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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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    Full Circle: Crisp Imaging Acquires Company Owned by Former Employee

    IRgA Member Crisp Imaging in Costa Mesa, California began its existence as a Copy Club franchise in 2001, and when owners Gary and Julie Crisp decided to enter the reprographics business a year later, they made a key hire: Doreen Valadez. Valade

    May 13, 2025

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    Willamette Blue Print Closes

    We were sorry to learn that Willamette Blue Print in Portland permanently closed its doors at the end of April. This message is posted on their web site:

    May 12, 2025

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    Joe Cushing Receives 2025 Mike Duff Award

    The RMX Network is proud to announce that Joe Cushing, President of Cushing Co, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Mike Duff Award, the Network’s highest individual honor.

    May 7, 2025

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    ABC: 38K Fewer Construction Job Openings

    The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job op

    Apr 30, 2025

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    5 Take-Aways from the ADA Signage Webinar

    IRgA members who attended a webinar last week on ADA signage learned a lot about the challenges and opportunities of this market from three experienced panelists: Trevor Hansen from Thomas Printworks, Jose Lopez from CyberCopy and Matt Bennett from B

    Apr 30, 2025

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    Stories of a Repro Salesman

    Some of the most interesting stories start with an innocent email. Mike Terrell, who worked in reprographics from 1978 to 2012 for A&E Supplies, Stewart Engineering Supply and Metro-Repro, all in Texas, sent me an email last week with a story about a

    Apr 29, 2025

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    Canon Announces New Client Services Group

    Canon U.S.A., Inc. has announced its new Client Services Group, designed to deliver world-class enterprise, production, and large-format printing solutions, alongside professional services. This new initiative is the latest phase in the company’s One

    Apr 24, 2025

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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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