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We are an association for companies that produce large-format documents — including CAD prints, signs, posters and much more — and manage the digital files behind those documents. If this is your business, too, we invite you to apply for membership.
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KIP Digital Displays Bridge Paper and Digital Worlds
Digital document solutions continue to grow in importance in the construction world. KIP has a technology that helps bridge the gap between paper and digital and gives its reprographics dealers a valuable additional piece of equipment to sell: KIP Di
Feb 19, 2026
2:14 PM
Es-Te Interview: New Entry-Level Folder Taps Lower Volume Market
IRgA Managing Director Ed Avis recently spoke with Tobias Pernkopf, director of sales for Es-Te Folding Systems, a long-time IRgA Vendor Member located in Berlin, Germany. Pernkopf explains the company is reaching a new market segment with its latest
Nov 13, 2025
9:43 PM
Q&A with Image Access: New Boss, New Products in the Pipeline
Change is underway at Image Access, a German scanner company that has been a valued IRgA Vendor Member for many years. IRgA Managing Director Ed Avis spoke with company founder Thomas Ingendoh and new President Martin Melder.
Dec 11, 2025
2:45 PM
DM Now Distributing HP DesignJet
Distribution Management (DM), a leading technology and wholesale distribution provider of imaging products, services, and solutions, announces the addition of HP's Transactional DesignJet Hardware portfolio. This expansion marks DM's entry into the L
Jan 22, 2026
7:50 PM
KIP Expands Its Virtual Engagement Platform
When COVID disrupted traditional in-person sales in 2020, many organizations paused. KIP chose a different path — accelerating its investment in virtual engagement to ensure customers and partners could continue to explore wide-format solutions witho
Feb 5, 2026
2:12 PM
Canon Launches Colorado XL-Series
Canon has launched the Colorado XL-series, a fully reimagined wide-format printing platform that combines precision, speed, and versatility. Built on a 3.4-meter hybrid architecture, the Colorado XL-series prints on both roll-fed and rigid media—up t
Feb 5, 2026
1:57 PM
Canon Announces POWERsync+ Controller Upgrade for ColorWave and PlotWave Printers
Canon U.S.A., Inc. has launched the POWERsync+ Controller Upgrade, a new solution designed to elevate the performance, security features and sustainability of existing eligible ColorWave and PlotWave printers. By upgrading to the POWERsync+ Controlle
Mar 4, 2025
10:17 AM
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Seiko Epson Buys Fiery
Fiery, LLC, an innovator of digital front ends (DFEs) and workflow software, has been acquired by Seiko Epson Corporation in a transaction valued at approximately $591 million. The seller was Siris Capital Group, LLC, which had acquired Fiery as part
Dec 5, 2024
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Industry News
Jeff Hartman Joins National/AZON
National / AZON is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Hartman as Strategic Account Executive. Hartman brings more than a decade of B2B sales experience to National / AZON, where he will expand the company's presence in the large-format graph
Mar 10, 2026
11:16 AM
Guess Who Turns 100 Next Year?
You guessed it -- IRgA will be 100 years old in 2027! The association will be celebrating the milestone with an in-person birthday party/convention, as well as smaller online activities throughout the year. A 100th birthday committee has been formed
Mar 5, 2026
7:58 PM
Panel Take-Away: The AEC Channel Matters
Attendees to Tuesday’s IRgA panel discussion on profitable services heard three IRgA members explain how they’ve succeeded with innovative markets: auto wraps, LiDAR and ADA signage. However, one theme repeated itself during each presentation – the f
Mar 5, 2026
7:48 PM
He's Back! Mark Beilman Takes the Helm at RSA, Temporarily
Mark Beilman was the executive director of the RSA from 2002 to 2016. Now, a decade into retirement, he's back at the helm. He took over after the previous executive director, Stephanie Shark, left the position. IRgA Managing Director Ed Avis asked M
Feb 19, 2026
3:37 PM
Scanning for the Cultural Heritage Market: Notes from the IRgA Scanning Zoom Meeting
Scanning is a good market for a lot of reprographics shops, and it comes in many forms. One area that is somewhat untapped is the “cultural heritage” market. This market was among the topics that came up during the IRgA Zoom meeting on scanning in De
Feb 19, 2026
1:53 PM
Three Zoom Educational Events Planned for 2026
IRgA is planning a year full of education, and three Zoom events are already on the calendar: The first about profitable services; the second on preparing your business for new owners; and the third on using Google Adwords.
Feb 5, 2026
3:55 PM
RMX Network Announces 2026 Board of Directors
RMX Network welcomes new leadership and celebrates the continued dedication of returning members.
Jan 22, 2026
8:00 PM
Q&A: Why is Distribution Management Entering the Large-Format Market?
Distribution Management is a new IRgA Vendor Member with a long history as a distributor of imaging supplies and equipment. Until very recently, however, the company has not been a major player in large-format. That is changing. In this interview wit
Jan 22, 2026
7:11 PM
ARC Acquiring Again
ARC made a big splash in the reprographics industry 30 years ago when it acquired scores of leading independent reprographics firms to create a behemoth operation that went public in 2005. In the two decades since, the company rode a financial roller
Jan 22, 2026
4:21 PM
IRgA Survey Shows Optimism for 2026
Andy Heling, owner of Blue Print Service Company in Appleton, Wisconsin, is conservative when it comes to forecasting sales. He said “I think business will be flat” in reply to a question about 2026 sales in a recent IRgA survey.
Jan 22, 2026
3:58 PM
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Salus Report Shows Health of Repro, AEC Industry
Reprographics industry veteran Joel Salus has long maintained data about the health of the industry. He sent us a multi-page report on New Year’s Day packed with interesting information.
Jan 8, 2026
3:47 PM
Crisp Imaging Adds Two More Acquisitions
IRgA Member Crisp Imaging is heading into 2026 with two new companies in its portfolio. Crisp, which is headquartered in Newport Beach, California and now has 28 locations, has acquired A&I Reprographics in Ontario, California and Piedmont Directiona
Jan 8, 2026
2:47 PM
Kevin Howes Joins Distribution Management to Drive Large Format Print Expansion
Distribution Management (DM) is pleased to announce the addition of Kevin Howes as Business Development Consultant. This strategic hire supports the company’s growth into Large Format print and reinforces DM’s continued investment in providing forwar
Jan 5, 2026
12:48 PM
Iorfino Joins IRgA Board; Russell, Szobody Re-elected
The IRgA Board of Directors is moving into 2026 with strength. A new board member, Dom Iorfino, has been added, and two key members were re-elected: President Hiram Russell and Vendor Representative Joseph Szobody.
Dec 11, 2025
3:27 PM
