Epilog Laser, the leading producer of CO2 and fiber laser engraving and cutting systems, has announced that new customers will receive a free seven-day trial membership to the highly-popular LaserU Web site. LaserU provides basic and advanced projects for users of all skill levels in a self-paced, online setting. “We are thrilled LaserU has extended this opportunity exclusively to...
AllBannerStands.com, a DisplayShops specialty Web site, has just released a new line of LED trade show lights that comply with the North American “Go Green” initiative. The LED lights, sold in bundles of two, use five watts of power each. This number is considerably lower than the amount of energy conventional LED light bulbs use. “The set...
For the second consecutive year, ISA held its annual Sign Design Competition online, empowering members to promote their sign design project photos via their social media networks. “Our members’ signs are unique works of art and manufacture, as well as the most important marketing vehicles for businesses,” said ISA President and CEO Lori Anderson. “The ability to design and...
Dan Rustin As more plastic manufacturers are streamlining operations and shifting acrylic sheet casting to overseas production, it becomes very difficult to offer innovative specialty materials. Larger required material runs, longer lead times, expensive shipping costs – how do architects and designers using acrylic in architectural applications satisfy their desire for specialty materials under these circumstances? In the cell...
Océ North America announces it has qualified several products created by leading fiber paperboard producer M-real Corporation for the Océ Arizona® Series of UV flatbed printers. The products qualified include Carta Elega, Carta Integra paperboard, and Kemiart topsheet used in corrugate packaging applications. “Océ’s qualification of the M-real products now provides packaging companies entering into digital packaging an immediate,...
WAC Lighting President Shelley Wang will participate in the National Association of Electrical Distributors’ “Women in the Industry Forum,” which will be held June 5-8 at the Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island. The forum brings together women executives in the electrical industry to share experiences, successes, professional networks, and to provide the opportunity for executives to...
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, volunteers from Pinellas County teamed up to help build two houses in just seven days. Hundreds of community members joined forces to craft houses for those less fortunate. Employees of Creative Sign Designs in Tampa, Florida devoted 161 hours over 24 shifts Saturday and Sunday to the Blitz Build in Clearwater. Although most...
SGIA recently honored 28 member companies that successfully completed the Safety Recognition Program throughout the duration of 2010. After completing the program, SGIA members received a plaque declaring to inspectors, insurers, clients, and employees that their imaging shop is safe. “Safety is one of the most important aspects of running a successful shop,” said Marci Kinter, SGIA's vice president...
NEC Display Solutions and DOmedia™ have announced the formation of a strategic partnership that creates an end-to-end solution for the challenges related to the buying and selling of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising. DOmedia™ powered by VUKUNET allows for the seamless integration of advertising agency and DOOH network activities from campaign planning through execution. The solution incorporates DOmedia’s web-based, front-end...
