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  • Welcome to the IRgA

    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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    Report from Spain: Repro Firms Have Familiar Challenges, Opportunities

    Message to North American reprographics firms: We are not alone! The challenges and opportunities that IRgA members face are quite similar to those faced by reprographics firms in Europe, ranging from a changing marketplace to employment problems.

    Apr 17, 2025

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    Canon Announces New imagePROGRAF TC-21 and TC-21M 24” Printers

    Canon U.S.A., Inc. has introduced two new 24-inch large-format desktop printers: the imagePROGRAF TC-21 and TC-21M. These printers are designed to meet the demands of a wide range of applications, including up to ARCH D sized technical drawings, post

    Apr 16, 2025

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    Image Access Sold

    Image Access, a large-format scanner manufacturer located in Germany and a long-time IRgA Vendor Member, has new owners. Image Access founder Thomas Ingendoh and his partner Rüdiger Klepsch have sold their company to ScanGut Verwaltungs-GmbH, a subsi

    Apr 15, 2025

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    BluEdge Wins Print Madness 2025

    RMX recently put their members to the test with Print Madness — their take on March Madness — an internal showdown of epic print projects. The competition was fierce, but one project whipped the rest…

    Apr 10, 2025

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    Obituary: Mike Heller, BluEdge

    We were saddened to learn of the passing of Mike Heller, an important person in the success of BluEdge and RMX Network. This is the message posted on BluEdge's LinkedIn page:

    Apr 7, 2025

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    Image Access Rebrands Bookeye to BookTEK

    Names are important! Image Access, creator of innovative large format scanners and digitization solutions, recognizes that fact, and has changed the name of its Bookeye line of book scanners to BookTEK.

    Apr 2, 2025

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    RMX Spring Conference in Milwaukee

    The RMX Network is excited to host their Spring Conference in Milwaukee, WI, from April 30 to May 2, 2025 — an essential event designed to equip print industry professionals with the strategies, insights, and connections they need to thrive in an evo

    Apr 2, 2025

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    Colortrac Scanners FADGI 3-Star Compliant

    Colortrac announces that its SmartLF SGi and SmartLF SCi large format scanners are now FADGI 3-star compliant, meeting recognised standards for image quality set by the US Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI).

    Apr 2, 2025

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    WideTEK 600ART Scanner Now Available

    The WideTEK 60ART scanner from Image Access, which was announced last year, is now available for order. The scanner offers the following advantages:

    Mar 25, 2025

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    CyberCopy, Thomas PrintWorks, BPI Color Will Share Tips for ADA Signage

    I wrote an article about a solution for getting into the ADA signage market in November, and soon thereafter I spoke with Trevor Hansen at Thomas Printworks about his company’s experience in that market. He explained that my article didn’t adequately

    Mar 18, 2025

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    IRgA Scanning Marketing Program Evolving

    IRgA launched an ambitious program in the fall of 2024 designed to market individual members’ large-format scanning capabilities. The program is undergoing changes to make it more valuable to members.

    Mar 18, 2025

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    Will New Anti-DEI Policies Affect Your Repro Shop?

    Since 1965, contractors have had some federal obligations to give preference or "set-asides" to minority-owned and women-owned businesses. Many reprographics firms – those who applied for and received WBE or MBE (or DBE) certifications – benefited fr

    Jan 30, 2025

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    Q&A with Ed LaManna: Inside Canon as it Grew in Large-Format

    Ed LaManna worked in the marketing department of Canon U.S.A. for 25 years. He retired in the spring of 2024. He talked with IRgA Executive Director Ed Avis twice, in May and July 2024, and the following Q&A is an edited version of those conversation

    Jan 30, 2025

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    ABC: Construction Industry Must Attract 439,000 Workers in 2025

    The construction industry will need to attract an estimated 439,000 net new workers in 2025 to meet anticipated demand for construction services, according to a proprietary model developed and released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. In

    Jan 24, 2025

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    RMX Network Announces Board of Directors For 2025

    RMX Network announces the appointment of new Chair of the RMX Board, Emily Castle, President of Franklin Imaging; and new Board members, Mark Naber, Vice-President of Amplify Graphics and Trent Ainsworth, President of Beeline & Blue.

    Jan 10, 2025

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    First Person: Bill Schaberg, Bukovsky Winner, ARC VP

    In early December we received an email from Bill Schaberg, inquiring about the year of the St. Louis IRgA convention. That email led to a casual conversation with Schaberg – who is a winner of the Bukovsky Award, IRgA’s highest honor

    Dec 19, 2024

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    IRgA Survey: High Optimism for 2025

    There is a lot of uncertainty in the world at the moment, but evidently not in the reprographics industry. An IRgA survey in late November revealed that most reprographics professionals are pretty confident that 2025 will be a good year.

    Dec 19, 2024

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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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