November 2009 Issue

• Novacron dyes offer economical dark shades

  Responding to the constant market demands for fresh colors that provoke emotions and effects, the latest innovations in the Novacron S range of reactive dyes from Huntsman Textile Effects deliver economical dark shades with unprecedented depths.

• New website for graphics quotes

  The Fabric Graphics Association has added a business-to-business sourcing website for businesses that need fabric graphics, such as a new banner, tradeshow graphics, custom wall covering, theater curtain, promotional bags, or a company logo on a boat cover, tent panel or truck cover.

• New wage survey report from SGIA

  SGIA.org’s Survey & Statistics study reviewed salaries for 76 specialty imaging positions based on location, product specialty, annual sales revenue, and number of employees in the company.

• Where to find used digital printing equipment

  Since its launch in November 2008, Digitalprintmarket.com has had more than 1,000 classified ads listed, more than 2,000 users sign up for a free account and more than 20,000 visitors.

• IKEA faces criticism for font change

  International retailer IKEA is facing a global backlash from customers and design aficionados after changing its font from a customized version of Futura to Verdana.

• New white paper explains how to measure glass

  Digital printing on glass, Plexiglas, backlit film and other transparent media has become very popular.

• INX International earns excellence award

  INX International Ink Company received the Rexam BCE Award for excellence in innovation for its work on the ink system for Rexam’s Fusion bottle can project.

• Sustainable Green Printing Partnership takes on new members

  The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP) added HP and INX International to the SGP Patron program.

• Ultraflex selects Proveer as strategic partner

  Proveer, a provider of sign and graphic supplies, equipment and services, was selected as a strategic partner and North American distributor for Ultraflex Systems Inc., a supplier of wide- and grand-format digital media products.

• EFI wins patent lawsuit

  EFI and its superwide format printer unit VUTEk achieved a victory in a patent lawsuit against Leggett & Platt Inc.

• Kennickell merges with Digital Image Color Supergraphics

  Kennickell merged with Savannah’s Digital Image Color Supergraphics.

• Arlon launches new website

  New and improved areas of the Arlon website include registered distributor and end-user portals specifically designed to meet their needs, ICC Profile Database, and a search tool.

• Ultraflex hires new sales manager

  Ultraflex Systems Inc., international supplier of diverse options of digital solvent, UV, latex and screen printing substrates, announced a new member of its sales force.

• Avery Dennison launches new website

  Avery Dennison Graphics & Reflective Products Division North America released the 2009 Color Selector and a redesigned website for sign shops and designers.

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  Camouflage vehicle wraps assist the military

  Leave it to the military and the companies with whom they do business to turn “pretty” into “practical.”

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  Growing demand for floor graphics

  Professional wide format digital print buyers expect to increase their spending on floor graphics.

• Defining sustainable inks

  In order to keep up with today’s demand for sustainable processes and products, manufacturers of digital printing inks are creating products that have labels attached to them like “safe,” “green” and “eco-friendly.”

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  Ultraflex anniversary product launch

  In conjunction with its 25th anniversary, Ultraflex Systems Inc. launched new products.

• Large-format media

  Canon USA Inc. introduced large-format media for its line of imagePROGRAF large-format printers.

• PVC-free media

  Brussels-based Spandex expanded its ImagePerfect range of media with new environmentally friendly, 100-percent PVC-free materials.

• Oracal designer film colors

  Oracal USA added 14 new designer colors to its popular ORACAL Series 631 Exhibition Cal Film family.

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  Grand format canvas with acrylic gesso coating

  Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. announced the addition of Malibu Canvas GF to its Northern Lights Printable Textiles collection.

• New recyclable signage alternatives

  ConVerd’s paper product line has several new FSC-certified and 100-percent recyclable alternatives to foam boards, corrugated plastic boards and vinyl signage, including Blox-Lite, Enviroboard and GreenLight.

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  Versatile cutting machine

  The Spartanics Finecut Combination model laser die cutting machine has multiple flexibility-focused design features.

• New heat transfer paper

  AW Specialty Papers announced the availability of a new heat transfer paper designed for commercial hot peel transfers.

• Rotary heat transfer machine

  Advanced Innovative Technologies (AIT) released a newly designed Model 7240IJO Rotary Drum Heat Transfer Machine for digital dye-sublimation printing of fabric up to 40 inches wide.

• Giclee coating for canvas

  Drytac, a manufacturer and distributor of mounting, laminating, framing and finishing materials and equipment, announced that its aqueous coating for fine art and giclee prints has been approved for use with the Tara Materials’ Fredrix inkjet canvas.

• Oil-based dye-sub printer

  The Seiko I Infotech ColorTextile 64DS printer features 720 dpi Seiko inkjet print heads and uses a special oil-based ink to produce fabric banners that can go directly to heat press without waiting for water to evaporate from the transfer paper.

• GO all-fabric inks

  Graphics One LLC (GO) launched FabInkTX inks, an “all fabric” ink that features advanced SuperBinder and NanoColor technology, which can adhere and produce saturated color range on fabrics without a coating or precoating.

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  Turn awnings into eye-catching signage

  Use the latest digital graphics innovations to turn your awnings into eye-catching signage.

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  Camouflage vehicle wraps assist the military

  Leave it to the military and the companies with whom they do business to turn “pretty” into “practical.”

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  Fabric trade exhibit draws visitors

  Three companies work together to craft an engaging exhibit for the EuroShop trade fair in Germany.

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  Troubleshooting color management problems

  A print shop encounters a spell of color management problems on a theater project and learns to troubleshoot for a solution.

• Project data management software

  Control, manage and share product design data.

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  The benefits of color management systems

  Color management systems help printers achieve first-quality products quickly and with less wasted material.

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• Investing in new equipment and technology

  Using an up-to-date game plan, understanding the purpose, defining a course of action, and carrying out the plan with contingencies will allow you to define the mission and goal.

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  Swirling Silks serves clients better by partnering with printers

  Swirling Silks of Skippack, Pa., has taken a different path to success, offering their clients the full array of digital technologies through printing partners.

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