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Techkon Announces Idealliance Certification Partnership

DANVERS, MA—Techkon USA, an innovation leader in densitometers, spectrophotometers and software solutions for the global print and packaging communities, announced its new partnership program with Idealliance. Techkon will support Idealliance in its mission to educate and certify the print and packaging supply chain on G7—the industry-leading set of certification and specification for achieving gray balance … Continued

G7 for Flexo: The Method’s Role & Value in the Pressroom

G7 has quickly become a recognized term in the printing industry and, at Techkon, we’ve embraced it from its inception. It’s interesting that many packaging printers have asked some variation of two closely related questions: “Does this apply to flexo?” and “What are the differences between performing G7 on flexo and offset presses?” We’ve noticed … Continued

Label Technology Recertifies G7 Master Printer Status

MERCED, CA—Label Technology, Inc., a leader in converting pressure-sensitive labels, flexible packaging and finished pouches, announced that it has recertified its G7 Master Printer status through IDEAlliance, a non-profit membership organization that works toward developing standards and best practices for print workflows. G7 is an internationally recognized methodology for calibrating printing presses and proof systems to … Continued

NPES Rebrands as Association for Print Technologies

RESTON, VA—NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies, announces a name change to the Association for Print Technologies (APT). The new identity is a nod to the association’s signature annual event, PRINT, and signifies progress toward the completion of its Strategic Business Plan for the industry that launched in January 2017, … Continued

Taylor Communications Plant Achieves G7 Master Printer Certification

NORTH MANKATO, MN—Taylor Communications announced that it has achieved G7 Master Printer Certification of its integrated color management system for producing digital durable labels at its plant in Radcliff, KY. G7 is an industry-leading set of specifications from Idealliance for achieving visual similarity across all print processes. It is a global standard widely used to … Continued