PPACA Compliance - An Employer Guide The Background On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), creating the system commonly referred to as “Obam- acare.” This created “mandates” which have been included in health insurance coverage, most notably the coverage of adult children to age 26 and preventative health care for women. On January 1, 2014, a major change will occur including requirements that em- ployers with more than 50 employees provide health coverage or pay a penalty and that individuals without health coverage obtain it for themselves or pay a penalty. At the same date, Public Exchanges set up by the states (like California) or by the federal government (like Georgia) will come into operation to provide a resource for individuals to purchase coverage if they wish. Individuals also may be entitled to a subsidy depending on their income level unless their employer provides compliant coverage. Employers may purchase coverage through a “Pri- vate Exchange,’ a carrier or the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). Note: Where employee counts are referred to they are Full time Equivalents (FTEs), which take into account part-time employees following a detailed formula. Individu- al employee coverage requirements apply to persons employed for 30 or more hours a week. Fewer Than Fifty Employees For employers of fewer than 50 employees, there is no requirement for an em- ployer to provide health insurance coverage for its employees—just as has always been the case. Most employers do provide it (with varying amounts of required employee contribution) because it is a generally expected part of employee com- pensation and therefore maintains the employer’s ability to attract the people needed for the business. Where employers now provide coverage, it will usually meet the PPACA standards for adequacy and affordability. If they do, employees may go to the Public Ex- change instead, but they will not qualify for the subsidy. If they still find it to their advantage to obtain coverage from the Public Exchange, they may be excluded from employer health coverage. Finally, the other commonly offered coverage for life, dental, vision, etc. are not covered by PPACA and are thus completely outside of these rules. Employers may continue their past practice on these benefits at the same level of contribution or funding. June 2013 Continued on Page 2 Choose Print: Recyclable. Renewable. Sustainable. Print is constantly under attack by the misperception that going paperless is better for the environ- ment. At ChoosePrint.org, you can get the facts you need to be an informed advocate. Save a Tree: Don’t Build Some food for thought regarding campaigns urg- ing us to save a tree by not using print. In fairness, homebuilders, furniture manufacturers and persons with fireplaces should fall under scutiny as well in order to save trees. This is particularly true since 70 percent of timber goes to these uses and not to paper. Further, houses and furniture are not recycled and the fireplace wood becomes ash, while more than 65 percent of paper is recycled to other produc- tive uses. Forest Growth is on the Rise Ninety-one percent of the trees consumed in the United States to make paper comes from privately owned forests, which give private landowners a financial incentive to grow trees rather than sell off their land for other uses. Private landowners in the United States plant about 4 million trees every day; as a result, forest growth exceeds harvest by 37 percent. Send the Right Message Consider adding this message to your email signa- ture along with the Choose Print logo: NOTE: It’s okay to print this email! Paper is a biode- gradable, renewable, recyclable and sustainable prod- uct made from trees. Trees are a harvestable crop, no different from wheat or corn, and vital to the American economy as well as to the environment. Not printing this email does nothing to save the planet or forests.
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PPACA Compliance - An Employer Guide
The Background
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), creating the system commonly referred to as “Obam-acare.” This created “mandates” which have been included in health insurance coverage, most notably the coverage of adult children to age 26 and preventative health care for women.
On January 1, 2014, a major change will occur including requirements that em-ployers with more than 50 employees provide health coverage or pay a penalty and that individuals without health coverage obtain it for themselves or pay a penalty. At the same date, Public Exchanges set up by the states (like California) or by the federal government (like Georgia) will come into operation to provide a resource for individuals to purchase coverage if they wish. Individuals also may be entitled to a subsidy depending on their income level unless their employer provides compliant coverage. Employers may purchase coverage through a “Pri-vate Exchange,’ a carrier or the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).
Note: Where employee counts are referred to they are Full time Equivalents (FTEs), which take into account part-time employees following a detailed formula. Individu-al employee coverage requirements apply to persons employed for 30 or more hours a week.
Fewer Than Fifty Employees
For employers of fewer than 50 employees, there is no requirement for an em-ployer to provide health insurance coverage for its employees—just as has always been the case. Most employers do provide it (with varying amounts of required employee contribution) because it is a generally expected part of employee com-pensation and therefore maintains the employer’s ability to attract the people needed for the business.
Where employers now provide coverage, it will usually meet the PPACA standards for adequacy and affordability. If they do, employees may go to the Public Ex-change instead, but they will not qualify for the subsidy. If they still find it to their advantage to obtain coverage from the Public Exchange, they may be excluded from employer health coverage.
