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PRINT 13 and CPP EXPO had a successful five-day run in McCormick Place. "Two common themes seemed to be repeated by attendees and exhibitors alike at the show this year," reported Ralph Nappi, president of the Graphic Arts Show Company. "First, a sense of optimism existed that has not been evidenced in our industry for a few years; the second was the surprising number of deals that were inked at the show."

The North American FTA put ‘Color in Focus’ before an audience of nearly 300 flexographers during its recent annual Fall Conference. The assembly consisted largely of printers; but suppliers, pre-press technicians, consumer product companies, teachers and students were also represented as well. Co-chaired by Mark Mazur of DuPont Packaging Graphics and Dan Collins of Berry Plastics, the event took place in St Louis, Missouri, where 14 speakers and 34 conference exhibitors were present. The speakers were Mark Mazur, DuPont Packaging Graphics; Richard Black, All Printing Resources; Mark Samworth, EskoArtwork; Steve Upton, Chromix; Roy Bohnen, Epson America; Robb Frimming, Schawk

WEST CHESTER, Ohio—Color-Logic has named Scott Sell & Associates as its manufacturers representative for Arizona, California, and Nevada.

IVRY SUR SEINE, FRANCE—MGI Digital Graphic Technology, the multi-substrate (paper and plastic) digital press and finishing solution manufacturer, has received the "Best Product of the Year 2009" award given by the European Digital Press Association (EDP) for the JETvarnish® digital inkjet spot UV coater.

Whether they are political or technological, most revolutions give way to a period of fine-tuning and incremental improvement. Having shown that they can meet the needs of packaging houses for fast, affordable concept and interim proofing, digital inkjet devices up to 44˝ in width now are proving that they also can satisfy the rigorous demands of legal contract proofing for high-end packaging applications. Traditionally, inkjet has had difficulties in reproducing trap and overprint characteristics, fine lines and text, moiré patterns, light pastels, and metallics, and has needed special media and color management tools. Because of these issues, brand-sensitive clients still may specify a

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has recently approved ANSI B65.1-2005, Graphic technology - Safety standard - Printing press systems. This standard revises and replaces the 1995 edition, and is currently available from NPES. The revision was done by ANSI-accredited B65 Subcommittee 1, and incorporates significant changes, the majority of which were made in an attempt to harmonize this ANSI standard with international standards. Such harmonization is important to facilitate international trade while adhering to U.S. safety regulations. The first version of B65.1 was issued in November of 1954 and focused primarily on control systems. There have been subsequent revisions in 1972, 1985 and

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Graphics of the Americas and Xplor International today reported that the "who's who" of the document communications and graphic arts industry have already contracted exhibit space for the co-located event with Graphics of the Americas held February 3-5, 2006 in Miami Beach, Florida. Projected to be one of the most successful to date, the combined exhibit is expected to host over 500 exhibiting companies, cover 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and draw over 22,000-plus print providers, technical and creative professionals from around the world. With the addition of Xplor's well-known educational curricula, attendees can also choose from over 200 conference sessions,

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Processes: C=Combination, F=Flexo, G=Gravure, L=Letterpress, O=Offset, S=Screen, UV=UV Flexo, D=Digital, T=Thermal/Thermal Transfer 1. Avery Dennison, Framingham, MA Principal Officer: Charles Miller 1999 Rank: 1 # Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: 400+ # of Facilities: 40 Processes: C, F, G, L, O, S 2. Moore North America, Bannockburn, IL Principal Officer: Ed Tyler 1999 Rank: 8 # of Tag/Label Employees: N/A # of Presses: N/A # of Facilities: 5 Processes: D, F, UV 3. Brady Corp., Milwaukee, WI Principal Officer: Katherine Hudson 1999 Rank: 3 # of Tag/Label Employees: 2,000 # of Presses: 25 # of Facilities: 10 Processes: F, G, S, D,