Essentra Specialty Tapes will display its extensive line of specialty tape products at GlobalShop 2016, the premier event for the retail design and shopper marketing industry. Essentra Specialty Tapes will feature its products for use in designing and manufacturing P-O-P displays, signage, and other merchandising displays. Free tape samples will be available to all booth visitors....
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announces several executive appointments and promotions. Effective immediately, Mr. Toyo Kuwamura will become the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Business Imaging Solutions Group, and Mr. Yoshinori Shimono joins the company as Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. Mr. Toyo Kuwamura, Senior Vice President and General...
Far From Normal, a Fargo, North Dakota-based wholesale sign and supply company, has acquired Imager’s Supply. Both companies are licensed by Roland DGA, the world’s leading provider of wide format inkjet printers for the durable graphics market. Imager’s Supply has locations in Indianapolis and Louisville, Kentucky. Far From Normal President Dan Huggins says the acquisition will...
OKI Data Americas recently hosted a hands-on vehicle wrap training course in its Escondido, California office. The program—developed by Justin Pate for Avery Dennison—was instructed by Troy Downey of APE Wraps and utilized the ColorPainter™ M-64s wide format printer from OKI together with cast MPI 1005 EZRS film. Twelve individuals completed the two-day program that took...
It’s more than two decades ago that the German company MONTI – Werkzeuge GmbH implemented the MBX® technology. Shortly after the successful start the range of functions has been extended which leads to the hour of birth for the first Vinyl Zapper®: A high-performance tool which was specially developed for adhesive and vinyl removal in the sign and automotive...
Dscoop, the largest digital printing user group in the graphics industry, reported that more than a dozen manufacturers and suppliers of substrates will be represented among the partners participating in Dscoop 11, scheduled for 14-16 April in San Antonio TX. Dscoop's annual conference is the event of the year for learning, connecting and collaboration among...
The International Sign Association's Board of Directors will be advised by industry leaders representing all aspects of ISA membership through three ISA Steering Committees. "The ISA Board of Directors greatly benefits from the commitments of those on the steering committees," said Bob Mattatall, ISA chairman of the board. "They prove invaluable in ensuring that our...
GableSigns, a world-class provider of signs and architectural elements, digital displays, audiovisual (AV) and media, and lighting solutions, announced that it has rebranded and will begin operating under the name Gable, a visual solutions company, effective immediately. Its original name, GableSigns, no longer best represents the company Gable is today. As clients’ needs have changed and...
Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, was selected to design, manufacture, and install a curved LED video display surrounded by linear freeform elements that encase an elevator at NewPark in Newark, California. The recently added video display creates a memorable visual centerpiece within the mall and offers a unique marketing opportunity for the mall’s diverse mix of leading national...
A sign reinforces a retailer’s brand, communicates and informs customers, and can improve customer experience. But is there a way that retailers can determine a return on investment when evaluating their sign purchases? New research from the Signage Foundation uses case studies of national and international brands as well as small community organizations to discuss how signs deliver results...
