On April 25th and 26th, Biesse America officially opened its West Coast Showroom and Service Center. Over 75 attendees visited the new showroom for machine demonstrations on a wide range of applications, including nested based cabinet manufacturing, machining of plastics and composites, and the fabricating and milling of wood panels. In addition, several industry partners were on hand to...
With its rich architectural heritage, Chicago takes skyscrapers seriously. So when a glassy, forty-story Helmut Jahn-designed tower built in 1980 underwent rebranding to attract new tenants, the end-result had to be worthy of distinction. A revitalization of the building’s lobby and street-level exterior called for enhancing the artistic nature of the structure. In keeping with that intent, Plexineon White...
Working closely with Pacific Power’s Home Energy Savings program and the Yakima Habitat Store in Washington state, MaxLite® is offering discounted ENERGY STAR® compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to consumers. MaxLite bulbs are funded by the utility and gifted to the Habitat Store at a discounted price that is passed on to consumers. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity, which uses...
The Midnight Moment, the nightly synchronized program on the digital screens presented by the Times Square Advertising Coalition and Times Square Arts, celebrates its first anniversary by turning the Crossroads of the World into a creative hub featuring a specially created film for the screens of artist JR’s large-scale participatory INSIDE OUT PROJECT. This short film is a mashup...
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has made available a new CCO certification for service truck crane operators. Service truck cranes are widely used for propane delivery, mining, and heavy equipment assembly, repair, and service, as well as by local municipalities’ service workers. Although relatively small, these cranes are still engaged in lifting operations covered...
Boston’s South Station, the city’s largest train station and intercity bus terminal, started 2013 by showing off its new large format, hanging LED advertising screens. Daktronics Inc., the world leader in LED display technology, designed and manufactured each of the two LED displays that measure approximately ten feet high-by-eighteen feet wide and feature 6 millimeter pixel spacing. Blue Outdoor,...
Vastex International has introduced a small-scale, low-cost Screen Registration System called “VRS Lite” that allows film positives to be registered onto screens off-press, and screens to be registered on-press 70 to 90 percent faster than with conventional methods. Intended for smaller screen printing shops and start-ups, the tabletop system fits any rear-clamp manual press and is priced under $500....
Sign Builder Illustrated Contributor Jim Hingst writes: “The rule of thumb among professional installers is always apply graphics dry; never use application fluid. In my opinion, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Installing vinyl graphics to a plastic sign face without using a application fluid can result in a zillion tiny bubbles. Although these bubbles will breathe out...
Arlon Graphics is excited to announce the launch of its new training Web site: www.wrapitright.com. WrapItRight.com is a compilation of expert methods for working with graphic films through "how-to" videos. The videos cover topics in areas where installers regularly struggle. Through these videos Arlon provides TIPS to help educate our customers to perform installations the right way from the...
