Larry Sison - Ugra Certified Expert 

On October 15, 2009, Filipino Larry Sison received his Ugra Certified Expert Certification in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Larry is the 2nd Filipino UCE and, currently, the only certified PSO (Process Standard Offset) expert in the Middle East. At present, he is the Quality Engineer for Alyaum Printing Complex in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

Ugra is the Swiss Centre of Competence for Media and Printing Technology and has been doing research for the Printing Industry since more than 50 years. The Ugra Certified Expert (UCE) consults printing companies at the introduction of standardized printing and prepares them for the audit by Ugra. They help Ugra to accomplish the audits for eventual certification of the company. Basically, the UCE certification covers three topics: quality, prepress & printing standards, and audit procedures. 

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Pass4Press for Print Ready PDF File Preparation

Pass4press is a set of standards, introduced and maintained by PPA (Periodical Publishers Association, UK). The guidelines detail how to create reliable, print-ready PDF files. A PDF file which complies with Pass4press specifications should require no additional handling instructions. Pass4press aims to increase predictability and reliability within digital workflow. The Pass4press initiative has been expanded to provide mechanisms that assist in the creation and management of digital workflows for the end-to-end production of magazines in the UK.

We encourage printers, particularly those who send their PDF files to service bureaus for film and plate output, to apply Pass4Press in their workflow. We are posting the Pass4Press Version 9 with permission from PPA. Additional information and updates are available at the PPA website.

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Innovation: The Key to Profit and Success

The Print Philippines 2010 Exhibition will be held on September 15-18, 2010 with the theme "Innovation: The Key to Profit and Success". The event, which is on its 6th consecutive year, will be held at the World Trade Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.

Print Philippines 2010 is organized by the Printing Industries Association of the Philippines.

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Print & Label Philippines 2010

Global-Link MP Events International, Inc., in partnership with the Philippine Center for Print Excellence, Inc. and the Philippine Printing Technical Foundation, announced that the Print & Label Philippines 2010 Exhibition will be held on October 6-9, 2010. The venue for the event will be the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, Philippines.

For the past five years, the exhibition has delivered a comprehensive showcase of technology, products and services for the printing and graphic design industry.

Supporting the event are the following organizations: Association of Paper Traders of thePhilippines, First Association of Self-Adhesive Label Industry of the Philippines, Packaging Institute of thePhilippines and Philippine Plastics Industries Association, Inc.

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Making a Good Impression

Print buyers are becoming increasingly aware of the environmental impact of print. For the most part they understand that print is a more sustainable option than electronic media, but how do they decide which printing method to use? Is conventional offset more environmentally friendly than digital printing? Or is it the other way around?

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