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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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My View: Tom Taubenheim's Report from PRINTING United
PRINTING United is clearly the biggest show in the industry these days, and many IRgA members attend. One was Tom Taubenheim, who also is a board member. Tom sent us this report from the event.
Oct 29, 2025
7:33 PM
IRgA Board Members Seek Re-election, Others Invited
The IRgA Board of Directors is the governing body of our association, and every year the composition of the board changes somewhat. Historically, board members have served two or three years, unless they enter the executive leadership ladder, in whic
Oct 29, 2025
7:48 PM
Amplify Named RMX Network Partner of the Year
Amplify Graphics & Branding captured top honors as the RMX Network Partner of the Year at the Fall RMX Network Conference in Orlando, FL.
Oct 29, 2025
7:57 PM
Printerpoint Named RMX Network Vendor of the Year
Printerpoint, leading provider of cloud-based print management solutions, was recognized as the Vendor of the Year at the Fall RMX Network Conference held in Orlando, Florida.
Oct 29, 2025
7:56 PM
Do the Mindshift: From Commodity to Solutions Provider
Reprographics companies have long been known as plan printers, and consequently have often had to fight price battles to stay alive. During the 2025 IRgA Workshop in September, Joseph Szobody suggested that repro companies should change their focus a
Oct 16, 2025
4:44 PM
IRgA Workshop: HP AI Vectorization Offers New Profit Opportunity
The IRgA Workshop in September was packed with good information, including a presentation by Jeff Wells, Solutions Architect, HP PageWide XL, about HP’s innovative new vectorization system that uses artificial intelligence.
Oct 16, 2025
4:37 PM
5 Facts You Should Know About ROWE Scanners
German scanner manufacturer ROWE recently joined the IRgA, and asked us to share some important facts about their scanners.
Oct 16, 2025
4:32 PM
RMX Network Fall Conference to Focus on AI, Digital Marketing
Innovation meets inspiration in Orlando, October 22–24, 2025, as the RMX Network hosts its Fall Conference; a three-day experience designed to spark fresh thinking, fuel growth, and connect the people shaping the future of print.
Oct 9, 2025
11:33 AM
Photo Gallery: IRgA Shop Visits
We visited two IRgA member shops during the 2025 Workshop, Blue Boy Imaging in Washington, DC and RPG Squarefoot Solutions in Arlington, VA. Thank you to these members for letting us visit!
Oct 2, 2025
3:41 PM
Canon Introduces Colorado XL Series
This week Canon introduced an 11-foot-wide printer based on the company’s UVGel 860 Ink technology. The new Colorado XL Series prints on both flexible roll media and rigid media and it can print on two 1.6-meter rolls of media side by side. The UV ge
Oct 2, 2025
8:57 PM
Report from IRgA Workshop: ADA Signage Can Pay
Did you know that one-half of one percent of a typical construction project’s budget is for signage? That might not sound like much, but in the big picture, that’s a lot of money! Grabbing some of that money by doing ADA signage was the focus of the
Oct 2, 2025
3:36 PM
International Repro Zoom Reveals that We’re All in the Same Boat
Reprographics companies in Europe face many of the same challenges we face in the United States – declining print volumes, higher costs, and few options when an owner nears retirement. But also some of the same opportunities, such a growing scanning
Oct 2, 2025
3:12 PM
Canadian IRgA Member Known for Handling the “Weird Stuff”
TR Trades in Vancouver, British Columbia is a long-established reprographics shop with nearly 60 years of history serving the AEC community. But the business also is on the cutting edge of technology and is the go-to place for challenging print proje
Sep 4, 2025
7:50 PM
Argos Offers Replacement for HP SmartTracker
HP recently discontinued its SmartTracker software, which is the entry-level tool used to monitor print activity on HP large format printers. There are other options, however. HP is encouraging customers to upgrade to other fleet management solutions
Sep 4, 2025
8:33 PM
What the City Wants, They Get: East Bay Blueprint Needs to Move
Businesses move for lots of reasons – they outgrow their space, they want to be closer to customers, a storm damages the building, etc. But have you ever heard of a business moving because the city wants their land to build a new firehouse? That’s wh
Aug 21, 2025
12:00 PM
New Member ROWE: German Engineering Drives Innovation in Large-Format Scanning
IRgA welcomes new Vendor Member ROTH + WEBER, better known as ROWE. The company joined IRgA in July with the aim of expanding its growth in the United States. Please enjoy this introductory article about the company.
Aug 7, 2025
1:14 PM
