PRINTING United Alliance is grateful to serve its members who make such significant impacts on the printing industry. Through our Member Spotlights, we continue to recognize our members, and help our community get to know their peers better, both professionally and personally. The following is a Q&A with Brad Bartlett, president and owner of Opti Print and Fulfillment, the parent company of OptiGraphics, headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Montreal, Canada and New York, USA — Ultimate Tech, the leader in imposition and finishing automation software and SpencerMetrics, the leading data collection, monitoring, and data analysis platform provider, announce that they have partnered to enhance productivity metrics within the print production industry.

Ramsey, NJ – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) announces the installation of its AccurioJet KM-1e LED UV Inkjet Press at Minuteman Press in Dayton, Ohio, formerly Westendorf Printing. A print graphics communications provider with a rich legacy in the industry, the company offers high-quality printed marketing materials, direct mail with variable data, packaging and more. Already affiliated with the Minuteman Press location in Lebanon, Ohio, the recent transitioning of the Dayton facility further integrates its years of commercial printing expertise with new advancements in technology and operations.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Monforts has completed the installation of a BW Converting Baldwin TexCoat™ G4 digital spray unit at its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It has been successfully integrated into one of the two full-size Montex stenter lines at the ATC and is now available for full customer trials, especially making full use of the latest advanced sustainable finishing chemistries supplied by Archroma.

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in North America, announces new, expanded ways for printing professionals worldwide to access the highly sought-after G7+™ Expert Certification training. Designed to match the ever-evolving needs of print production specialists, the G7+ program ensures color consistency, process control, and quality optimization across print technologies and applications.

How to Use the New PRINTING United Alliance ECG ICC Profile in Adobe Photoshop

Salem One, headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina has distinguished itself as a leader in the printing industry by achieving the prestigious G7 Master Qualification and positioning themselves on the Printing Impressions 300 list.

Expanded color gamut (ECG) inks offer substantial benefits over traditional four-color printing. ECG inks are revolutionizing the way colors are reproduced on various substrates, enhancing visual appeal and accuracy of printed materials.

The article explains Delta E (ΔE), a metric used to quantify color differences in the L*a*b* color space, the evolution of Delta E formulas from ΔE76 to the more precise ΔE2000, and how acceptable ΔE thresholds vary.

OSHA updated its walking-working surfaces rule to prevent slips, trips, and falls in the workplace through housekeeping, training, and fall protection requirements.