The digital sign industry has experienced steady growth over the last few years, and if your shop isn’t offering this dynamic solution, you could be missing out. For one, the demand from customers is there. So too is digital signage’s proven ability to get a message across. “In a time of such diversified pulls for attention—people...
Monuments, if designed and built well, can be a distinctive piece of signage for the end-user. They can also be a distinctive offering for the sign shop willing to venture into this field. However the idea of using stone, concrete, and brick for the build and install can seem an intimidating prospect for some shops; the...
The United States Sign Council (USSC) has announced the new officers elected to its Board of Directors. The officers, along with the rest of the board, provide direction and oversight for the industry’s largest trade association. Members of the board serve a two-year term. According to Adam Brown, president of USSC, “The USSC board members are...
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., a global leader in commercial lighting and a member of the Panasonic Group, this year celebrates its seventieth anniversary in the industry. In 1947, the company was founded as Universal Manufacturing Company and became one of the first manufacturers of fluorescent ballasts in North America. Today, it is known as a global lighting industry innovator committed...
FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announces the recent install of the J Press 720S at Direct Edge Media, an Orange County, California-based full service print media provider, specializing in digital and large format, for well-known clients across the country. “We did our due diligence with extensive industry research before we made our decision to...
SGIA President & CEO Ford Bowers met with representatives of Durst North America, EFI, Fujifilm North America, HP, and Inca Digital this month to discuss the need for a space in the industry to present to the packaging community the new and transformative digital printing technologies coming to market. “Just as SGIA served as a key...
Professional development and participation in continuing education are vital practices for the growth and advancement of both companies and individuals. Obtaining training and earning certification from 3M not only improves a shop’s expertise and reputation, but can also elevate an individual installer. 3M has developed a variety of expert-led programs for installers at all levels and...
ERP Power LLC (ERP), a leading provider of small, smart, and efficient LED drivers for the lighting industry, has signed a distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry's leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor. “It’s exciting to be literally powering the change to LED lighting across all types of businesses,” said Andy Williams, ERP executive vice president. “Mouser’s...
Johnson Plastics Plus has further increased its offering of wide format sheets to now offer large format (48-by-96-inch) sheets for sign makers in Rowmark’s Heavy Weightsä product line. Heavy Weights is a heavy gauge polymer sheet material and is engineered to withstand the harshest elements. Large format Heavy Weights sheet are offered in eighteen popular...
Rowmark LLC has expanded its exclusive laserable Textures product line and is now offering two new trending colors popular for architectural and sign making projects, Aquamarine/White and Red Clay/White. These two new color options will be included in new editions of the Rowmark Color Chart and Textures produce page in Rowmark’s swatch binder. The finely textured...
