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.

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.

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.

On November 3, the House passed a $14.3 billion Republican-led aid package to Israel. The bill passed 226-196, with 12 Democrats voting for it and two Republicans voting against. It faces little chance of becoming law, however, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) saying he won't take it up and the White House threatening to veto it.

On October 10, Brooke Hamilton, president and CEO of NPI Corp., and incoming first vice chair of the PRINTING United Alliance board of directors, provided US Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) with a facility tour to highlight the value of print in Tulsa, Oklahoma and beyond. Accompanying Hamilton on the tour was Alliance lobbyist Julie Philp with ACG Advocacy, and Lisbeth Lyons Black, director of the Women in Print Alliance (WPA).

Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems (Kongsberg PCS) enjoyed a hugely successful PRINTING United expo, surpassing double figure total sales across the three days - and selling one of the four powerful tables at the heart of its display within minutes of the event opening.

Rollem International’s booth was packed full of automated finishing equipment including the newest Insignia6H PLUS sheet-fed die-cutter, the operator friendly Folder Gluer system and the Jetstream production level XY Slitter Scoring model. The economical Champion 990 Slit Score Perf model and the Semi-Slitter dedicated kiss-cutting system rounded out the exhibit.

Woodridge, IL – November 1, 2023: Orbus Visual Communications®, introduces the 2023-2024 editions of The Exhibitors’ Handbook® and Promo Handbook™ product catalogs, with the addition of newest products – MODify™ and Blaze™. Orbus is North America’s largest producer and manufacturer of visual communications solutions for tradeshows and events, retail environments and workplace interiors.

(Ghent, Belgium) 31 October 2023: HYBRID Software, the global software solutions provider for the printing industry, is launching CLOUDFLOW Maker, an enterprise workflow solution for industrial-scale Binder and Material Jetting at the Formnext trade show in Frankfurt. CLOUDFLOW Maker was developed specifically for these Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies and provides printer producers and users with an exceptional tool to prepare and execute their prints.

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