by Jewlissa Frickey, assistant editor, Plastics Decorating

At PRINTING United, to be held Oct. 6-8 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, it is all about the experience. The Expo will be the catalyst to drive business forward by gathering the community together at the first all-segment, in-person event in two years. At the PRINTING United Expo, exhibitors and attendees have a home to engage and explore a full range of solutions. The community can utilize the full PRINTING United Expo platform which includes three components – a digital pre-show platform, three-day live event and a post-show wrap-up. The event brings an opportunity to network with peers, discover new solutions, attend educational sessions to set new strategies and more.

The following PRINTING United exhibitors may be of interest to Plastics Decorating readers:

AutoTran Inc. Booth 543

Manufacturing and distributing industrial decorating equipment and supplies in the following markets: screen printing, pad printing, digital inkjet printing, hot stamping, heat transfer and laser engraving. AutoTran also is a leader in automation and custom-built equipment.

AWT World Trade, Inc. Booth 1210

Manufacturing durable, reliable screen printing machinery, ancillary equipment and supplies. In business for over 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.

Diversified Printing Techniques, Inc. Booth 1147

Showing pad printing solutions, including samples of automated systems. Also exhibiting a machine that features patented G-cups with liners, videos and examples of the standard equipment, and the automation that Diversified Printing can offer.

GPE Ardenghi A Srl Booth 528

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.

Inkcups Booth 636

Manufacturing and supplying digital printing equipment, pad printing equipment, laser plate-making systems and all corresponding supplies.

Innovative Digital Systems Booth 846

Leading in sales, service and support of digital printing and flame treatment equipment is Innovative Digital Systems. From versatile UV flatbed and UV rotary printers to the PYROBOND 4 GL flame treater and digitalprintsupplies.com, the print experts at IDS are with customers every step of the product decoration journey.

INX International Ink Co Booth 5540

Offering a complete line of ink and coating solutions technology for commercial, packaging and digital applications, Evolve® Advanced Digital Solutions were developed to assist conventional impact printers with the integration of digital inkjet printing into their companies’ capabilities.

Koenig & Bauer Kammann Booth 1046

Supplying plastics, glass and metal container printing equipment, Kammann products utilize digital printing, screen printing or a hybrid combination of both processes. Hot stamping, labeling and inspection products also are available.

Leister Technologies Booth 2654

Leading in manufacturing plastic welding tools and equipment for the last 70 years, Leister Offers solutions including a light and compact heat gun like TRIAC AT for small jobs, HEMTEK ST for hemming, pole pockets and hems with ropes or even SEAMTEK 900 AT to weld larger materials.

LogoJET Booth 3101

Providing direct-to-substrate printer manufacturing that provides an exceptional customer experience through creative and flexible solutions for businesses printing in house.

Marabu North America LP Booth 4458

Developing and manufacturing 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.

Mimaki USA Inc. Booth 4436 & 4839

Delivering reliable print solutions, Mimaki provided the world’s first inkjet printer using pigment ink as well as the world’s first 64-inch UV-LED integrated printer/cutter. Mimaki is dedicated to engineering smarter machines that help its customers improve workflow and grow their businesses.

Nazdar SourceOne Booth 2001

Supplying screen and digital printing equipment, inks and supplies for over 95 years. Nazdar has partnered with specialty graphic printers worldwide by providing innovative products and technical service that optimize their production capabilities.

Roland DGA Booth 3927

Providing the US-based marketing, distribution and sales arm of Roland DG Corporation of Hamamatsu, Japan, a worldwide leader in the sign, graphic arts, fine art, vehicle graphics, UV, photography, engraving and 3D modeling industries. Roland DG is the world’s number one provider of wide-format inkjet printers for the durable graphics market.

Yupo Corporation America Booth 3104

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.”