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June 2016Volume 1

Issue 5

June 2016Volume 1

Issue 5

2 • Graphics Journal — June 2016

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Website: www.glga.infoToll-Free Phone: (855) 522-2210

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Bill GibsonIllinois [email protected]

Brent EckhartIndiana [email protected]

Sharon FlickCommunications ManagerEditorial [email protected]

Debra WarnerMembership Development and Engagement ManagerAdvertising [email protected]

Doris SaywrightIT [email protected]

Staff Contacts

Technical HotlineDo you have questions about a technical process? Call the PIA Technical Hotline at (800) 910-4283.

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GLGA Hotlines

State News

Graphics Excellence Awards

Achieving Print Excellence

5 Steps to Make the Most of Your Awards

Happy Anniversary!

Environmental: TRI Reports

New Products and Services

Membership News

Calendar

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WisconsinPRINT EXCELLENCE

Print excellence comes in many shapes and sizes. In an effort to shamelessly promote GLGA’s print excel-lence program, the Association manages the largest regional awards competition in North America each year. And although it is great to be recognized by your peers and win an award, one does not have to compete in the Graphics Excellence Awards competition to achieve print excellence.

Why You Should Always Work Towards Achieving Print Excellence

As mentioned before, there are many ways to achieve print excellence. Print quality is a given. This is what makes a customer excited about receiving their materials – brochures, tags/labels, in-store retail signage, packaging - and using the products our industry manufactures to grow their business. Often, companies in our industry are awfully good at this. However, what steps do you implement behind the scenes to achieve print excellence that helps to grow your own business? Are you always reviewing workflow to ensure that it is as efficient as possible? Do you routinely perform maintenance on your equipment so that it prints, converts and finishes material as well as it should? Are you constantly scrutinizing the production process so you can reduce makeready, spoilage and waste? Do you have regular meetings with staff to share experi-ences, investigate improvements and implement the suggestions that will help your company achieve print excellence?

Tools and Resources

GLGA and Printing Industries of America (PIA) offer a wide range of tools and resources that can assist you and your staff in achieving print excellence. This includes everything from the Continuous Improvement Conference to the iLearning Center (PIA’s online learning management system) to the Color Conference. Contact us today at (855) 522-2210 to learn more about the programs GLGA and PIA offer that will help you in your continuing journey to achieve print excellence.

STATE NEWS

BEYOND VIVID

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ACROSS A WIDE RANGEOF SUBSTRATES

By Joe LymanPresident


IllinoisLooking forward is always a good place to look as our industry continues to “disrupt” our clients and the way we position the many platforms of communication. During my management of Gibson Graphics we established a belief in our people with our motto printed on every carton that shipped out: Machinery will come and go, but our people are the essential part of the process.

I have been fortunate enough to see offset disrupt letterpress in my grandfather’s shop and cold type disrupt hot lead in my father’s shop and value added disrupt the norm in my shop, but the one constant was and still remains: PEOPLE. I call to mind the 19th-century proverb, “If you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour; if you teach him to catch a fish you do him a good turn.” The proverb remains true to this day; people challenged to learn and take action will be hungry for more, creating processes that are a few steps ahead of their clients’ expectations to provide program solutions and create positive disruption.

During the Graphic Excellence Awards Celebration we found proof in the printed and finished entries on display. There is no doubt our community has taken on the role of challenging our people to “think outside the box:” provide solutions that create excitement which becomes inspiration to purchase what the piece is promoting. THAT inspiration is the essential part of the process provided by people driving the machines. We must analyze what that piece is doing for our client. Diving deep into providing a marketing solution for our client, using proven methods of communication that are brought to the buyers desk by educated people who know the methods, processes and technology to deliver a positive experience.

The Graphic Excellence Awards evening also provided an opportunity to visit with the GLGA Education Foundation scholarship recipients. I was thrilled to sit next to one our recipients, Victor Osuyak, as well as Dr. Dan Wilson, the Coordinator of Graphic Communications at Illinois State University. Their passion for what lies ahead in our industry was electric, and feeling that excitement gave me a sense that we are supporting the students to supply us with great minds who are not afraid to “step outside the box.” Your support for those people is essential to help great minds develop into future leaders for our industry. July 20, 2016, will mark the Fourth Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing, which funds the Illinois Graphic Communications Scholarship Program. Please consider helping this effort. For more information, contact Sharon Flick at [email protected] or me at [email protected].

