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Member-Driven Activities Expand Idealliance’s Reach Idealliance (Booth 1009) is not just a the best ways to support these companies with information, programs, and resources. Idealliance 25 is spearheading a new training and networking series across the country focusing on developing skills, exchanging best practices, and learning new technology advancements. For more information on Idealliance Working Groups and Councils, contact David Steinhardt at dsteinhardt@idealliance. org or 703/837-1066. can do for you! 24/7 support group of members ready to answer questions and discuss real-world issues and concerns. Expanded Working Group-initiated programs in other areas are also being developed to focus on other industry issues and concerns. Idealliance’s new MailPro Professional Certifi cation and Color Management Professional programs are helping introduce and implement best practices from both the premedia front end and product distribution back end of the traditional printing and mailing supply chain, helping advance the capabilities and careers of workers in these areas. In addition, a group of printing, mailing, and fulfillment professionals whose companies employ 25 or fewer people is coming together under the “Idealliance 25” banner to identify and address issues of concern to the smaller industry company, while helping the association determine 360˚ view of what The Premier Source for the Visual Communications Industry 2016 State of the Industry Growth Growth h continues continues i d despite despite i consolidation consolidation lid i as as PSPs PSPs continue to push the envelope of what’s possible R Report t 4OFT4IGNAGE.ARKET5RENDSh0PPORTUNITIESWITH4PORTS5EAMS4TADIUMS y 4EPTEMBER +AGUAR5AKES$OMMUTERSTO 8IMBLEDONWITH73&XPERIENCE 1RINTING/EWSCOM Magazine Direct Mail 360 Marketing We serve Live Events Lead Gen 77,217+ Content Marketing Social Media * Print & Sign Industry Professionals each month Digital * Publisher’s own data ^ Google Analytics monthly average Jan - Mar 2016 Focusing on Production Inkjet's Next Frontier Exclusive Section Hyper Local Newspaper Revolution Designing for Inkjet: Paper Takes Center Stage Content Critical Solutions Partners with Canon Solutions America PrintingNews.com/12234656 September 2016 &XCLUSIVE4ECTION &DITION INSIDE: The Hyper Local Newspaper Revolution The Resource for Commercial Sign & Digital Printing Orlando Welcomes (3"1) &910 h 5OP 1RODUCTS"WARDS h .AKING1RINT1OP 201,848+^ page views per month SHOWDAILY SUNDAY, September 25, 2016 S September t b 2528 25-28, 2016 Orange County Convention Center-North Orlando, Florida Inkjet Full Throttle! At GRAPH EXPO 16, leading market players turbo-charge the inkjet explosion with innovative new products and technologies By Toni McQuilken The past few years have seen an GRAPH EXPO 16 set to refresh and help grow your business in Orlando, where you wil meet new people, discover new technology, and explore new markets. The wider range of substrates is not the only factor fueling growth in the inkjet market. Increasingly, the technology is driving costs out of print, allowing PSPs to see greater returns on projects that would have been cost prohibitive on inkjet just a few years ago. More efficient, productive machines at lower price points are allowing to enter the market. “Companies are looking for ways to drive costs out of their business,” notes Ken Hanulec, EFI Vice President of Mar- (continued on page 62) are being able to offer far more choices to printers than in the early days.” “We are also seeing a strong attempt made by paper manufacturers to get into the production inkjet market,” echoes Francis A. McMahon, Senior Vice President, PPS Marketing, Canon Solutions America, a subsidiary of Canon USA (Booth 1500). “These companies are increasingly developing paper specifically for high-speed inkjet printing and are working with manufacturers to test and certify multiple papers.” Expectations are High for this Year’s GRAPH EXPO 16 This year’s GRAPH EXPO 16 opens with Show Daily: This is your first GRAPH EXPO as president of NPES/GASC. What are your expectations as the show opens? And what can you share about future plans for NPES? Thayer Long: We have high expectations for the show. We expect that for those attending, they will find solutions to improve their revenue, manage their costs, and increase their overall profitability. And for those exhibiting in the show, we expect that they will develop new partnerships, interact with existing partners, and also learn from a wide customer base (continued on page 62) NEWS BRIEFS EXECUTIVE OUTLOOK, “Finding New Markets”, sponsored by EFI and Xerox, is taking place in room N310EFG at 8 am. WHAT’S YOUR UBER? SECRETS TO BREAKOUT COMPANY SUCCESS will be presented by John Foley of interlinkONE and Grow Social y will take place in room N220E at 1:30 - 3 pm. MAKING THE LEAP TO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER, by Mike Philie of Idealliance, will be presented in room N220C at 3:30 - 5 pm. PREMIER PRINT AWARDS GALA hosted by Printing Industries of America will be held at the Hilton Hotel at 6pm. GRAPH GRAPH EXPO 16: Sal Sheikh PrintingNews.com/12116660 GRAPH GRAPH EXPO 16: Ken Garner PrintingNews.com/12114908 GRAPH GRAPH EXPO 16: Jeffrey Hayzlett PrintingNews.com/12114315 INSIDE DAY 1 A 2016 Debut: The House that Print Built ................8 No Doubt About it: Materials Matter ..................................24 Exhibitor List ...................................30 Exhibitor Map ................................ 