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Eclipse Awnings on hit show
January 3rd, 2012
Eclipse Shading Systems®, Orange County, N.Y., manufacturer of motorized retractable awnings, window awnings, exterior and interior solar shades and accessories, was among a group of builders and suppliers selected to help in the construction of a home renovated on the hit show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” The episode aired on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2011. The […]
GM and Teijin co-developing carbon fiber to reduce vehicle weight
January 2nd, 2012
General Motors, worldwide car manufacturer, and Teijin Limited, a leader in the carbon fiber and composites industry, will co-develop advanced carbon fiber composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossovers. The co-development pact involves use of Teijin’s innovative carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) technology, a faster and more efficient way […]
Workholding device
January 1st, 2012
Supply55 Inc. is now offering MediaGRIP™, a workholding device for use in fabricating labels, heat transfer materials and vinyl in the sign, screen and graphic arts markets. Economical and easy to use, the solid, all-steel device assists with cutting media on bi-directional axes, saving on production time. Intuitive design facilitates quick and easy use, installation […]
Printable window perforated vinyl
January 1st, 2012
PanoRama Innova 40, a Universal window perforated vinyl, has a Universal Print Liner specifically designed to be compatible with latex, UV-curable, solvent and eco-solvent inks. Innova 40 is made of polymeric vinyl, equipped with clear, semipermanent adhesive. It offers 40 percent open area and a printable bright white front side with black reverse side for […]
Growth drivers in wide-format market
January 1st, 2012
According to InfoTrends recent forecast projections, revenues for global wide-format aqueous inkjet hardware and supplies are expected to grow 4.2 percent annually through 2015. InfoTrends expects the primary growth drivers to come from market expansion in emerging markets, the continued rapid growth in the durable aqueous segment, and the increasing use of color technical printers. […]
Tangerine Tango is color of the year
January 1st, 2012
Pantone LLC announced Tangerine Tango (PANTONE 17-1463) is its color of the year for 2012. “Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red […]
Aurora joins HP Program
January 1st, 2012
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. has been named a member of the HP Registered Latex Developer Program (RLDP). In this program, HP partners with media vendors in order to optimize the compatibility between HP printers, HP Latex ink and third-party media to ensure image quality across different types of media. Â Nine products from Aurora’s Northern […]
Outdoor advertising grows
January 1st, 2012
According to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA), out-of-home advertising revenues rose 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period a year ago. Total revenue increased from $1.44 billion in the third quarter of 2010 to $1.5 billion in the third quarter of 2011. In the first nine months […]
Digital printing innovations
January 1st, 2012
By Jeff Leagon It was just over two years ago when I wrote the first in this series of articles for the magazine. In that first article I mentioned that the typical output speed of digital fabric printing systems was “a few hundred square feet per hour.” I’ve just returned from the International Exhibition of […]
25 years of digital printing
January 1st, 2012
By Jos Notermans It’s been 25 years since Stork started developments on digital printing systems for textiles. By the end of 1986, a small project team was formed to study the technology. It confirmed that inkjet was the most probable to replace rotary. Meanwhile, independent market studies projected that by the year 2000, the majority […]