This year we are pleased to present the 2017 Printing Industries of America InterTech™


Technology Awards recipients. Twenty-six technological innovations


were presented for consideration and fourteen were selected to receive honors by our independent panel of judges. This premier program recognizes emerging technologies that have a significant impact on the advancement of the graphic communications industry.


The InterTech competition is conducted annually by Printing Industries of America to showcase and encourage continuous development of new products and technologies that aim to improve the industry, increase production quality, and foster operational excellence.


Each entry is judged against specific criteria. First and foremost, the technology must be truly innovative—not just an evolutionary improvement to an existing product. Further, it needs to enable printers to operate more efficiently or provide new products or services with a clear return on investment. Finally, the product or service must be commercially available, yet not be in widespread use.


“The judges review each technology entry and then gather to vigorously debate their ‘breakthrough’ nature,” said Jim Workman, vice president, Center for Technology and Research for Printing Industries of America. “We assume all of the technologies are excellent performers, but which ones are truly innovative? That’s the question the judges grapple with.”


The InterTech star, recognized as a symbol of technological innovation and excellence, is presented to the recipient companies before an audience of industry leaders during the Premier Print Awards Gala, Sunday, September 10, 2017 held in conjunction with PRINT 17 in Chicago, Illinois.


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