Feb 20, 2025, 14:17 by Carly O'Neill

Bennington, NH – Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the US and an industry leader in sustainable paper solutions, is proud to announce that it has become the first paper mill to achieve Mastercard’s prestigious Card Eco-Certification (CEC). This milestone underscores Monadnock's commitment to sustainability, innovation, and environmental transparency.

Feb 20, 2025, 13:19 by Carly O'Neill

PRINTING United Alliance is grateful to serve its members who make such significant impacts on the printing industry. Through our Member Spotlights, we continue to recognize our members, and help our community get to know their peers better, both professionally and personally. The following is a Q&A with Brad Bartlett, president and owner of Opti Print and Fulfillment, the parent company of OptiGraphics, headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Feb 20, 2025, 04:25 by Carly O'Neill

Montreal, Canada and New York, USA — Ultimate Tech, the leader in imposition and finishing automation software and SpencerMetrics, the leading data collection, monitoring, and data analysis platform provider, announce that they have partnered to enhance productivity metrics within the print production industry.

Feb 20, 2025, 04:19 by Carly O'Neill

Ramsey, NJ – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) announces the installation of its AccurioJet KM-1e LED UV Inkjet Press at Minuteman Press in Dayton, Ohio, formerly Westendorf Printing. A print graphics communications provider with a rich legacy in the industry, the company offers high-quality printed marketing materials, direct mail with variable data, packaging and more. Already affiliated with the Minuteman Press location in Lebanon, Ohio, the recent transitioning of the Dayton facility further integrates its years of commercial printing expertise with new advancements in technology and operations.

Feb 19, 2025, 21:32 by Carly O'Neill

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Monforts has completed the installation of a BW Converting Baldwin TexCoat™ G4 digital spray unit at its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It has been successfully integrated into one of the two full-size Montex stenter lines at the ATC and is now available for full customer trials, especially making full use of the latest advanced sustainable finishing chemistries supplied by Archroma.

Feb 19, 2025, 14:00 by Carly O'Neill

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, announces new, expanded ways for printing professionals worldwide to access the highly sought-after G7+™ Expert Certification training. Designed to match the ever-evolving needs of print production specialists, the G7+ program ensures color consistency, process control, and quality optimization across print technologies and applications.

Feb 18, 2025, 17:45 by Jordan Gorski

How to Use the New PRINTING United Alliance ECG ICC Profile in Adobe Photoshop

Feb 18, 2025, 15:39 by Jordan Gorski

Salem One, headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has distinguished itself as a leader in the printing industry by achieving the prestigious G7 Master Qualification and positioning themselves on the Printing Impressions 300 list.

Feb 18, 2025, 15:26 by Shelby Sapusek

Expanded color gamut (ECG) inks offer substantial benefits over traditional four-color printing. ECG inks are revolutionizing the way colors are reproduced on various substrates, enhancing visual appeal and accuracy of printed materials.

Feb 18, 2025, 15:21 by Shelby Sapusek

The article explains Delta E (ΔE), a metric used to quantify color differences in the L*a*b* color space, the evolution of Delta E formulas from ΔE76 to the more precise ΔE2000, and how acceptable ΔE thresholds vary.

Feb 17, 2025, 22:41 by Irene Tonson

OSHA updated its walking-working surfaces rule to prevent slips, trips, and falls in the workplace through housekeeping, training, and fall protection requirements.

Feb 17, 2025, 21:59 by Irene Tonson

When it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), OSHA requires all employers to conduct a formal written workplace hazard assessment to determine what type(s) of personal protective equipment will be required to protect employees from injuries.

Feb 14, 2025, 22:53 by Irene Tonson

PRINTING United Alliance has developed this safety package to assist you in the first steps toward identifying and understanding common hazards and the management of those hazards with respect to powered machinery and work practices.

Feb 13, 2025, 18:04 by Adriane Harrison

The second administration of President Donald Trump began on January 20, 2025, with a flurry of activity when he signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EO). EOs are issued by a president to manage the executive branch of the federal government. Among the EOs signed by the President were ones that took significant actions affecting the workforce and more are sure to come.

Feb 13, 2025, 14:44 by Carly O'Neill

FORT PIERCE, Florida, USA—Graph-Tech USA (GTUS) has announced a partnership agreement with Trimatt Systems, a leader in advanced process automation machinery and print solutions based in Melbourne, Australia, authorizing GTUS to sell the Trimatt Systems CardLine 7000 solution in the Americas.

Feb 13, 2025, 04:29 by Carly O'Neill

Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, today announced the results of a research study about how consumers value diverse types of communication. Quadient commissioned independent market research agency Opinium to conduct the study, surveying 6,000 consumers in the UK, France and the US from August through September 2024.

Feb 12, 2025, 22:11 by Carly O'Neill

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named one of the best employers in America by Forbes for the fourth year in a row. GPO ranked in the top 20 amongst mid-sized agencies in Government Services. GPO joined the Library of Congress and Federal Communications Commission in the category for best Government agencies.

Feb 12, 2025, 22:02 by Carly O'Neill

Merlin Printing Inc., a leading Amityville, NY-based full-service printing company with a proud 60-year history, announces a strategic investment in its future: the acquisition of the powerful Canon varioPRINT iX3200 sheetfed inkjet press. This addition underscores Merlin's commitment to providing exceptional printing solutions and helping businesses of all sizes achieve their goals.

Feb 12, 2025, 18:01 by Gary Jones

In a shift from its previous position, the Washington Department of Ecology (DoE) released a draft Safer Products Report recommending regulation to reduce the amount of inadvertent polychlorinated biphenyls (iPCBs) found in pigments used in printing inks. In 2022, PRINTING United Alliance mounted an opposition campaign to stop the regulation of inks that contain trace amounts of iPCBs.

Feb 12, 2025, 15:36 by Irene Tonson

This Annual Awards Program, open to all member suppliers, recognizes the most advanced hardware, equipment, software, and substrates that drive quality, capability, and productivity forward.