The Printing Industries of America (PIA) and the Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) have announced that the TAGA Annual Technical Conference scheduled for March 15–18 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been cancelled in the wake of the World Health Organization declaring that the Coronavirus is now a worldwide pandemic. “It is with sincere … Read more →
The Printing Industries of America (PIA) is now accepting submissions for the 2020 Premier Print Awards competition, marking the program’s 72nd year honouring print excellence. The international competition is open to all companies involved in the creation or production of print communications, as well as students and student groups from high schools, vocational schools, or … Read more →
The 2020 Digital Signage Expo (DSE), which was to occur at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada March 31 to April 3, has now been postponed until late summer or early fall, due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Organizers added that they will make an announcement as soon as new show dates are … Read more →
Neenah (Alpharetta, Georgia) has introduced Neenah Imagemax Signage, a new, breakthrough 100% paper-based wide-format product. This latest addition to Neenah’s wide range of environmental products is FSC, Green-e, and SmartWay certified to meet the growing demand for a sustainable alternative to traditional styrene products. It’s basically a smooth-coated substrate designed to produce “remarkable printing results” … Read more →
The International Sign Association (ISA) Board of Directors met last week to discuss options surrounding its annual event, the popular ISA Sign Expo 2020, given the current environment regarding the Coronavirus global pandemic. The organization emphasized that one of its core missions is to create a platform for the sign, graphics and visual communication industry … Read more →
Agfa Graphics Canada has cancelled a special wide-format open house and lunch Thursday, March 26 from 9 am to 4:30 pm at its Canadian headquarters and production facility in Mississauga, Ontario located at 5975 Falbourne Street, Unit 2. The exclusive RSVP event was going to focus on was how to optimize your wide-format production by … Read more →
The INX International Ink Company (Schaumburg, Illinois) has released the following update as it continues to “work hard to ensure that the supply of its products to customers remains constant and secure” while they manage through the global Coronavirus situation. “Over these last several weeks, we continue to diligently monitor the extent of COVID-19 around … Read more →
Neenah (Alpharetta, Georgia) has introduced Neenah Imagemax Signage, a new, breakthrough 100% paper-based wide-format product. This latest addition to Neenah’s wide range of environmental products is FSC, Green-e, and SmartWay certified to meet the growing demand for a sustainable alternative to traditional styrene products. It’s basically a smooth-coated substrate designed to produce “remarkable printing … Read more →
The ISA Sign Expo 2020 will remain at the Orange County Convention Center (above) in Orlando, Florida, but will now take place from Sunday, August 23 to Tuesday, August 25, 2020. The International Sign Association (ISA) Board of Directors met last week to discuss options surrounding its annual event, the popular ISA … Read more →
Drupa, the world’s largest tradeshow for the printing and graphic communications industry scheduled for June 16 – 26, 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany, will be postponed to April 20 – 30, 2021 due to the health risks posed by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. In making this decision, show organizer Messe Düsseldorf is following the … Read more →
The INX International Ink Company (Schaumburg, Illinois) has announced that entries are now being accepted for its inaugural Colored by INX Can Design Contest. A market leader in metal-decorating inks and colour management technologies, INX is making the contest available only to users of its INX 2-Piece Metal Color Catalogue and its corresponding digital colour … Read more →
The first-ever SGIA Colour Management Boot Camp, hosted by Alder Color Solutions and sponsored by EFI, will take place from Tuesday, May 12 to Thursday, May 14 at Spicers, located at 200 Galcat Drive in Vaughan Ontario, just north of Toronto. This three-day workshop is ideal for printers and designers who are ready to become … Read more →