In April, the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) will honour Charles Yang with the 2012 Olsen Medal for outstanding achievements in the field of textile chemistry. Yang began his research in textile chemistry as a graduate student at Kansas State University and continued with chemical and instrumental analysis of fabrics and fibres…

Sakurai, which manufactures sheet-fed screen-cylinder and offset presses, has promoted Diannah Perez to controller for its North American operations. Formerly the company’s accounting manager, Perez now takes on increased responsibility for managing all financial procedures and systems, accounts payable, receivables, billings and collections, in addition to supporting customer service for Sakurai’s screen press and offset…

Ultraflex, which develops and supplies flexible media and specialty substrates for wide-format printing of signs and billboards, has appointed Bill Bieger sales manager for its eastern territory, including Ontario.

The 2013 Digital Signage Expo (DSE), which was held in Las Vegas, Nev., at the end of February, broke previous records for numbers of exhibitors, conference attendees and international visitors. Despite a snowstorm that closed airports, the 10th annual digital signage conference and trade show attracted 4,080 qualified attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center,…

The Recognition Roundtable, a group of award and recognition dealers from across Canada and the U.S., has named Gemini its vendor of the year. The announcement was made on January 29 at its 11^th annual vendor appreciation breakfast.