PRINTING United Journal

Aligning with PRINTING United Alliance’s mission in serving an evolving industry, the PRINTING United Journal is designed to speak to all print segments, with technical and business-oriented articles from industry experts that provide printing operations with key takeaways in their respective markets or prospective areas of interest.

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September 2024: On a Roll

Las Vegas lights shine bright on 2024 PRINTING United Expo — a place to connect, learn, and win big for your business.

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June 2024: The Beauty of Design

The digital textile market has become a playground for designers exploring new production processes. But that's usually where it ends. Collaborating with PSPs is one way to bring magic to a project.

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March 2024: The AI Effect on Human Resources

New best friend or evil genius? AI can bring benefits like improved efficiency and accuracy, but it can also raise evolving legal concerns. Here is what to know about using AI in HR applications.

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Is Now the Time to Sell Your Signs and Graphics Business?

I often get asked by signs and graphics shop owners, “How is the market for selling my business?” This is then followed by brief references to the economy and whether the business transaction marketplace has recovered to prerecession levels. I’ll get to the answer, but first a little …

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The Case for Professional Service

I write from the perspective of a service company that runs across many customers who look to service their own equipment. We do not discourage people from doing so. In fact, we generally need customers to help with the diagnostics to prevent having to send out a technician more than once. In too …

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Reworking Your Production Workflow

Each new year brings predictions about which market trends will accelerate over the next 12 months. Here are some predictions about digital printing: 1. As brand managers and consumers continue learning about the personalization and customization possibilities of digital printing, the demand …

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SGIA Launches New Digital Equipment Evaluation Methodology

The purpose of the benefit is to serve the specialty graphics industry with an objective, central source of information on the subject of large format digital inkjet devices and direct to garment printers. This is achieved by providing consistent digital inkjet equipment information, tested and verified …

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Seeking Sustainability Profits

As the industry progresses, adopting sustainable solutions proves to be a necessary factor to maintain a successful operation. SGIA’s Dan Marx sat down with Dolf Kahle, CEO of Visual Marking Systems, to discuss the significance and benefits of incorporating sustainability practices into his …

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A Golden Opportunity: SGIA Announces 2014 Golden Image Award Winners

Garment decorators made their mark on the 2014 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 22–24) with stunning Golden Image Competition and ASDTP Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition entries — and winners. Each year, the competition showcases the elite skill of imaging professionals in every corner of the …

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Getting the Right Things Done, and Attracting and Keeping Good People

Members who attended the two Attainment, Inc. workshops at the 2014 SGIA Expo (Las Vegas, October 22–24) learned how to free up at least 30 minutes per day to spend on your priorities. They discovered the real reasons employees leave jobs, and the role formal leadership development plays in attracting …

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Cotton/Polyester Dye Migration: A Practical Analysis

This article originally appeared in the SGIA Journal in 1997. It was a time when the challenges of printing on fabrics that contain polyester was limited to mostly to cotton-polyester blends. We can now look back on those times as the "good old days" with the advent of 100 percent polyester garments …

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Value Through Strategic Partnerships

Want to build a better mousetrap? Sure you do. Craving insulation from changing, potentially volatile markets and a little room to breathe? Definitely. Looking for ways to perfect your workflows, tweak your model and diversify your revenue streams to impact your bottom line? Always. 

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If you have a noncommercial topic or article you’d like to share with the Journal, or the Printing Press Blog, please reach out to our editorial team.

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