Arlon Graphics, LLC announces that it is the first to sign up as a Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming California Sign Association (CSA) Expo & Trade Fair. The expo, held September 16-17 at Hotel Maya in Long Beach, California, will feature three educational seminars, a roundtable discussion, a table-top exhibit, and a number of entertaining events. “Arlon is very...
Digital Signage Expo (DSE) announces that its invitation-only Fall 2011 Forum Event will be held at the Mission Bay Hyatt in San Diego from September 18-21. The Forum brings together only sixteen top-of-the-line vendors and up to thirty-two qualified end users who confirm that they are planning a significant investment in digital signage technologies in the next 12 to...
A new online portal called Grand Format Success (grandformatsuccess.com) allows businesses in the wide and grand format industry to easily access new or used equipment, affordable inks and media, financing options, and strategic planning. The online portal unifies the brands of Panoply Finance, Global Imaging, Global Garage, and Panoply Supplies. “We wanted to provide anyone in the wide and...
Bulbrite was recently featured in a video covering energy-efficient light bulbs on the energyNOW! Web site. In “The Light Bulb Ban: Changing US Lighting Industry” video, correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan visits the Lightfair International trade show in Philadelphia to find the latest offerings in energy efficient bulbs. Among his visits, Mr. Sullivan speaks to Martha Delgado, product marketing...
SGIA’s retail initiative is in full force with the Retail Resources page. In conjunction with SGIA’s retail expert Carol Spieckerman, president of newmarketbuilders, this exclusive online tool is a retail hot spot for imagers to get the latest information about the growing retail sector. Since its debut earlier this year, the highly beneficial Web page has served as...
Canon U.S.A., Inc., has received the Outstanding Color Inkjet Wide-Format Production Photo Printer Summer “Pick” awards from Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI) for its imagePROGRAF iPF8300S large format printer. “ recognizes Canon’s commitment to providing our customers a comprehensive suite of imaging solutions that take output production and management to the next level,” said Junichi Yoshitake, senior vice president...
Rowmark LLC announces the completion of a new 20,000-square foot building expansion to its manufacturing facility in Findlay, Ohio. The additional 175-by-75-foot facility houses a new 120-inch monster extrusion line called the “The Beast”, which broadens the company’s sheet manufacturing capabilities. This monster line will complement Rowmark’s engravable sheet division by enabling the manufacture of larger custom sheet...
If you run a sign shop that’s also involved in awnings, you could be missing some golden opportunities to seed new business by servicing these systems that you’re selling and installing. “I know a few companies try to sell a maintenance agreement along with the awning,” notes Mike Yopp, president of Z3 Graphics, a wholesale supplier of specialty...
Attendees and exhibitors visited the MultiCam® booth at the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Fair (AWFS) to see a castle materialize from a stack of medium-density fiberboard. MultiCam Inc., a global CNC cutting system manufacturer, pioneered the build-a-booth concept with a southwest theme at the 2009 AWFS Fair. This year, the MultiCam Kingdom was a must-see attraction...
There’s a new Inwindow Outdoor Storescape Mall digital campaign, this one supporting the Blu-ray and DVD launch of Twentieth Century Fox's animated film Rio. The campaign, which launched this week (August 1), can be seen at two Inwindow locations— the Roosevelt Field Mall in Long Island, New York, and Santa Monica Place. At each location, mall-goers can...