Finally, the other commonly offered coverage for life, dental, vision, etc. are not covered by PPACA and are thus completely outside of these rules. Employers may continue their past practice on these benefits at the same level of contribution or funding.
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Choose Print: Recyclable. Renewable. Sustainable.
Print is constantly under attack by the misperception that going paperless is better for the environ-ment. At ChoosePrint.org, you can get the facts you need to be an informed advocate.
Save a Tree: Don’t Build
Some food for thought regarding campaigns urg-ing us to save a tree by not using print. In fairness, homebuilders, furniture manufacturers and persons with fireplaces should fall under scutiny as well in order to save trees. This is particularly true since 70 percent of timber goes to these uses and not to paper. Further, houses and furniture are not recycled and the fireplace wood becomes ash, while more than 65 percent of paper is recycled to other produc-tive uses.
Forest Growth is on the Rise
Ninety-one percent of the trees consumed in the United States to make paper comes from privately owned forests, which give private landowners a financial incentive to grow trees rather than sell off their land for other uses. Private landowners in the United States plant about 4 million trees every day; as a result, forest growth exceeds harvest by 37 percent.
Send the Right Message
Consider adding this message to your email signa-ture along with the Choose Print logo:
NOTE: It’s okay to print this email! Paper is a biode-gradable, renewable, recyclable and sustainable prod-uct made from trees. Trees are a harvestable crop, no different from wheat or corn, and vital to the American economy as well as to the environment. Not printing this email does nothing to save the planet or forests.
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For employers of 50 or more employees, there is an obligation beginning January 1, 2014, to provide health insurance that is “adequate” and “affordable.” If such an employer fails to do so, they must pay an annual penalty to the federal government of $2,000 (more in later years) for all employees in excess of 30.
For a plan to be “adequate,” its benefits must be actuarially equiva-lent to at least 60 percent of the full cost of medical expenses (a “bronze” plan in PPACA terms). For a plan to be “affordable,” an em-ployee may not be asked to pay more than 9.5 percent of their W-2 income for their own coverage. However, they may be required to pay for the entire cost of dependent coverage. If an employer only offered a plan that did not meet both the adequacy and affordability standards and an employee obtained coverage from the Public Exchange instead, the employer would have to pay a PPACA penalty of $3,000 per year for that employee. As a practical matter, employers must offer a 60 percent plan and should also offer several other choices with varying levels of benefits, so that employees may choose the solution that best fits their needs. The employer must decide what the employee contribution for their health insurance coverage will be. It is likely that it would be administratively simpler and more understand-able if this was stated as a dollar amount per pay period, e.g. $30 per week. Of course, this amount must not violate the 9.5 percent of W-2 standard.
If the employee chose a plan that cost more than the 60 percent plan or wished dependent coverage, they could be required to pay the difference over 9.5 percent (or its dollar alternative) using a tax efficient process (a 125 cafeteria plan). As these are minimum requirements under PPACA, an employer might assume a greater proportion of the cost (just as now).
Where employers provide adequate and affordable coverage, employees may go to the Public Exchange instead, but they will not qualify for the subsidy. If they still find it to their advantage to obtain coverage from the Public Exchange, they may be excluded from employer health coverage.
Also, it is important to remember that while it may be tempting to pay the $2,000 penalty and drop health insurance coverage, the fact that the penalty is non-deductible and that the net after-tax cost of compliant coverage is so low makes that a bad decision on economic grounds before even considering the moral and com-petitiveness issues.
Finally, the other commonly offered coverage for life, dental, vision, etc. are not covered by PPACA and are thus completely outside of these rules.
If you have questions about PPACA or other HR issues, call
GLGA’s HR partner MRA at their Info Now Line: (866) 275-6721.
This is a free service for GLGA members. Our thanks to the Print-ing Industries Benefit Trust (PIBT) for providing this PPACA update.
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GLGA Announces New Member
Group Buying Power Program
TermSync has partnered with GLGA as a preferred provider for their accounts receivable management solution. GLGA members save 25 percent on the Term Sync platform, which provides a customer-centric approach to the post-sale relationship.
Many companies think of accounts receivable as simply overhead and all they measure is DSO and annual bad debt expense. They look at the collection process as a necessary evil rather than an opportunity to improve customer relations. TermSync is an innova-tive accounts receivable platform that allows businesses to better engage customers, which results in improved customer relations, reduced processing costs for both you and your customer and faster payments.