40 Back by Demand: The Inkjet Candy Store ..................55 explosion in the inkjet category— a fact brought home by the multitude of exhibitors at GRAPH EXPO 16 offering products and technologies that touch on this digital output process. Every part of the process, from the machines to the inks to the substrates, has benefitted from huge leaps in quality, fueling the switch many print service providers (PSPs) are making from offset to digital technologies—inkjet in particular— for an increasingly broad range of applications. The pace of that transition will only continue to gain speed. “Part of what is leading to that growth is the availability of a larger set of substrates,” says Ed Wong, Director of Product Marketing, Ricoh Production Printing Group for Ricoh Americas Corp. (Booth 2035). “As the adoption of high-speed inkjet has grown, paper mills have been paying attention, working to continue to expand the types of paper that can be utilized with inkjet presses. There is a trend towards printing on a much broader set of media—and with inkjet technology being able to print at a quality level much closer to offset—paper manufacturers one noticeable difference: a new face at the helm. As the new president of both NPES and the Graphic Arts Show Company, Thayer Long has a laundry list of goals he is hoping to accomplish, as well as solid expectations that both attendees and exhibitors at this year’s GRAPH EXPO will be able to learn, engage, and have some fun. We sat down with Long to discuss his expectations, GRAPH EXPO 16 highlights, and how visitors can take full advantage of all the event has to offer. Thayer Long President of NPES & GASC 53,288+^ unique online visitors reached each month Website SUBSCRIBE: 1RINTING/EWSCOMSUBSCRIBEhADVERTISE: PrintingNews.com/advertise 800-308-6397 h 1233 Janesville Ave. Fort Atkinson WI 53538 When It Comes to Workflow Productivity, Start With Finishing "-OOKATTHE4(1S $ERTIFICATION$RITERIA 1RINTING/EWSCOM member-supported association—it is a member-driven organization. Its volunteer member Working Groups and Communities set its agenda and advance the needs of individuals, companies, and the industry by developing the standards for industry business management best practices and technical specifi cations for workfl ows and supply chain partners. The backbone of Idealliance is made up of active, forward-looking Working Groups and Councils composed of members from a wide range of disciplines. Idealliance groups provide an open environment in which members strategize, innovate, standardize, and implement best practice solutions to real business challenge. As a result of Working Group activity, Idealliance member-developed specifi cations and best practices defi ning standard and optimal workfl ows for mail preparation (Mail.dat), publishing content distribution (PRISM), color management for commercial and web offset printing (GRACol and SWOP), and common appearance across substrates (G7) enjoy wide industry acceptance. More than a thousand Idealliance members currently participate in the association’s more than 25 Working Groups and Councils. As the association continues to expand its efforts on behalf of the entire visual communications supply chain, the groups are tackling new industry challenges. Idealliance is now moving forward to form a new Working Group centered on the industry-wide need to fi nd qualifi ed employees, both to fi ll traditional industry jobs as older workers retire and to compete with numerous other industries for specialists in non-traditional jobs that are now an integral part of today’s media services companies, such as computer programming, database management, social media marketing, and statistical reporting. Under the direction of Idealliance Executive Vice President Ken Garner, the association is reaching out to its members, working with Human Resources professionals from some of the industry’s foremost printing companies, as well as educators from colleges and universities with industry-related programs, to seek ways to avert a staffi ng crisis in coming years by ensuring that students understand the high-tech aspects of today’s industry and the opportunities for growth and development it offers, and that the industry can compete effectively for the best and brightest. Meanwhile, its NexGenLeaders, and Young Professionals Group provide opportunities and resources to help develop the full potential of the industry workforce’s next generation, and its active Connected Community provides an online Offi cial Show Daily | PrintingNews.com GRAPH EXPO 16 | September 27, 2016 | 25


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