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Printing Industries of America has released expanded information about the eight technologies recently selected to receive a 2011 InterTech Technology Award.

Printing Industries of America has released more information about the eight technologies recently selected to receive a 2011 InterTech™ Technology Award. The independent panel of judges deliberated over technology nominations ranging from plates and digital presses to a variety of production and management software. Great strides in technology were demonstrated in packaging software, inkjet printing, workflow automation, offset press efficiency, UV curing, and variable-data printing. Technologies were selected from those nominated for a variety of reasons, but the judges felt they all met the award criteria of being truly innovative and expected

In an effort to improve the customer experience and decrease downtime for customers, manroland AG has opened a new Western Hemisphere warehouse in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

Few printers know the name "International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press, and Postpress" Association. And although the moniker "CIP4" is more recognizable, the organization's impact on the printing industry is huge.

Diamond Packaging was founded in 1911 as a supplier of folding carton packaging materials for the garment and bakery industries. The company has remained faithful to its roots in folding cartons and, today, manufactures paperboard and plastic packaging and provides contract packaging services for –Fortune 500 companies around the world.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including Harper GraphicSolutions, Sun Chemical, Mark Andy and DuPont.

For more than 50 years, printers have been going to drupa to see the latest developments in presses. It will be no different this year when the world’s printers will head for Düsseldorf to see what technical developments Heidelberg, MAN Roland, KBA, Komori, or Mitsubishi, as the big five providers of sheetfed presses, have to show. While the demonstrations will certainly impress, there will be a change in emphasis. In previous years, manufacturers have come up with advances in technology to impress visitors. This time the technologies are going to be about offering solutions to the problems that today’s printers face. This will mean

California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University’s Graphic Communication Department is no stranger to industry partnerships. The San Luis Obispo-based school has enjoyed equipment donations from Heidelberg and Kodak for decades. The department currently runs a four-color Speedmaster CD74 and uses two Kodak platesetters. And, Cal Poly does not take these donations and other forms of industry support lightly. Because of these types of partnerships, “[students] are immediately productive upon entering the industry and require less training than the average new person entering the industry,” said Harvey Levenson, department head of the Graphic Communication Department. “In fact we have encountered situations where our graduates enter

SEWICKLEY, Pa.—Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) recently announced the recipients of the 2007 InterTech Technology Awards. For over a quarter of a century, recipients of this prestigious award have not only had a major impact on the graphic communications industry, but they also consistently prove to be successful in the commercial marketplace. The independent panel of judges deliberated over technology submissions ranging from printing presses to software solutions to ancillary services. A recurring theme with 2007 InterTech nominations was green printing, and numerous submissions contained solutions to minimize the environmental impact of printing. Great strides in technology were also demonstrated in

FIRST PLACE Hammer Packaging, ­Rochester, N.Y. Livingston Seeds Press: Harris Plates: Kodak Dies: Best Die Co. Ink: Flint Ink SECOND PLACE Copac Inc. Greenleaf Citrus Verbena Press: MAN Roland Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Innovation Graphics Dies: Atlas Die Substrate: Atlantic Packaging Ink: Wikoff