Business Management - Operations

The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) Board of Directors has announced that SGIA, the home to professionals in the industrial, graphic, garment, textile, electronics, packaging and commercial printing communities, and NAPCO Media, a business-to-business media company, have entered a partnership. The platform — PRINTING United, the next evolution of printing expositions in North America — combines the largest printing trade show in North America with the leading producer of multi-channel content for the print community.

This Spring, SCHAWK Nuremberg participated in Flint Group’s FlexoExpert Certification Programme and became an official FlexoExpert.

Keeping up with evolving brand and consumer demands along with rapidly advancing technology, means many package printers will be assessing the latest capital equipment. packagePRINTING recently hosted a webinar sponsored by BOBST outlining the steps you need to know to navigate the capital equipment purchasing process.

Kevin Kwilinski, former CEO of Paperworks Industries, has been appointed as CEO of Fort Dearborn Company, a provider of high-impact prime labels. Kwilinski will succeed Jim Buzzard as CEO.

Delivering consistent results is essential in the package printing business. To capitalize on these customer demands, converters should be prioritizing their automation and color control. packagePRINTING recently hosted a webinar to discuss these important aspects of printing.

Tomorrow, packagePRINTING will host a webinar that will discuss what package printers need to know about improving their automation, color control and implementing UV-LED inks. The webinar will feature industry experts including Dr. Bruce Myers of Rochester Institute of Technology and Niklas Olsson of Flint Group.

There are several reasons why now is a great time to be a printer of folding cartons and paperboard packaging. The Paperboard Packaging Council's (PPC) Spring Meeting highlighted paperboard's sustainability advantages, visual quality, protection capabilities and much more.

Wim Maes will step down as president and CEO of Flint Group’s Digital Solutions in May. Benoit Chatelard, the former VP, production printing business group, for Ricoh Europe, will be appointed to the role.

The 31st annual packagePRINTING Excellence Awards are right around the corner and we want to see your best work! We are now accepting entries for the 2017 Excellence Awards. For more information, check out these video highlights from last year's event.

Electronic Imaging Materials (EIM) was one of four companies to receive the 2016 TLMI Eugene Singer Best Managed Company award, which were presented at the recent TLMI Converter Meeting. EIM earned the distinction in the mid-range company category.