Roland DGA Corp. has introduced the sixty-four-inch VersaArt RE-640 four-color printer, upgraded with the company’s newest eight-channel printhead technology and other advanced features that make it both a powerful production platform and one of the industry’s best-in-class values. “The RE-640 takes VersaArt technology to the next level at an even more affordable price point,” said Eric Zimmerman, product...
Every spring, the United States Sign Council (USSC) awards three scholarships to students furthering their studies at institutions of higher education. To be eligible, they must be employed by a USSC member firm or their parent or guardian must be employed by a member firm. Once they are chosen by the scholarship committee the student may renew their...
A new Vacuum Pallet introduced by Vastex International allows quick, easy printing on rigid and semi-rigid flat stock using a standard textile screen printing press. Items are held securely in place without the need for spray adhesives, allowing textile printers to diversify into printing on solid, foamed, corrugated and magnetic stock as well as paper, cardboard and thin...
Participation in educational offerings during ISA International Sign Expo 2012 increased 28 percent over the last Orlando event, held in 2010. In all, attendance set a record as seventy-three sessions were held as part of the sign industry’s largest exhibit and educational event. “All aspects of manufacturing are faced with a shortage of trained employees and the sign...
MaxLite® introduces the new ECO-T™ LED Recessed Troffer as a cost-effective, energy-efficient alternative to traditional fluorescent fixtures. MaxLite, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of MaxLED®, an award-winning line of innovative LED luminaires and lamps using state-of-the-art LED technology, is offering this energy saving luminaire to the commercial and institutional market, including schools and municipalities. “We are excited...
The GRAVITY FREE Multidisciplinary Design Conference welcomes Autodesk as a supporting sponsor of GRAVITY FREE 2012, May 1-2, VenueSIX10 at the Spertus Institute in downtown Chicago. Lee Knight, founder and chief instigator at GRAVITY FREE, says “Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. Autodesk technology continues to profoundly impact a generation of design...
DaVinci Technologies is pleased to now offer the G-Floor Graphics durable floor graphic vinyl. The G-Floor products are ideal for P.O.P, Architectural, Automotive, and ASI applications. Specifically designed for second-surface print viewing, G-Floor Graphics offer the most durable material layer in the industry. The products are available in six great patterns: Diamond Tread, Levant, Coin, Ceramic, Wood Grain,...
Agfa Graphics North America proudly announced that the company’s manufacturing facility in Branchburg, New Jersey, has been recognized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) for its commitment to the environment. The company was cited for its “voluntary and proactive measures taken to go beyond compliance in an effort to improve the environment and ensure a...
The Digital Signage Federation®, the only independent not-for-profit organization serving the digital signage industry will host Neeraj Pendse, Digital Signage Business Development Manager for TE Touch Solutions, when he presents “The Value of Interactivity—Not Your Traditional Digital Signage” on Wednesday, May 16 at 2pm EDT. Interactive digital signage can influences the customer-buying experience in-store by giving customers all...
Which exhibits, technologies, and products will be “musts” for visitors to see at this October’s GRAPH EXPO 2012 in Chicago? And how can exhibitors make themselves stand out from among the hundreds of company displays filling the expansive South Hall of Chicago’s McCormick Place? The MUST SEE ‘EMS program presented by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) has...