New facilities

Computer numerical control (CNC) plasma cutter manufacturer Ez Router expanded its facilities in Mineola, Texas, by 2,787 m2 (30,000 sf) with a new addition, including offices, a conference and more space for manufacturing, testing, packaging and shipping the company’s products.

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Digital signage system wins product design award

Ibase Technology, which manufactures information technology (IT) motherboards and embedded systems, has won a 2013 International Forum (IF) product design award for its SI-38 digital signage system. An embedded system designed specifically for digital signage applications, the SI-38 (pictured) beat out more than 3,000 other entries for the award, having already won a 2012 gold…

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More Canadian billboards convert to digital

Toronto-based CBS Outdoor Canada has announced a January 2013 launch for three digital billboards, all of which represent conversions of the company’s existing static boards, in Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto. With the announcement, the company follows the example of its U.S. division, as well as its two biggest competitors in the Canadian out-of-home (OOH) advertising…

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Ad-based digital signage networks need to be set up to win

Funding digital signage networks through out-of-home (OOH) advertising has proven a viable business model, but only when those networks are properly designed for this purpose, according to a recent industry webinar. Lyle Bunn, a digital signage industry analyst based in Brighton, Ont., hosted the webinar on December 12, 2012, and was joined by two speakers:…

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Paper campaign wins gold printing award

At the recent Canadian Printing Awards, national wide-format media supplier Unisource Canada took home gold for its ‘Beneath the Surface’ campaign, which was named best marketing campaign in the vendor category. Focusing primarily on Burgo ChorusArt paper, the bilingual campaign distributed an accordion brochure, a bar of hand-crafted soap, a teaser booklet and belly bands…

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Two new executives focus on digital finishing

Esko, which develops hardware and software for the sign and packaging industries, has appointed Christian Korte senior vice-president (SVP) of sales and Marian Zincke vice-president (VP) of digital finishing. Korte has packaging industry experience with Oystar Group and Optima. In his newly created position, he will oversee Esko’s worldwide sales, marketing and service activities, with…

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