September 2010 Issue

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Features

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News & trends

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Products

  • Sophisticated awning fabric

    Tri Vantage’s Dickson® Orchestra North American Collection consists of 91 patterns, 25 of which are entirely new to the North American market.

  • Printing fabric

    Fisher Textiles, one of the leading suppliers of fabrics for digital printing, has added GF 1480 Poplin (FR) to its Grand Format fabric line for dye sublimation and UV printing.

  • Graffiti protection

    Print Shield® Anti-Graffiti safeguards prints by making them washable and resistant.

  • Coated and laminated vinyls

    Grand-Flex 15-ounce coated backlit and Rio 15-ounce laminated backlit.

  • New line from Neschen

    Neschen launched a new line of eco-friendly print media, conVerd Presented by Neschen.

  • Display panels

    Vantage® narrow-profile LED backlit display is one of the brightest LED backlit displays.

  • Cutter line

    The Kona Cutter line from Mutoh America features a full-color LCD touch screen.

  • "Green" printer

    The RJ900 iO from Graphics One is the first 42-inch printer to use SEPIAX ink.

  • Low-pressure steamer

    The SteamJet Fabric Finisher from Jacquard Inkjet Fabric Systems is the first low-pressure, short-run production steamer for fixing disperse dyes.

  • Improved display hardware line

    Moss announced substantial improvements to its display hardware line of products.

  • Spectrophotometer

    The Caldera EasyColor is a solution for linearization and profiling of photographic and wide-format output devices for flexible reflective and transparent materials with a thickness up to 0.7 millimeters.

  • Innovative ink

    SEPIAX ink from Graphics One prints on virtually any substrate, whether coated or uncoated.

  • Silicone inks

    Silicone textile printing inks from Dow Corning Silicone are fast-curing, easily pigmented and offer high elongation with a soft, non-tacky handle.

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Projects

  • “Retail stores, like Target, are spending more and more money on advertising outdoors,” says Mike Von Wachenfeldt, digital fabrics product manager for Glen Raven Custom Fabrics. “They’re trying to focus on bringing the customer into the stores.”

    City signage makes an impact

    Impact your city—and your company’s bottom line—with artistic digital graphics applications.

  • Green printing

    Usually, I write about new and cool uses of digitally printed fabrics. This is about something much more mainstream: banners.

  • Green exhibit promotes eco-friendly company

    Diedrich Coffee needed to find the perfect trade show display for the 2010 National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) Expo.

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Technical

  • Fabric offers versatile canvas

    An early adaptation of digital printing technology to fabric was in fine art reproduction.

  • Keep your printer running

    It doesn’t require much effort to keep your profit-generating printer running efficiently.

  • The benefits of buying new equipment

    Buying new equipment can help you conquer new markets and succeed in today’s economy.

  • The versatility of dye sub

    The possibilities for dye sub are endless with a range of materials that can be infused with vibrant color, and are durable, lightweight and easy to clean.

  • Options for textile signage

    Is Latex the ideal solution for all your textile signage needs? Let’s reach a conclusion by examining the complexity of textile signage applications.

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Business

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