The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) uses NEC displays for a unique purpose. It’s California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) builds and installs visualization clusters around the world for use at partner universities. The wall-sized visualization facilities, or clusters, are called “OptIPortables,” and they are used to display resolutions ten to 100 times that of...
3M Commercial Graphics is giving its Facebook fans the power to choose the next color and finish for its Scotchprint brand Wrap Film Series 1080. The Wrap Battle: 1080 contest asks fans to vote for their favorite color to give them a chance to win a roll of the film. On the Facebook page, www.facebook.com/3MGraphics, fans can choose...
Mutoh America will showcase a number of its printers at the Graph Expo tradeshow in Chicago, Illinois. The show will be held from September 11-14 at the McCormick Place Convention Center. Mutoh’s newest machines—the ValueJet 1324-54-inch and 1624-64-inch Eco-solvent printers—offer up to 313 sq/ft per hour printing speeds (on the 1624), as well as exceptional image quality. Printers...
Take advantage of SGIA’s exclusive Pre-Expo Business Development Conference that kicks off Tuesday, October 18, the day before the SGIA Expo opens. This half-day event will help you discover the core competencies of your business and how to increase competitiveness through value-added services. Attendees will also learn to: Find their company (and its future) among current business models....
At GRAPH EXPO 2011, Agfa’s booth (#1227) will feature an inkjet experience that people don’t always get to see: a comprehensive showcase of real-world applications that creatively portray inkjet output in various environments—home decor, a fine art gallery, outdoors and a retail setting. Agfa offers its customers the largest portfolio of inkjet products and is showcasing a wide...
The newest material from Siser® is ColorPrint™ PU, a thin, digital garment graphic print-and-cut material that has incredible stretch and rebound. This durable material holds up well in the wash and offers vibrant color that will not fade. The finish is semi-gloss, and it has a super soft hand. It is CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act) compliant,...
MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc. has unveiled a new Printing Starter Kit designed to help printers present InCycle® sheet to their customers and enhance their sustainability. The Printing Starter Kit is available for $150 through Agfa Graphics, GPA Specialty Substrate Solution, Laird Plastics, SABIC Polymershapes, and other distributors nationwide. The kit includes: Ten blank 28”x40” 30 mil ...
Relume Technologies, a leading manufacturer of light-emitting diode (LED) products and smart grid control systems for outdoor lighting applications, announced that fourteen of its outdoor parking, roadway, and service station & canopy fixtures have been approved by the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) and now have the “Fixture Seal of Approval.”“Relume is pleased to have more of its products...
3M Commercial Graphics is expanding its line of Scotchprint brand Wrap Film Series 1080 with nineteen new high impact gloss colors and two new matte colors. Available September 1, the additions will take the wrap film’s offerings to a total of thirty-three different films, with carbon fiber and brushed metal textures available, as well as both matte and...
Joseph & Carol Berke Clients sometimes bring projects to sign shops that provide an interesting challenge to sign design, sign construction, and/or sign installation. In these instances, it helps to have experience. Maggie Harlow of Sign-A-Rama Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky has been in the sign industry for eight years now. (Note: Prior to joining the industry, Harlow served as...
