Schlosser Signs of Loveland, Colorado (and a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of signage in northern Colorado and beyond), has announced the acquisition of a new piece of equipment, an Accu-Bend Lite machine from Computerized Cutters, Inc., of Plano, Texas. The computer-controlled machine automatically manufactures aluminum channel letters, reducing by up to 75 percent the time...
#1 According to the tabulated online votes registered, the winner of our SBI Sign Making Innovation Award contest is: Max Media; Selinsgrove, PA Submitted by: Eric Lafore Company: Ace of Signs, LLC Location: Selinsgrove, PA As competition to grab consumer’s attention increases with mobile devices, web based venues and daily overload of increased messaging, Max Media...
Lori Shridhare To incorporate the best of all worlds into a sign company’s architectural signage offerings, it makes sense to offer both American-designed systems, as well as imported designs. This is exactly the approach of one company, id SignSystems, Inc., which has found elegant and efficient architectural signage systems from Europe that are now making a splash in the...
Roland DGA is celebrating its 30th Anniversary by inviting all of its customers to enter the company’s first-ever global design contest. The Roland Creative Awards are open from September 21-December 31, 2011 to global users of Roland equipment. Entries will be judged on creativity, innovation, and execution in each of fourteen regions representing 123 countries. More than 75 prizes...
Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in cooperation with the Digital Signage Federation (DSF) will present a Webinar for professionals in all industries who are considering or want to take the first step in implementing a digital signage program. Anyone interested in learning more about the fundamentals of a digital signage program, what’s new in digital signage technology, and the best...
EFI announces the EFI Pace™ management system is one of the first in the industry to receive JDF certification for digital printing from Printing Industries of America. With integration to Fiery controllers, EFI Pace offers end-to-end print shop and production management for mid-sized commercial and specialty printers. It also includes software modules for estimating, scheduling, production, accounting, sales management,...
The Alabama-based outdoor advertising company Durden Outdoor has created a three-sided billboard structure in Eufaula, Alabama. Resembling a lighthouse, the structure is anchored by a 19mm twelve-foot-by-twenty-four foot digital billboard manufactured by Watchfire Digital Outdoor. The digital billboard is flanked by two static billboards. Located on Highway 431, this installation is the county’s first digital billboard and was specially...
Filmolux has signed a distributor agreement with Pregis Corp.’s Hexacomb business unit to represent its Falconboard™ family of products in France. The Falconboard products will fill the environmentally responsible, all-paper based option in Filmolux’s offerings. Fisher Textiles announces its expansion into Canada with a new distribution center. Benefits to Canadian customers include faster delivery time, decreased shipping costs, same-day...
Heat Transfer Warehouse, a supplier of heat transfer materials, has recently started offering dye sublimation products. Sublimation is a continually growing portion of the printwear industry and Heat Transfer Warehouse is growing with that. In the printwear industry, many shops or home businesses have a heat press for either pressing heat transfer vinyl or sublimation. Heat Transfer Warehouse has...
#2 Our Second Place recipient is: Taylor Shellfish; Seattle, WashingtonSubmitted by: Andre Lucero Company: Western Neon Custom Sign Builders Location: Seattle, Washington The Taylor Shellfish sign, located on Capitol Hill, is turning heads in Seattle’s most densely populated neighborhood, despite illumination challenges. The City of Seattle’s Pike/Pine Conservation District Sign Code does not allow any...
