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	Standards Workroom Standards in the printing, publishing and converting industry provide uniform, defined procedures and tools which help users produce quality products that are safe for their customers faster, more efficiently and more cost-effectively. NPES provides leadership in developing national and international standards for the printing industry; including: Safety standards for printing, publishing and converting equipment Technical standards for data exchange, process control, metrology, packaging, etc. This work is open to anyone having an interest. We especially invite the involvement of the user community. NPES serves as secretariat to the following American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited standards committees: B65 Committee Develops U.S. safety standards for printing press, bindery and other printing equipment and systems used in the printing, publishing and converting technology industry. B65 Subcommittees and their Activities B65 Membership Application B65 Member Roster B65 Operating Procedures Committee for Graphic Arts Technologies Standards (CGATS) Develops U.S. technical standards with the goal of having the entire scope of printing, publishing and converting technologies represented in one national standardization and coordination effort. CGATS Subcommittees and their Activities CGATS Membership Application CGATS Member Roster CGATS Operating Procedures U.S. Technical Advisory Group (USTAG) Advisory Group to the International Organization for Standardization’s Technical Committee 130, Graphic Technology. The US TAG 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. ISO TC 130 Working Groups and their Activities US TAG Membership Application US TAG Member Roster US TAG Operating Procedures International Color Consortium NPES also serves as secretariat to the International Color Consortium, an organization devoted to the promotion of the use and adoption of open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform color management systems.


	Featured Video ISO/PAS 15339 Standard Allows A Common Global Color Language


	Upcoming Events ICC Meeting November 4-5, 2016 San Diego, California Event Details ICC DevCon 2016 November 7, 2016 San Diego, California Event Details TC130/WG5 Meeting December 6-9, 2016 Reston, Virginia ICC Meeting April 18-19, 2017 Tokyo, Japan CGATS/USTAG/PPC Meeting May 9-11, 2017 Chicago, Illinois TC130 Working Groups Meeting June 4-11, 2017 Toronto, Canada CGATS/USTAG/PPC Meeting September 26-28, 2017 Location: TBA ICC Meeting October 11-12, 2017 Toronto, Canada


	Recently Published Standards ISO 17972-1:2015 Graphic technology — Colour data exchange format — Part 1: Relationship to CxF3 (CxF/X) ISO 17972-4:2015 Graphic technology — Colour data exchange format (CxF/X) — Part 4: Spot colour characterisation data (CxF/X-4) ISO 18619:2015 Image technology colour management — Black point compensation ISO 12646:2015 Graphic technology —Displays for colour proofing — Characteristics ISO 12647-5:2015 Graphic technology — Process control for the manufacture of half-tone colour separations, proof and production prints — Part 5: Screen printing ISO 2834-2:2015 Graphic technology — Laboratory preparation test prints — Part 2: Liquid printing inks Follow this link to download the entire catalog of published standards