As a sign shop grows and expands, it often becomes necessary to purchase a service truck to complete installation and service jobs. But before a sign shop employee’s feet leave the ground in a bucket or aerial platform, there are requirements and precautions that must be followed to ensure that they stay safe both in the air and on...
ISA International Sign Expo 2013, the premier event for the sign and visual communications profession produced by the International Sign Association (ISA), has landed on two of Trade Show Executive’s lists of 50 Fastest Growing Trade Shows. The exhibit hall featured 595 companies occupying 202,000 square feet and had a waiting list for the first time. Attendance exceeded 19,500,...
When Cambridge, Ontario-based Cambridge Patterns, a pattern and machine part manufacturer, was experiencing problems hiring enough skilled employees, they knew they needed to become less reliant on manual labor. They turned to AXYZ International for a new router. Cambridge chose an AXYZ 5012 CNC Router, customized with a larger work area and higher gantry for increased...
3M Commercial Graphics is making it easier to wrap hard-to-stick-to surfaces with the introduction of 3M™ Scotchcal™ High Tack Graphic Film IJ39. This new 3.5 mil vinyl film has a high-tack, pressure-sensitive adhesive that helps graphics manufacturers meet the need for a film you can depend on to stick to challenging surfaces. Film IJ39 is designed...
Leading supplier of explosion proof and industrial grade lighting Larson Electronics announced the release of a Solar Powered Generator with a Pneumatic Light Tower Mast. This solar light tower includes six solar panels, a solar charging system, battery bank and pneumatic mast mounted on a trailer with outriggers and a removable tongue. The SPLT-1.8K-400A-30 is a...
A vendor showcase, equipment demos, and giveaways are just some of the fun events planned for the GSG Open House scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13 at the company’s Houston location. Stop by between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and enjoy authentic Texas barbeque and see some of the newest technology and products available to ensure your shop is the...
3M™ Wrap Film Series 1080 from 3M Commercial Graphics continues to expand its list of color offerings, giving graphics installers and car owners an amazing array of choices to help create head-turning looks for vehicles. With the addition of the newest five colors, film series 1080 now has fifty-five finish, texture, and color variations. Beginning on...
Brand Imaging Group was chosen by Pearl Drums to wrap a custom drum kit created for Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to play during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show, which will be broadcast on FOX from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on Sunday, February 2, 2014. The Red Hot Chili Peppers...
Esko announces the opening of its unique online store with intelligent storefront that simplifies the bits, blades, and underlays purchasing for users of Kongsberg cutting tables and the consumables purchasing for CDI flexo platesetters. Esko Store, currently available in English, is located at www.esko.com/store and is publicly available for new and existing Esko customers around the world. ...
Many commercial business facilities and growers suffer from pest bird infestation. Flocks of birds will nest and roost on or in the property, creating all sorts of damage—both to the facility itself and to the products housed therein. Birds can also interfere with workers in a warehouse or customers in a large store. Bird droppings can create slip-and-fall hazards...
