Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino in New Mexico (near El Paso, Texas) is open year-round, but from December through April, the complex features four-day-a-week live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing along its one-mile oval track (including the Sunland Derby, where the winning horse moves on to the Kentucky Derby). The glorious Rio Grande River flows directly parallel to...
Esko announces that its workflow for large format printing, Esko i-cut Suite, has been named a recipient of a 2012 Printing Industries of America InterTech™ Technology Award. Since 1978 the InterTech™ Technology Awards sponsored by Printing Industries of America have honored the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries....
What have been the most significant lighting innovations since Sign Builder Illustrated launched twenty-five years ago? For a technical perspective, Janie McClanahan at Scott Fetzer Electrical Group, compiled this list: Neon. The advent of secondary ground fault protection and the UL 2161 standard (requiring transformer manufactures to develop new power supplies and re-educate those building and servicing signage)....
The determining factor in how effectively the sign speaks to its intended audience is often lighting. And lighting can involve anything from a large pylon along the highway or channel letters on the front of a building to a backlit promotion or an enclosed cabinet announcing a business and its offerings. When Sign Builder Illustrated launched, the illumination...
The wide format graphics community has transformed dramatically in the last fifteen-plus years. The industry has progressed from a marketplace dominated by a single imaging technology—screenprinting—to a multi-technology marketplace, where digital imaging is the primary technology. According to SGIA’s 2011 Market Trends and Product Specialties Benchmarking Report, more than 97 percent of companies are using digital technology exclusively...
When asked to write this article about how sign codes and sign regulations have evolved over the last twenty-five years, I had to do some math to figure out the year. 1987! That date seems like ancient history, and in today’s fast-moving world, it probably is. I started by going to my own newsletter archives. My initial thought...
ILFORD, a leading developer and manufacturer of professional quality substrates for the inkjet and graphic arts markets, announced new distribution partners for its recyclable and biodegradable BioMedia range in Germany and Austria. R. Rauch GmbH will serve as a German distributor for the range, with subsidiary company Kalle ReproMedia Handels Ges.m.b.H. offering ILFORD BioMedia to the commercial wide-format...
Walls + Forms, Inc. recently introduced Scopic™, a versatile, modular display system offering an eye-catching solution for a wide range of brand and retail display requirements. It telescopes to provide maximum flexibility in height and width to cater to all store environments and in-store policy restrictions. This allows a greater engagement with the consumer. Scopic can be configured...
Choosing the right printer to fit a print service provider’s specific needs can be a bit complex. Potential buyers need to not only find the style and model that suits their business today, but that will also accommodate future growth. Océ has published the guide “Choosing the Right UV Flatbed Printer” to make buying a printer a bit...
The International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) and the IPAF Summit conference will be held on March 26, 2013 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel in Miami, Florida. This unmissable event combines educational and networking opportunities as well as celebrating excellence in the access industry. It is jointly organized by industry magazines Access International and Access Lift &...
