In the early day of cut lettering, the four-inch plastic squeegee was the most-used tool in the business. However they were just a cheap plastic mold—so cheap that many pressure-sensitive vinyl (PSV) manufacturers went ahead and put them in with the rolls of vinyl they sold you. In our current era (where tools are the most valued assets in...
For the past ten years, the owner of the West Cove Lounge, a gathering spot along Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine, had been using a flat 1/2-inch MDO sign on the gable side of his building, as well as a plain changeable message board sign placed near the highway. So he contacted Tom Stade, owner of nearby Moosehead Signs,...
Presenting the ideal mount for rental and staging applications. The DSF290 Truss Mount from Peerless-AV® quickly attaches to a 12-inch truss while accommodating displays up to 90 inches and 175 pounds. The tool-less clamping device allows the installer to mount a display in landscape or portrait orientation in a matter of seconds with just a few turns of the...
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., has been named “Supplier of the Year in the Lamps, Ballasts & Lighting Controls category” for the second consecutive year by Crescent Electric Supply Company. The award was presented to Universal at the recent annual National Sales Conference. Crescent Electric Supply Company represents more than 600 vendors and operates more than 120...
Heat Transfer Warehouse is excited to announce the arrival of seventeen new premium Glitterflex Ultra colors from Specialty Materials. There are now even more choices of our most popular glitter heat transfer vinyl, including Neon's, Rainbow, and Holo's. With Glitter and Sparkle being so popular in the garment industry more colors will always be on the...
Wide format printing leader Roland Corp., has announced its schedule of 2014 “Born-to-Wrap” workshops, offering comprehensive, hands-on vehicle wrap instruction from some of the top experts in the industry. Held at various locations across the country, including Roland DGA headquarters in Irvine, California; the Digital EFX Wraps facility in Louisville, Kentucky; and the Richard Childress Racing...
FASTSIGNS International, Inc., franchisor of more than 550 locations worldwide, recently held its annual convention in Anaheim, Calif. This year, a record-breaking 79 FASTSIGNS centers were recognized for exceeding $1 million in annual sales, including 71 locations in the U.S., four in Canada, three in Australia and one in the United Kingdom. “Our annual convention...
Next week, SGIA's 2014 SPIRE meeting (February 23–26) will bring industry leaders in specialty imaging to Phoenix, AZ for c-level discussions on management, production flow and business relationships. The four-day conference offers a strategic platform for CEOs and top executives to analyze the industry marketplace and develop innovative business strategies. “SPIRE provides SGIA member imaging professionals...
SA International (SAi), a leading provider of solutions for the professional signmaking, large format digital printing and CAD/CAM for CNC machining industries, has released PixelBlaster 3.0 which takes print preparation and workflow efficiency to new levels. Launched in 2012 and upgraded in 2013, the award-winning SAi PixelBlaster production software is a modular and scaleable end-to-end system...
Semper International, the leading placement firm for skilled help in the graphic arts and printing industry, announces bright spots in hiring and major purchases, in spite of entering the seventh year of economic malaise. Since February 2003, Semper International has provided a quarterly survey offering estimates of trends in the printing and graphics industries. To prevent...
