Blockout wall covering

November 1, 2012  |  Graphics

The new blockout self-adhesive wall covering from Top Value Fabrics is a 9-ounce, opaque fabric meant for upscale museums, restaurants, entertainment complexes and applications when complete blockout is necessary. Engineered to be printed on UV, solvent, latex or screen printers, this fabric has an …
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Banners highlight center’s scientific message

November 1, 2012  |  Graphics

By Mason Riddle The Project: A 12,000 square foot expansion to The St. Louis Science Center in St. Louis, Mo. Designed by PGAV Destinations, the two-story, $9.5 million project opened in the summer of 2011 replacing the Center’s aging air-supported Exploradome. It hosts traveling exhibitions l…
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Blueback indoor banner

November 1, 2012  |  Graphics

The new HEYTex® Soft Blueback is an indoor banner with an embossed surface. The material is seamless up to five meters of width, scratch proof, tear resistant and flame retardant, making it apt for wall coverings, advertising media in display systems or art reproduction. The blue back allows for…
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Scott Miller recognized as outstanding entrepreneur

October 12, 2012  |  Graphics

TiE Ohio, the Ohio chapter of The International Entrepreneur, has named Scott Miller of Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, the recipient of its Global Entrepreneur Award. The Global Entrepreneur Award recognizes an entrepreneur, either foreign born or local born, who started his or her company in Ohi…
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Leister and Premsco announce partnership

October 10, 2012  |  Graphics

Leister Technologies AG and Premsco Inc. announced in an Oct. 10 press release the selection of Puerto Rico–based Premsco as Leister’s sales and distribution partner in the Caribbean. The release said that Premsco will serve as master distributor of Leister’s industrial heaters and…
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Cooley Group awarded 2012 EcoPrint Europe Great Innovation Award

October 4, 2012  |  Graphics

Cooley Group, Pawtucket, R.I., was named winner of the Great Innovation Award at the inaugural 2012 EcoPrint Europe event, held in Berlin, Germany. Bryan Rose, vice president and general manager of Cooley’s Commercial Graphics division, spoke about its newest innovation, EnviroFlex™ PE&m…
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Save money with inkjet rental program

October 1, 2012  |  Graphics, Products

Roland DGA Corp. offers a new rental program for its line of inkjet printers and printer/cutters, available to customers in the United States only. Program provides flexible financing options for customers with short-term equipment requirements, as well as businesses that do not qualify for traditio…
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Recycled banners become ‘upcycled’—and upscale

September 1, 2012  |  Graphics, Projects

The core business of Banner Creations Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., is banners, but the company recently launched an e-commerce initiative making use of banner scraps, misprints and overruns. Scrappy Products bags are fashioned from waste fabric, and some are made from 100 percent recycled water and pop…
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Aurora Textiles streamlines facility

September 1, 2012  |  Graphics

As part of its initiative to improve plant operations, product quality and service to its customers, Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc., Aurora, Ill., will no longer offer small-lot jet dyeing at its Travelers’ Rest, S.C., location. This operation will concentrate on continuous and other ope…
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Miller Weldmaster star of Hollywood Monster’s show

September 1, 2012  |  Graphics

Miller Weldmaster’s UK distributor, Solent Sewing & Welding, has completed the installation of a Miller Weldmaster 112 Extreme at sign and graphics specialist Hollywood Monster’s Birmingham production facility. The combined welding, eyeleting and cutting machine finishes a rang…
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