X-Rite, Inc. has nearly doubled the locations for its Fundamentals of Color and Appearance (FOCA) one-day seminar this spring. The seminar instructs quality control and assurance professionals, lab technicians, parts suppliers, pre-media and digital pressroom personnel, and manufacturing specifiers on how to evaluate and approve colors in their workflows. Taught by X-Rite color experts, the seminar was created to...
After three successful years, LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) once again offers its LFI Student Outreach Program with the addition of an exclusive lighting design competition at the 2011 event. Partnering with Philadelphia chapters of the IES and the IALD, LFI presents Design with Light: Student Lighting Design Competition 2011. The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students majoring...
The HP Designjet L25500 Printer and HP Latex Inks recently received three top honors from Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories (BERTL), a leading authority on wide format analysis. The honors include: Fall BERTL’s Best Award for Eco-Friendly Wide Format Inkjet Printer: For the HP Designjet L25500 Printer and its potential to help wide format specialists succeed in a...
SEGD’s 2011 conference themed Vive la Diversité: Designing the Difference will be held June 1-4 at the Hyatt Regency Montreal in Canada. “This will be our first-ever annual conference held outside the United States, and we’re proud to invite our international community to gather in this beautiful, cosmopolitan city,” says Jessica W. London, SEGD’s chief executive officer. “Montreal is...
Roland DGA Corp. and Clemson University’s Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics are working together to bring the benefits of Roland’s advanced VersaUV-LED inkjet technology to the school’s students, faculty, research staff, and corporate partners. “We are honored to work with this renowned organization and to help Sonoco develop exciting new concepts for packaging, graphic design, and corporate...
CET Color announces a strategic partnership with PrintLat for expanded distribution into the Latin American marketplace. PrintLat will focus on establishing a supply chain and assisting CET Color in its efforts to bring affordable options for digital, UV flatbed, and roll-to-roll printing to small-to-medium sign shops and digital service bureaus. “With the distribution and reach of PrintLat, sign shops,...
Ashley BrayThis month, SBI introduces the first installment in a two-part series dedicated to signage options specifically for bars and restaurants. Signage is one of the most important marketing tools in a restaurant or bar, and today’s options are eye-catching, three-dimensional, and digital. Plus they not only help to drive in customers—they keep them coming back. Take advantage...
Signs Now, a division of Allegra Network LLC, recently moved its leadership team from Sarasota, Florida to the new Allegra Network headquarters in Plymouth, Michican, located at 47585 Galleon Drive. Signs Now will continue to maintain its field operations and technology support groups in Sarasota. “The relocation was driven by Allegra Network’s investment in a new facility that...
Mutoh America Inc. has hired Shane Hueit as Southeast sales engineer. Hueit will be responsible for maintaining relationships, servicing equipment, and growing the dealer network in the Southeastern US. Hueit previously worked for printer manufacturer Mimaki USA as a tradeshow coordinator. Mutoh has also promoted Mike Springan to product manager and technical trainer. Springan will be responsible for growth...
Digital Signage Expo announced 30 finalists for its 2011 Apex Awards. The annual DSE Apex Awards honor innovation in the development and deployment of technology in the global DOOH industry. Nominees are the end-use site of the installation. Chosen by an independent panel of five industry journalists, this year’s Apex Award finalists were named from a field of 78...
