Print finishing solutions provider Duplo USA Corporation, Santa Ana, California, has announced the recipients of the 2020 Shima Awards, its second annual print embellishment competition. The award recognizes innovative companies that are leveraging the power of spot coating, texture and tactile effects to produce high impact applications using the DDC-810 Raised Spot UV … [Read more...] about Duplo USA Announces 2020 SHIMA Award Winners

Trade industry body International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has announced that a new eye-catching holographic calendar has won the "Best Applied Decorative/Packaging Product" category at the Excellence in Holography Awards 2020, organized by the association. The calendar, from USA’s Hazen Paper Company, features a number of holographic innovations to create … [Read more...] about Hazen Holographic Calendar Wins Award at IHMA International Event

PRINTING United Alliance, Fairfax, Virginia, the merger between Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and Printing Industries of America (PIA), has announced that Michael Makin, who was serving as executive vice president since the merger of SGIA and PIA, will depart Jan. 1 after a successful transition of the combined organizations. As former president and CEO of PIA, … [Read more...] about Michael Makin to Depart PRINTING United Alliance

The Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has partnered with Innovatis Group, an association management company. APTech joins a client lineup of such industry leaders as Canon, Dell Technologies and VMware that also have joined forces with Innovatis Group. Innovatis Group is an association management company that creates, manages and engages communities. Innovatis was … [Read more...] about APTech Partners with Innovatis Group

Herndon, Virginia-based PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has announced that PACK EXPO Connects brought the industry together during its launch week Nov. 9-13, with nearly 18,000 attendees engaging with more than 700 exhibitors to find solutions to critical packaging challenges. Despite exhibitor preparedness, technical issues kept the live … [Read more...] about Exhibitor Initiative Drives PACK EXPO Connects Achievement

Kansas City, Missouri-based Hallmark Cards, Inc., has manufactured and donated 10,000 face shields to the state of Missouri for distribution to healthcare organizations and schools. “When we saw all the heroes who are working to care for others during this pandemic, we knew we wanted to help in some way,” said Smith Holland, president, Hallmark Global. “Hallmark has two … [Read more...] about Hallmark Manufactures and Donates 10,000 Face Shields to Missouri

Printing and packaging provider Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), Ramsey, New Jersey, has announced that Girls Who Print has named Dawn Nye, manager of solutions and services marketing, as this year’s recipient of the Girlie Award. This award is presented annually to a member of the print community who exemplifies a commitment to the print … [Read more...] about Konica Minolta’s Dawn Nye Receives 2020 Girls Who Print Girlie Award

Messe Düsseldorf North America, Chicago, Illinois, has announced that after close consultation with exhibitors and partners, the 2021 edition of drupa, the trade fair for printing technologies, will be canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next event will take place as scheduled from May 28-June 7, 2024, in Düsseldorf, Germany. To maintain the momentum until … [Read more...] about drupa 2021 Canceled, Goes Online as ‘virtual.drupa’

Two Sides North America says that all too often people see email footers with negative and misleading messages about the environmental impacts of print and paper. Messages like “Think before you print – Our forests will thank you” and “Please consider the environment before printing this email” imply that electronic communication always has a lower environmental impact than … [Read more...] about Promote the Sustainability of Print and Paper in Email Footers