Product of the Year competition through August 2. Exclusive to PRINTING United exhibitors, and judged by a panel of industry experts, the competition awards the leading products in the market across 87 printing categories.
FireSprint located in Omaha, NE is a wholesale, trade only sign and graphics printer who produces signs as well as other graphic output for the print industry.
Registration is open for PRINTING United (Dallas, October 23 - 25, 2019), the new event from the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and NAPCO Media.
Drytac is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Schoenbeck to the position of Midwest Territory Manager in the USA.
ISA International Sign Expo 2020 and Impressions Expo (formerly the Imprinted Sportswear Show) will co-locate next spring, with a combined tradeshow space topping 350,000 square feet.
Epson partners with Graphtec America and Onyx Graphics to deliver new signage bundle solutions for print service providers.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., technologies on display at the ISA International Sign Expo can give signage professionals important competitive advantages in a wide range of display graphics applications.
SAi has announced the introduction of Flexi 19, a more powerful and feature-rich update of its flagship signmaking software, engineered to meet the demanding design to production challenges of sign & display and large format print providers.
Agfa will show the world how “We Embody Print” and how print service providers (PSPs) can do the same at ISA’s International Sign Expo 2019.
DuPont Advanced Printing and DuPont Advanced Materials will together present their newest innovations during SignExpo this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Industry-leading pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) supplier, Mactac, proudly announces a new association with Canon Solutions America, Inc.
Paper or plastic? Fries or salad? Coffee or tea? We’re faced with thousands of choices every day, every hour. We wouldn’t have it any other way. At Agfa, we feel the same way: choices are great. That’s why our booth (#1734) at ISA’s International Sign Expo 2019 in Las Vegas later this month will feature printing systems from the Anapurna line that offers dedicated flatbed printing or a hybrid that offers both roll-to-roll and flatbed printing.
IMAGINE and Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII) are pleased to announce the addition of a new EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass inkjet press to IMAGINE’s expansive lineup of print technology.
Drytac will be delivering a must-see presentation on retail graphics media at the forthcoming ISA International Sign Expo, demonstrating its position as an authority in this sector.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., has announced the launch of the EFI Fiery Color Controller E-25C, a new digital front end (DFE) that drives many of the next generation of Ricoh’s family of color multi-function printers (MFPs), the RICOH IM Series.
Following three productive days, the ICE and InPrint USA exhibitions came to a successful close at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) in Louisville on April 11, 2019.
At the upcoming International Sign Expo, Onyx Graphics, Inc., will be providing a first glimpse of the next major release of ONYX software that promises to take Print Service Providers beyond the limitations of wide-format print.
Reidler Decal Corporation has installed a pair of advanced wide-format printers from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. – an EFI Pro 16h hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll LED printer, and the newest printer in the EFI Wide Format line up, a Pro 32r roll-to-roll LED printer.
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies, the leading provider of large format 3D printing solutions, has expanded its portfolio of solutions with the new Massivit 1800 Pro that offers brand-new features including ground-breaking, patented Variable Resolution, new advancements optimizing durability and resolution, and remote-operation options to significantly enhance operation efficiency & convenience.
Exposition industry publications Trade Show News Network (TSNN) and Trade Show Executive (TSE) have recognized the 2018 SGIA Expo as one of the largest and fastest-growing trade shows in the country.
SA International (SAi) will use the upcoming ISA International Sign Expo as the platform on which to announce new product innovations that will significantly benefit sign and display businesses seeking to boost creativity and increase throughput.
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, one of North America’s leading wholesale supplier and manufacturer of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions is excited to share it has been voted “2018 Display Manufacturer Partner of the Year” by the Alliance Franchise Brands Group.
Mimaki USA, a global industry leader of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, announces a marketing program with Avery Dennison, a global materials science and manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials.
ColorByte Software, a leading software developer of RIP software and productivity tools for large format printing has released its latest technology, called Cut-it-out!
Nimlok, a division of Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, raised over $3,000 for The Conservation Fund at the 2019 EXHIBITORLive trade show.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is convening some of the biggest names in color to address a serious need in the printing industry: color standards for digital printing. A new working group will include representatives from companies including WestRock, FUJIFILM and Nazdar.
Booth sales have opened for Graphics of the Americas (GOA), powered by the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), coming to Halls A and B of the Miami Beach Convention Center, February 27 - 29, 2020. This will be the first edition of GOA under SGIA ownership.
Mimaki USA, a global industry leader of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, announced the opening of its new Technology Center located in Gardena, a suburb of Los Angeles.
LexJet announces that it is the exclusive distributor for Fisher Textiles dye-sublimation fabrics that are converted to fit wide-format printers.
A complete graphics communication solution under one roof, BPI Media Group has taken their business to the next level. Founded by Rex Davis in 1979, BPI Media Group is a family owned-and-operated organization that has developed into a full-service commercial print group and a leading provider of integrated campaigns utilizing state-of-the-art technology.
