April 3, 2024

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Serving the Printing & Graphic Communications Industry in the Western U.S.

22nd Annual Paper & Substrate Show

Event Highlights

Last week's Paper Show was a success! We were thrilled to have over 100 attendees join us at Andrei's Conscious Cuisine event center in Irvine.

We would like to thank everyone who joined us, and we would also like to thank our amazing exhibitors. We hope everyone enjoyed the event and we look forward to next year's Paper Show!

Check out some of the highlights from last week's Paper Show!

We'd like to thank all of our participating exhibitors!

THUR

May

2

2024 Graphics Night

Yorba Linda, CA

Celebrate a night of Gold Impressions on May 2nd!

PIA invites printing industry members and partners to join us for a grand good time during Graphics Night. We will celebrate and recognize the industry’s best of the best by honoring the PIA Executive of the Year and the winners of the Print Excellence Awards, the regional printing competition.

SAT

April

13

Krazy Krafts Day

Carson, CA

Join the International Printing Museum on Saturday, April 13, 2024 for KRAZY KRAFTS DAY, a creative day of printing and crafts for the whole family. During this special event the printing museum will be offering themed activities throughout the day. These include letterpress printing cards, bookmarks, keepsakes, colorful paper marbling, typing on vintage typewriters, screen printing t-shirts, bookbinding, special tours, and more!

WED-THUR

May

8-9

Americas Print Show

Cleveland, Ohio

Americas Print Show 2024 will once again be a partnership of industry segments. The show is positioned to be a collaboration of visioning and thought leadership with nationally renowned speakers, experts and industry leaders sharing their experiences and addressing the industry’s most significant issues, including Workforce Development.



When: May 8 & 9, 2024

Where: Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland

300 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 4411

TUE-THUR

September

10-12

Label Expo Americas

Rosemont, Illinois

SAVE THE DATE!

Labelexpo Americas is the largest event for the label and package printing industry in the region - with more products, more launches and more live demonstrations!



PIA members can get a 20% discount by using our discount code when registering (code to be announced soon)



When: September 10,11, & 12

Where: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

For Rent: Warehouse space for rent in La Verne, CA. 7,500’ of warehouse space for rent/lease, monthly or annually. Contact John at (909) 376-1848.

For Sale: Pitney Ink Cartridges, Qty 5, Model 787-1 (CG333A), Connect+ Red Fl ink Ctg (138 ml), Please contact Nate Virgin at (801) 801-581-6003 or at nate.virgin@utah.edu. 

Place a free classified ad today!

For more information contact Nadine Mora at 

323-728-9500 ext. 262 or nadine@piasc.org.

Last traditional family letterpress printing shop in Hong Kong

There were once more than 200 printing shops in Hong Kong’s Central and Sheung Wan areas alone. They flourished as international trading companies and grocery stores started to expand in the post-war period of the 1960s and 70s, prompting a need for the printing of receipts, invoices, namecards, envelopes and more.

Yam Wai-sang is the second-generation owner of Kwong Wah Printing Company in Sheung Wan. The 63-year-old witnessed the growth of the industry as well as its decline in the mid-1990s when faster, more-efficient digital printing gradually replaced the letterpress and offset printing. Yam now runs workshops to introduce traditional typography as an art form.

Source:

https://www.youtube.com/@SouthChinaMorningPost

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