PRINTING United Expo

The GBC story began in 1947 when founder William Lane and two business partners helped Chicago printers find a faster, more reliable way to bind and laminate. Seventy plus years later, the original vision and commitment to innovation is evidenced by its newest laminator: the GBC Foton 30.

Larger format landscape book production has been an awkward issue for some time in the finishing area. With print engine manufacturers continuing to expand the capabilities of their products, the post-press equipment suppliers have had to keep pace and find solutions for larger sheet sizes and new applications.

Sara Hoida's focus on print — and her relationship with substrate and press manufacturers — led Hoida to rely on Color-Logic, a software package that enables graphic designers using tools such as Adobe Creative Suite to quickly incorporate metallics and other specialty embellishments into their designs.

As well as enticing customers with a wide selection of delicious candy, B.A.O also offers a unique customer experience — on-demand, high-quality personalized color labels, which can be composed at any one of the tablet stations placed in-store, and printed immediately.

Since the installation of the Tornado Autopunch EX from Rhin-o-Tuff, the Graphic Arts Department of East Baton Rouge Parish School (EBR)'s in-house print operation has been able to automate the collating and punching steps for its finishing jobs that were previously hand-collated and punched. 

MTM hired contacted the experts at Artmill.com to ensure the best for the printing and mounting of the new office artwork.

Marabu North America is showcasing several ink and coating systems at PRINTING United. These include the release of Marabu’s new line of liquid coatings, and the debut of a new UV rotary printer.

The cutting solutions for sign and display applications, packaging, and textiles Summa America is offering are changing the customers’ workflow from traditional cutting to more automated cutting.

Employees are an investment. The right recruitment methods and selection tools can improve the odds of success.

As PRINTING United commences, so does Women in Print’s third annual breakfast. This is an ideal time to step back and get back to the heart of SGIA’s Women in Print Advisory Council.