1st Summit Bank recently renovated its Richland branch in Johnstown, PA to create a more comfortable and innovative banking experience. We worked with international design+build firm NewGround to implement the environmental graphics throughout the new space. NewGround’s Studio One25 design team provided the design direction, and 12-Point enjoyed the opportunity to fabricate and install several components of the branding graphics package. Let’s take a look at the beautiful contemporary colors, acrylic displays and custom etched privacy vinyl that were used in this project!

The Mosaica Group, a national distributor supporting dye sublimation and wide format print processes with equipment, consumables and services, announced a partnership with Skyline Exhibits, North America's leading brand of exhibit systems. The partnership enables Skyline to significantly increase their production by installing a high-speed Panthera S4-3.2m dye sublimation printing system, exclusively distributed by The Mosaica Group, in one of their state-of-the-art Design Centers, located in Eagan, Minnesota.

See the latest technology features of the new Speedy 400: Groundbreaking processing speeds, highest reproducible quality, easy handling and best comfort for the operator.

The optimized media library makes it easier to organize materials directly in GMG OpenColor. Previous version already made it possible to save custom media and reuse them later. As of GMG OpenColor 2.3, all customized substrates will be shown at one place and changes to the properties of a media are automatically applied to all projects in which the corresponding media is used. The new feature grants consistency in paper tint, even across different jobs, and with this automation ensures the correct output of proofs. In addition, operators of GMG OpenColor do not have to edit each project manually but can rely on considerable time savings.

After ten years in business, one of the UK’s leading exhibition specialists has rebranded to reflect the company’s growth and area of expertise.

Amazon, Facebook, Nestlé, Pearlfisher, Heineken, Bulletproof, PepsiCo, Shiseido, Mars Wrigley, Microsoft and Superunion, were just some of the major names unveiled on Instagram Live today as part of the 2020 Pentawards Jury.

In the last eighteen months everything has come together very nicely for Pierre Pheiffer, the owner and managing Director at Xtreme Signs and Graphics. This Dublin-based digital wide format print provider has installed two new digital 3.2m production quality printers, and ditched his old preferred materials in favour of PONGS® Direct-Tex SoftImage Contrast Black Back textile.

It is finally possible. Azonprinter, a worldwide manufacturer of digital inkjet solutions takes a new direction with Azon Matrix industrial series and welcomes new addition the Matrix Cubejet.

At the upcoming 2020 PSI Show, Inkcups will present versatile digital and analog printing solutions for promotional products. The leading European trade show for the promotional products industry will take place from January 7 to 9, 2020 at the Messe Dusseldorf Exhibition Center in Germany. As part of a drive to further strengthen its presence in the European market, 2020 will be the fourth year running that Inkcups will exhibit at the PSI Show. Its team of service technicians is simultaneously being expanded in Germany as activities in Europe are growing.

The organizer of the Labelexpo and Brand Print Global Series’ of international trade shows, Tarsus Group, has announced a further two three-day events in China for 2020: Labelexpo South China and Brand Print China. This takes its total number of printing trade expos in the country to three.

When leading Mumbai-based label printer and converter Janus International sought greater efficiencies in the label production supply chain and to reduce the pressure on margins, the specialists in alcoholic beverage labels looked to Esko.

Xeikon, an innovator of digital printing technologies, has opened a state- of-the-art innovation center in Shanghai. Designed to support the expanding Chinese markets, the facility will be a dedicated and welcome place of interaction where visitors and customers will have the ability to test a variety of applications and options for new revenue streams and business growth. Xeikon continues to develop new and innovative solutions for the label and packaging markets to meet the current challenges in today’s fast moving and evolving world of consumerism. The Shanghai Center will be equipped to house the latest Xeikon equipment and technologies, and Xeikon staff will be on hand to offer expertise, guidance, and demonstrate creative solutions and applications for a significant variety of markets and sectors.

K 2019, the world's leading trade exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry, closed its doors after eight extremely busy days in Duesseldorf starting on October 16th, 2019. The 3,333 exhibitors provided impressive evidence that plastic is still an innovative, indispensable and forward-looking material. The 225,000 visitors showed great interest in recycling systems, sustainable raw materials and resource-saving processes in particular. With this, K 2019 sets a clear signal for the responsible use of plastics.

Mimaki Europe, a leading manufacturer of inkjet printers and cutting systems, today announces that it has partnered with video game giant Minecraft along with a French government administration to deliver a nationwide competition aiming to raise awareness of social and environmental issues amongst young people. Having seen over 1200 entrants vying to create the ultimate sustainable town using Minecraft’s video game platform – some as young as thirteen – Mimaki’s 3DUJ-553 full-colour 3D printer enabled the winning design to be brought to life in vivid detail in an intricate 3D printed model gifted to the victor this October, marking a year since the competition originally began.

Following its appointment as an authorised UK and Ireland distributor for print finishing solutions specialist Kala, Graphtec GB is now stocking and supplying the latest Kala XYII 1650 automatic media trimming machine. It will supplement and support the wide range of digital cutters developed by Graphtec for a wide range of industries, including the sign and graphics, digital printing and finishing and print wear and promotional products sectors.