Estrakon, Inc. introduces Krystal Frame, which features open-edge, glowing displays that are lightweight, thin, energy-efficient and elegant. "The Krystal Frame product expands the possibilities of items we create to help our customers promote their products," says Matt Shumate, Estrakon CEO. Estrakon produces lightweight, energy-efficient LED displays on-site, with affordable price points so beverage-makers, advertising and marketing firms, and other...
Zeon Corporation, the Colorado-based maker of neon, LED and sustainable custom-designed POS displays and signs, has joined SnowSports Industries America (SIA), the national trade association representing suppliers of consumer snow sports with constituents in the retailer, rep, and resort communities. Zeon participated in the January 2011 SIA Snow Show in Denver, Colorado which brought 4,814 buyers to preview next...
Following extensive evaluation, MACtac® Graphic Products has received certification for several products within its IMAGin® line of wide-format digital media on the HP Designjet L25500 and L65500 with HP Latex inks. The newly certified products include bubble-free media IMAGin B-free® JT5529BFD designed for vehicle wraps and IMAGin B-free JT5798MBF for long-term outdoor signage; StreetRAP(TM) STR328 vinyl for sealed concrete...
SGIA’s recent 2011 SPIRE meeting addressed change management and building business opportunities. The highly strategic meeting highlighted market development opportunities for the specialty imaging industry. (Note: SPIRE is a self-funded, exclusive group of qualified colleagues committed to building strategic industry relationships and advancing the specialty imaging industry.) SPIRE members were able to learn from focused presentations, as well as...
Continuing its Mobile Crane Operator Safety Certification Training, the International Sign Association (ISA) has partnered with The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), which has agreed to administer tests the day following the completion of training. The crane operator certification tests will be held in the same location as the training. Currently, the program has a...
Agfa Graphics has hired Lois Catala as marketing communications manager. She will be responsible for implementing Agfa’s strategic branding campaign. Catala previously held marketing positions at Sharp Electronics and Sony Electronics. Cineplex Entertainment, which acquired Digital Display & Communications, has renamed the digital signage unit Cineplex Digital Solutions (CDS). The announcement comes with news that Labatt, a CDS client...
Continuing to set the bar as the leader in the visual communications industry, FASTSIGNS®, the world’s premier business-to-business marketing solution franchise with more than 530 locations, announces the signing of a new conversion franchises in Toledo, Ohio and Salem, New Hampshire. The deal is part of a national growth strategy focusing on expansion through a combination of new center...
Delcam will demonstrate new versions of its ArtCAM family of software for computer-aided design and manufacturing at the ISA Sign Expo in Booth 2622, April 28-30, 2011, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The range of software is comprised of ArtCAM Express, the entry-level version for users new to CNC machining; ArtCAM Insignia for production...
No the American Sign Museum is not auctioning off its vintage sign collection. But what the museum is doing for the first time ever will be holding its annual fundraising auction of donated sign products and services online. This year's auction will all begin at midnight on April 1. No foolin’! For the last seven years, the museum’s major...
Joseph and Carol BerkeScott and Lynette Lewis of O’Fallon, Missouri are the owners of technology consultant Winning Technologies and both hail from military families (with Lynette even serving in the military). The couple recently wanted to do something to salute veterans from the Revolutionary War on through the current conflicts—a patriotic wrap. Part of this tribute is in support...
