GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting, Inc., to develop a customized GE Lightech™ LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of LED light sheet solutions for fixture companies, which debut this week at the LightFair International tradeshow in Philadelphia (Cooledge Lighting booth 3712 and GE Lighting booth 2101). GE Lighting’s JDA...
With the support of Wingate Partners, LLP, Nekoosa Coated Products acquired IGI Corp., parent of RTape Corp. and CET Films Corp. on Monday, April 22, 2013. The combination of Nekoosa Coated Products and IGI Corp. enhances the ability of both organizations to deliver innovative products and programs to their valued global channel partners. Paul Charapata, CEO of Nekoosa Coated...
The twenty-fourth edition of LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®), the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting tradeshow and conference, opened April 23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Thousands of attendees flooded the largest trad show floor in LFI history ready to experience the technologies and innovations that will define the future. At LIGHTFAIR International 2013, the world’s top designers, specifiers,...
North American lighting leader OSRAM SYLVANIA has launched the new SYLVANIA BackLED Plus, BackLED B 12Vdc, BoxLED, and BoxLED Plus 24Vdc LED modules, energy saving replacements for neon and fluorescent technologies in channel letter, box sign, halo letter, and other outdoor and indoor signage applications. The BoxLED Plus DS LED modules are the first double-sided chains of linear white...
A new look and feel for plaque products in now available in the form of Gemini's Metal Image line of products. Featuring greater detail than chemical etching, Gemini's Metal Image is also less expensive than comparable options and offers a faster turn-around time. The Metal Image process involves firing a thin layer of ceramic onto a stainless steel plate...
When Sarah Toupin decided to go into business for herself in 2012, she wanted to use her artistic talents to fulfill a unique business niche in eastern Ontario. Trained in administrative finance and interior design, she was also an avid photographer and thought she could combine these talents to provide promotional signage for the local business community. “In the...
Sign Builder Illustrated columnist Jim Hingst writes: “If you want to achieve natural finish for one of your carving projects, consider using pure tung oil. This traditional finish penetrates deeply into the wood and over time its surface cures hard, providing limited scratch resistance and water resistance. As the finish ages, it will yellow slightly, producing a warmer appearance....
Saw Trax is introducing Dolly Max, an all-terrain, multi-function dolly that can be used as a mobile material rack to a pallet dolly to everything in between. Everyone is familiar with what a dolly does: It is low to the ground, has a base, sports four wheels, and you put stuff on it to move the stuff around. A multi-function...
Starting on page 34 of the May 2013 issue of Sign Builder Illustrated, Joseph and Carol Berke demonstrated how LED lighting has made an impact in the sign illumination industry—particularly in border/accent lighting applications. This type of lighting is used to outline signage or the shape of a building or to call attention to a special architectural element. The...
Laminators Incorporated, manufacturer of composite panels for the commercial construction and professional sign making industries, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this July. Since 2008, the company had been owned and operated by the third generation Thompson family. Laminators Incorporated, originally founded by Joseph Thompson in 1963, started as a laminating company making chalkboards and bulletin boards, but it has...
