Standards Workroom
Standards in the printing, publishing and converting industry provide uniform, defined procedures and tools which help users produce quality and safe products for their customers faster, more efficiently and more cost-effectively.
This work is open to anyone having an interest. We especially invite the involvement of the user community.
NPES serves as Secretariat to CGATS, B65 and the U.S. TAG to TC 130. By so doing, NPES provides administrative support, promotion of these activities, and other support services that better enable these committees to develop their standards. For more information, contact standards@npes.org.
CGATSThe Committee for Graphic Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop U.S. standards for the printing, publishing and converting industry. This work is done in coordination with, and respecting the work of, other existing accredited standards committees and industry standards developers.
- CGATS Subcommittees and their Activities
- CGATS News and Published Articles
- CGATS Membership Application
- CGATS Member Roster
- CGATS Roster Update Form
- CGATS Operating Procedures
The B65 Committee is a standards-developing committee accredited by the American National Standards Institute. B65 develops safety standards relating to printing presses, bindery equipment and other graphic arts equipment.
- B65 Subcommittees and their Activities
- B65 News and Published Articles
- B65 Membership Application
- B65 Member Roster
- B65 Roster Update Form
- B65 Operating Procedures
The International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 130 (Graphic Technology) (ISO TC 130) develops standards for the graphic arts industry. The U.S. Technical Advisory Group (US TAG) to TC 130 consists of experts from the industry who provide guidance to ANSI on the development of the U.S. position on International Standards relating to the graphic arts.
The US TAG maintains a list of experts in all areas of the graphic arts, including, but not limited to, technologies such as ink, process control, plates, blankets, digital data exchange, safety, and color management. Work relates to the design, arrangement, designation and color scheme of controls and signalling devices, as well as to guarding and interlocking of guards. Also included is work relating to other mechanical safety devices, symbology and warning labels as they apply to printing equipment.
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