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Nov 15, 2023, 21:50
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Carly O'Neill
November 13, 2023 – Charlotte, NC – Piedmont Plastics®, a leading wholesale distributor specializing in plastic sheet, rod, tube, and film, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest branch location in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Nov 15, 2023, 21:17
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Carly O'Neill
Hackensack, New Jersey - With the holiday season quickly approaching, businesses are gearing up to capture consumer attention with eye-catching displays and messaging. Testrite Visual, a leading US manufacturer of visual display hardware and graphics, is proud to announce their enhanced Quick Ship solutions for holiday merchandising.
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Nov 15, 2023, 20:51
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Carly O'Neill
STAHLS’ is announcing the launch of Sport-Stitch®, a heat applied solution to custom embroidery.
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Nov 15, 2023, 20:23
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Carly O'Neill
Ramsey, NJ -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today proudly announced the commemoration of its 150th anniversary, a significant milestone few businesses reach. Through its long-time commitment to the industry and proactive approach to shaping the future of technology, the company has not only kept pace with industry developments over the years, but consistently appeared at the forefront.
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Nov 15, 2023, 19:50
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Carly O'Neill
HOOKSETT, N.H. (November 14, 2023) – Polaris Direct, a nationally acclaimed direct
marketing services and printing company, achieved their G7 Master Colorspace
status through Idealliance, and also received their certification with the Sustainable
Green Printing Partnership (SGP). “These two certifications position Polaris Direct as a
valued and reputable vendor with credentials to work with an enterprise client base,”
says Judith Maloy, director and CEO of Polaris Direct.
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Nov 13, 2023, 21:38
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Sara Osorio
In its effort to address packaging waste, the New York State legislature wants to pass a law to make those responsible for putting the packaging into the marketplace responsible for its collection and recycling through an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program. This is the second time the state has tried to pass this type of legislation over the past two years. However, there has been a significant shift in the scope because the latest version of the legislation would also set requirements for packaging reduction, incorporation of recycled content, and ban the use of certain toxic chemicals that includes the use of carbon black-based materials such as black printing inks.
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Nov 13, 2023, 15:20
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Shelby Sapusek
While the concept of color relates to our sense of sight, it usually isn’t perceived accurately with our eyes alone. To help us overcome the limitations of our naked eye, we rely on spectrophotometers for measuring color in the print industry. Learn more about color optimization with the help of spectrophotometers in this article.
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Nov 13, 2023, 15:00
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Ron Ellis
PRINTING United Alliance has announced the schedule for the upcoming COLOR Conference, occurring March 12-14 in Dallas, TX as part of the upcoming PRINTING United Technical Event Series.
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Nov 13, 2023, 14:43
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Ron Ellis
Many printers are familiar with the print quality programs required by some of their customers. For the brand, a print quality program assures that the printed product meets their color requirements. Delve into print quality programs in this article to optimize your print supply chain.
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Nov 9, 2023, 17:21
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Irene Tonson
Congratulations to all and we thank you for your collective contributions to the industry!
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Nov 9, 2023, 16:22
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Carly O'Neill
Rolling Meadows, IL, November 8, 2023—Komori America—Komori Corporation has established the Printed Electronics Elemental Technology Development Center on the premises of the Tsukuba Plant in Japan in order to develop elemental technologies for printed electronics (PE).
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Nov 9, 2023, 16:09
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Carly O'Neill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for Veterans 2023. The Agency was also recognized for this honor in 2022. GPO has a long-standing history of employing veterans dating back to the Civil War and currently employs a little more than 500 veterans who make up a third of the Agency’s workforce. For decades, the Agency has hosted an annual Veterans Day Program in recognition of the service and sacrifice of our GPO veteran teammates. This year, Army veteran and former Prisoner of War, Jessica Lynch was the guest speaker at the event.
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Nov 9, 2023, 15:56
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Carly O'Neill
GMG is recognized worldwide as the standard in proofing and color management, while HP has significantly shaped digital printing. It's about time for a proofing solution specifically created for HP Indigo users. The application may surprise: proofing for digital printing. Until now, producing press proofs on the Indigo is a fairly common process. However, it’s costly to tie up the powerful HP Indigo for proofing. A ‘real’ proofer that, in conjunction with GMG ColorProof, shows exactly what will happen on press. It’s not just reliable but also extremely cost-efficient.
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Nov 8, 2023, 20:53
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Carly O'Neill
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, November 7, 2023 — Imagine, a leading provider of visual communications, today introduced Dotti™️, its intelligent in-store marketing platform. Dotti helps brands deliver retail marketing promotional materials with complete control, visibility, and efficiency, right down to the local level.
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Nov 8, 2023, 15:32
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Carly O'Neill
Roselle, Illinois / Shawnee, KS October 18th, 2023. M&R Printing Equipment, North America's largest manufacturer of printed apparel decorating equipment, and Nazdar Ink Technologies, developer, manufacturer, and innovator in the field of Aqueous, UV Curable and Solvent-Based inkjet inks and fluids, announce an exclusive Development and OEM Supplier Agreement for M&R’s POLARIS™ High Speed Industrial Direct to Garment (DTG) Printing System, and QUATRO™ Direct to Film (DTF) Transfer Printer.
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Nov 7, 2023, 16:44
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Carly O'Neill
November 6, 2023, San Diego, California – Solimar Systems, Inc., a premier document optimization and automated workflow provider, announces the recipient of the 2023 Xplor Application of the Year Award is Mayo Clinic and Solimar Systems.
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Nov 7, 2023, 13:42
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Adriane Harrison
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on October 25, 2023, issued the final rule setting out the Joint Employer Standard under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which will go into effect on December 26, 2023. The Joint Employer Standard determines when a company is considered an employer of workers who may not have been hired by the company and are not on the company payroll.
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Nov 7, 2023, 13:19
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Stephanie Buka
Two Sides North America has challenged claims by ADP, Inc, a payroll service provider for businesses, that paperless electronic communications “saves trees”. PRINTING United Alliance is a member of Two Sides North America, a not-for-profit organization working to battle myths about the harmful impacts of paper and printing upon the environment. Misinformation about printing on paper damages the reputation of print by obscuring its sustainability and social value.
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Nov 6, 2023, 22:03
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Carly O'Neill
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (November 6, 2023) – Signarama, the world’s leading sign and graphics franchise, created The Kind Sign Collection to help businesses, schools and community organizations join the growing movement to make the world a better place by connecting people through kindness. The Kind Sign Collection will debut on World Kindness Day, November 13, and will be available at Signarama locations nationwide.
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Nov 6, 2023, 19:23
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Stephanie Buka
On October 30, on the eve of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit in the U.K., President Biden signed an ambitious, 111-page Executive Order (EO) on safe, secure, and trustworthy artificial intelligence. A White House fact sheet on the order can be found here. The United States is attempting to position itself as a leader in the race to regulate AI. The order seeks to strike a balance between incentivizing innovation and guarding against its dangers.
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