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Keeping on top of trucking
April 1st, 2015
Tarp manufacturers stay up to date with the needs of the transportation industry. By Janice Kleinschmidt Some folks see a semitrailer and think of it as nothing more than an object to pass before the next exit. Tyler Birden sees an object of curiosity. “We are always climbing up on trucks and trailers to see […]
Image Graphics introduces 3 new products
September 1st, 2008
Image Graphics, Deer Park, N.Y., has three new product offerings. Bioflex is a durable, white, flexible substrate. Tear and fade resistant, it will withstand all types of weather conditions, and is the first truly environmentally friendly PVC. It is well suited for applications that require a front-lit, digitally printed sign or banner. Earthcling is a […]
Vinyl-covered beer can used on truckbed
August 1st, 2008
It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “drink and drive” when Dave Leach’s huge 1970s Old Style® beer can goes rolling down the road on a truckbed. Leach, a Chicago-based collector of the world’s largest items, commissioned the grand old can for his grand old man, honoring a father whose favorite beer was […]
PVC breeds controversy in industrial fabrics industry
July 1st, 2008
Poor Waldo Semon. Today the inventor would no doubt fly his private jet to his private island, where he would entertain VIPs in just about any industry you could name. But in 1926, when the B.F. Goodrich Co. researcher devised polyvinyl chloride (PVC), his employer had a hard time marketing it. Today, manufacturers in industries […]