Printing United Alliance celebrates 50 Years of ‘The Academy’

PRINTING United Alliance, a comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association, has celebrated 50 Years of its Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technologies (ASDPT), also known as ‘The Academy’. The Academy celebrated this special milestone during the recent PRINTING United Expo 2023 in Atlanta as it additionally welcomes its newest members. Also being celebrated are recipients of the Joe Clarke Innovator Award and David Swormstedt, Jr Award.

In 1973, Alliance Board of Directors (SGIA, at the time), adopted a resolution creating The Academy, an honour society whose purpose was to promote and encourage the development of new technical papers relating to screen printing and making those papers available to the global industry. Since then, The Academy has expanded its membership to incorporate digital print technologies. Academy members author articles, speak at events, and train throughout the industry.