TermSync believes the only way to accomplish these results is for customers to actively participate and provide feedback. The only way to get this customer engagement is to provide a Bundled Portal where customers can manage several vendors at once while also making it easy-to-use and non-disruptive to their current process.
TermSync’s Bundled Payment Remind-ers lay the foundation for customer en-gagement. These messages are system-atically sent out to customers each week based on your payment terms. It is one central email reminder which includes all upcoming and past due invoices from all TermSync vendors that the customer purchases from. Customers have the ability to perform several actions directly from the email, including scheduling a free electronic payment, filing a dispute, applying credits, sending messages to you, and many more. All actions are tracked within the Bundled Portal which is available free to your customers.
TermSync also provides other valuable tools, including tools for optimizing your staff’s efficiencies and accountability; Analytics and Reporting features; Dashboards, which give you a centralized view of the metrics that are important to your decision making; and Custom Reports.
“We are pleased to have TermSync join our Group Buying Power Programs,” said Joseph Lyman, president of Great Lakes Graph-ics Association. “These are valuable member benefits that can provide your company significant savings and justify a return on your membership investment. TermSync’s accounts receivable management solution is an excellent addition to our line-up, and we believe members will find it indispensable in resolving account receivables in a timely fashion.”
For more information, visit. www.termsync.com. To schedule a free one-on-one analysis to see if TermSync is right for your com-pany, contact Bryon Thompson, Executive Vice President, at (608) 316-8384 or [email protected].
Fighting Patent Trolls
There has been a frightening development in the recent situation developing with patent trolls. As you may have read in the May 14 issue of NEWSCAN, patent trolls are a type of company known as a nonpracticing entity, which owns patents but never uses them to create anything. These companies make money solely by pursu-ing potential patent infringers and demanding license fees.
At least 30 members of Printing Industries of America are being ac-cused that they are infringing on patents that describe a process in which digital files are submitted from customers, moved across a network, and sent to a CTP device. The patents so broadly describe typical digital workflow that PIA expects other printers will be targeted. The lawyers for the case are requesting between $75,000 and $100,000 per patent infringement.
At Currents’ press time, we had heard of one printer in Illinois receiving an infringement letter. If you should receive one, please contact your state director: Illinois-Bill Gibson, [email protected], (312) 704-5000; Indiana-Brent Eckhart, [email protected], (317) 733-8512; Wisconsin-Joe Lyman, [email protected], (262) 522-2212.
Advocacy in Action
PIA and the American Forest and Paper Association co-hosted a meet-and-greet on May 6 for Reps. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Dan Kildee (D-MI).
The event introduced various industry representatives to new members of 113th Con-gress, allowing the freshmen legislators to get to know the association and the industry, and where our policy issues lie. It described the indus-try’s economic footprint nationwide, plus spotlighted industry focused legisla-tive issues - such as postal reform - on which PIA hopes to work with the Representatives in the future.
Pictured is Rep. Pocan and Lisbeth Lyons, PIA’s Vice President of Government Affairs. Rep. Pocan, of Wisconsin’s second Congres-sional district, owns a printing company and serves on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the committee with primary responsibility over the United States Postal Service (USPS).
The event was one in a series of bipartisan meet-and-greets the industry is hosting for all new lawmakers.
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It’s Golf Time!
The second of our three state golf outings - our most pop-ular networking events! - is coming up. The 1st Annual Chicagoland Printers Scholarship Golf Outing is set for Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at Maple Meadows Golf Club in Wood Dale, IL. GLGA is co-hosting the event with the Lithographers Club of Chicago and the Graphic Commu-nications Guild. The event is open to all GLGA members, their guests and anyone in the Illinois printing industry.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. A shotgun start is at 8 a.m., with a snack after the first nine holes. A luncheon buffet and prizes fol-lowing golf complete the day.
The registration form may be downloaded from our website at www.glga.info. The golf package is $135 per golfer and includes golf cart, 2 drink tickets, snack ticket and luncheon. If you are registering 4 or more persons at the same time, the cost is $125 per person. Luncheon only is $50 per person. To register, for more information or to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Judi Wolters at (855) 522-2210 or [email protected].
The annual Wisconsin state golf outing will be on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Lake Ripley Golf Club in Cambridge, WI. All members are invited.
Who Won?!
