Eastman Kodak, Graphic Communications Group

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—A full schedule of presentations greeted print industry managers and craftsmen attending the Harper Flexographic Solutions Tour event August 5 in Columbus, Ohio.

Packaging equipment, software and service purchases by U.S. packaging printers, featuring Flower City Printing.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, featuring the 2010 InterTech™ Technology Awards, GMG, Enercon Industries, Channeled Resources Group, and Avery Dennison.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Printing Industries of America released detailed information about the six technologies recently selected to receive a 2010 InterTech™ Technology Award.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Printing Industries of America has announced the recipients of the 2010 InterTech Technology Awards. The technologies receiving this prestigious award have been judged as truly innovative and expected to have a major impact on the graphic communications industry.

Paring down the category winners to select the Best of Show winner is quite a chore. This year, Mansfield, Mass.-based Hub Folding Box Company's Stoli Gold PET VAP nosed out South Australia-based Collotype Labels' offset-printed Trilogy wine label.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Eastman Kodak Company announced that it has named xpedx as the company’s primary U.S. national authorized reseller for Kodak’s suite of commercial prepress products.

TOTOWA, N.J.—Pitman Company, a supplier for the graphics communications industry for more than 100 years, has affirmed its commitment to its customer base in response to Kodak’s announcement about distribution realignment. Servicing customers remains Pitman’s number one focus.

WEYMOUTH, Mass. and PHILADELPHIA—InfoTrends and North American Publishing Company (NAPCO), organizers of the InterACT! Conference, announced that Kodak has signed as a Platinum Sponsor. InterACT! is an educational forum for marketers, brand owners, and service providers on cross-media direct marketing opportunities and strategies.

ROSEMOUNT, Ill.—Results from the 2010 IDEAlliance+IPA Ink Optimization RoundUP were released June 9 during the 45th annual Technical Conference. The 2010 Ink Optimization RoundUP study compared leading ink optimization software systems in terms of total ink reduction, color change, stability on press, file integrity, and the individual features of each solution.