• Printer Technology: Looking Under the Hood
• The rapid pace of technological development and innovation in the area of wide-format digital printers has dramatically changed the landscape of print possibilities for the sign and commercial graphics industry. From ultra-high resolutions and ever increasing pro……
• May 20 2016 11:08:48

• X-Rite Announces IntelliTrax2 Automated Color Management Solution
• GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – X-Rite Incorporated, a global leader in color science and technology, and its subsidiary Pantone LLC, today announces IntelliTrax2, the next-generation of its popular non-contact, automated color measurement solution.
• May 19 2016 10:49:35

• EFI and RISO KAGAKU Partner to Bring Fiery Digital Front Ends to ComColor Printers
• FREMONT, California - EFI announced today that it has entered into a partnership with RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION, a leading printer manufacturer in Japan, to launch a Fiery? digital front end (DFE) for new high-speed, full-color RISO ComColor? inkjet printers.
• May 19 2016 09:34:09

• HP Delivers World’s First Production-Ready 3D Printing System
• See Cary Sherburne's commentary on HP annoucement. HP Set to Revolutionize Prototyping/Manufacturing with Jet Fusion 3D.
• May 18 2016 09:34:44

• Smithers Pira Projects Continued Growth in Thermal Printing
• A new report from UK-based research and consulting firm Smithers Pira predicts solid growth in the thermal printing market over the next five years.
• May 18 2016 09:10:17

• Designing Award-Winning Signs: Drawing Night Lights
• It’s well understood that a good night-view illustration can make or break the sale. Designers have the ability to illustrate just about every element of a sign in some dynamic semi-photo realistic ways. This gives the client a better understanding of what the fi……
• May 17 2016 10:27:00

• 3M Expands Inks Covered by MCS Warranty
• St. Paul, Minnesota-based 3M announces the expansion of its roster of inks backed by the company’s MCS warranty program. The company has co-branded inks with Durst, Epson and OKI Data Corp. and introduced them into the warranty program.
• May 17 2016 10:11:03

• HP Celebrating 25 Years of Inkjet with Sweepstakes
• In 1991, HP made pen plotters all but obsolete, giving architects and engineers a new way of designing and printing large-format technical drawings with the introduction of the company’s first inkjet large-format DesignJet printer.
• May 17 2016 10:04:18

• Nielsen Study Finds Airports Ideal Advertising Venues
• A study commissioned by Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, one of the largest out-of-home advertising companies in the country, finds that airports are an ideal venue for reaching consumers and business travelers.
• May 06 2016 10:45:43

• CNC Plasma Cutting for the Sign Shop
• A couple of weeks ago I worked in tandem with another sign shop to install a fairly large all-metal sign. Matt, the owner of that shop, a friendly competitor, used his sign crane to lift the sign, and I used my manlift to position me for the hands-on part of the ……
• May 06 2016 10:40:21

• Report: Digital Signage Market Forecast to Hit $23B by 2023
• A new report from Delaware-based Global Market Insights, a market research and consulting firm, finds that the global electronic digital signage market is projected to be a $23 billion industry by 2023.
• May 06 2016 10:19:23

• Building Impressions: Small Signs, Big Impressions
• The point is that small signs don't have to be cheap, flat, boring or be produced from standard "sign" materials. In fact, the more creativity and custom craftiness you can put into the small sign, the more impact it will have and the more appreciated it will be.……
• May 05 2016 11:15:32