Currents went to press before the Awards Celebration and Summer Con-ference was held on June 19-20, 2013, at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, WI. Check out the July issue for complete coverage. The Awards Annual will be posted online at www.glga.info after the Celebration.
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GEA Tip of the Month
I’d like to enter the GEAs but I’m too swamped right now to find our entries. Have you ever found yourself saying that? Believe it or not, NOW is the perfect time to start compiling your entries for the 2014 Graphics Excellence Awards competition. Don’t wait until March, when you may find yourself scrambling to find your samples. Follow this tip that many a winner has used:
Put a large box by your GEA contact’s desk now and mark it
“GEAs.” Throughout the year, as promising jobs are completed,
pull two perfect copies and save them in the GEA box.
The recognition we’ve received from winning a Graphics Excellence Award has been a tremendous advantage over the past year. The award serves as a proud talking point when approaching new clients, as well as a new avenue for prospective clients to find us on their own. Sometimes the best advertising you can do is to let your great work speak for itself.
Kristopher GaschDirector of Marketing
Fey Printing, Wisconsin Rapids, WI2012 GEA BEST OF SHOW WINNER
Thank You to Our Current Sponsors
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Free Floor Passes and Member Reception for GLGA Members at PRINT 13
Mark your calendar for Monday, September 9! GLGA is pleased to announce the return of our popular Graph Expo Member Reception. Every four years, Graph Expo expands into PRINT, the year’s most comprehensive exhibition of Digital, Offset, Hybrid and Flexo technologies, products and services for the Commercial, Converting and Package Printing, Display, In-plant, Transactional, Publishing, Mailing, Photo Imaging and Marketing industries. PRINT 13 will be held September 8-12, 2013, in Chicago, IL. More details about the reception will be announced soon. In conjunction with the Member Reception, Print 13 is offering free exhibit floor-only passes for GLGA members. While the passes are good for all days of the show, members are encouraged to visit the show on Monday the 9th and wind up your day at the afternoon recep-tion. More than 150 members last year enjoyed our private area with refreshments and good conversations.
To register for your free exhibit floor pass, visit http://tinyurl.com/p3xcmyy.
New Show Attractions at PRINT 13:
CPP EXPO - demonstrations of all the latest innovations for Converting and Package Printing.DELIVER – new Mailing & Fulfillment Center. One-stop resource for best practices and solutions for bridging print with marketing.BIG – new Wide Format Pavilion, with applications and solutions.PHOTO FINISH – Photo Imaging Pavilion, with suppliers of services for photo, photo book, wide format and all-sized imaging.SIDELINES – expanded Revenue Streams Pavilion. Explore new revenue sources from specialty printed products to advertising specialties.
For more information, visit www.print2013.com.
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Are you taking advantage of the Group Buying Power Programs? These programs save you money on the programs and services you use every day. Just by being a GLGA member, you are entitled to put them to work for your company.
Adobe. Fifteen percent savings on purchases made through the Adobe online store, and $29.99 introduc-tory membership to the Creative Cloud (save $20). More details and access to the discount is available through PIA’s Adobe discount page at www.printing.org/adobe.
Apple. Members qualify for preferred pricing on the latest Apple products and accessories. Program benefits include special member pricing on Apple and third-party products; exclusive promotions; compli-mentary shipping on all orders over $50; free engrav-ing on all new iPod models; Mac customization; and flexible business financing options. Visit the Apple discount page on PIA’s website at www.printing.org/apple for more information or to take advantage of the savings.
BB Direct. BB Direct offers GLGA mem-bers a substantial discounted rate for both the Dun & Bradstreet Business Data-base and Database Hygiene Services. Learn more by visiting PIA’s BB Direct discount page at www.printing.org/page/6493.
Caliper. GLGA members receive discounted services on employee hiring and develop-ment services. For more information, visit PIA’s Caliper discount page at www.printing.org/caliper.
FedEx. Federal Express Shipping offers significant savings on select FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipments. The average members saves more than $650 on parcel shipments and over $3,800 on freight shipments (LTL) annually. For more information, visit PIA’s FedEx discount page at www.printing.org/fedexwebinar.
FSC. For printers with $5 million or less in annual sales, the RACG Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Group Certification is an excellent op-portunity to lower your yearly annual audit costs. Group certification fees are $1,695 per year. To enroll, contact GLGA toll free at (855) 522-2210.
Government Print Manage-
ment. Members receive a sizable discount from Govern-ment Print Management, a division of e-LYNXX Corporation on selected services related to the obtaining of work from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and other government agen-cies. For more information, visit PIA’s Government Print Manage-ment discount page at www.printing.org/governmentprint.
