Grimco Inc. and Proveer Sign & Graphics have a definitive agreement for Grimco to acquire the United States operations of Proveer Sign & Graphics. This acquisition provides Grimco with the opportunity to enhance its product offerings and strengthen its distribution warehouse infrastructure. The Canadian operations of Proveer Sign & Graphics are excluded from the transaction [...]

N.C. design students’ mural idea makes it big in Raleigh as a fabric wrap of a car park. By Bruce N. Wright Sometimes it pays to wait. With five years of slow economic growth putting the skids on local development in Raleigh, N.C., owners of a downtown nine-story parking ramp (with plans to expand it [...]

Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) has released the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) changes to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA has made the changes to align the United States with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), which gives workers the “right to understand.” SGIA members have access to three detailed [...]

GraphixDirect.com Inc. has teamed up with Flora Digital as the master distributor for the U.S. and Canada, allowing both companies to expand further into the sign and graphics market with a Flora printer. The 2512UV Flatbed Printer by Flora is a high-resolution UV production printer. This custom-configurable printer uses 8 to 16 Konica Minolta print [...]

InfoTrends is engaging in a multi-client study, “Transforming Textile Printing,” to provide insight into the printed textile market. In this study, InfoTrends will determine outlook for analog to digital transition in the textile printing market; gauge outlook for demand for digital textile production in different fabric segments (fabrics for garments, interiors, industrial textiles); identify adoption [...]

Digitally printed fabrics can take an office, hospitality or retail setting from average to astounding. By Holly O’Dell Printing on fabrics affords a new approach to traditional commercial interior design. White walls can become murals. Run-of-the-mill artwork can become custom pieces. Permanent messaging can rotate out with soft-sided alternatives. “Fabrics are an easy way to [...]

By Maura Keller As with many industries, technological advancements continually evolve the way fabric graphic professionals do business. From innovative printer technology to significantly improved ink disbursement, new advancements are revolutionizing the industry as a whole. According Julie Gederos, product manager for Roland DGA Group, sublimation is still the primary technology of choice for today’s [...]

By Matthew Davis Don’t automatically assume you’re protected—or that your insurance is right for your business. According to one national survey, nearly 60 percent of businesses are seriously underinsured. In the event of a major claim, the survey showed that those who are underinsured could find that the upper limit of their policy payout is [...]

3M Commercial Graphics added five new colors to its line of 3M™ Scotchprint Wrap Film Series 1080: Matte Pink, Matte Orange, Matte Blue Metallic, Gloss Red Metallic and Satin Black. The new colors increase options to 39, including carbon fiber and brushed metal textures. Film series 1080 is designed with a pressure-activated adhesive that allows it to [...]

Fisher Textiles DD 8600 Twilite (FR) is a backlit fabric for grooved box-lit applications. Twilite is 7.8 ounces per square yard, 119 inches wide, flame retardant and passes the NFPA 701 test. Uses include banners and trade show exhibits. DD 7849 EZ Stretch is an 8.2-ounce knit that is 100-percent polyester and wrinkle free. EZ [...]