The Cooley Group was chosen by The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) to receive the 2011 John Hazen White Sr., Commitment to Manufacturing Award. Cooley Group Chairman P. Robert Siener, Jr will accept the award on Cooley’s behalf at a ceremony on November 5. The award, presented annually since 2001, is bestowed upon an organization that has demonstrated growth...
At the recent 2011 SGIA Expo, SGIA announced its new initiative in partnership with Fresh Artists, a nonprofit program that benefits art curriculums and empowers children as philanthropists, as well as encourages the development of graphics producers. Through this innovative program, K-12 children in inner-city schools donate their selected artwork, and then large-scale, high-resolution reproductions are produced and installed...
Delcam has launched a new Web site for its ArtCAM family of artistic CADCAM software at www.artcam.com. The new site contains details on the various applications ArtCAM is used in and highlights the many business benefits of using the software. It also includes full details on the complete ArtCAM range; an image gallery featuring customer projects; answers to frequently-asked...
Ivey Performance Marketing of Milwaukie, Oregon recently upgraded and improved its printing technologies. The company prides itself in designing, producing, installing, and maintaining branded retail marketing environments. Because Ivey’s printing capabilities are key to its ‘soup-to-nuts’ marketing services, the company decided to invest in a faster, higher quality printing system. Ivey chose Agfa’s :Jeti 1224 HDC FTR UV printing...
Ingram Image has created a new DVD collection Ultimate Trades & Objects—a comprehensive library of over 1,300 white background photos and layered EPS vectors. The two-volume set was conceived an alternative to the dated “occupations” images currently available. Volume One contains 300 images depicting trades and occupations. Ingram identified a lack of accurately detailed, contemporary images in this...
LORD Corporation—a global leader in developing structural adhesives for industrial and automotive markets—has announced that Michael Verdi, Senior Technical Service Representative, Americas, will speak at an Education Seminar of the International Sign Association (ISA). The meeting will be held Friday, March 23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Verdi’s topic is entitled “Adhesives –...
On November 1, CCO Crane Inspector Certification launched a new CCO national crane inspector certification program, developed jointly by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and the Crane Certification Association of America (CCAA). The program provides for separate certifications for inspectors of mobile cranes, tower cranes, and overhead cranes. “NCCCO and CCAA mutually recognize...
Epson America, Avery Dennison, and SkinzWraps have joined forces for a second year in a row to produce and display a custom wrap on an exotic sports car. A 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia, worth an estimated $250,000, will be on display in Epson’s booth at SEMA 2011 (Specialty Equipment Market Association) in Las Vegas, Nov. 1-4. In addition, Epson,...
Marabu North America exceeded all expectations at the SGIA Expo 2011 with the highly anticipated demonstration of MaraJet DI-MS and MaraJet DI-JVP solvent inks for Mimaki® printers. Tradeshow visitors had an opportunity to experience the new solvent inks from the MaraJet Digital Ink line, which were released for the first time in the United States at the event.“We had...
“Creative Videographers’ Eyes,” a growing online blog by experienced videographers , video production companies, and corporate video producers who comment on best practice commercial videos that they have found especially inspirational, invites graphic arts companies to submit their online videos and animations for inclusion in this globally publicized compendium of best-practice video tips. Amy Munice, creator of the...
