ACROSS the nation

DAYTON—The Printing Industries of Ohio and N. Kentucky awarded Think Patented a total of 18 Print Excellence Awards for its 2011 contest, which garnered nearly 500 entries. Think Patented was also the recipient of the "Best of Southern Region" award for the second straight year.

TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE—Installing a second Printmaster QM 46-2 has helped boost small-format capacity at the University of Tennessee's print shop. The new installation also includes Heidelberg's Prinect Prepress Interface, which seamlessly links the shop's two-year-old, four-color Speedmaster XL 105 with its prepress workflow system.