Jan 28, 2025, 14:42 by Carly O'Neill

PRINTING United Alliance announces the launch of a new e-newsletter dedicated to helping promotional products suppliers. Led by a team with a background in serving the printing industry, Promo Impressions aims to help those who print, decorate, or mark promotional products via industry-leading education and resources. Through a bi-weekly e-newsletter, Promo Impressions will offer its audience educational and how-to content, as well as technology insights, to help suppliers, distributors, and other adjacent print operations customize promotional items. This includes everything from drinkware and tech items to event signage and more.

Jan 27, 2025, 22:23 by Stephanie Buka

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the injunction granted by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, et al., commonly referred to as the Texas Top Cop Case. It is important to note that the Supreme Court’s stay does not constitute a decision on the underlying merits of the case, which remains under review in the Fifth Circuit.

Jan 27, 2025, 21:52 by Gary Jones

Just like clockwork, the start of a new year brings two important Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping requirements that printing operations must be aware of and comply with if they qualify. These involve the completion, posting and submission of certain separate, but related, recordkeeping forms. The two key dates are February 1 and March 2.

Jan 23, 2025, 20:23 by Carly O'Neill

BETHLEHEM, PA—Two new DTF capable conveyor dryers from Vastex protect shop personnel from ethylene glycol, a toxic synthetic fluid emitted by DTF adhesives as a vapor during the curing process, it was announced by Mark Vasilantone, president. Engineered specifically for DTF curing, in which adhesives off-gas large volumes of glycol, the new dryers draw filtered makeup air through the top-center of the heating chamber, and through its double-wall top and sides, serving to cool the outer skin and chamber edges for operator safety.

Jan 23, 2025, 15:10 by Carly O'Neill

Mex, Switzerland, 23rd January 2025: The upgrades to the die-cutter are designed to help converters save set up time and resources by optimizing machine tooling and increasing sheet register capabilities. These include the new ACCUPLATEN machine platen and ZERO PATCHING plate, which minimize or compensate platen deformation, as well as POWER REGISTER Plus, which reduces sheet waste by introducing a new register mark registration system.

Jan 23, 2025, 14:48 by Carly O'Neill

Minneapolis, MN – January 22, 2025 – Meyers, a leader in sustainable packaging and printing solutions, is proud to announce the integration of the PrintReleaf program into its comprehensive sustainability offerings. This initiative enables clients to actively reduce their environmental impact by directly supporting global reforestation projects, aligning with Meyers’ mission to deliver innovative, eco-friendly solutions. As part of Meyers’ commitment to sustainability and customer success, the program is offered at no cost to clients, providing an accessible and impactful way for brands to advance their corporate sustainability goals.

Jan 23, 2025, 00:03 by Carly O'Neill

MELVILLE, N.Y., - January 22, 2025 — Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc. announced that it has developed a CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), which is the largest number1 of pixels ever achieved in a 35mm full-frame sensor. It will be available in both RGB and monochrome versions. This sensor is expected to be used in applications that demand extreme resolution in various markets including surveillance, medicine, and industrial imaging.

Jan 22, 2025, 22:54 by Carly O'Neill

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) worked with the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) to produce printed materials for the 60th Presidential Inauguration. GPO teammates designed, produced, and procured materials over the course of the last year to support the JCCIC. GPO’s role with Inaugurations dates to at least 1913.

Jan 22, 2025, 22:48 by Carly O'Neill

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Jan. 22, 2025 – Amid the growing popularity of the direct-to-film (DTFilm) market, Epson today launched the new SureColor® G-Series product line and its first wide-format DTFilm printer – the SureColor G6070. Designed to address the wants and needs of garment decorators looking for a versatile solution to embellish a wide variety of materials in an efficient manner with minimal cost, the SureColor G6070 is engineered to deliver reliability, ease of use, minimal maintenance, and consistent print quality.

