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The Business Case for Outsourcing Your Complex Manufacturing Projects

Processing colorant materials in today’s competitive business environment presents many challenges as equipment, labor, and energy costs have increased with a demand for finer and finer particle sizes.

Colour capturing the moment

By John Blyth, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group, Ricoh Europe
An annual highlight in any designer’s calendar is Pantone’s colour of the year announcement. It’s a big deal for the creative community and many agencies and brands like to show off their grasp of the Zeitgeist by draping their output in the designated colour.

Digital Textile Printing : Evolution and Progression

The technology of Ink-Jet printing is also referred to as Digital Printing. It has emerged as the most used printing technology, opening the gateway for a number of applications including wide- format graphic arts and industrial applications like textiles that were until a few years ago mostly dependent on traditional rotary screen printing technology.

Spandex introduces new accessories product guide

Spandex, the one-stop supplier of innovative solutions to the sign, graphics and display industries launches a product guide that showcases the complete range of sign making accessories and tools from leading brands including 3M, Avery Dennison, ORAFOL, ImagePerfect and PROSERIES.

Vehicle Graphics Grow Importance as Marketing Tool

As food and beverage businesses react to new normal, marketing strategies shift to maximize brand recognition during takeout, delivery

2021 – the year in Travel Normality

The printing, signage and packaging industry has postponed most of its shows in 2020, others got cancelled, resulting in a multitude of show announcements, dates in the first half of 2021. By Sabine Slaughter

Do we really understand the new Normality?

Over the last days news emerged that several tradeshows, slated to happen in autumn of 2020, have been postponed to 2021. This now makes the already quite squeezed calendars of 2021 a kind of mess with overlapping events, tradeshows and meetings. By Sabine Slaughter

The Chain of Confidence

The importance of communications in uncertain times
By Michael F. Reidy

Scientists demand minimum humidity at the workplace

As a result of the Covid 19 crisis, a global petition calls on the World Health Organization (WHO) to define clear guidelines for minimum air humidity in commercial and public buildings. The petition is based on numerous studies that show that a mean humidity level of 40 to 60% can prevent infections of the respiratory tract.

SGIA, NAPCO Media, PIA and its Affiliates Come Together to Launch Dedicated COVID-19 Resource Channel

New channel provides industry with the latest information on COVID-19, including thought leadership on legislation, economic impact, human resources, and safety

How well are textiles tested for harmful substances?

Clothing and home textiles are produced from cotton, wool, polyester or other fibres. The products often have to meet certain criteria for the consumer, such as shape stability, comfort or water resistance. Chemical additives are added to achieve these features. The manufacturers are obliged to name the textile fibre, but not which chemical substances have been added during production. Consumers can still obtain information about products and their production, which is what they are, explains TÜV SÜD product expert Matthias Rosenthal, Business Development Director Europe (Softlines) for Consumer Products & Retail.