IndianaThis month’s opening quote is from Woody Allen who said in a 1977 interview, “80 percent of success in life is just showing up.” I thought of that at the Graphic Excellence Awards Celebration where dozens of print-ers showed up to celebrate and further success. On a basic level they were celebrating the success of their own craftsmanship exhibited by their entries into the competition. On another level they were celebrating the success of their industry shown off by the many innovative, interesting and superbly produced products on display. I’m sure everyone walked away invigorated and more informed about what they could do to bring more value to what they produce for their customers. But perhaps on the more abstract level they just showed up, knowing that they would get something out of the evening to further their success.

Yes, those in attendance were the winners – not winners of awards (though many were), but winners in the industry because they showed up and got something out of the evening. It may have been something technical, it may have been a contact, it may have been an introduction to a scholarship recipient who will go on to be someone’s key employee, it may have just been inspiration to continue on with the mindset of improvement. Of course we are all inundated with opportunities and a person cannot do everything. But, is there another organization that provides more opportunities that are pinpointed to your business? Check out the GLGA and PIA website and see what is going on. My point is to encourage you to participate in the offerings your Association brings to you. Show up! You might be amazed at what happens.

By Bill GibsonIllinois Director

By Brent EckhartIndiana Director


LCP accepts the Best of Show plaque. From left: Kevin Conlon, LCP; Steve VanderVeen, ABS Graphics, GLGA Immediate Past Chairman of the Board; Tom Johnson and Dan Murphy, LCP; Steve Rosenbeck and Todd Wheeler, Press Color, Best of Show Sponsor.

GRAPHICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Congratulations to LCP, Waukegan, IL, for winning the Best of Show award in the 2016 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. They took top honors for their entry 2016 LCP Calendar in the “Specialty Inks or Coatings, Fragrances or Invisible Printing Inks” category.

Almost 300 people gathered in Addison, IL, and Milwaukee, WI, for simultaneous GEA Celebrations, held on May 18, 2016. Attendees at both enjoyed a network-ing receiption, a display of the year’s winning pieces, a delicious dinner, and the highly anticipated awards presentation.

The First Runner-Up award was presented to HM Graphics, Milwaukee, WI, for their entry in the “Booklets (4 or more colors)” category, Kohler Trend I Booklet. HM Graphics also was honored as the top vote-getter in the People’s Choice Award for their Porsche 911 Video Brochure in the “Cross Media Promotion” category.

The Second Runner-Up award was presented to Fey Printing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, for their Neenah Paper Campaign in the “Promotional Campaigns, Business-to-Business” category.

The Best of Illinois award was presented to Haapanen Brothers, Gurnee, IL, for their Hospira Circle of Excellence Bali Travel Book in the “Digital Books” category.

The Best of Indiana award was presented to Mossberg & Co., South Bend, IN, for their Kitchen Aid Built-in Cooking and Ventilation Catalog in the “Product Catalogs (4 or more colors)” category.

The Best of Wisconsin award was presented to The Fox Company, Milwaukee, WI, for their 25 Years – Site Design Group Ltd. Catalog in the “Service Catalogs (4 or more colors)” category.

Also at the Addison Celebration, the recipients of this year’s graphic arts scholarships were recognized.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2016 awards. Start saving your samples for the 2017 competi-tion - you could win Best of Show!

LCP Wins Best of Show in 2016 Graphics Excellence Awards CompetitionHM Graphics, Fey Printing, Haapanen Brothers, Mossberg & Co, The Fox Company Take Top Honors

First Runner-Up, from left: Mark Harpke, Fujifilm, Runner-Up Sponsor; Nicki LaFrance, Cheryl Schweitzer, Jay Sandstrom, Ryan Erkes, Scott Carl-son, Samantha Erkes, Kathy Sandstrom and Allison Hauser, HM Graphics.


View and download pictures from the Celebrations

at these online albums:

Addison, IL: http://tinyurl.com/za87d74

Milwaukee, WI http://tinyurl.com/hxm89bw

Second Runner-Up, from left: John LeCloux, WS Packaging Group, GLGA Chairman of the Board; Scott Gasch, Representative and Kristo-pher Gasch, Fey Printing.

People’s Choice, from left: Jay Sandstrom, Allison Hauser, Nicki LaFrance, Cheryl Schweitzer, Scott Carlson, Samantha Erkes, Ryan Erkes, and Kathy Sandstrom, HM Graphics; John LeCloux, WS Packaging Group.

