Serving Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
December 3, 2014
Last Chance To Register for Color

The Color Conference is the premier educational event for color management, packaging, design, photography and print production professionals worldwide.

Because this year's event is being held in WSPA's region at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas (December 6-9, 2014), we are offering you special discounts to attend the event.  Join more than 200 print professionals from across the country at this premier event.

Use the special codes listed below and receive $200 off the cost of the full conference or $50 off the cost of the Saturday pre-conference program.

Discount Code for Full Conference: 200Color14
Discount Code for Pre-Conference Class: 50Colorpre

Register online right now at www.printing.org/color. 

Is Your Print Access Info Current?

Thousands of people and businesses search
Print Access every month when they need a print related service. Do you want to give them out-dated info? Don't let that happen, update your Print Access profile today! Print Access is just one of the many benefits WSPA offers its members. We want to make sure prospective customers find and choose our members for their next print, marketing or mail job.

Log on today and make sure that your information is up-to-date. If you've updated or changed equipment or added services, make sure your current and prospective customers know about it! 
  • To edit/view your listing simply log on to www.printaccess.com 
  • Type in your User Name and Password (Forget this information?  Feel free to contact June Crespo at 800-910-4283 ext. 778)
  • Click on Edit Your Listing in the main menu
  • Follow the five simple step process to update your company's information, products and capabilities, and equipment.
  1. Company Information
  2. Products & Capabilities
  3. Equipment
  4. Add Company Logo
  5. Save/Edit

Once you have edited, saved and submitted your company's information, your listing will be immediately refreshed with the new information.


Ask Dr. B!         

Printing Industries of America has introduced a new free resource of technical Q & A specifically designed to support members.  Led by Dr. Mark Bohan and his team of experts at the Center for Technology and Research, the resource features the responses to questions covering a wide gamut of topics.  If you would like to ask a technical question, simply email Dr. Bohan at mbohan@printing.org or call PIA's toll-free hotline at 1-800-910-4283. 

 

On lighter stocks when running aqueous coating the sheets in the delivery have a curl.  Any ideas?

 

The curl is most likely due to water absorption from the aqueous coating.  On light stocks this may be to some degree unavoidable.  Try running less coating or use a high solids coating with less water.  Racking or running smaller lifts may help reduce the curl.

 


A customer complained that over time printed sheets placed in the cover pockets of our three binders were sticking.

Most likely some plasticizer from the plastic is coming to the surface and softening the ink.

We are foil stamping over a solid blue spot color, and after stamping a slight ring or color shift occurs around the foil stamp.  Thoughts?

Some blue pigments are not heat resistant and will change color or burn out.  When ordering inks, tell your ink supplier that the ink will be used with foil stamping.

Postal Service to Deliver Packages Seven Days a Week During Holidays        

The United States Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping season by announcing that it will be delivering packages seven days a week in major cities and high volume areas.  The service started last week and runs through Christmas Day in response to double-digit package volume growth.  USPS expects 450-470 million packages to be mailed during this period, an increase of 12 percent over last year.


Arizona TPT Simplification Update 

For those of you who missed the special notice sent last week by WSPA regarding Transaction Privilege Tax Changes in the state of Arizona, please click the link below to learn about license renewals, filing frequency changes, due date changes, standardized business codes and standard deduction codes.

For all the details   CLICK HERE.


Weekly Photo Feature:  
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
 

Each week E-Connects will share incredible photos on just how lax companies can be when it comes to safety. 

The goal - to keep a safe work environment front and center on the minds of all of your employees.

Dumb and dumber.

If you come across a funny safety pic you think should be featured, email Michael Makin at mmakin@wsprint.org 

Are You Coming for Holiday Cheer?          

Have you RSVP'd yet for our holiday parties?  We will be holding two holiday parties this year - one in Phoenix and one in Denver.  Printed invites have been sent but please take a moment to RSVP.

 

Phoenix Mingle Bells- Tuesday, December 9 (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

The Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas

6333 North Scottsdale Road

 

Denver Mingle Bells - Tuesday, December 16 (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)

Denver Bookbinding

1401 W. 47th Avenue (near Pecos) 

 

 

Please let us know if you can make either party by sending an email RSVP to Michael Makin at mmakin@wsprint.org.


Quote For The Week 

"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn."

David Russell