METALgrommets.com introduces line of self-piercing brass grommets

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

METALgrommets.com has introduced a full line of self-piercing brass grommets for manufacturing textiles, tents, awnings, and banners. The self-piercing grommets are compatible with most popular grommet presses and eliminate the need for separate hole punching. Featuring heavier gauge construction an…
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DigiFab Systems unveils grand-format electrical heat press

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

DigiFab Systems has introduced the grand-format DigiHeat 136132-X3 electrical heat press for transferring dye sublimation prints to polyester and poly-blend fabrics. The latest addition to the DigiHeat family of electrical heat presses reaches up to 132 inches in width and features a Teflon®-coa…
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Wrap celebrates rugby

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

Since the eve of the competition kick-off, Capgemini headquarters in Paris, located on Place de l’Etoile, transformed its façade during the 2007 rugby world cup. Capgemini, a major consulting, technology, and outsourcing services company, is the official IT and consulting sponsor of the…
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Hewlett-Packard Co. purchases ColorSpan Inc.

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

MacDermid ColorSpan Inc., a Minnetonka, Minn., manufacturer of wide-format digital inkjet printers, has been sold to Hewlett-Packard Co. Hewlett-Packard purchased ColorSpan from a unit of privately held MacDermid Inc. MacDermid acquired ColorSpan for an estimated $50 million in 2000. In 2006, U.S. B…
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Océ appoints new marketing director

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

Océ Display Graphics Systems announced the appointment of Dale Mortimer as director of marketing for Océ Display Graphics Systems. Mortimer assumes the marketing responsibilities previously held by Dante DiPasquale, who now focuses on developing OEM relationships and programs in his position as se…
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DuPont ink sets availability of Artistriâ„¢ digital ink technology

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

DuPont Digital Printing has announced that effective early 2008, Dupont™ Artistri™ digital ink technology, previously available only as part of the Artistri digital textile printing system, will be available broadly through select OEM partners and others. The move is intended to position…
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MACtac teams with VASM

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

MACtac Graphic Products has signed Value Added Sales and Marketing Inc. (VASM) of Sanford, Fla., to represent its line of graphics products, including IMAGin digital media, Permacolor mounting adhesives and overlaminates, MACmark sign vinyls, and MACscreen print media in the southeast. VASM represen…
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Dickson partners with Ernest Green & Son

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

Dickson announced a partnership with Ernest Green & Son. Ernest Green & Son distributes Dickson Coatings’ premium PVC banners and its Evergreen line of eco-friendly fabrics. Ernest Green & Son is Canada’s largest independent national distributor to the graphic communication i…
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TA Associates invests in Gandinnovations

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

TA Associates, a leading growth private equity and buyout firm, announced that it has completed a significant minority investment in Gandinnovations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Gandinnovations has a worldwide installed base of more than 1,000 printers, operating in more than 50 cou…
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Fabric Graphics promotes growing marketplace

November 1, 2007  |  Graphics

Two fall events provided opportunities for Fabric Graphics magazine to promote the growing marketplace for digitally printing on fabric. IFAI’s Fabric Graphics Symposium Five companies presented on site demonstrations for participants of the Fabric Graphics Symposium sponsored by Fabric Graphi…
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