Neschen and CeeLite join forces

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

Neschen Americas, Elkridge, Md., has an agreement with CeeLite, LLC, Blue Bell, Pa., to be a certified supplier of textile printing media for use with CeeLite™ Light Emitting Capacitor (LEC) technology. Neschen Americas, manufacturer of Neschen® brand textile media for digital printing app…
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Glen Raven Inc. unveils name for new distribution division

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

Glen Raven Inc. unveiled the name for its new distribution division: Tri Vantage LLC. Last May Glen Raven acquired The Astrup Company and John Boyle & Company, two of the nation’s largest distributors of fabrics, hardware and finishing supplies forthe awning, marine, sign, and casual furni…
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Gandinnovations prints billboard campaign for Vodafone

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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, …
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Westar Systems releases ink test results

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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 stren…
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Eureka develops new printing technology

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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…
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Colortech Direct expands production with Spitfire

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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 pro…
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Huntsman and Brückner cooperate to offer comprehensive consulting

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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 T…
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Road Rage Designs expands

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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 R…
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Designtex appoints co-creative leaders

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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…
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Astrup president retires

March 1, 2008  |  Graphics

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 nam…
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