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The green report Part 2: is your green sustainable?
Jun 15, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Increasingly it seems that just about every organization or product is claiming to be "green." Even if your company is not planning to address becoming greener this year, your customers, competitors and government probably are, but supply chain ...
HumanEyes unveils new Web site.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Website overview)
Jun 15, 2009 ... HumanEyes Technologies, provider of the end-to-end solutions for content creation, design, and production of printed lenticular projects, recently rebranded and redesigned its Web site. HumanEyes' new logo, marketing communications materials and Web site reflect a more cohesive ...
GPO releases 2008 annual report.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Bob Tapella, Public Printer of the United States, released the GPO 2008 annual report. To download the full report, visit www.gpo.gov/pdfs/congressional/ GPO_08AnnualReport_final.pdf. "The U.S. Government Printing Office recorded another strong year of performance in 2008, that ...
Astro-Dynamic wins big at Neographics Printing Competition.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Astro-Dynamic Print & Graphic Services, Warminster, Pa., was recognized for outstanding achievement in the Neographics 2009 Printing Competition. Competing against hundreds of entries from printing and graphic firms throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, Astro-Dynamic received ...
PIA announces web2awards contest.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Printing Industries of America (PIA) Vice President of Digital Technologies, Julie Shaffer, announced the first annual web2awards competition, the industry's first and only contest established for printing industry Web sites worldwide. The deadline to submit entries in this ...
Kodak and Xeikon bring Web-based solutions to digital label and packaging market.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Jun 15, 2009 ... A new alliance between Kodak and Xeikon enables label printers to extend their Web-based businesses with branded online ordering of tags, labels and other products. It also simplifies and streamlines production, from order origination online, via Kodak Web to Print Solutions, to final ...
All-volunteer scholarship foundation keeps funds flowing.
Jun 15, 2009; ... What began with little more than good intentions and handwritten notes in a borrowed meeting room has become one of the most important initiatives for print education in the metro area: The Graphic Communications Scholarship Award and Career Advancement Foundation (www. ...
Knowledge is power for environmental stewardship.(environmental picture)
Jun 15, 2009; ... As the Environmental Protection Agency increases its review of regulations of air emissions affecting global warming, package printers have to review their chemical usage and the resulting emissions as well as the control equipment currently in use. With more stringent regulations will ...
Slap on the wrist.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Neenah Paper's KIMDURA for Medical Wristbands Synthetic Paper delivers a durable, waterproof and chemical-resistant face stock that withstands the demanding conditions found in medical environments, in addition to incorporating multi-color ...
High-gloss brilliance.(Editor's Pick)
Jun 15, 2009 ... The IMAGin RoughRap wall wrapping film from MACtac Graphic Products is a gloss white PVC vinyl film designed for ecosolvent, solvent-based, and UV-cured inkjet printing. It features an ultra-white gloss facestock that shows off brilliant colors and graphics ....
Greening up.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... GPA's FSC certified Ultra Digital Green papers for HP Indigo presses are made from 100 percent post-consumer waste fibers, Elemental Chlorine-Free (ECF), Process Chlorine-Free (PCF), acid-free, lignin-free and archival. Ultra Digital Green papers are used for annual reports, invitations, ...
Guaranteed perfection.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... In July, xpedx will launch Endurance Digital, a sustainably produced, coated printing paper. It is guaranteed for Xerox iGen, Kodak Nexpress, HP Indigo, Canon, Konica-Minolta, Oce and other toner/laser-based printers and digital imaging presses. The paper ...
Ready set go.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Finch Paper recently expanded its Casa Opaque product line. Featuring 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber, Finch Casa Opaque is available for both digital and conventional printing. Finch Paper's new ...
Paper suction.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Anver Paper Suckers are molded from natural rubber, TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane) or nitrile and can be compounded to meet specific paper handling applications. The paper suckers are designed not to attract ink or paper dust from cutting operations ...
Accurate calculations.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... The Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Paper Calculator helps businesses and individuals quantify the benefits of better paper choices by showing the full lifecycle impacts of different papers. The latest version of the Paper Calculator features a number of improvements to enhance its ...
Online paper store.(NEW PRODUCTS: paper & consumables)
Jun 15, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mohawk Fine Papers launched its new online paper store. Mohawk's "Shop by Project" is for those looking to tailor their paper to the work they are doing, Mohawk's "Shop by Feature" is for paper professionals ...
Recession-proof chocolate fuels local printing job for Pa. firm.(COMMUNITY)
Jun 15, 2009 ... With chocolate in the news because sales are up despite the recession, it's smart to have chocolate producers as customers. For Marc Laucks, which recently supervised a key print run of a new-style chocolate wrapper with the company's owner, it's exciting. "Quite honestly this ...
Disc Graphics wins four gold awards.(COMMUNITY)
Jun 15, 2009 ... Disc Graphics, a provider of packaging solutions located in Hauppauge, N.Y., won National Gold Awards for "Best Finishing" and "Best Printing," as well as both the National and World "Most Original" Awards at the 2009 National and World Calendar Award Competitions for its entry "In A ...
Event calendar.(Calendar)
Jun 15, 2009 ... june 23 (Tues.) The Graphic Communications Scholarship Award and Career Advancement Foundation will hold its annual scholarship presentation at the Hearst Tower in New York City. This group has given about $200,000 in stipends to almost 100 metro area students since ...
Despite the economy, printers are committed to sustainability.
Jun 15, 2009 ... conditions may have bumped environmental concerns from of the printing industry's investment objectives, but more than 80 percent of printers surveyed by NAPL's Printing Economic Research Center (PERC) are either pursuing or soon intend to environmental sustainability measures, according ...