Printing Industries of America was a

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which advocates for the

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printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ea ...

industry. It was the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, representing more than 6,500 member companies and an industry with more than $174.4 billion in revenue and 1 million employees. Its purpose was to provide representation, training, education, research, and publications to the printing industry. Established in 1887, it had no permanent headquarters until 1902 when an office opened in

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. In 1908 the office was moved to

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and in 1912 it was moved to

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, where it remained until a move to

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in 1929. On November 16, 2003 the main headquarters were announced to be moved to

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, a suburb of

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, the move was completed within a ye

In 2015, the main headquarters moved to Warrendale, Pennsylvania, Warrendale, PA. Printing Industries of America continues to have a lobbying presence in Washington. In 1999 PIA consolidated with the

Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Graphic Arts Technical Foundation is a nonprofit, scientific, technical, and educational organization which promotes the technological advancement of the printing industry worldwide. The Foundation fulfills its missions through its five divisio ...

becoming Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) utilizing a logo that was a combination of the two independent organizations logos. In 2009 after an extensive re-branding initiative, the association changed its name to Printing Industries of America and unveiled a new logo. The Graphic Arts Technical Foundation activities are carried out under the auspices of the Center for Technology and Research. In 2020, PIA merged with the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association to form the PRINTING United Alliance.

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Printing Industries of America homepageGreat Lakes Graphics Association
- Great Lakes Graphics Association is the merger of the Printing Industry of Illinois/Indiana and the Printing Industries of Wisconsin to serve the printing and graphic arts fields throughout Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin. GLGA is a regional affiliate of Printing Industries of America and is located in Pewaukee, WI. Trade associations based in the United States Organizations based in Pittsburgh {{pittsburgh-stub