Lier, Belgium, August 10, 2023 –While Xeikon dry toner technology is already the most food-safe solution on the market, new legislation and brand owner expectations are further advancing demands for more sustainable solutions. In response, Xeikon has developed revolutionary new toners without abandoning the strong values of its existing technology, introducing a higher level of sustainability as a direct response to what is undoubtedly the biggest concern for brand owners and end consumers in today’s market. The development of new ECO toners is also a key component of Xeikon’s sustainability goals, which aim to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by 40% in the coming years.

Call for Speakers Now Open for COLOR Conference 2024!

A new deforestation regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products, has been finalized by the European Union (EU) that will impact US based companies doing business in the EU. The regulation became final on June 29, 2023, and is called the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). There will be a phased in approach with the main requirements and prohibitions effective on December 30, 2024.

On July 12, 2023, the executive committee of the Postmaster General’s Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) approved the following industry leaders to serve as Association Representatives on MTAC: Nelson Penalver, Executive Director, National Sales, Postal Center International (PCI), Truman Pope, Director, Planning & Procurement, American Litho, and Andy Schipke, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, W+D North America, Inc. PRINTING United Alliance CEO Ford Bowers says that the Alliance “is proud to be represented by such a strong team of industry experts dedicated to advancing the power and value of mail and supports the vast network of mailing industry professionals who work collectively with postal leadership to help achieve this goal.”

Ghent, Belgium– HYBRID Software (www.hybridsoftware.com), developer of innovative productivity tools for labels & package printing, has released Version 9 of its PACKZ native PDF editor with significant enhancements in design automation, color management, 3D visualization, advanced trapping, and ganging of multiple jobs in a single print layout. These new features make PACKZ the only all-in-one editor for labels and packaging graphics that runs on both the Mac and PC platforms without the need for plug-ins or expensive 3rd party subscriptions.

August 8, 2023, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY---When your business accomplishments raise not only your bottom line but the standard in your particular industry, what do you do? If you’re Seema and Fahim Mojawalla, owners of Grand Island’s Island Ship Center (ISC), you offer to host a conference and share your steps-to-success with fellow business owners from across the United States. Then, according to Fahim, six years later when you have grown that business into a million-dollar operation, you offer to do it all over again.

Idealliance & PRINTING United Alliance Expand Globally Leveraged Color Management Professional Online Training & Certification With New Flexo & Wide-Format Courses.

As was announced on July 20, PRINTING United Alliance has joined the Manufacturers for Sensible Regulations (MFSR) coalition which seeks to advocate for balanced regulations and secure the future of manufacturing in the United States. Unbalanced regulations can have the unintended consequence of forcing manufacturers to divert resources to compliance and away from job creation, technological investments, and expanding production in the United States.

Renningen, Germany, August 7, 2023 – palamides GmbH, the leading provider of automated deliveries and stackers for the printing industry, , will exhibit at the Printing United Expo from October 18 to 20, 2023 in Atlanta Georgia USA. The company will demonstrate its gamma pro automated delivery for the postpress production process, along with the Dynamic Separation Platform (DSP) toolkit.