Drytac®, an international manufacturer of adhesive-coated products and graphics finishing equipment and supplies, has signed a formal agreement with Advanced Finishing Technologies/Digital2You to sell its UV liquid coating division, including UV coaters and UV liquid coatings. The sale is a direct result of a recent corporate review during which Drytac® decided to shift its business strategy. Going forward, Drytac®...
Sign Builder Illustrated Contributor Jim Hingst writes: “While you might have experience in oil gilding exterior signage or water gilding on glass, you may never have attempted traditional water gilding, or what is also called bole gilding. This technique is used for interior applications, primarily gilding wood picture frames. The process involves coating the wood with several layers of...
The Indian Hill Trading Post is a general store located near Moosehead Lake in the small town of Greenville, Maine. The current father-and-son owners decided it was time to replace their long-standing, yet very plain, double-pole-supported sign. However they not only wanted a new sign that captured the spirit of the surrounding wildlife and outdoor activities, they also...
Click! You bought some ink. Click! You purchased five rolls of Duratex scrim vinyl banner. With the launch of the new Agfa Pitman E-Store, replenishing printing equipment and consumables is fast and easy. The site (shop.agfapitman.com), built in response to feedback from customers yearning for a more robust online shopping experience, provides customer-focused features and functionality that are unique...
Global Garage is celebrating four years in business, but it wasn't that long ago that Mike Altreuter recognized a growing customer need in the wide and grand format industry and decided to do something about it. With the rapid evolution of wide format print equipment, customers wanted to upgrade their equipment but before they could do that they had...
Brand Management Group (BMG) and Kodak have introduced KODAK PROFESSIONAL Inkjet Photo Paper, Metallic / 255g, which is now available and shipping from BMG's worldwide distributor network. The new inkjet photo paper was designed to replicate the characteristics of the classic pearlescent papers used in the traditional darkroom while providing photographers and print shops an expanded color gamut and...
ILFORD, a leading developer and manufacturer of professional quality media for both inkjet printing and color photographic processes, announced their latest product innovations for the commercial sign and display market at FESPA 2013 held in London. Exhibiting at Stand G67S, ILFORD has unveiled two new groundbreaking technologies that aim to revolutionize the sign and display industry by offering commercial...
GMG announces the version 2 release of ProductionSuite, an update of the most complete production solution for wide-format printing. Highlights include a very easy to use version of SmartProfiler to profile all combinations of printers, media, inks, etc; more powerful Layout tools; and a new interior decoration option — along with a new, GMG ProductionSuite Focus edition. GMG ProductionSuite...
Outwater’s FOGA® Exhibit & Display Fastening System has been used and recognized worldwide as the “Industry’s first Aluminum Component System” since 1971 in applications ranging from simple decorative display partitions to highly complex, structural two-tiered exhibit systems. Comprising newly introduced aluminum profiles, connectors, hinges and accessories, Outwater has enhanced its manufacturing and production capabilities of FOGA®...
Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), a non-profit organization providing sustainability certification in the graphic communications industry, announces that the Bristol, Tennessee facility of The Robinette Company has attained SGP Certification. Robinette is a full-service, award-winning flexographic printer and converter of flexible films and paper. By gaining SGP Certification, Robinette affirms its commitment to sustainability while enacting best practices for...