ITU and AbsorbTech. ITU and AbsorbTech have partnered with the GLGA as a preferred provider for printer towels and other managed rental service pro-grams. We offer GLGA members two great ways to save - a rebate program for rental services and discount program for direct-pur-chase services. Visit www.itu-at.com/glga for more information.
Lower Electric. Lower Electric offers significant savings on electricity, natural gas and energy-related services. Call Bill Schloss at (847) 272-0700 for details.
Marathon. Marathon Solutions, Inc., can save you 20 to 40 percent off existing credit card processing fees. Your exclusive mem-ber program provides you with personal-ized merchant support and enhanced credit card processing solutions. The secure processing gateway has enhanced features including the ability to email receipts directly to your customers. For a free, no obligation consultative savings analysis, contact Tim Hutteger at (877) 948-9733 ext. 159.
McClone. For more than 40 years, McClone has featured specialization in protecting organizations within the printing industry. We can provide all insurance products or services needed by GLGA members, including Commercial Property and Ca-sualty; Employee Benefits; Group health insurance & Health Care Plans; Group life, disability and dental plans; Finan-cial Services; and Voluntary Benefits. For more information, please call contact Chuck Helling at (262) 439-6947.
MRA. Through our partnership with MRA, GLGA members have access to many invaluable HR resources, including the free Info Now Line at (866) 275-6721, with professional advice on questions ranging from HR compliance to complex employee issues; free 30 on Thursday webinar series; free monthly HR Digest newsletter; and a 15 percent savings on every MRA service, product and training. Visit www.mranet.org.
Put Your GLGA Membership to Work:
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Paychex. Paychex provides GLGA members with a 15 percent discount on processing fees. With the member-only discount, payroll costs can be as little as $50 per month. Paychex also will assume reporting and payments of federal, state and local tax liabilities. Illinois: call Patti Winkel at (630) 437-0669; Indiana: call Jeren Berkeliyeva at (317) 815-9300; Wisconsin: call David Schuman at (262) 782-8123 ext 40007.
Performance Plus Global Logistics. Members can reduce costs, save time, and effectively manage occasional or frequent shipping on their local and long haul transportation through some of the best carriers globally. Performance Plus’ services include parcel shipping, less-than-truckload, full truckload, expedited, and ocean shipping, with no minimums required and no cost to participate. More information and an online demo is available through PIA’s Performance Plus discount page at www.printing.org/page/11043 (requires member log-in).
Printers 401k. Member companies can elimi-nate their fiduciary exposure, reduce their administrative responsibilities, save time and money while providing a strong and proven 401k plan. Learn more from Joe Trybula, Diversified Financial Advi-sors, [email protected], (800) 307-0376.
Printers Disability Trust. Printers’ Disability Trust (PDT) is pleased to offer you the opportu-nity to provide eligible employees and their de-pendents with important insurance coverages: Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), and Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance coverage. These plans are all underwritten by Standard Insurance Company. For more information, visit www.standard.com/mybenefits/pdt/.
Printing Industries of America Press. Receive spe-cial member discounts on books, videos, CDs and training programs. If you do not have a user name and password to the PIA website, please contact Sharon Flick toll free at (855) 522-2210 or [email protected].
Safety Audit Program. GLGA has partnered with six safety consultants to offer a safety audit pro-gram that is convenient, affordable and effective. During the audit, the consultant will review your safety programs and employee training manuals; assess safety data sheets; ensure documentation
is compliant; and provide verbal direction on how to improve. The Members-Only cost is $200 plus mileage. For more informa-tion, contact Sharon Flick toll free at (855) 522-2210 or [email protected].
Semper International LLC. Semper provides quality printing professionals on demand - both temporary and fulltime workers - and with discounts for GLGA members. For more information, call (312) 920-0000.
Staples. Sign up today and take advantage of signifi-cant savings on your office product purchases—average savings of 55 percent; online ordering and control on order with immediate access to over 30,000 products; FREE Next Day Deliv-ery on minimum orders of $30; and easy online return process. For more information, visit PIA’s Staples discount page at www.printing.org/staples.
TermSync. GLGA members save 25 percent off of TermSync’s ac-counts receivable management solution. For a free one-on-one analysis to see if TermSync is right for your company, contact Bryon Thompson at (608) 316-8384 or [email protected].
