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New textile testing lab opens in Massachusetts

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

New World Textile Testing Laboratory is open for business in Fall River, Mass. New World is an independent textile testing lab that provides a broad range of services including, but not limited to, abrasion, flammability, colorfastness, xenon weathering, fabric appearance, dimensional change, infrar…

SEAL® brand supports eco-friendly manufacturing

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

Neschen Americas’ SEAL® brand is supporting the development and implementation of earth-friendly manufacturing processes and products within the sign and display industry through a comprehensive program the company calls Eco-Logic Manufacturing™. The Elkridge, Md., company defines Ec…

Mutoh names general manager

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

Mutoh America Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz., manufacturer of large format commercial inkjet printers, has promoted Randy Rickert to general manager. Rickert previously served as Mutoh’s director of sales, service, and marketing and has been with the company for more than 10 years. Rickert has worked …

AW Specialty Papers welcomes new sales team member

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

AW Specialty Papers, Elk Grove Village, Ill., announces the addition of Paulette St. John to its sales team. St. John will be responsible for sales of their screen printing and desktop digital transfer paper product lines globally. She has 20 years of experience in the industry, having previously wo…

NuSign Supply changes relationship with d.gen International

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

NuSign Supply has announced a change in its relationship with d.gen International, manufacturer of Teleios direct textile printers. For the past year, NuSign has been the sole distributor of the Teleios in the United States and Canada. At the culmination of the contract period, d.gen decided to begi…

PrintVillage Inc. forms agreement with Sensient Imaging Technologies

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

PrintVillage Inc., distributor of US Sublimation branded wide-format dye-sublimation inks and papers, has formed a strategic manufacturing and distribution agreement with Sensient Imaging Technologies. Sensient will provide Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based PrintVillage with advanced research and manufact…

FESPA introduces new digital textile conference

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

FESPA, the global support organization for screen and digital printers, is introducing a new digital textile conference to run alongside its FESPA Digital 2008 exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland, in April. Organizers say the new conference is in response to exponential growth in the use of wide-forma…

FGA invites students to enter design challenge

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

The opportunity to network, a killer portfolio piece, and a cash award are among the rewards awaiting the winner of the Textiles & Graphics Student Design Challenge 2008. The Fabric Graphics Association of the IFAI invites students enrolled in a post-secondary textile, graphic design, or interio…

Sinclair releases line of plastic grommets and grommet machines

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

Sinclair Equipment Company, Diamond Springs, Calif., announces a line of plastic grommets and plastic grommet machines. With these UV-protected plastic grommets you can “see the color, not the grommet.” The company offers a variety of machines, including hand operated, pneumatic, and aut…

3M develops UV-flexible ink for new Mimaki printer

January 1, 2008 | Graphics

3M has developed a UV-flexible ink for the new Mimaki UJV-160 roll and rigid hybrid printer due to be released this spring. The new UV-flexible inks offer high pigment density and minimal volatile organic compounds. Seven color UV-curable inks will be available: C, M, Y, K, Lc, Lm, and white. SOURCE…