| Vol. 6, No. 19 | October 5, 2011 |
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This Month’s SBI Trivia Question Stumper:
At the end of September, how many exhibiting companies and how many pre-registered attendees were signed up to be at the 2011 SGIA Expo?
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HOT TOPIC:
Big Imaging in the Bayou!
It’s that time of year again: the 2011 SGIA Expo is upon us! Follow along on this special preview of what to look for on the show floor. Then, be sure to check out SGIA’s Top Ten Things to Do in New Orleans to complete your trip to the Big Easy. |
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Find out how you can take this class to get tips on extending the working life of your Roland printer through proper cleaning and maintenance.
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DSF announces its new Profiles in Digital Signage, which is an outreach program designed to showcase digital signage best practices. Find out how you can get involved.
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FASTSIGNS® Receives Certificate of Appreciation from H&R Block
H&R Block recently awarded FASTSIGNS National Accounts with a certificate. Find out why the sign franchise is garnering appreciation.
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Watchfire Helps an Outdoor Advertising Company Get the Message Across
See how Watchfire helped KULA Media rake in profits when it provided the perfect advertising
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Schréder Outshines the Competition
See what lighting product recently won Schréder a Platinum ADEX Award for Design Excellence. |
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Check in here for the latest appointments, promotions, and acquisitions from Fisher Textiles, Scala, World Wide Sign Systems Inc., and more.
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OCTOBER
October 12-13: The Illinois Sign Association’s Fall Conference will be taking place at the Marriott’s Hickory Ridge Conference Center in Lisle, Illinois. For further details, call 414/529-4235 or check out www.isa-sign.com.
October 13-15: The SSSC/ISA Sign Show will be held Oct. 13-15 at the Doubletree Hotel Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia. With a theme of “Take Charge of the Future,” the show will provide networking events, education opportunities, and exhibitor discussions to help sign industry professionals move their businesses forward. A full slate of events, as well as registration, is available at www.signs.org/sssc.
October 19-21: SGIA Expo 2011 will be taking place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Lousiana. For additional information, log on to www.sgiaexpo.org.
NOVEMBER
November 3: SEGD’s Xlab 2011: Design of Location will explore location-based navigation technologies and bring together technology, design, and interaction experts in a format that will include games, presentations, and talks. The event will be held in New York City at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, 540 West 21st St. For more, visit www.segd.org.
DECEMBER
December 1-3: USSC Sign World International returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For advance information, call 215/785-1920 or visit www.ussc.org.
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Making Magnets “Attractive” to Customers
Get unstuck from the idea that magnets are just for the side of your vehicle or the front of your fridge. In this feature, we’ll show you how some are finding innovative uses for magnets that really stick with customers.
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Wilkie Mfg. L.L.C.—
Builder of high-performance Aerial Ladders and remote Service Cranes. Call 405-235-0920 for more information.
http://www.wilkiemfg.com
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Chief Enterprises—
Contact Chief Enterprises, Inc. for your Letter Lok Fastening Equipment. The only equipment to fasten channel letters with UL recognized tooling. For additional information regarding our fastening equipment, channel letter coils, and aluminum or steel sign blanks, visit:
http://www.chief-mm.com
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T.O. Wholesale Screen Printing —
Coroplast 100 18×12’s $89, 100 24×18’s $145 – 3 Day Production – Low Price – Top Quality. Corrugated Plastic, Aluminum & More. Call 888-509-7446 today!
http://www.targetomaha.com/signbuilder
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This Month’s Trivia Answer:
As of the end of September, 434 exhibiting companies and over 10,000 pre-registered attendees were already signed up for the 2011 SGIA Expo in New Orleans. To register or for more information on the show, visit www.sgia.org. |
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For in-depth coverage of these topics and other sign industry topics, check out
ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS:
Coming up in the November 2011 issue of Sign Builder Illustrated, feature articles on:
ADA Design
Awnings Installation
Banners Fabrication
Channel Letters Installation
Fabrication with Panel Saws
Vehicle Graphics Software
ATTENTION ADVERTISERS and SUBSCRIBERS:
Coming up in the December USSC Show 2011 issue of Sign Builder Illustrated, feature articles on:
Sign Making Innovation Award Winner Article
CNC Router Projects
Digital Printing for Backlit Displays
LED Modules/Tubes Border Lighting
Service Equipment Maintenance
Vehicle Graphics Installation
Video Displays Marketing
Vinyl Lamination
Contact your ad sales representative to reserve your space today.
As the premier e-newsletter for the sign industry, SBI Update encourages readers to send feedback on what you like, what you’d like to see, and any other comments you might have. To do so, send an e-mail to Associate Editor Ashley Bray at [email protected].
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The Mimaki UJF-3042 is ideal
for short run applications
The compact UJF-3042 is ideal for one-offs and short run applications where highly detailed, precise, and brilliant images are required, even on non-coated and heat-sensitive substrates. Applications include proofs, labels, nameplates, electronic covers, POP & POS, awards, plastic cards, and promotional imprints to name a few. All this and an affordable price make this UV LED inkjet a small printer for big ideas. Click HERE or call 888/530-3988 for more info.
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Tetra MAX LED Lighting System
GE Lighting Solutions’ new and improved Tetra MAX LED systems offer improved brightness as well as a wider viewing angle, allowing you to maximize brightness while minimizing the amount of materials needed in medium-sized channel letters. This channel letter solution is designed for the easiest possible installation and operation.
Tetra MAX
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The Gerber EDGE FX™ Digital Printing System is the solution for short-run durable graphics. With Gerber’s Matched Technology System™, EDGE FX™ thermal printer, Gerber plotters, OMEGA™ software, GerberColor™ thermal transfer foils, Gerber EDGEReady™ punched materials, and Gerber Spectratone™ (create 3000+ colors), you can easily produce graphics that make you $$$!
Gerber EDGE FX
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Free up your CNC router! The Hendrick VSA ACM Duo vertical panel saw is the complete all-in-one ACM solution; providing full rip and cross-cut capacity for panel sizing and auto changeover for channel grooving of aluminum composite panels. CUT | GROOVE | BEND.
Learn More…
Come see us at the SGIA show Booth #2651
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10mm Alumalite™ without pre-drilling holes?
No problem…
HIKER’s H-901 hand press was engineered to insert grommets with up to six times less physical effort than other presses on the market. HIKER also offers a complete range of electric grommeting machines. Call HIKER at 866/664-4537 no matter what your grommeting needs may be. We’ll either have a solution that is right for you or help you find one.
www.hikergrommets.com
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