UPS. With the UPS Freight® Savings Program, GLGA members can receive a minimum 70 percent discount on UPS Freight LTL (Less-Than-Truckload) services, with participating members saving an average of $500 per shipment on net shipping charges. Members receive free enroll-ment with no minimum shipping requirements. For more information or to receive a free savings analysis, please contact your dedicated UPS Freight Association Team at (866) 443.9303, ext. 4080 or [email protected].
Xerox. Xerox Solutions offers GLGA members nationally negotiated contract prices through the National Buying Power Program. All members qualify for this exceptional savings opportunity that covers new purchases and also allows for trade-in credit and affordable leas-ing terms. Call 1-800-ASK-XEROX, Ext. PIA or your Xerox represen-tative. Make sure to reference contract #0707168 to receive the special association discount.
Save Money with Local and National Buying Power Programs
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Tips by the PIA Experts:
Dear Brad
One of the benefits of membership is the tech-nical expertise provided by Printing Industries of America. Each month, Brad Evans, Printing Industries’ senior research technician, discusses common production problems and issues. Evans has 25 years of experience in the industry and regularly consults on paper and ink interactions. He is frequently called upon as the contributing paper and ink specialist for industry publications and has served as an expert witness in court on issues related to paper and ink.
Q: What is in an ink vehicle?
A: It consists of a solvent and drying oil and resin—either natural or synthetic.
Q: What is pseudoplasticity?
A: It is the tendency for paste inks to lose viscosity when agitated or stirred.
Q: What makes paper opaque?
A: Paper consists of fibers with air spaces between, when light pass through paper, it hits the fibers, which scatter the light by chang-ing the light’s direction. The more the light is scattered, the more opaque the paper. This light scattering is referred to as internal reflection. Filler also increases the opacity.
Q: What is internal sizing?
A: Internal sizing occurs in the beating stage where individual fi-bers are coated to increase their resistance to liquids. Rosin, which comes from softwood trees, is the most common internal sizing.
Printing Industries Resource:Offering unbiased and confidential results, Printing Industries of America provides a range of testing and laboratory services to help solve printing-related problems. For more information, please contact Brad Evans at (800) 910-4283, ext. 784, visit www.printing.org (click “Research and Consulting”), or email [email protected].
From the PIA Bookstore:
Color Printing Excellenceby Gary G. Field
Item Number: 1798Member Price: $55.00
About This Book:
Color printing is the most critical of all the color reproduction processes because of the “gate-keeper.” This is a person who has the authority to approve a color reproduction before thousands or even millions of printed images are produced. The economic stakes are so high in color printing that expert scrutiny of proofs and press sheets before mass pro-duction is authorized is the only prudent course of action.
Color Printing Excellence explores the nuances of such topics as additivity and proportionality failure, press color optimization, the use of extra inks, distinctions between exact and preferred color, the finer points of the color viewing standard, color correction strategies, and the human and economic dynamics of the color OK process. A significant portion of this material has been updated from the third edition of the book Color and Its Reproduction.
Author Gary G. Field blends years of practical experience in the printing industry with his research work at leading universitites to explain why we encounter color quality limits and how they often may be extended. His authoritative treatment spans the following topics:
• Printing system choices• Color reproduction objectives and strategies• Viewing color images• Color correction and approval
An inventive range of color illustrations that demonstrates color quality choice options is a major feature of Color Printing Excel-lence. Numerous references to research studies and an extensive glossary also are provided for those wishing to understand the subject in more detail.
This text is intended primarily for those professionals involved directly in creating, producing, buying, or selling printing at the frontiers of color image quality. Color and imaging scientists, new to the unexpected complexities and professional standards of graphic arts color reproduction, also will gain many insights from the material presented here.
Specs: 158 pp., 7.5x10-in. perfect bound, copyright 2013.
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Get to know these companies whose knowledge and expertise strengthen our association.
As the market leader in innovative substrate solutions, GPA’s expertise will help you create long-term sustainable success. GPA offers an unrivaled selection of specialty substrates for offset, digital, screen, laser, inkjet printing and more. From pressure sensitive and specialty papers to film products, substrates for HP Indigo presses, laser labels and beyond, GPA offers the customized support and substrates to help you confidently take on any ap-plication.
