PRINTING United Expo

To say the opening of The PRINTING United Expo was a relief is surely an understatement. To describe it as a sound, it might be the rising crescendo of a jet engine, in the middle of a stadium, at the very moment thousands of voices express an exuberant, relieved sigh.

Mimaki discussed advances in all three segments on their company: sign graphics, industrial print, and textile and apparel.

While purchasing new equipment is certainly exciting, with the visions of all the new applications it will open up for your shop, you can’t simply “buy it and they will come.” Planning for the future and how to expand the business is critical for ensuring long-term success.

John Whitt, CEO, Just Vision It (JVI) discusses how the Panthera S4 dye-sublimation printing system was initially responsible for increasing JVI’s production and profits by 64%.

Bodaq Interior Finishes, an architectural film manufactured by Hyundai, made its North American trade show debut at The PRINTING United Expo.

Andrew Cwalinkski, national accounts sales manager, Ultraflex, highlights all the different products on display at PRINTING United Expo in Las Vegas, including EcoVantage, PVC-free materials.

The Essential Image, based in Kitchener, Ontario, is one of North America’s largest marketing services companies. Focusing first on water-based printing, it made the leap to UV printing with the purchase of its first Agfa Jeti wide-format printer in 2008. 

A UK company headquartered in London wanted a consistent, unique look that popped throughout its office building. This London company elected to install LINTEC’s E-2100 ZC window graphics on the glass walls and dividers throughout its office building.

Infinity Images is described by its founder and CEO George Gross as, “a small company with national reach, producing graphics for a group of clients with a national presence.” Durst has been a key partner in helping the company meet its goal to move to a digitally printed display graphics company.

Premier Graphics used a range of films and laminates from Drytac supplied by ND Graphics to produce a series of stunning and colorful graphics for an innovative project at the Cambie Street Bridge in Vancouver.