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From circular economy to EPR, this practical, ever-growing reference guide is designed to clarify core sustainability terms and support informed conversations across the print and environmental sectors.

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Dec. 17, 2025

No matter the season, being part of the Alliance means gaining access to a community that is invested in your success. Become a member today and stay connected, supported, and informed all year long.

Vomela Acquires World-Class Events Company Moss, Forming a Global Experiential Events Production Powerhouse

Dec. 16, 2025

The Vomela Companies, a leading North American provider of visual communications, graphics, and experiential events, today announced the acquisition of Moss Inc., a globally recognized producer of premium event and retail graphics, complex structures, and custom installations for innovative brand …

Is It Time to Reconsider FSC Forest Certification for Paper Products?

Dec. 16, 2025

Why FSC’s new criteria may be misaligned with North American realities.

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Scaling Up Inkjet

Dec. 16, 2025

Overcoming the particle barriers to functional printing.

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PRINTING United Alliance Celebrates a Year of Major Wins Advancing the Printing Industry

Dec. 16, 2025

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, proudly announces a year of meaningful achievements fueled by its expanding membership community and the strength of its national advocacy program. Together, these milestones underscore the Alliance’s core mission: to create a stronger, more innovative, and more competitive printing industry.

3D Technology in Fashion

Dec. 16, 2025

How 3D technologies are reshaping apparel research and education.

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Color Management Basics, Part 3

In Part 2 of this series in the May/June issue of the SGIA Journal, I introduced the color management pyramid. Now, we’ll go deeper into each of its levels. 

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Product Weathering Becomes Visual

There was a time when printed color was compared and evaluated by experienced color experts on a visual basis only. These experts were required to make color comparisons, corrections and approvals, but things changed when spectrophotometers became aordable for printers. 

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Are You Ready for a Single-Source Contract – Part 2

Part 1 of this article, featured in the May/June issue of the 2016 SGIA Journal, talked about some of the risks and rewards of signing a contract that designates your company as the single provider of a package of communications-related services over an agreed-upon period. While the opportunity to …

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Printing Inks and Quality: The Principles of Ink Selection

No other printing method is as versatile with regard to printing substrates and color characteristics as screen printing. This versatility demands a correspondingly broad spectrum of different screen printing inks. 

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