At PRINTING United, which will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, the learning is endless. This brand-new tradeshow was built on the foundation of the SGIA Expo. It will feature the latest technologies and innovations on the show floor with educational sessions, half-day intensives and luncheons taking place in the meeting rooms. This newly relaunched event will continue to provide access to the latest solutions for apparel, graphics/wide-format and functional printing applications, while also extending into the commercial, packaging and in-plant printing segments.
The following PRINTING United exhibitors may be of interest to Plastics Decorating readers:
A.W.T. World Trade, Inc. Booth 2005z
Manufacturing durable, reliable screen printing machinery, ancillary equipment and supplies. In business for 40 years, the company offers manual and automatic textile printers, manual and automatic graphics printers, 3D and cylinder presses, dryers and curing units, exposing units and screen cleaning systems, and premium screen printing supplies.
Comdec Booth 819
Opening its doors in 1982, Comdec, Inc., is a contract printing specialist. SMI, its machine division, is the originator of the building block approach for pad printing equipment. Comdec also is the exclusive North American importer of RUCO inks, which are used successfully in nearly all industrial printing applications.
Diversified Printing Techniques, Inc. Booth 4108
Showing pad printing solutions, including samples of automated systems. Also showing a machine that features patented G-cups with liners, videos and examples of the standard equipment, and the automation that Diversified Printing can offer. Samples of the supplies needed to successfully pad print will be available.
Engineered Printing Solutions Booth 2612
Demonstrating a range of printing solutions, Engineered Printing Solutions is excited to discuss product marking challenges and opportunities with manufacturers in all sectors. In addition to pad printing demonstrations, EPS will highlight the opportunities for cost savings and product differentiation that industrial inkjet provides.
GPE Ardenghi A srl Booth 216
Manufacturing screen printing machines and offering its services to the market since 1945. Today, GPE is present in all areas where marking and personalization are needed (promotional, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, automotive and industrial), providing semiautomatic and automatic equipment for the most complex screen printing automations.
Graphic Parts International, Inc. Booth 2103
Maintaining an extensive inventory of screen printing parts and accessories, including replacement parts for foreign and domestic equipment. G.P.I. offers vacuum tables and vacuum motors, squeegees and floodbars, pallets and specialty pallets, infrared panels and UV dryer components, rubber blankets, and electrical and electronic components.
Inkcups Booth 2011
Displaying a range of machines and offering demonstrations of digital printers, pad printers and laser plate-makers.
LogoJET Booth 2622
Offering LogoJET UV printers featuring industrial-strength components and high-performance RICOH print heads to deliver its fastest print speeds ever. The customizable ink system offers CMYK, White, Clear Gloss and Primer inks to produce full-color and textured imprints on virtually any product or substrate. Stop by LogoJET’s booth for live demonstrations.
Marabu North America LP Booth 5021
Developing and manufacturing top quality products backed by responsive customer service and complete technical support. Marabu’s core products include liquid laminates (clear coatings) and inks for large and grand format digital printing, as well as screen and pad printing inks. Marabu’s coatings are formulated for sign, vehicle/fleet graphics, digital printing, fine art printing and more.
Nazdar Ink Technologies Booth 8627
Manufacturing a comprehensive range of ink solutions in UV, UV LED, water-based and solvent-based technologies for the printing industry. Whether it is for graphics or industrial, inkjet, screen or flexographic, Nazdar has an ink to meet any application need.
OMSO North America Inc. Booth 11064
Manufacturing world-class printing equipment. Printing on containers of differing shapes, dimensions and materials for the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries is OMSO’s primary focus. With the use of highly automated technologies, OMSO satisfies an increasing spectrum of deeply diversified decoration needs.
OWOSSO Booth 7958
Celebrating 70 years of plate making, OWOSSO has been providing specialty dies like thermal kisscutting and membrane switch overlay dies to SGIA members for more than 31 years. In addition, OWOSSO offers a full range of foil stamping, embossing, debossing, intaglio, letterpress, other specialty dies and makeready supplies.
Plastics Decorating magazine Booth 11834
Reaching a targeted audience involved in plastics decorating and assembly processes through print, digital and mobile distribution. Each issue features the latest technology in hot stamping, pad printing, screen/offset printing, heat transfer, in-mold decorating and plastics assembly methods. Free subscriptions available.
Roland DGA Booth 4616
Showcasing Roland’s latest digital technologies. In addition to unveiling several exciting new products, Roland DGA will be displaying its recently launched TrueVIS VG2 printer/cutters, VersaUV LEF2-200 UV flatbed printer, Texart RT-640M multi-function dye sublimation printer, DGSHAPE DE-3 rotary engraver and other innovative devices.
Trotec Laser Booth 11763
Featuring Trotec’s SP2000, the fastest, largest and most powerful safety class two laser system on the market. Processing speeds up to 6.5 ft/sec, laser power up to 400 W and a working area of 66×98″.
Yupo Corporation America Booth 10959
Offering recyclable, waterproof, tree-free synthetic paper with attributes and properties that make it the perfect solution for a variety of marketing, design, packaging and labeling needs. For more than 50 years, people have been “Doing it on YUPO.” Come see why. n