GPA, SPECIALTY SUBSTRATE SOLUTIONS8740 West 50th Street | McCook, IL 60525 | www.askgpa.comContact: Customer SupportPhone: (800) 395-9000 | Email: [email protected]
Graphic Ink Systems is an independently owned company with over 100 years of combined experience. We are a full-service printing ink manufacturer located in Bristol, Wisconsin. Graphic Ink Systems has had the privilege of servicing the printing industry with our unique line of products that meet and exceed industry standards. We offer a full line of high quality printing inks. Our complete line of printing ink includes Sheet-Fed, Soyforms, Laser Compatible, No Heat and Heat Set Web. All product lines can be specially formulated to your specific needs at no additional cost. To insure that your pressroom runs efficiently, with no downtime, we offer 24 hour service and full technical support.
GRAPHIC INK SYSTEMS, INC.8125 199th Avenue | Bristol, WI 53104 | www.graphicinksystems.comContact: Roger March, Lab Manager/Vice PresidentPhone: (262) 857-9601 | Email: [email protected]
At J.R. Finishers, Inc., we realize there are two things that printers cannot control and that is the ever increasing cost of transportation and the reduced production schedules that your customers are demanding. Now, imagine sending your printed material to just one finisher for several bindery processes. J.R. Finishers, Inc. realizes that a one stop shop is becoming more of a necessity than a convenience. Cutting, folding and saddle stitching are just a few options that we offer. We also offer our printers the following services: spot gluing, shrink wrapping off-line and in-line, drilling in-line and an off-line 3 & 5 hole drill. Our highly qualified staff is striving to maintain the high quality that our printers expect. At J.R. Finishers, Inc., we stand behind our products and work hand in hand with all of our printers to achieve the highest quality and best service that our bindery can give.
J.R. FINISHERS, INC.616 Albion Ave | Schaumburg, IL 60193 | www.jrfinishers.comContact: Joe Rocco, CFOPhone: (847) 301-2556 | Email: [email protected]
Mossberg provides an extensive range of services, systems, and expertise to help our client-partners con-nect with people in the most clear and precise ways possible. We combine our renowned skills in commer-cial printing with much broader capabilities that make it easier to build, manage, and execute complete communications efforts. Today, our core offerings include fine lithography, flexography, digital printing, and marketing and fulfillment services. But, we pride ourselves on being consultants who will rapidly imple-ment solutions custom-fit to new challenges as they arise. Now in our third generation as a family-owned and operated business headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, we are privileged to serve global brands and local organizations alike with the meticulous quality and creativity we’ve been known for since 1930.
MOSSBERG & COMPANY, INC.301 E. Sample Street | South Bend, IN 46601 | www.mossbergco.comContact: James Hillman, PresidentPhone: (574) 289-9253 | Email: [email protected]
Come spend some time in The Spotlight and help other members get to know your business better. To have your company featured, contact Sharon Flick toll free at (855) 522-2210 or by email at [email protected].
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Welcome, New Members
Please join us in welcoming these new and returning members:
Beat Studios, LLC
John Aitken, Managing Partner 372 W. Ontario Street 6th floorChicago, IL 60654(312) [email protected]
Beat Studios is an award-winning advertising production studio located in the heart of the River North neighborhood in downtown Chicago. We produce the highest quality retouching, CGI, photog-raphy, premedia and fulfillment services available in a boutique loft environment.
Cole Papers
Chuck Perkins, President/CEO4100 Quebec Ave N.New Hope, MN 55427(701) [email protected]
Cole Papers is a wholesale distributor of Industrial Papers, Printing Papers, and Floor Covering. Our nine locations serve our customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Eastern Montana, North-west Iowa, Northeast Nebraska, and Northwest and West Central Wisconsin.
Creative Cognition Group
Tim Hendricks, President107 Prospect CourtProspect Heights, IL 60070(708) 610-1926thendricks@creativecognitiongroup.comwww.ccgcognition.com
The Creative Cognition Group (CCG) is a sales and marketing servic-es company that works to optimize performance for printing com-panies. CCG provides sales training & education with an emphasis on operations and sales alignment, sales focus & fit, marketplace and competitive positioning and a value added sales approach that removes leading with price and quoting from the equation. CCG also provides marketing services including Life-stage marketing and the development of bundled and pre-packaged solutions that will increase ROI for both the printer and their customers.
Platinum Graphics
Jeff Reckards, Vice President542 Busse HighwayPark Ridge, IL 60068(847) [email protected]
Platinum Graphics, has over 30 years of experience in developing and implementing marketing ideas for a variety of industries. Start-ing out in type setting and pre-press, our company understands the new technology needed to provide our clients with the well rounded support they require. Through the years this philosophy has expanded into a full range of services providing everything from creative to various print based solutions. Our services include Web-to-print, 1 to 5 color offset with aqueous coating, digital print-ing, mailing and fulfillment. Platinum Graphics is also complete resource for premiums and incentive products of all sorts; please see our web site, www.platgraph.com, for our complete line.
