Gandinnovations prints billboard campaign for Vodafone
March 1st, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario based Gandinnovations printed an extensive billboard campaign for telecom giant Vodafone on the Jeti 3312 printer. Avery, 3M, StarFlex, and Hanwah were the substrates used for the Vodafone branding campaign. Founded in 2000, Gandinnovations offers several models of UV flatbeds, Roll-to-Roll Solvent, and UV Roll-to-Roll printers for a variety of applications.
Westar Systems releases ink test results
March 1st, 2008
Westar Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo., has just released new test results. The Color Strength Comparative Analysis measured three leading sublimation ink brands against Westar Systems’ Vibrant Wide Format (VWF) sublimation ink. VWF ink proved to have 18 percent to 31 percent more color strength. Westar is licensed to distribute sublimation ink for use on Epson, […]
Eureka develops new printing technology
March 1st, 2008
A new printing technology developed by Eureka project E!3285 factory Copritex hopes to help Europe compete with Asia’s low production costs, making short print runs cheaper and more ecological. French inkjet specialist, Imaje, and Dutch textile printing system developer, Osiris, have developed a continuous ink jet printing method with several advantages over conventional printing methods. […]
Colortech Direct expands production with Spitfire
March 1st, 2008
Colortech Direct, Houston, Texas, formerly known as Colortech Printing, has now expanded its production capabilities to include signage, banners, vehicle graphics and more, since the recent addition of the Mutoh Spitfire Extreme Printer. The first Spitfire Extreme to be installed in the U.S. has produced high output for Colortech Direct. Colortech has been in the […]
Huntsman and Brückner cooperate to offer comprehensive consulting
March 1st, 2008
Huntsman Textile Effects and the Brückner Group will cooperate more intensively in product development and customer service. The aim of the alliance is to offer more comprehensive consulting in the field of machinery technology, process engineering, and dye/textile auxiliary recipes. Huntsman Textile Effects offers a broad range of textile chemicals and dyes to improve the […]
Road Rage Designs expands
March 1st, 2008
Chicago, Ill. based Road Rage Designs enters the large-format printing and building wrap markets with the purchase of the HP DesignJet 10000s, a super-wide durable signage printer, from Grimco Inc. In October 2007 Road Rage installed more vehicle wraps in one month than in all of 2006. “Road Rage has experienced tremendous growth, and with […]
Designtex appoints co-creative leaders
March 1st, 2008
Design and product development company, Designtex, New York, NY, announces that Rich Morrow and Kimberle Frost have been appointed co-creative leaders. Morrow joined Designtex in the fall of 2003. After becoming executive creative director in 2006, Morrow played a key role in the launch of more than 200 new products during the past two years. […]
Astrup president retires
March 1st, 2008
The Astrup Co., Cleveland, Ohio, announces the retirement of Jeffrey W. Kirk, Astrup president and chief operations officer of the newly created distribution division of Glen Raven. Kirk, a fourth-generation member of the founding Astrup family, served more than 32 years with the company. He was named president and secretary in 1999. In October 2005, […]
NECPA announces 2008 officers
March 1st, 2008
North East Canvas Products Association announces its 2008 officers. Serving as president, first vice president, and second vice president, respectively, are David Randa, owner and co-president of ViewPoint Sign & Awning in Marlboro, Mass.; Tonya Ricketts, owner and president of The Canvas Lady in Warwick, R.I.; and Scott Massey, owner and president of Awning Cleaning […]
Shepherd Color Co. and Shepherd Chemical Co. form legal entity
March 1st, 2008
The Shepherd Color Co. and The Shepherd Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio., have jointly formed a legal entity, Shepherd Europe Ltd., to serve as an only representative for Reach pre-registration and registration of its non-European manufactured products. This new service company is backed with proficiency in Reach compliance and expertise in the pigment and chemical industries. […]