Training and Education

This year’s Garment Decorators luncheon is the culmination of the work by the SGIA Garment Decorator Committee, which seeks to bring a wide range of information to this segment of the industry, topped off with a presentation from riCardo | crespo, who is also the emcee for THREADX 2019.

Travis Barcelona of Nazdar SourceOne (Booth 2941) talked about some important — and often overlooked — factors to consider when buying wide-format inkjet printers.

As finishing technology changes, so does the market for those services. Technological changes have made companies be less specialized. As technology has improved, customers have had their standards raised and expect printers to be able to provide greater variety in their products.

Mark Rugen, Director of Training and Education at Mutoh America (Booth 900), and Ken Parsley, Product Applications Engineer at Mutoh America, will give a presentation on why attendees should use UV printers today at 3 pm in room N115.

The Best of Show winners of the Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies (ASDPT) Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition.are Gabi Huben from Careerline Tech (secondary) and Jose Revueltas from Pasadena City College (post-secondary). 

Mary Ann Geers, SVP for Marketing and Corporate Strategy at GPA (Booth 338), and Matt Buckley, Business Development Director for the Wide-Format Market at GPA, are leading a session today to help businesses adjust to the ever-changing retail environment.

Need help hiring salespeople? The 2018 SGIA Expo has a session specifically aimed to help attendees improve their hiring process. Peter Ebner, Founder of Ebner Seminars, will teach attendees how to take the risk out of hiring print salespeople today at 3:00 pm in room N119.

While the Wrap Team Challenge is certainly a big draw at booth 4118 this year, there is a reason to stop by even for those who aren’t competing. In addition to the ongoing competition, all attendees are also invited to come and experience WrapQuest.

SGIA honored excellence in student printing at the 2018 SGIA Expo. 

If you're at the 2018 SGIA Expo, don't miss the first of two sessions with Bob Leahey, Associate Director at Keypoint Intelligence and Main Analyst for InfoTrends, at 1:30 pm in room N120. He will discuss the findings of a report on digital adoption in printed packaging.