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DMIA’s annual Print Solutions conference and exposition will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. The conference will provide three days of educational sessions, including a presentation by this year’s keynote speaker, Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and co-author of “Contract with America.” Join Gingrich as he analyzes the current political climate in Washington, DC, and educates attendees on effective leadership. This year’s conference will feature equipment demonstrations, offering distributors better insight into how various applications are produced. In addition, exchange centers will be located on the show floor with more than 34 hours of

The travel and hospitality industry uses a broad array of products to fill customer needs. Distributors are always on the road; it's the nature of the job. But, while traveling to meet that next potential client or sitting in a hotel room practicing a presentation, don't forget the potential of the travel and hospitality industry itself. "One of the unique things about the hospitality industry is that it uses a broad spectrum of printing—color labels and packaging, commercial sheet printing, etc. There's a lot of design opportunity," said distributor Tom Leavesley, Global DocuGraphix, Houston. Steve Michel, color applications manager at Printgraphics, Vandalia, Ohio, noted

Plastag, Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Lucas Color Card, Oklahoma City, recently announced the creation of a new business unit, Plastag I.D., which will assist the secure document market through the development of innovative products and processes. "As an industry resource, Plastag I.D. will concentrate on finding material, technology and system solutions to the security, identification and authentication challenges inherent with secure document programs," noted John Hermann, president and CEO of Plastag. According to Hermann, the creative leadership of Plastag I.D. provides more than 55 years of combined experience in the fields of data management, printing, laminating, finishing and fulfillment. For more information, call

Plastag, Elk Grove Village, Ill., recently announced the purchase of Lucas Color Card, a manufacturer of Teslin-based, durable transaction cards located in Oklahoma City, Okla. The purchase allows the company to add significant card personalization and packaging capabilities for all card types and client marketing objectives. The transaction also creates additional capital reserve for future growth. For more information, visit www.plastag.com or e-mail bmulligan@plastag.com.

Plastag Holdings, Elk Grove Village, Ill., recently purchased select personalization and fulfillment assets of Barry Fiala. According to company officials, with Plastag's background in supplying the card component of retail packaging, the acquisition will better position Plastag to supply solutions to companies servicing the retail and promotional markets. As part of the acquisition, Plastag has been given a license to manufacture, use, sell and offer to sell point-of-sale activated products, covered by claims of United States Patent No. 5,918,909. For more information, call (800) 451-3290, visit www. plastag.com or e-mail bmulligan@plastag.com.