Best of States. Above, Best of Illinois, from left: Steve VanderVeen, ABS Graphics, Jerry Haapanen, Haapanen Brothers.

Middle, Best of Indiana, from left: Christine DeVore, Moss-berg & Co.; Steve VanderVeen, ABS Graphics.

Bottom, Best of Wisconsin, from left: Bud Fox and Matt Fox, The Fox Company; John LeCloux, WS Packaging Group.


Achieving Print ExcellencePrint manufacturing is embracing Industry 4.0 with the next level of industrial production driven by digitization, having gone through many changes over the past decades. This is driving productivity while ensuring and verifying the quality of the printed materials. It is facilitating the link between printed products and electronic communications, shown in many industry studies to increase the response rates and engagement with the customer.

The communications industry continues to be at the forefront in industrial growth and innovation. The developments in the industrial age are shown in Figure 1, with the first revolution based on the harnessing of power from steam or water, followed by the advent of mass production using electric energy. This was followed by the use of digital technologies using electronics and IT to further automate the production process.

What we are seeing now with the fourth industrial revolution is the use of cyber–physical systems. These are effectively systems and processes which communicate with each other machine and/or humans, both inside and outside company bound-aries, collaborating to provide a smart production system throughout the whole value chain. This builds on the individual IT capabilities of individual systems, using the Internet of Things (IoT) and the cloud to provide connectivity and integration.

This facilitates big data to be collected, analyzed and acted upon so that systems can utilize simula-tions and models to adapt, reconfigure and carry out steps in the manufacturing process, autono-mously in many cases, to drive quality and produc-tivity, ultimately impacting profitability.

Currently there individual systems within print facilities that are optimized; however, these all operate as individual islands of automation. While efficiencies can be gained in each of the processes, it is only through a fully integrated manufacturing systems approach that fully utilize the IoT, analytics and digital data that the complete manufactur-ing value chain can be configured for optimal performance.

Today’s effective and successful production facilities are obtaining improvement by optimizing their operational metrics. This involves increas-ing throughput and customer satisfaction while reducing inventory and expenses, each of which are defined below.

Industry 4.0 is at the heart of achieving all the goals. The individual metrics need to be tracked using actual data to quantify the impact of all factors on the manufacturing performance and the impact of systematic changes in the production workflow.

To expand on the operational metrics used, they are best described by the following

• Throughput - The rate at which the system generates money through sales. The velocity or speed it takes job go through planning, estimating, materials procurement, produc-tion, packaged and delivered, and payment is received from the customer. Touch points are removed and processes optimized to ensure seamless flow.

• Inventory - The cost of all supplies, raw materi-als, work-in-process, and final product that have consumed money and resources.

• Expense - The day to day costs to operate the company, minus the costs of purchased mate-rials and inventory. Efficiency of manufactur-ing is a cornerstone of this with appropriate planning and removal of bottlenecks.

• Customer Satisfaction – customer expectations for quality product and on-time delivery.

By analyzing the data collected on the operational metrics it is then possible to optimize all of the steps in the production cycle and standardizing on materials very high efficiencies can be achieved.

By Dr. Mark BohanBusiness ConsultantHeidelberg USA

Figure 1. By Christoph Roser at AllAboutLean.com under the free CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

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An example is shown here where there were 134 make-readies and 273,000 impressions were completed in 24 hours on a sheet-fed press. This was achieved at a commercial print facility, ESP Colour Hub, by having a clear focus on their position in the marketplace and the optimizing the press, the consumables and the operating procedures to deliver high quality prints to a wide range of satisfied customers. The result is a typical production within a twenty four hour time period, repeated on a daily basis.

It is essential to ensure that the whole production facility is connected and optimized. The advantages highlighted in the print production from ESP Colour Hub would not have been fully realized were it not possible to process the jobs through pre-press efficiently, provide all materials and plates to the press, and then be able to handle the printed materials in post press and then ship to the customer. Using the data to analyze the complete system allows the appropriate solutions and schedules to drive the improvements through the facility.

Print production is transforming, resulting in the smart factories of tomorrow being the reality of today. Systems are available from manufacturers that leverage Industry 4.0 throughout the whole production cycle that offer significant improvements to the manufacturing process and strength is gained from having the complete approach across all manufacturing areas. This is redefining the marketplace and cost structure. Exploiting these systems for business allows reduced manufacturing costs and cycle times, while increasing productivity and quality assurance, all of which drive profitability.

