For the seventh year, members of the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) supported the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) by coordinating, judging, and providing $96,000 in prizes and stipends for the Graphics Imaging–Sublimation and Screen Printing Technology competitions. Over forty secondary and post-secondary students competed in the two competitions, which were among the more than one hundred competitions at NLSC.
The Graphic Imaging–Sublimation and Screen Printing Technology competitions each consisted of eight testing stations, judged...
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced the opening of its annual “Wrap Like A King” Challenge. This year’s vehicle wrap competition will run July 9 through September 14, 2018, and it will again include Regional Wrap Kings, Continental Wrap Kings, and the crowning of the “King of the Wrap World.”
Wrap installers from fifty-three countries across the globe can submit commercial,...
LED signage module manufacturer Principal LED has announced the winners of its Spring 2018 “Making Brands Shine” photo contest. This contest looked for outstanding examples of illuminated signs using Principal LED products.
The contest accepted submissions until June 1, whereas the top five finalists were posted to Principal LED’s Facebook page for voting June 5-7.
This year’s top three entries voted...
With its new Stouse Express direct-to-print service, Stouse is enhancing customers’ digital interactions and drastically reducing production time for over 450 products. By incorporating a proprietary new Web portal, Stouse allows customers to receive custom decals, roll labels, bumper stickers, and corrugated signs fast, delivered in as few as two days. Resellers can expect the same high-quality product with a...
The Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA), a product group within trade association Material Handling Industry (MHI), is promoting the fourth in a series of educational videos about preventing accidents resulting from objects falling from overhead conveyor systems. The video can be seen at mhi.org/progma/videos.
As the popular line of animated safety videos continues, ProGMA is delighted to launch the latest...
Among the materials science innovations that Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions recently premiered at FESPA 2018 was a full range of reflective films that was designed to provide the highest possible vehicle visibility.
Oliver Guenther, senior director, marketing, and channel strategy for Avery Dennison, said that Avery Dennison’s V-8000 Series of reflective films is one of the new range’s star performers, with...
SA International (SAi), a leading provider of software solutions for the signmaking, digital printing and CNC machining industries, will use the forthcoming International Woodworking Fair (August 22-25, Atlanta, Georgia) to highlight the multitude of design workflow benefits accessible with its “go-to” EnRoute CAD/CAM software.
The latest feature-rich version, EnRoute 6, provides CAD/CAM creative design and output solutions for CNC woodworking users, as...
Digital signage for corporate communications allows organizations to expand their communications strategy operations easily. Digital signage for corporate communications delivers a multitude of benefits to organizations such as:
Enhance employee’s attitude by recognizing employees’ contribution;
Improve customer service by continuously training employees with new training videos;
Craft customized messages that are appropriate for signs location and viewers; and
Ensure...
Ricoh USA, Inc., has announced the availability of an incredibly versatile sheet-fed series that builds on Ricoh’s successes of making unprecedented and unmatched color printing affordable. The RICOH Pro C7200 series, featuring Graphic Arts Edition and 5th color station models, brings best-in-class price performance and predictability to most demanding production print environments.
Boasting in-line sensors and calibration, these presses aid better...
At a press conference held last week, Bill Ford, general chairman of Ford Motor Company, announced the historic purchase of Michigan Central Station and Ford Motor Company’s plans to transform it into the centerpiece of a vibrant new campus in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood. At this event, print specialists Britten provided a pair of 33-foot-tall vinyl banners that were on display in...
