Here you can find the presentation files from the 2018 Annual Technical Conference held in Houston, Texas. Files are available as one or six slides per page (1spp or 6spp) PDF files. Files will be uploaded as they are received and will also be available on the TAGA Members Area page on www.taga.org.
Keynotes
The Third Wave: Print in a New Communications Marketplace: 1spp | 6spp
Dr. Joe Webb [Strategies for Management, Inc.]
The Misguided Pursuit of Accurate Color Reproduction: 1spp | 6spp
Ken Fleisher [National Gallery of Art]
The Power of Color: Using Color to Evoke Feelings and Impact Sales: 1spp | 6spp
Kate Smith [Color Consultant]
Printing Functional Materials by Combining Aerosol Jet and Other Inkjet Technologies: 1spp | 6spp
Tim Luong [Ceradrop MGI Group]
Session 1 – Color
The Case for Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV) for Measurement of CMYK Halftones: 1spp | 6spp
Mike Strickler [MSP]
Designing a Color Viewing System Compatible with ISO 3664 Standard: 1spp | 6spp
James Summers [JUST Normlicht, Inc.]
Creating, Analyzing, and Optimizing Measurement Data for ICC Profiles: 1spp | 6spp
Thorsten Braun and Barbara Braun-Metz [ColorLogic]
Statistical Process Control of Color: 1spp | 6spp
John Seymour [John the Math Guy, LLC]
Session 2A – Workflow
A Hybrid Label System for Short Runs and Variable Content: 1spp | 6spp
Mark Bohan [Heidelberg USA]
Exploring the Association between Current State and Future State Technology-Mediated Collaborative Workflow: 1spp | 6spp
Christopher Bondy [Rochester Institute of Technology]
The Impact of White Space on User Experience for Tablet Editions of Magazines: 1spp | 6spp
Fanyi Cheng, Christine Heusner, and Elena Fedorovskaya [Rochester Institute of Technology]
Session 2B – Print Analysis
Capabilities and Benefits of Controllable LED Illumination: 1spp | 6spp
David Wyble [Avian Rochester, LLC]
Instrumental Analysis-based Evaluation of Print Blanket Rubber Swelling: 1spp | 6spp
Asuka Uchida and Yasushi Ozaki [National Printing Bureau of Japan]
The Importance of Open Industry Standards in the Next Generation Production Systems: 1spp | 6spp
Stefan Meissner [Flyeralarm]
Session 3A – Inkjet
First Steps to Develop Molecular Swtiches for Piezoelectric Inkjet: 1spp | 6spp
Mustafa Bilgin and Johannes Backhaus [University of Wuppertal]
Narrowing the Gap between Offset and Digital: Developments in High Speed Wide-Web HD Inkjet Printing: 1spp | 6spp
Marc Johnson [HP]
Reaching the Goal of Substrate Diversity in Inkjet Printing: 1spp | 6spp
Scott Robertz [Komori]
Session 3B – Print Process
Papermaking Factors Affecting Lateral Web Position during Commercial Heat Set Web Offset Printing: 1spp | 6spp
George Shields, Alexandra Pekarovicova, Paul D. Fleming, and Jan Pekarovic [Western Michigan University]
UV Curing Equipment – Where are we now!: 1spp | 6spp
Andrew Brannon, Simon Whittle, and Jack Slattery [American Ultraviolet]
Harnessing Computer Intelligence for Rapid Makeready on Digital Enhancement Presses: 1spp | 6spp
Jack Noonan [MGI USA, Inc.]
Session 4 – Packaging
Moving Towards Disruption: Early Movers Incorporate NFC into Smart Packaging: 1spp | 6spp
Nathan J. Neil, PMP and James Sulfare, Jr [Purple Deck Media]; Dr. Joseph Catanio [John L. Grove College of Business]
Simplifying the Production of Color Accurate Packaging Prototypes: 1spp | 6spp
Cory Sawatzki [CGS Publishing Technologies International LLC]
Session 5 – Print Process
A New Anti-Alteration Ink: 1spp | 6spp
Toshiki Hayashi [National Printing Bureau of Japan]
Integrating Printed Electronics: 1spp | 6spp | video
Dr. Bill Ray [Nth Degree Technologies Worldwide, Inc.]
Session 6 – Print Process
Overcoming the Challenges of Traditional UV Curing: 1spp | 6spp
Steve Metcalf [AMS]
Push to Stop: Redefining Printing Operations: 1spp | 6spp
Mark Bohan [Heidelberg USA]
Flexo Color Separation Simplified: New Flexo Plate Exposure Technology and RIP Tools Make Flexo Color as Simple as Offset: 1spp | 6spp
Mark Samworth [Esko]
Session 7A – Print Evaluation
Evaluation of TAPPI Brightness versus Other Brightness Indices: 1spp | 6spp
Hanyi Cheng and Bruce Leigh Myers [Rochester Institute of Technology]
New Valuation Method for Durability of Text Books: 1spp | 6spp
Csaba Horváth [Óbuda University], Erzsébet Novotny [ANY Security Printing Company], István Lőrincz, and Péter Teleki [Alföldi Nyomda Printing Company]
Session 7B – Color
Multicolor Separation – The Way to Successful Extended Color Gamut Printing: 1spp | 6 spp
Birgit Plautz [GMG Americas]
Network Mediated Peer Group Image Measurement: 1spp | 6spp
Henry Freedman [Technology Watch, LLC]
Session 8 – Color
Defining Consistent Color Appearance for Print Images: 1spp | 6spp
Elena Fedorovskaya and Robert Chung [Rochester Institute of Technology]; David Hunter and Pierre Urbain [Pilot Marketing Group]
Optimal Tone Reproduction Curves for Color Printing: 1spp | 6spp
William B. Birkett [Doppelganger, LLC]; Charles Spontelli [Bowling Green State University]
Visual and Numerical Evaluation of Metallic Inks and How They Compare to Numerical Color Differences: 1spp | 6spp
Martin Habekost [Ryerson University]
Session 9 – Color
Determining Typical Human Color Difference Thresholds Between Opposite Sexes: 1spp | 6spp
Rion Huffman [Pittsburg State University]
Spectrophotometers & Measuring OBAs (Optical Brightener Additives): 1spp | 6spp
Christopher Smyth [Ryerson University]; Scott Millward [Ryerson University], Gerry Gerlach [Hubergroup Ink]