Tangram
Jerry Wick, PresidentW165 N5761 Ridgewood DriveMenomonee Falls, WI 53051(262) [email protected]
Tangram handles your custom data needs whether it’s complex data design, merge / purge, mail presort or NCOA processing. 100% of our printing is variable data – renewal or marketing letters, invoices, reminder notices, statements, and so on. Our mailing services are state of the art. We offer up to 6 pocket selective insert-ing for BRE’s, flyers, or buck slips and use 2d barcode technology to communicate with each pocket of the inserter. We take variable imaging to a whole new level by providing variable insertion.
Thompson Direct, Inc.
Bill LaPiana, Sales Manager2397 Von Esch Road Unit KPlainfield, IL 60586(815) [email protected]
Thompson Direct is a equipment solutions provider of the industry’s leading names including MCS, Pitney Bowes, Sure-Feed Engineer-ing, Spedo, and Multifeed. Consumables, parts and service are read-ily available to meet your business needs. Our goal is to be your one stop provider for all of your mailing, bindery and packaging needs. From form cutters to shrink wrap, we carry over $1,000,000 of stock ready to ship and make an impact for your business.
Upcoming GLGA Events and Activities
To learn more or to register for any of these programs, contact Judi Wolters at (855) 522-2210 or [email protected]. For the most cur-rent calendar, visit www.glga.info.
June 19-20, 2013 - Award Celebration and Summer Conference, Delavan, WIJune 26, 2013 - Member MIXer, Schaumburg, IL, with special guest Kelly Mallozzi: - Helping you get more customers and make more money!June 27, 2013 - Indiana Annual Golf Outing, Carmel, INJuly 10, 2013 - Member MIXer, Schaumburg, ILJuly 17, 2013 - Printers Scholarship Golf Outing of Chicago, Wood Dale, ILAugust 14, 2013 - Wisconsin Annual Golf Outing, Cambridge, WIAugust 21, 2013 - Member MIXer, Schaumburg, ILSeptember 9, 2013 - Graph Expo Member Reception, Chicago, ILSeptember 18, 2013 - Member MIXer, Schaumburg, IL
Upcoming PIA Events and Education
To learn more or to register for any of these programs, visit PIA’s website at www.printing.org/events.
June 27, 2013 - Webinar: Using the Ratios to Improve ProfitabilityJuly 23-25, 2013 - Extreme Offset: Troubleshoot, Control, Optimize, Sewickley, PASeptember 26-27, 2013 - G7 Offset Press Operator Training, Sewickley, PAOctober 1-2, 2013 - Safety Matters: OSHA Compliance for Printers, Sewickley, PAOctober 8-9, 2013 - G7 Digital Press Operator Training, Sewickley, PAOctober 21-24, 2013 - Orientation to the Graphic Arts, Sewickley, PANovember 5-7, 2013 - Extreme Offset: Troubleshoot, Control, Optimize, Sewickley, PA
Upcoming MRA Webinars
To learn more or to register for these free HR webinars, visit MRA’s website at www.mranet.org.
June 20, 2013 – Making the Business Case for HR TechnologyJuly 18, 2013 – Marketing for HR ProfessionalsAugust 2, 2013 - Real Lean: A Manufacturer’s Success Story (Quarterly Leadership Series)August 15, 2013 – Why Don’t Employees Do What They Are Supposed to Be DoingSeptember 19, 2013 – Generational Issues Maximizing Work With MillennialsOctober 17, 2013 – Pain Free Performance AppraisalsNovember 1, 2013 -Culture Trumps All (Quarterly Leadership Series)November 21, 2013 – Five Steps to Become a Business Partner in Your OrganizationDecember 19, 2013 – Let’s Look in the Crystal Ball – What’s Next for Business
MRA will host a series of Health Care Implementation Workshops July 16, August 13, September 10, and October 8, 2013. Gain valuable knowledge and practical tools to guide your organiza-tion to successfully implement the 2014 mandates. Attend in person in Waukesha, WI, or view as a live webinar. GLGA members get a 15 percent savings off the registration fees.
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Editor’s Note: Our thanks to Joe Falcone of Eastman Kodak for this pix.
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