Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 26
it's Showtime
in vegas
The SGIA Expo: You know it's big, you know it's fabulous, but what you
didn't realize is how diverse this show's offerings - on and off the floor - truly are.
Kiersten Wones
W
hen SGIA sought to rebrand its identity
beginning in 1995 (first as the Screen Printing
and Graphic Imaging Association and later
as the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association), the
idea was to more easily embrace the wide range of
processes and applications that characterized its
membership. Many wondered at the time if this signaled
the looming demise of screen printing, but in hindsight,
SGIA was preparing for the age of imaging that exists
today: Digital and analog processes each flourishing in
their own right in a myriad of uses.
This year's SGIA show promises to be the most
diverse in the nearly 70-year history of the convention.
With full-day educational programs dedicated to
industrial printing, printed electronics, wide format,
and, for the first time, garment decoration, it's hard
to argue that there's not something for everyone at this
imaging extravaganza.
Last year, an impressive 20,000 attendees
gathered in Atlanta. Since the show's Vegas editions
tend to be its best attended - even without the promise
of printers drawn by the US debuts of much-hyped
technologies revealed at drupa - it seems reasonable
to expect an even better turnout. It's a show populated
by commercial printers, industrial manufacturers,
garment decorators, vinyl installers, even engineers and
academics - and they're not just coming for free drinks
at the blackjack table. On the following pages, find
weeklong highlights for every type of printer; then, hear
straight from other print providers in the garment,
graphics, and industrial sectors on what they hope to
accomplish at this year's convention.
26
screenprinting
Las vegas Convention Center - Central hall
The Expo Floor
Wed./Thurs., 9-5; Fri., 9-3 * 500+ exhibitors
The Garment Zone,
booth #4617 Check out
sales-free demos showcasing
CtS imaging, Dtg printing,
special effect inks, color separations, all-over dye-sub,
and more
Golden Image Competition
Entrants from one of the
most extensive annual
competitions in the industry
will be displayed in a gallerylike setting throughout the
week, showcasing top projects
across a range of specialty
imaging categories
Products of the Year Awarded
to products that SgiA says
"keep the specialty imaging
industry moving forward,"
you'll see signs for winning
products all around the
show floor
Educator Row, booths
#3985-3999
interact with SgiA Educator
Members and their students
(read: future employees),
and learn more about graphic
communications programs
around the country
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Screen Printing - August/September 2016
Contents
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - Cover1
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - Cover2
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 1
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - Contents
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 3
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 4
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 5
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 6
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 7
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 8
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 9
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 10
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 11
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 12
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 13
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 14
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 15
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 16
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 17
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 18
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 19
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 20
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 21
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 22
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 23
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 24
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 25
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 26
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 27
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 28
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 29
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 30
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 31
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 32
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 33
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 34
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 35
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 36
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 37
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 38
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 39
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 40
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 41
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 42
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 43
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - 44
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - Cover3
Screen Printing - August/September 2016 - Cover4
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20201011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20200809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20200607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20200405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20200203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20191201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20191011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20190809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20190607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20190405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20190203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20181201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20181011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20180809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20180607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20180405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20180203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_201712201801
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20171011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20170809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20170607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20170405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20170203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_201612201701
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20161011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20160809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20160607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20160405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20160203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20161201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20151011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20150809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20150607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20150405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20150203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20151201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20141011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20140809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20140607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20140405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20140203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20141201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20131011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20130809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20130607
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20130405
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20130203
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20131201
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20121011
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20120809
https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/STMG/sp_20120607
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com