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PRINTING United is on track as planned at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Oct. 21-23, 2020. With health and safety guidelines at the forefront of planning for the important industry event, the annual showcase will give attendees and exhibitors the opportunity to engage and see the latest industry technology, experience worldwide product debuts and participate in...

Global training provider for the label and package printing industry, the Label Academy, London, UK, will start offering its master classes to an international audience online outside Labelexpo shows for the very first time. This is in response to the increased appetite for digital learning. The Label Academy’s in-depth and expert-led master classes in English have proved extremely popular around...

Conference and course organizer IMI Europe Ltd, Impington, UK, has announced that, due to the current situation, its Inkjet Summer School event (previously to be held in Ghent) will be held online. The courses still will be delivered live by the same course presenters, and attendees will be able to engage with the presenters and other attendees during the...

Sun Chemical Corporation, Parsippany, New Jersey, and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares and certain other assets related to the production of inks of Sensient Imaging Technologies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sun Chemical is a producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments, polymers, liquid compounds, solid compounds and application materials....

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Washington, DC, has adopted revised policies for enforcing OSHA’s requirements with respect to coronavirus as economies reopen in states throughout the country. Throughout the course of the pandemic, understanding about the transmission and prevention of infection has improved. The government and the private sector have taken rapid and evolving...

The Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition (GCWC) has completed the student design contest and is introducing its new logo. Nearly 50 entries were received from students across the US. The winning design was submitted by Brianna Macsuga, a student at the Genesee Career Institute in Flint, Michigan. She will be receiving $1,000 in tuition assistance. Two honorable mention awards of...

Tarsus Group, the organizer of Labelexpo/Brand Print Americas 2020, has confirmed new dates for its co-located shows taking place in Rosemont, Illinois, as a result of the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 situation. Originally scheduled to take place between Sept. 15-17, the 2020 editions of Labelexpo Americas and Brand Print Americas now will take place between March 23-25, 2021. A virtual conference will...

Kansas City, Kansas-based Infinity® Foils has released the Foil Selection Guide, the company's largest guide to date with its expanded foil shade range and increased product offering. It is also the industry’s most compressive shade guide, including foils for hot, cold or digital applications. Additionally, Infinity® Foils has added to its line new shades and grades formulated to work...

The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and online graphics hub PaperSpecs have released the Foil Cheat Sheet, a metallic foil decorating reference for graphic designers. The Foil Cheat Sheet contains a section detailing and illustrating each of the following techniques and materials: Hot Foil Stamping, Cold Foil Transfer, Toner Digital Foil, Varnish Digital Foil and Foil Substrates. FSEA and...

Utah Paper Box (UPB), Salt Lake City, Utah, has received the comprehensive Eagle Cold Foil Certification (ECFC) to maximize its cold foil potential. Certification was done Aug. 17, 2019, and was well received by the team at UPB. The certification program was done by Mike King, president and CEO of Eagle Systems. For more information, visit www.thefoilexperts.com.