Dr. Mark Bohan is a business consultant with Heidelberg USA, bringing value to existing and new customers through new business development programs while he also works on market strategy and position for products. He serves on the board of directors for CIP4 and TAGA. He has been involved with the development of graphic arts ISO standards for more than 20 years and is a U.S. expert on ISO TC130.

Dr. Bohan has written in a wide array of fields culminating in more than 100 publications including journal publications, PIA publications, AERE peer reviewed publications and peer reviewed conference papers. He also has presented 235 invited lectures on a variety of topics and written more than 80 press articles.

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5 Steps to Make the Most of Your AwardsWill a prospect become a customer because of an award you won?

Maybe not.

But just like a positive customer review can tip the scale in your favor, so can your company accom-plishments. Did you compete in the GLGA Graphic Excellence Awards? Achieve a new important certification? Have you been recognized for work you do in the community? Take these five steps to get the most out of those recognitions.

Write An Article

Local newspapers and business journals value content from area companies. Develop an article that details the award. 150 - 300 words is all you need.

Develop A Case Study

If it’s a business award, transform that article into a case study. Buyers value the informa-tion a case study

provides. An industry award, where your product or process is acknowledged, is worth outlining.

How did you resolve a problem or break new ground for a customer? Did you increase brand awareness, improve a return on investment or reduce costs? Quantify the details.

Repurpose The Information

You penned a great article or case study; so, make sure it’s available in all relevant channels.

• Showcase on your website

• Use it in your newsletter

• Publish on LinkedIn, Facebook and other social media channels

Make It Fun

A meaningful award is something beneficial to share with all employees. Make it a celebration. Feature it in an all hands meeting.

Promoting company accomplishments makes everyone feel stronger about you. Plus, there’s no better message than employees touting your brand.

Generate Leads

We’re all in the business to make money. Increasing overall brand awareness is positive. However, by enabling the lead generation element, you can further leverage and monetize your investment.

By taking these steps you’ll maximize the value of the good work you deliver, increasing the amount of potential buyers and generating new revenue opportunities.

InterEdge Marketing provides B2B companies with online and offline marketing services. Utilizing meth-ods include website optimization, content marketing, social media strategies, direct marketing and lead nurturing, the company helps organizations expand their audience, generate additional leads, increase conversions and drive revenue. Contact John at (630) 442-0040 or [email protected].

By John EdmundsonPrincipalInterEdge Marketing

“Maximize the value of the good work you deliver.”

The day after winning Best of Show LCP gathered its team for a celebratory photo. The picture is the centerpiece of a story on their website and also was posted on the company Facebook and LinkedIn pages.


Congratulations to these members (and a certain association) that are marking milestone (multiple of 5) business anniversaries this year!

H.S. Crocker Company, Inc., Huntley, IL: 160 years Bond Brothers & Company, Inc., Lyons, IL: 140 years Great Lakes Graphics Association: 130 years Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT: 110 years

McGladrey LLP, Schaumburg, IL: 90 years Atlantic Press, Inc., Bedford Park, IL: 90 years

Service Litho-Print, Inc., Oshkosh, WI: 85 years Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL: 85 years

Lifetouch Services, Inc., Loves Park, IL: 80 years Steen Macek Paper Company, Green Bay, WI: 80 years

Thysse Printing Service, Inc., Oregon, WI: 75 years

VISOgraphic Inc., Addison, IL: 70 years

Darwill Inc., Hillside, IL: 65 years

American Printing Company, Madison, WI: 60 years American Paper Recycling, Northlake, IL: 60 years

Lithographic Industries, Inc., Broadview, IL: 55 years

Topweb, LLC, Chicago, IL: 45 years St. Croix Press, Inc., New Richmond, WI: 45 years

Graphco, Solon, OH: 40 years DeGolier Printing Inc., Sun Prairie, WI: 40 years Graphic Arts Finishing Company, Melrose Park, IL: 40 years Amvest Financial Group, Inc., Independence, MO: 40 years

Innovative Design & Graphics, Evanston, IL: 35 years Fineline Printing Group, Indianapolis, IN: 35 years CrossTech Communications, Chicago, IL: 35 years

