Training and Education

“Everything is in the data sheets,” said Travis Barcelona of Nazdar in the Tuesday afternoon “Wide-Format 101” session.

"When encountering any new technology, high school students are fearless — they just jump right in,” notes Laura Henning, media specialist at Trumbull Career & Technical Center (TCTC). TCTC, located in Warren, Ohio, serves roughly 1,000 11th and 12th graders from 20 schools county-wide.

Three trades comprise the industry: graphic design, printing, and installation. Graphic design and printing have been available in educational institutions. But if you take a design of stunning quality, produced by a printer, and hand it off to an unqualified installer, the end product will be less than desirable.

For wide-format shops, PRINTING United has a lot to offer. You’ll likely spend time with all of the usual vendors in the Sign & Graphics neighborhood. That said, however, it is in your best interest to branch out and explore what else the show has to offer.

Win a free registration (valued at $1,950) to the ColorUp Digital Boot Camp taking place at Color Ink in Sussex, Wis., early Summer 2020. Immerse yourself in this three-day inside look into a futuristic, modern-day printing plant.

Ten graphic communication students have been selected to be Student Ambassadors at PRINTING United. All sales of the PRINTING United official show t-shirts will go to support the student ambassador program.

We have been busy this summer with all sorts of refreshes, changes, and additions to your PPI member benefits. As a result of the new Executive Director listening tour, we are busy trying to get things in motion.

PRINTING United officially opens its doors for the first time today, uniting the entire print industry under a single roof.

When you work in Austin, Texas, attending PRINTING United is a no-brainer.

The Affiliates of the Printing Industry’s (Booth 12064) mission is to provide business relationships, expertise, and education to ensure the strength and profitability of member companies in the graphics, print, and digital communications industries in the United States and Canada.