Jan 22, 2025, 22:40 by Carly O'Neill

Shawnee, KS, January 20th, 2025: Nazdar is delighted to announce that their UV inks have been awarded the prestigious GREENGUARD Gold Certification by UL Environment’s GREENGUARD Certification Program, effective immediately. This esteemed certification underscores our unwavering commitment to producing high-quality, environmentally friendly products.

Jan 22, 2025, 22:29 by Carly O'Neill

As part of the ongoing partnership between PRINTING United Alliance and ASI, the two companies announce a new podcast series dedicated to convergence of the printing and promotional products industries, called “Branding Together.” Hosted by Cassie Green, content director of Apparelist and editor at PRINTING United Alliance, and Theresa Hegel, executive editor, special projects and sustainability at ASI, the podcast will publish monthly episodes.

Jan 21, 2025, 18:24 by Stephanie Buka

Good news: the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is on hold again! In the first instance, the CTA was struck down on December 3, 2024, by the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, holding that the Act falls outside of Congress’ powers to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.

Jan 17, 2025, 16:26 by Carly O'Neill

Montreal, QC – January 16, 2025 – Warren Werbitt, widely known across the industry as The Print Whisperer, is set to revolutionize the podcasting world with his newest project, "Printing’s Alive: The Podcast." Hot on the heels of the success of his book, "Printing’s Alive: A Tale of Ink, Innovation, and Industry Wisdom," Werbitt continues to break boundaries, bringing his unique voice, industry expertise, and storytelling to the podcast audience.

Jan 16, 2025, 16:34 by Carly O'Neill

St. Clair Shores, MI. January 16th, 2025 – STAHLS’ is changing how apparel decorating businesses access essential resources with the launch of its downloadable 2025 product catalog, making it easier than ever to explore the latest heat printing technologies.

Jan 16, 2025, 04:09 by Carly O'Neill

swissQprint is taking its flatbed range to a new level of productivity, precision and application diversity based off a totally reworked platform. The new models are 23% faster than their predecessors and all come with 10 freely configurable color channels.

Jan 15, 2025, 20:12 by Carly O'Neill

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 15, 2025 – Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of wide-format inkjet printers and printer/cutters, has announced that its TrueVIS™ LG Series large-format UV printer/cutters now support an optional ET Series Extension Table designed to enable printing on up to B0-size paperboard for packaging prototypes.

Jan 15, 2025, 17:58 by Carly O'Neill

Ramsey, NJ – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced it has received five Buyers Lab (BLI) Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s leading and independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services. The awards acknowledge the capabilities of Konica Minolta’s multifunctional print devices (MFP), with four individual devices named winners of Pick Awards. Konica Minolta was also named the winner of the prestigious 2025 A3 Line of the Year Award. Awards from Keypoint Intelligence give companies special recognition for their print and smart workplace technology and services, based on results from lab testing or market research.

Jan 15, 2025, 16:14 by Carly O'Neill

Melbourne, FL – Taktiful Software Solutions, an innovator in digital print embellishment software and services, is proud to announce it has been invited to join the Ghent Workgroup (GWG). This prestigious invitation recognizes Taktiful’s thought leadership in the market and marks a significant step toward the development of industry-wide best practices and specifications for digital print embellishments.

Jan 15, 2025, 15:56 by Carly O'Neill

A unique opportunity to see and test digital, offset and post-print production on a single site is now a reality with the opening in Radebeul, Germany, of a dedicated hall for the VariJET 106, the hybrid press for folding cartons jointly developed by Durst and Koenig & Bauer. Customers and visitors can now bring their own print files and substrates to see for themselves the flexibility, sustainability and cost-competitive opportunities afforded by Koenig & Bauer Durst’s VariJET 106 modular, single-pass press, which had its public debut at drupa.

Jan 10, 2025, 18:06 by Carly O'Neill

South Bend, IN (January 10, 2025) — FDC Graphic Films, Inc. is thrilled to announce the newest addition to the sales team, John O’Brien, as the Architecture Sales Manager. O’Brien brings a wealth of experience from the window tint film industry, as his prior role was with National Glazing Solutions (NGS), leading growth initiatives on the West Coast.