Print Industry News
Newly merged SGIA and PIA becomes PRINTING United Alliance The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA – Fairfax, VA) and the Printing Industries of America (PIA – Warrendale, PA), which merged May 1, 2020, have released their new organization’s name: PRINTING United Alliance (Wexford, PA). “In this time of consolidation, printer members and the supplier community at large are looking for a unified solution to the challenges they face in this era of rapid change,” said Scott Crosby, Chairman of the Board. “The new association will become the place to find answers for everything related to printing. It’s a great honour and privilege for me to serve the industry as we look forward to a new beginning.”
Feds extend Emergency Wage Subsidy to end of August Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Emergency Wage Subsidy program has been extended beyond its June 6, 2020 deadline to August 29 to encourage more employers to rehire staff. At press time, employers have applied for the 75% wage subsidy for over two million Canadian workers. The subsidy is on the first $58,700 of an employee’s salary, providing up to $847 a week per employee. The overall aim is to encourage employers to keep as many staff on the payroll as possible, while at the same time re-hiring workers laid off due to COVID-19.
Klaric joins RM Machinery as it expands into Canada RM Machinery (RMM) has opened its first Canadian office in Mississauga, Ontario, and Steve Klaric, formerly of KBR Graphics in Laval, Quebec, has been appointed its Canadian Regional Sales Manager. He brings over 30 years of experience in offset and digital printing to his new position. The New Jerseybased press and bindery equipment specialist also becomes the exclusive distributor of sheetfed offset presses manufactured by RYOBI MHI Graphic Technology, commercial web and newspaper presses manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and digital inkjet label and book presses manufactured by Miyakoshi. RMM also supplies parts and service for the existing Mitsubishi press base in Canada and the United States. Steve Klaric
Inkjet Insight webinars to examine advances in production inkjet Inkjet Insight, a leading source of unbiased information on production inkjet, has announced Inkjet Innovation Week beginning June 15, 2020. This online series of in-depth webinars, linked to detailed product data, will explore new
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technology, products, software and services from leading industry suppliers. It’ll bring together experts with hands-on experience in inkjet print quality analysis, workflow and product design. All presentations begin at 1 pm EST and include: • Monday, June 15: Driving Innovation in Web-Fed Inkjet Systems • Tuesday, June 16: Opening New Markets with Sheet-Fed Inkjet Innovations • Wednesday, June 17: Packaging 2020 - Inkjet Drivers and Innovations • Thursday, June 18: Essential Software for Inkjet Innovators • Friday, June 19: Innovation Foundations: Inkjet Paper and Specialty Media If you can't join the webinars live, please register to be notified about the on-demand archives. For more information visit https://inkjetinsight.com/.
San Francisco Design Week 2020 goes online The 14th Annual San Francisco Design Week (SFDW), which attracts 60,000 visitors annually from around the world, is returning this year as the first regional virtual design festival. The online-only program will take place June 15-25, celebrating with the theme Intentional Distortions (which is now more relevant than ever). Highlights include expert talks, webinars, web conferences, and virtual tours with leading designers in multiple disciplines – from user experience, interactive design, VR experiences and virtual art, to branding, architecture, interior design, fashion and more. New this year will be the event’s first annual Product Showcase, highlighting innovative products, including those from start-up companies. For more information please visit https:// sfdesignweek.org
Screen expands into new Technology Center OEM Screen Americas (Rolling Meadows, IL) will be relocating this Fall to a larger North American headquarters in Elk Grove Village, IL, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. The Screen Technology Center will be housed in a newly constructed, state-of-the-art technology park and will include an equipmentstaging and shipping depot, increased office space, and a Customer Experience Center. Established in California in 1967 as Dainippon Screen USA (a division of Kyoto, Japan-based Screen Graphic Solutions), the company has experienced An artist’s rendering of consistent, year-over-year growth in Screen Americas’ new the past decade. headquarters.
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