Digital Print, Inc., Cresson, TX: 30 years Freedom Graphic Systems, Milton, WI: 30 years BCT Illinois, Machesney Park, IL: 30 years Comtech Multimedia Marketing Group, Inc., Loves Park, IL: 30 years

Graphic Innovators Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL: 25 years Core 3 Creative, Chicago, IL: 25 years

Specialty Print Communications, Niles, IL: 20 years

Focus On Energy, Madison, WI: 15 years Digital Hub, Chicago, IL: 15 years Converting Solutions, Inc., Kenosha, WI: 15 years The Open Approach LLC, Westmont, IL: 15 years DynaGraphics, Decatur, IL: 15 years

Brookstone Printing Company, Menomonee Falls, WI: 10 years Traver Graphics, Madison, WI: 10 years

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!Members Celebrate Milestone Business Anniversaries

ENVIRONMENTAL

Toxic Release Inventory Form A and Form R Reports Due July 1The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) was created by EPA in response to several events that raised public concern about local preparedness for chemical emergencies and the availability of information on hazardous substances.

Printing is one of the industry sectors required to annually report releases of certain chemicals. A printing facility with 10 or more full-time equiva-lent employees is required to report if the facility exceeds established chemical thresholds. Note that TRI reporting is not based on the amount of emissions to atmosphere or how much waste is generated. Instead, a company that manufactures or processes more than 25,000 pounds or otherwise uses more than 10,000 pounds of a TRI-listed chemical is required to report releases of these chemicals by July 1.

There are currently more than 650 chemicals covered by the TRI program including chemicals commonly used by printers, such as toluene, xylene,

ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, glycol ethers, solvents, and metals. Of particular interest to lithographic printers is the wide use of glycol ethers in fountain solutions and more recently in cleaning solutions, to take the place of solvents with high vapor pressures. It is important to mention that “glycol ethers” is a chemical category and within this category there are hundreds of individual chemicals that are reportable. Safety Data Sheets (SDS) do not indicate the presence of “glycol ethers” as a constituent of a raw material; so, a printer must look up each listed constituent and compare it to the list of TRI chemicals to determine whether is it reportable.

For more information, go to https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program or contact Ann O’Brien at [email protected] or Cheryl Moran at [email protected] at SCS Engineers in Madison, WI.

By Ann O’BrienProject ManagerlSCS Engineers


To have your company, product or service featured in Member News, contact Sharon Flick toll-free at (855) 522-2210 or via email at [email protected]. News will be published as space allows. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity.

MEMBER NEWS

Air Motion Systems Announces New Inline LED UV “Drip-Off ” Spot Coating EffectsAir Motion Systems has announced the immediate market availability of an all-new 100 percent LED UV “Drip-Off ” (“Strike-Through”) coating effect developed in conjunction with partners and recently proven for high-speed production printing. The new process allows printers to achieve astonishing in-line effects and incredible contrast between gloss and matt images simply via the use of a litho plate and a coater. Gloss points of 90 and higher are achievable with a single LED lamp in a “wet-on-wet” process sequence, with a high-powered AMS XP9 Series LED UV lamp located in the delivery. Read more at www.airmotionsystems.com.

KBA and Xerox Target Folding Carton Market with a 40-Inch Sheetfed Press – That’s DigitalKBA-Sheetfed Solutions, a business unit of the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA), and Xerox have announced a partnership to develop an industrial digital sheetfed press for the folding carton market. Wide-format cartons, for items like cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical products, until now, have relied on traditional analog offset production printing.

The KBA VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox integrates Xerox Impika inkjet technology into the KBA Rapida 106 press platform. Its modular concept enables the combination of digital inkjet printing with optional in-line capabilities such as coating, cold foil application, rotary diecutting, creasing and perforating. Learn more at http://news.xerox.com/news.

Screen Develops Inks That Enable Printing on Coated Paper Using High-Speed Roll Type Inkjet SystemsSCREEN Graphic and Precision Solutions Co., Ltd. (SCREEN GP) has developed new inkjet inks that can be used for printing on standard offset coated paper. The inks have been created to be fully compatible with SCREEN GP’s cutting-edge Truepress Jet 520HD high-speed roll-fed inkjet press. Commercial release of the inks is currently scheduled for January 2017.

SCREEN GP’s unique technology provides impressive abrasion resistance for offset level printing, enabling printing output that makes the most of the paper’s original surface texture. These new inks also noticeably reduce bleeding between colors, achieving a high-grade image quality approaching offset printing. Read more at www.screenamericas.com/news/.

