Arlon recently held a corporate campaign to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. The campaign started October 1st and recently ended. Arlon campaigned for support internally at the company, as well as at the 2010 SGIA show in their booth. Anyone who donated to the cause received a pink bracelet. In the end, the company doubled its...
SGIA 1. SGIA has completed new Digital Equipment Evaluations of products in the specialty imaging industry. The reports provide SGIA members with objective data when they are considering wide format digital investment. “We prepare thorough evaluations of each system and then turn the findings into unbiased reports that offer a clear description of the equipment across manufacturers,” said SGIA’s...
Display power supply specialist Endicott Research Group (ERG) Inc. has announced new package configurations that offer footprint-compatibility with their existing CCFL inverter designs. ERG has used its 30+ years of experience in LCD backlight power supplies to create a series of LED driver boards that are designed in the same form factor as DC-AC inverters already in the field. ...
Condé Systems is now offering DyeTrans roll media for use with its successful line of Ricoh GX Series Printers, including the Ricoh GX e3300N and GX7000 Dye-Sub Printers. Available in 8.5"x100' and 13"x100' rolls, the paper can be easily cut to a desired length and loaded directly into the selected printer's multi-bypass tray. By creating a User Defined Paper...
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is pleased to announce the addition of five new large format imaging solutions to its imagePROGRAF lineup with the new imagePROGRAF (iPF) MFP imaging systems. Aimed at the technical document market, these new models offer users an affordable solution providing fast and effective large format image capture-to-output. The new multifunction systems...
Outdoor lighting will never be the same as Schréder Lighting US launches ALURA LED, featuring “The Next Generation” of energy efficient LED luminaires. This innovation reflects Schreder's approach to deliver "The Right Light" by offering high-performance, technological solutions that make this light source a valid alternative to traditional sources. The ALURA LED features state of the art...
Mutoh calls it a wrap for its Hands-On School for 2010. The last wrap class was held at Mutoh's Phoenix Office from December 9th through 11th.Professional car wrap installer, Justin Pate, teaches his easy to understand system (UGIS) that works on any vehicle, with any vinyl material. Students are walked through how to properly and efficiently apply a car...
Mimaki USA, Inc. in Suwanee, GA will release the new JFX plus series. The series of LED type, UV curing wide format flatbed inkjet printers includes JFX-1631 plus and JFX-1615 plus. This series is 80% faster in the maximum print speed than the existing wide format flatbed inkjet printer, JFX‐1631. A Post–Cure device has been incorporated to enhance curing...
Fritz Meyne, Jr.In one of my former lives, several decades ago, I remember an architect once called me up and asked me for “data” on why it was that we mounted fluorescent lamps on twelve-inch centers. I immediately responded, “Data?”As she tried to muffle the phone, I heard her tell the others in her office that this sign guy...
Energy-saving LED lighting products designer and manufacturer LEDtronics of Torrance, California has completed a significant eco-friendly LED pendant lighting project at the Pasadena Central Library that will save the City of Pasadena thousands of dollars, according to city officials. “Every light at the library that we replaced was using 900 watts of ballasted power consumption and we helped reduce...
