For sign professionals, there are a range of traditional tasks associated with creating signage that usually starts with manufacturing and ends with installation. For the full-service company, these services can start much earlier in the process, often leading with design of the creative concepts for the signage program (including logos and graphics) all the way to installation, with project...
Xaar plc (“Xaar” or “Company”), a leader in industrial inkjet technology, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Engineered Printing Solutions (“EPS”), a leading provider of product printing equipment in North America. The acquisition, which completed July 1, 2016, is Xaar’s first as part of the Company’s strategic vision to achieve £220m of annual sales by 2020. ...
Grimco Inc., a national leader in wholesale sign supply distribution, has announced its acquisition of 360 Digital Imaging Solutions, Inc., based in San Diego, California. “Grimco is excited to welcome the employees, customers, and suppliers of 360 Digital Imaging Solutions,” says Keith Pittillo, Executive Vice President of Grimco. “This acquisition better positions us to assist our customers in Southern...
Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announces the availability of the fourth version of Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE 4), Adobe’s high-speed, high-fidelity print platform used by the leading print equipment manufacturers and running in more than 150,000 print operations around the world. As the fastest and most reliable PDF rendering technology, APPE 4 will deliver new performance efficiencies and breakthrough color features...
The ISA Sign Industry Quarterly Economic Report shows all four sectors growing above the historical trend, an outlook that is on par with the previous quarter. The ISA Sign Industry Quarterly Economic Report covers the second quarter of 2016 and forecasts into 2017. It assesses four segments—printing, electric/digital signage, and architectural signage—and related economic factors. In general, it shows...
Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions announced that the fourth annual “Wrap Like a King” Challenge will run July 1 through September 30, 2016. With the addition of Australia and New Zealand, wrap installers from 44 countries across the globe can submit commercial or color change wrap projects to be judged to win prize packages worth a total of $25,000. Over...
Competition often brings out the best efforts and results from professionals, and the same can be said about collaboration. This year, both will be emphasized for graphics installers of 3M™ Wrap Film Series 1080. The 2016 Wrap2Wrap contest features two online rounds, with the top two finalists joining forces to perform live wrap installations on Thursday, Nov. 3, at...
AXYZ International, a global leader in CNC router manufacturing, announces that its Los Angeles office has relocated to Anaheim, Calif. The new office provides many benefits to customers. The former office was nestled in the back of a business park that lacked a directory or visible signage on the buildings and therefore was difficult to...
KeyedIn® Solutions, an innovator in aPaaS and SaaS-based business solutions, announced a celebration of the tenth anniversary of KeyedIn Sign – a Cloud ERP software solution built exclusively for the sign industry. KeyedIn Sign began as DataSIGN in 2006 as a pioneer in technology and software serving a significant software need in the sign manufacturing industry....
Ideal Tape announces product approval per the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) requirements and the US Coast Guard. Testing was completed as outlined in IMO Fire Test Procedures (FTP) Code.3 for passive fire protection requirements. The following Ideal Tape cold weather acrylic foil tapes have been approved as non-combustible, having low...