Tanis Inc. Launches Enhanced Website Aimed at Better Serving CustomersTanis Inc. has announced a major update to its website including a shopping cart and enhanced product filters, additions aimed at better serving customers by improving shopping experience and honoring their specialized applications. Tanis is known for its vast selection of stock and standard brush products, resourceful custom-design capabilities and exceptional customer service.

The new site features e-commerce shopping, giving customers the flexibility to order independently any time of day, at small quantities and great pricing. The site additions also include an advanced product filtering system that transforms what could be complicated searches into easy-to-use filters. The enhanced website saves your order history, takes questions via chat and offers direct communication with the company’s application engineers. Try it at www.tanisbrush.com.


MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Quantum Group, Morton Grove, IL, hosted an open house on May 3, 2016, to showcase their new two HP Indigo 10000s and three new HP Indigo 7800s.

Picture above, from left: Betsy Davis, Quantum; Russ Williams and Doris Brown-McNally, HP; Frank Springer, Bill White (with the scissors), Ira Shapiro and Dave Graf, Quantum.

Picture right, from left: Quantum’s Manny Valdez (holding the unit) and Phil Rokosz display the features of their HP Indigo 10000.

Please join us in welcoming these new members:

WORLD ARTS, INC.156 E. Franklin Street Spencer, IN 47460 www.waprinting.netTim Lewis, President/CEO (812) 829-6565 [email protected]

Established in 1994, World Arts offers you a full range of print-related services including graphic design, pre-press, print produc-tion, finishing, bindery, mailing and distribution. From concept to completion, we understand the value that an experienced group of print professionals can bring to a client’s product - value that translates into first-class quality as well as cost and time savings for you. That’s why we look forward to partnering with you on your next printing project.

PC INDUSTRIES176 Ambrogio Drive Gurnee, IL 60031 www.pcindustries.comGerry Stanford, Sales and Marketing Manager (847) 336-3300 [email protected]

PC Industries designs and manufactures inspection systems for the printing, converting, packaging and pharmaceutical industries. Throughout the past 40 years, they have built a strong reputation through reliable, accurate, and powerful inspection systems and world-class customer support. They manufacture the widest range of print quality verification systems of any inspection system manufacturer, ranging from web viewers to automatic 100 percent defect detection systems.

P R I N T I N S P E C T I O N S O L U T I O N S


CALENDAR

Upcoming GLGA Events and ActivitiesTo learn more or to register for any of these programs, visit GLGA’s website at glga.info.

Indiana State Golf OutingJune 22, 2016, Plum Creek Golf Club, Carmel, IN. Enjoy a day of fun, food, prizes and camaraderie.

Fourth Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf OutingJuly 20, 2016, White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville, IL. Co-hosted by GLGA, the Graphics Communications Guild and the Lithographers Club of Chicago. Enjoy an afternoon on the links, lunch, dinner and prizes; proceeds will fund scholarships for students pursuing graphics communication education.

Webinar: Quarterly HR UpdateAugust 3, 2016. Jim Kyger, PIA National’s HR Guru, reviews key HR legislative, regulatory and case-law issues. This program has been approved for 1 General Credit Hour by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).

Wisconsin State Golf OutingAugust 10, 2016, Lake Ripley Golf Club, Cambridge, WI. Golf, putting contest, cocktail hour, the traditional steak cook-out, prizes and networking.

Regional Conference and ExpoSeptember 20-21, 2016, Stonegate Conference Center, Hoffman Estates, IL. Speakers, panel discussions, and a display of technologies and services specifically for the printing industry.

Upcoming PIA EventsTo learn more or to register for any of these programs, visit PIA’s website at www.printing.org.

Webinar: Revised Overtime-Exempt Regulation: Yes, Your Company Is Impacted! June 21, 2016. Printing Industries of America’s HR expert Jim Kyger explains what you must know about the changes to the overtime-exempt regulation.

Graph Expo 2016September 25-28, 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

Upcoming MRA WebinarsTo learn more about these free HR webinars, visit MRA’s website at www.mranet.org. For access, reg-ister for a user log-in to MRA’s website at www.mranet.org. Once you have a log-in, you can view the recordings whenever it is convenient for your schedule.

Stay Interviews to Retain Top TalentAvailable on or after June 16, 2016

High Impact Strategies for the HR ProfessionalAvailable on or after July 21, 2016


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