FASTSIGNS International, Inc.—the worldwide franchisor of more than 570 FASTSIGNS® sign, graphics and visual communications centers in nine countries – has received World-Class Franchise® certification from the Franchise Research Institute® for the fourth consecutive year. The recognition comes after an independent franchisee validation survey was conducted by the Franchise Research Institute®, in which 63 percent of...
Ricoh Americas Corporation has announced the availability of the RICOH Pro C7100X series, its latest production cutsheet device family that offers users a fifth color station to help enable a wider range of applications. Announced at GRAPH EXPO '14, these high-speed, production color printers and multi-function devices (MFPs) deliver the ability to print with white or clear via the...
Heat Transfer Warehouse has added four new colors of Siser EasyWeed 20 inches to its product offerings: pink, bright red, lime green, and yellow. Siser EasyWeed offers a soft, satin finish and adheres to cotton, polyester and poly/cotton blends; it is a polyurethane, ready-to-cut material that is, as its name suggests, easy to use and apply....
Featuring news, technology and upcoming events, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division is providing industry relevant information on inkjet printing solutions in its fully-featured Web site, FujifilmInkjet.com. Fujifilm created the ‘inkjet insights’ Web site to provide printers the information they need to make informed decisions on how digital inkjet printing can assist them in growing...
Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced that the first units of the Oce VarioPrint® i300, the first high-speed, sheetfed inkjet press in Canon's portfolio, have been shipped to four customer sites in the U.S. Canon Solutions America played an integral part in introducing this important new product to the production print market,...
The Digital Signage Federation®, the only independent not-for-profit trade organization serving the digital signage industry, announced that its Board of Directors will host its spring “Meet & Greet” Networking Event in Dallas on Wednesday, March 25th. The event will run from 6:30-8:30pm at Del Frisco’s Grille. Featured guest speakers are Will Koop and Ken Martin of...
At Booth 622 during Graphics of the Americas, February 26-28, 2015 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Esko will display its fully-featured super-wide digital finishing system, the Kongsberg C60. The Kongsberg C60 is a 3.2-meter table designed to keep up with faster, wider printers, cutting and finishing substrates up to 63 inches-by-126 inches. Esko will also be demonstrating preproduction...
Avery Dennison has appointed Roxanne McSpadden as marketing director, Graphics for Materials Group North America. McSpadden will lead the product innovation and management team for digital and screen & cut media, manage the technical team as well as channel programs for the Graphics Solutions business segment. McSpadden was previously director of global marketing at Graphics Packaging International where she...
In early 2014, Tom Walsh, owner of Sign Language, a manufacturing sign shop in Poughkeepsie, New York, was just about through installing signs for the food court at the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway when he was presented with a unique challenge. “The owner of the casino told the company that had hired me, Goldman Design Group, that...
Interlam Pro™ Emerytex®, a 125 micron (5 mil) PVC overlaminate with a pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, is now available with a more durable sand-textured finish that provides greater uniformity and an improved matte, anti-glare appearance. The heavier coat weight and unique cross-linking adhesive on the textured finish is popular for use on aqueous, solvent and latex inkjet output, but...
