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.

Feb 12, 2025, 03:40 by Carly O'Neill

Mex, Switzerland—The global leader in printing and converting equipment and services is continuing the development of its folding-gluing machine range by implementing more features to increase connectivity and reduce setup time.

Feb 11, 2025, 19:34 by Sara Osorio

Last year, PRINTING United Alliance informed our members of proposed legislation in New Jersey that sought to ban carbon black and other chemicals in packaging. This bill, part of a broader trend targeting certain materials over toxicity concerns, would have severely impacted the printing industry as it would have banned the use of black printing ink on covered packages.

Feb 10, 2025, 15:29 by Carly O'Neill

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, announces that the 2025 Pinnacle Product Awards program is now open for entries through April 11, 2025. The Pinnacle Product Awards recognize products that improve or advance the printing industry with exceptional contributions in quality, capability, and productivity. Information about the program, open exclusively to Alliance Supplier members, can be found at: https://pinnacleawards.printing.org/.

Feb 10, 2025, 04:37 by Stephanie Buka

UPDATED MARCH 6, 2025. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on March 6, 2025 delaying tariffs until April 2, 2025 on goods from both Mexico and Canada that are covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) signed between the three countries during his first term. If the tariffs on goods do not satisfy USMCA rules of origin then the 25% tariffs will apply.

Feb 6, 2025, 03:14 by Carly O'Neill

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Minuteman Press International, the world’s largest and #1 rated printing and marketing services franchise, is proud to announce several new milestones. Entering its 50th year of franchising, Minuteman Press International has broken the impressive 1,000-center mark, with 1,016 franchise locations currently operating across its system today. For the year ending 2024, total systemwide gross sales for Minuteman Press International across all of its locations was over $630,000,000, with the average center in the USA grossing over $750,000 in sales.

Feb 6, 2025, 03:07 by Carly O'Neill

WESTON, FL—Dennis R. Garcia, Executive Vice President & CFO at Postal Center International (PCI), was named a winner in the prestigious South Florida Business Journal’s (SFBJ) CFO Awards held at the Gulfstream Park’s Sport of Kings Theatre in Hallandale Beach in Florida on Thursday evening, January 30, 2025.