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has confirmed dates and locations for a new series of informative nationwide training workshops focussed on its popular EnRoute CAD/CAM software.
SGIA Executive VP talks “convergence” with Great Lakes Graphics Association.
There were no squeegees, mesh or presses at SGIA’s THREADX 2019 (San Diego, February 17 – 19). Rather, 154 leaders in apparel decorating were there to push their businesses to new levels with sessions focusing on branding and design.
Epson today announced that Digital Technology Group in Tampa, Fla. has opened an Epson Certified Solution Center.
Avery Dennison Corporation, was recently recognized on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies List, moving up a rank since the index was first launched in February 2018. The list acknowledges leading U.S. companies, assessed for environmental, social, and corporate governance factors.
While they started as a traditional Pre-Press shop, Fleet Graphics saw the digital market emerging and became an early adopter of the Display Graphics market.
The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) donated the $4,603.56 it raised in its 2018 SGIA Expo T-shirt sales to the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The shirts were sold during the Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center for $5 each.
InPrint USA, which is April 9-11 at the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) in Louisville, has released their robust InPrint Conference schedule dedicated to the latest in industrial print advancements.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has announced that PDI Large Format Solutions, a subsidiary of Montreal-based PDI Group Inc., is the first business in Canada to install both the next-generation, high-end flatbed/roll-fed EFI VUTEk h3 superwide-format LED printer, and the new EFI VUTEk 3r+ roll-to-roll LED printer.
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, one of North America’s leading wholesale suppliers and manufacturers of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions is excited to announce two Orbus University training sessions for 2019, June 13th and 14th and December 12th and 13th.
After evaluating state-of-the-art hybrid and flatbed digital inkjet technologies, ScreenTech Graphics, an Austell, Georgia-based trade print business known for premium analog screen printing, recently upgraded its superwide-format digital production offering, becoming the first business in the southeastern U.S. to install the next-generation, high-end flatbed/roll-fed EFI VUTEk h3 superwide-format LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc.
Industry-leading suppliers and manufacturers have reserved 90% of available exhibit space for the debut of PRINTING United (Dallas; October 23 - 25, 2019), according to event partners NAPCO Media and the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the new Océ Arizona 1300 series of high-productivity mid-volume UV true flatbed printers. With its innovations in print speed, ease-of-use and curing technology, the Océ Arizona 1300 series is extremely versatile allowing print providers to do more, do it smarter, and do it now.
Visual Impact PrePrint, LLC the Digital Division of Corrugated Synergies International, LLC (CSI), North America's first dedicated sheet feeding company, is following its successful launch of high-volume, high-graphic direct-to-board corrugated packaging printing on an EFI Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet press with the purchase of two additional Nozomi presses.
Roland DGA, a top provider of wide-format printers and printer/cutters for vehicle wrap applications, is also leading the way in wrap education and instruction. While Roland has been offering its hands-on Born-to-Wrap workshops for over 12 years, the expanded 2019 schedule will be its most extensive to date, with classes offered in more locations from coast to coast.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. today reported that teen fashion designer Ariel Swedroe will be featured in a special “Future of Print” keynote session at the upcoming EFI Connect conference in Las Vegas, January 22-25.
InPrint USA, the exhibition of print technology for manufacturing, is launching Ask the Experts, where visitors can schedule complimentary consultations with some of the industry’s most accomplished professionals.
The organizers of PRINTING United 2019 (October 23–25, Dallas), the largest printing-focused expo in North America, have opened the Call for Presentations for the event. Submissions will be accepted through February 22.
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced today that the 2019 Wrap Training schedule is available and registration is open.
Roland DGA, a leading provider of digital imaging and 3D devices for professionals, announced today that Andrew Oransky has been appointed the company’s new CEO.
SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has announced the promotion of Gudrun Bonte to VP Product Management.
Panel discussion at THREADX 19 calls on the White Sox, Astros, Dodgers and Wilson Sporting Goods to talk about changes in purchasing and promotional trends in sports.
Hop Industries, manufacturer of the durable Hop-Syn synthetic paper today announces that its GO grade is now recommended for all leading digital LED inkjet printers and LED offset presses.
Mimaki USA, a global industry leader of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, today announced the availability of the 3M MCS Warranty on the company’s UCJV300 Series with LUS-200 inks.
Epson has announced Equipment Zone in New Jersey has opened its Epson Certified Solution Center. As the first Epson Certified Solution center located on the East Coast, potential Epson customers can visit Equipment Zone to engage with product experts and run test print samples using their own files on the Epson dye-sublimation, signage, photography, and direct-to-garment (DTG) solutions.
Metamark has appointed Daryl Hanzal to the role of *VP Sales, USA.* The role reports to Metamark’s recently appointed VP of International Sales, Shaun Hobson, and is based in the United States where Daryl will be responsible for supporting and growing Metamark’s network of distribution partners.
Continued growth and commitment to excellence in print production has led Lake Graphics Label & Sign Company to further enhance their digital printing capabilities with the addition of the Durst Rho P10 HS Plus.