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Print[ED] is a nationally recognized accreditation program for high schools and junior colleges that teach graphic communications — in fact, Print[ED] is the only nationally recognized accredited program for printing and graphics in North America! The goal of the Print[ED] program is to prepare students to become the next generation of employees for the print industry and help them get ready to successfully enter the workforce. To do this, we help ensure our instructors and students have a training program that is current, relevant, consistent across the nation, and aligned with industry standards. The program is made up of three parts: in-classroom learning, online learning, and hands-on learning. For in-classroom and online learning, we have developed an inkjet training curriculum in collaboration with Canon and thINK and made it available to all Print[ED] instructors. For hands-on learning, again in collaboration with Canon and thINK, we have developed an Apprenticeship program in …

thINK Announces thINK Ahead 2023 Registration is OPEN to all Canon production inkjet customers. thINK Ahead 2023 registration is now open to all Canon production inkjet customers. The annual inkjet user event, to be held July 17-19, 2023, at The Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida, brings Canon inkjet customers and industry experts together for networking, demos, and educational sessions, with the objective of accelerating success for Canon production inkjet customers. thINK Ahead attendees can also expect a special “un-keynote” performance by Freestyle+, lively evening events, and health and wellness activities, all designed to help foster the spirit of connecting as a community to learn and share best practices. …

Canon inkjet print service providers looking for a new profitable opportunity should consider the photo specialty market. According to the latest statistics from market research firm Technavio, the photo printing and merchandise market size is expected to increase to USD 5.80 billion from 2021 to 2026, and the market's growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of 5.12%. There are several forces creating opportunities in photo specialty print applications.The biggest one is that over one trillion digital photos are taken annually by both consumers and professional photographers. This creates demand for printed photo specialty products. While photos are stored on digital devices and shared on social media, they continue to be printed for brochures and magazines, personalized photobooks, postcards, calendars, yearbooks, children’s books, and other types of customized print products. The output quality and affordability of production inkjet presses can meet this demand for printed …

thINK Fast delivers key takeaways from the Voice of the Print Buyer in under 5 minutes. Plus, help for those looking to increase automation. Read more in our March E-Newsletter ! …

Meet Canon inkjet customer and thINK member from Image Direct Dilip Parthasarathy, Owner and President of Image Direct Group, LLC. , a minority owned business (MBE) with 70+ employees, proudly represents his family’s third generation in the print industry. He reminisces of fond childhood memories growing up in India working in the print shop his grandfather established in 1945.  Dilip credits his father for his success today, sharing that his father led him by example. He explained, “My father is an extremely intelligent, savvy businessman, and placed a high importance on the art of continued learning and staying current in your industry, and that philosophy has been a big part of my success.”   At the young age of 23, Dilip came to America to get his master’s degree in Print Management and an MBA in Strategic Management, after which he began working as a solution architect focusing on supply chain strategies for the manufacturing industry. Dilip also worked for several years in IT …