Agfa and EFI Forge Strategic Partnership
Agfa and EFI proudly announce that they have entered into a global strategic partnership aimed at leveraging each other’s cutting-edge technologies. The collaboration between two industry leaders marks a significant milestone in the wide format inkjet printing arena. Within the framework of the partnership, Agfa will integrate EFI’s roll-to-roll system into its offerings, while EFI […]
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Wonka Display is a Sweet Treat
Ontario, Canada-based print business Global Printing Enterprises (GPE) recently used several products from Drytac to produce an immersive display promoting the new Hollywood film Wonka. Starring Timothée Chalamet as the famous Willy Wonka, the new movie was released in cinemas in December as a prequel to the classic book and film Charlie and the Chocolate […]
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Updates to the Latest MUTCD
Three hits and a miss. That is the high-level overview of nearly three years of work on changes to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). While the MUTCD does not have a broad impact on the on-premise sign industry, designers and fabricators who work on wayfinding signs are particularly impacted. (Want to learn […]
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ISA Elite Class of 2024 Named
Some thirty-five up-and-coming leaders representing the next generation of sign industry leadership have been named to the International Sign Association’s ISA Elite Class for 2024. The Elite program recognizes those who have been working in the sign, graphics, and visual communication industry for at least two years and are thirty-five years old or younger. “The […]
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Miami Reduces Billboard Advertising
The city of Miami may reverse its decision to expand its outdoor advertising sites, reducing the number of sites back down to three, per a 2015 law, according to a recent article in Miami Today. These three locations would be the James L. Knight Center, the Olympia Theater/Gusman Center for the Performing Arts and the […]
Agfa and EFI Form Partnership
Agfa (Mortsel, Belgium) and EFI (Londonderry, NH) have announced a partnership in which Agfa will integrate EFI’s roll-to-roll system into their products, while EFI will bring Agfa’s hybrid inkjet printers into its profile, according to a joint press release from both companies. Through the mutual strengthening of the Agfa and EFI portfolios, both companies can […]
Do You Regularly Carry a Lot of Inventory for Signmaking?
QUESTION: Do you regularly carry what you consider to be a lot of inventory? Yes: 32% I will buy enough inventory so I never worry about running short. I buy in quantities that will give me a discounted price. — Louis Pascuzzi, Economy Sign Co., Danbury, CT We believe a healthy inventory allows us to […]
Give and Take
NEGOTIATING IS SOMETHING only about 1 in 8 members of our Brain Squad finds fun or loves doing, according to our January survey. For everyone else, it’s challenging at best, something they dread at the worst. Our main feature article this month delves into the challenges and common difficulties with negotiating, offering 16 specific ways […]
Getting Organized and Staying in Touch with Sign Clients Top February’s Tips
“It’s a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.” — Pete Seeger COMMUNICATIONS Keeping in Touch 1 Jeremy VanderKraats of Signs by Van (Salinas, CA) recommends sending weekly emails. Greg Gimbert of Southeastern Lighting Solutions (Daytona Beach, FL) suggests taking the time to check in with customers about their plans […]
5 Vehicle Wraps At Your Service
THERE’S NO FEELING quite like driving by a sign you designed or installed (or both), except, of course, when that sign drives by you. Not only is a vehicle wrap an advertisement for the company that owns the vehicle(s), but it acts as a driving hype machine for the signmaker and installer, too — provided […]