Graphics of the Americas Opens Thursday

Beginning this Thursday, February 21, graphic communications professionals will gather in Orlando, FL, for the 2013 Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA). The event runs February 21-23 at the Orange County Convention Center and features a full slate of education sessions in addition to the cutting edge expo.

Session topics this year include: Prepress & Production; Digital Printing; Sales & Marketing; Management; Wide Format; Publishing; Design & Creative; Photoshop; InDesign; and Web & Interactive.

Attendees who anticipate the Cre8 Conference should be aware that the annual learning hub for designers and publishers has been renamed Digital Classroom Live! American Graphics Institute (AGI) presents the co-located Digital Classroom Live!, a one-stop-shop for creative professionals to update their creative skills and interact with the experts. More than 30 workshops are offered covering design, Adobe Creative Suite applications, and the skills necessary for succeeding in print, digital, and Web publishing.

These popular sessions are presented by the team of authors and instructors who create the Digital Classroom series of books, videos, and online content.

Nano Keynote

GOA will open with a Thursday, February 21 keynote luncheon entitled, "Nanography: The Second Digital Printing Revolution." Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis and pre-registration is encouraged. Ohad Axelrod, product line and segment manager at Landa will discuss commercial global printing trends, how they affect mainstream printing, and will elaborate on the way Landa’s Nanographic Printing process allows printers to economically produce short-to-medium run lengths.

"We are happy to have the opportunity to speak to representatives from a variety of established and high-growth markets," says Axelrod. "I look forward to meeting our current, and perhaps future, customers at Graphics of the Americas."

Graphics of the Americas Expo & Conference (GOA) announces that many of the industry's most prestigious exhibitors have signed on to showcase the latest industry solutions at the 2013 GOA show, being held February 21-23, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.

"We are extremely pleased with the number of new and returning exhibitors coming to this year's Orlando show," says George Ryan, GOA President. "Attendees will have a first-hand opportunity to speak with senior-level representatives from companies such as Ricoh, Xerox, Konica Minolta, Xanté, Esko, Mutoh, MGI USA, Inc., to name a few. We invite our North and Latin American friends, and the growing populations coming from Asia and other overseas regions, to come see what they may have missed at drupa or Graph Expo."

Expo Roundup

Of course, everything will revolve around the exhibits, demos, and new products being showcased on the expo floor. Some of the not-to-be missed highlights include:

• Xanté Corporation, Booth 635, will bring its complete digital printing portfolio to GOA. The company will showcase the Memjet-powered Excelagraphix 4200 and Excelagraphix 850, plus the Ilumina 650 GS Series, Impressia Digital Multi-Media Press, PlateMaker 6, and the newest version of iQueue Ultimate Prepress Workflow at the show.

• Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Booth 501, will showcase its latest designs in bizhub office printers and multifunctional products (MFPs), new bizhub PRESS production printers, and award-winning software innovations.

• Mutoh, Booth 971, will be showcasing the ValueJet 1638-64-inch printer. The ValueJet 1638 is known for its staggered dual heads, which create vivid, high-quality prints at speeds over 1,012 square feet/hour. Mutoh will also be demonstrating print-and-cut solutions on the ValueJet 1624, the Wrapper's Choice printer, and new ValueCut Cutting Plotters.